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Per capita personal income in Polk County

Per capita personal income in Polk County was $69,800 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 4% from 2023. That is the 16th highest of 99 counties in 2024.

2024, USD69,800
Change on 2023+4%
Rank16th of 99Counties in Iowa ranked
Series high69,8002024
Series low4,1851969

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Per capita personal income in Polk County, 1969 to 2024

020K40K60K80K196919771985199320012009201720241969: 4,185 USD1970: 4,526 USD1971: 4,825 USD1972: 5,273 USD1973: 5,757 USD1974: 6,329 USD1975: 7,032 USD1976: 7,709 USD1977: 8,645 USD1978: 9,580 USD1979: 10,792 USD1980: 11,659 USD1981: 12,760 USD1982: 13,649 USD1983: 14,347 USD1984: 15,495 USD1985: 16,193 USD1986: 16,865 USD1987: 17,674 USD1988: 19,051 USD1989: 20,342 USD1990: 21,715 USD1991: 22,024 USD1992: 23,073 USD1993: 23,663 USD1994: 24,861 USD1995: 26,253 USD1996: 27,504 USD1997: 28,877 USD1998: 30,990 USD1999: 32,002 USD2000: 33,417 USD2001: 34,660 USD2002: 35,346 USD2003: 36,153 USD2004: 38,254 USD2005: 39,273 USD2006: 41,215 USD2007: 42,072 USD2008: 43,090 USD2009: 41,503 USD2010: 42,560 USD2011: 43,289 USD2012: 45,781 USD2013: 44,957 USD2014: 47,386 USD2015: 49,231 USD2016: 50,228 USD2017: 51,147 USD2018: 52,401 USD2019: 53,702 USD2020: 57,449 USD2021: 61,855 USD2022: 63,676 USD2023: 67,094 USD2024: 69,800 USD020K40K60K80K19691988200720241969: 4,185 USD1970: 4,526 USD1971: 4,825 USD1972: 5,273 USD1973: 5,757 USD1974: 6,329 USD1975: 7,032 USD1976: 7,709 USD1977: 8,645 USD1978: 9,580 USD1979: 10,792 USD1980: 11,659 USD1981: 12,760 USD1982: 13,649 USD1983: 14,347 USD1984: 15,495 USD1985: 16,193 USD1986: 16,865 USD1987: 17,674 USD1988: 19,051 USD1989: 20,342 USD1990: 21,715 USD1991: 22,024 USD1992: 23,073 USD1993: 23,663 USD1994: 24,861 USD1995: 26,253 USD1996: 27,504 USD1997: 28,877 USD1998: 30,990 USD1999: 32,002 USD2000: 33,417 USD2001: 34,660 USD2002: 35,346 USD2003: 36,153 USD2004: 38,254 USD2005: 39,273 USD2006: 41,215 USD2007: 42,072 USD2008: 43,090 USD2009: 41,503 USD2010: 42,560 USD2011: 43,289 USD2012: 45,781 USD2013: 44,957 USD2014: 47,386 USD2015: 49,231 USD2016: 50,228 USD2017: 51,147 USD2018: 52,401 USD2019: 53,702 USD2020: 57,449 USD2021: 61,855 USD2022: 63,676 USD2023: 67,094 USD2024: 69,800 USD
USD. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-02-05.
All 56 values
PeriodUSD
202469,800
202367,094
202263,676
202161,855
202057,449
201953,702
201852,401
201751,147
201650,228
201549,231
201447,386
201344,957
201245,781
201143,289
201042,560
200941,503
200843,090
200742,072
200641,215
200539,273
200438,254
200336,153
200235,346
200134,660
200033,417
199932,002
199830,990
199728,877
199627,504
199526,253
199424,861
199323,663
199223,073
199122,024
199021,715
198920,342
198819,051
198717,674
198616,865
198516,193
198415,495
198314,347
198213,649
198112,760
198011,659
197910,792
19789,580
19778,645
19767,709
19757,032
19746,329
19735,757
19725,273
19714,825
19704,526
19694,185

Compared with Iowa and United States

Place2024
Polk County69,800
Iowa64,920
United States73,634

Polk County compared with nearby places

Adair County: 76,983 USDAdams County: 63,791 USDAllamakee County: 58,705 USDAppanoose County: 50,647 USDAudubon County: 67,931 USDBenton County: 66,113 USDBlack Hawk County: 56,987 USDBoone County: 58,564 USDBremer County: 62,726 USDBuchanan County: 62,929 USDBuena Vista County: 57,087 USDButler County: 61,312 USDCalhoun County: 63,019 USDCarroll County: 69,790 USDCass County: 65,270 USDCedar County: 69,212 USDCerro Gordo County: 80,093 USDCherokee County: 86,904 USDChickasaw County: 96,643 USDClarke County: 53,184 USDClay County: 69,323 USDClayton County: 68,155 USDClinton County: 55,587 USDCrawford County: 56,214 USDDallas County: 85,124 USDDavis County: 57,202 USDDecatur County: 46,134 USDDelaware County: 62,983 USDDes Moines County: 64,329 USDDickinson County: 84,249 USDDubuque County: 66,392 USDEmmet County: 56,492 USDFayette County: 57,293 USDFloyd County: 64,852 USDFranklin County: 65,571 USDFremont County: 62,457 USDGreene County: 61,396 USDGrundy County: 64,774 USDGuthrie County: 72,853 USDHamilton County: 65,171 USDHancock County: 68,162 USDHardin County: 67,117 USDHarrison County: 61,419 USDHenry County: 53,599 USDHoward County: 66,810 USDHumboldt County: 60,188 USDIda County: 69,265 USDIowa County: 63,456 USDJackson County: 59,805 USDJasper County: 53,859 USDJefferson County: 58,917 USDJohnson County: 66,028 USDJones County: 56,539 USDKeokuk County: 58,399 USDKossuth County: 68,674 USDLee County: 55,286 USDLinn County: 66,525 USDLouisa County: 55,311 USDLucas County: 53,668 USDLyon County: 75,203 USDMadison County: 64,051 USDMahaska County: 57,491 USDMarion County: 66,929 USDMarshall County: 51,945 USDMills County: 68,784 USDMitchell County: 98,211 USDMonona County: 60,306 USDMonroe County: 60,691 USDMontgomery County: 54,103 USDMuscatine County: 60,332 USDO'Brien County: 67,449 USDOsceola County: 67,433 USDPage County: 55,807 USDPalo Alto County: 65,535 USDPlymouth County: 69,887 USDPocahontas County: 60,976 USDPolk County: 69,800 USDPottawattamie County: 62,836 USDPoweshiek County: 60,476 USDRinggold County: 61,132 USDSac County: 75,296 USDScott County: 70,007 USDShelby County: 67,220 USDSioux County: 72,752 USDStory County: 56,392 USDTama County: 57,444 USDTaylor County: 57,333 USDUnion County: 53,805 USDVan Buren County: 50,427 USDWapello County: 48,623 USDWarren County: 66,638 USDWashington County: 84,539 USDWayne County: 55,173 USDWebster County: 55,465 USDWinnebago County: 58,376 USDWinneshiek County: 66,544 USDWoodbury County: 55,344 USDWorth County: 58,108 USDWright County: 76,026 USD
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  • 67K to 70K
  • 70K and over
Per capita personal income, 2024, USD. Polk County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Personal income of the residents of a place divided by its resident population at mid-year, in current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, tables SAINC1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 for counties.

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  • Personal income is income from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes.

An average, not a median: high incomes pull it up. It includes employer contributions to pensions and health insurance and government benefits, so it is higher than wages or household cash income. For the typical household use median_household_income. Not the same as gdp_per_capita_usd.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents (Per capita personal income, Polk County, 1969 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Per capita personal income, Polk County, 1969 to 2024. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/per-capita-personal-income/polk-county-iowa. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Per capita personal income, Polk County, 1969 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/per-capita-personal-income/polk-county-iowa.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Per capita personal income, Polk County, 1969 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/per-capita-personal-income/polk-county-iowa (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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What is the per capita personal income in Polk County?

Per capita personal income in Polk County was $69,800 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 4% from 2023. That is the 16th highest of 99 counties in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest per capita personal income in Polk County?

$69,800 in 2024, the highest value since 1969 in this series.

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