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Per capita personal income in Whatcom County

Per capita personal income in Whatcom County was $65,622 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 4.3% from 2023. That is the 13th highest of 39 counties in 2024.

2024, USD65,622
Change on 2023+4.3%
Rank13th of 39Counties in Washington ranked
Series high65,6222024
Series low3,4801969

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Per capita personal income in Whatcom County, 1969 to 2024

020K40K60K80K196919771985199320012009201720241969: 3,480 USD1970: 3,888 USD1971: 4,307 USD1972: 4,351 USD1973: 4,845 USD1974: 5,390 USD1975: 5,978 USD1976: 6,620 USD1977: 7,149 USD1978: 7,878 USD1979: 8,735 USD1980: 9,299 USD1981: 9,881 USD1982: 10,307 USD1983: 11,233 USD1984: 11,912 USD1985: 12,613 USD1986: 13,435 USD1987: 13,988 USD1988: 14,728 USD1989: 16,031 USD1990: 17,519 USD1991: 18,346 USD1992: 18,748 USD1993: 18,899 USD1994: 19,627 USD1995: 20,233 USD1996: 21,336 USD1997: 21,985 USD1998: 23,295 USD1999: 23,754 USD2000: 24,639 USD2001: 26,043 USD2002: 25,942 USD2003: 27,492 USD2004: 29,128 USD2005: 30,325 USD2006: 32,210 USD2007: 34,562 USD2008: 36,355 USD2009: 35,525 USD2010: 36,471 USD2011: 38,243 USD2012: 40,294 USD2013: 39,871 USD2014: 41,660 USD2015: 43,284 USD2016: 44,010 USD2017: 45,464 USD2018: 48,174 USD2019: 51,191 USD2020: 53,957 USD2021: 58,338 USD2022: 59,187 USD2023: 62,913 USD2024: 65,622 USD020K40K60K80K19691988200720241969: 3,480 USD1970: 3,888 USD1971: 4,307 USD1972: 4,351 USD1973: 4,845 USD1974: 5,390 USD1975: 5,978 USD1976: 6,620 USD1977: 7,149 USD1978: 7,878 USD1979: 8,735 USD1980: 9,299 USD1981: 9,881 USD1982: 10,307 USD1983: 11,233 USD1984: 11,912 USD1985: 12,613 USD1986: 13,435 USD1987: 13,988 USD1988: 14,728 USD1989: 16,031 USD1990: 17,519 USD1991: 18,346 USD1992: 18,748 USD1993: 18,899 USD1994: 19,627 USD1995: 20,233 USD1996: 21,336 USD1997: 21,985 USD1998: 23,295 USD1999: 23,754 USD2000: 24,639 USD2001: 26,043 USD2002: 25,942 USD2003: 27,492 USD2004: 29,128 USD2005: 30,325 USD2006: 32,210 USD2007: 34,562 USD2008: 36,355 USD2009: 35,525 USD2010: 36,471 USD2011: 38,243 USD2012: 40,294 USD2013: 39,871 USD2014: 41,660 USD2015: 43,284 USD2016: 44,010 USD2017: 45,464 USD2018: 48,174 USD2019: 51,191 USD2020: 53,957 USD2021: 58,338 USD2022: 59,187 USD2023: 62,913 USD2024: 65,622 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
202465,622
202362,913
202259,187
202158,338
202053,957
201951,191
201848,174
201745,464
201644,010
201543,284
201441,660
201339,871
201240,294
201138,243
201036,471
200935,525
200836,355
200734,562
200632,210
200530,325
200429,128
200327,492
200225,942
200126,043
200024,639
199923,754
199823,295
199721,985
199621,336
199520,233
199419,627
199318,899
199218,748
199118,346
199017,519
198916,031
198814,728
198713,988
198613,435
198512,613
198411,912
198311,233
198210,307
19819,881
19809,299
19798,735
19787,878
19777,149
19766,620
19755,978
19745,390
19734,845
19724,351
19714,307
19703,888
19693,480

Compared with Washington and United States

Place2024
Whatcom County65,622
Washington85,192
United States73,634

Whatcom County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 56,262 USDAsotin County: 60,675 USDBenton County: 59,950 USDChelan County: 72,749 USDClallam County: 63,495 USDClark County: 72,024 USDColumbia County: 63,677 USDCowlitz County: 59,669 USDDouglas County: 53,994 USDFerry County: 50,456 USDFranklin County: 50,535 USDGarfield County: 56,298 USDGrant County: 52,210 USDGrays Harbor County: 53,029 USDIsland County: 74,079 USDJefferson County: 72,897 USDKing County: 128,684 USDKitsap County: 77,564 USDKittitas County: 59,577 USDKlickitat County: 60,242 USDLewis County: 58,706 USDLincoln County: 55,034 USDMason County: 57,184 USDOkanogan County: 54,775 USDPacific County: 52,507 USDPend Oreille County: 55,156 USDPierce County: 68,414 USDSan Juan County: 99,983 USDSkagit County: 71,399 USDSkamania County: 69,396 USDSnohomish County: 78,447 USDSpokane County: 61,810 USDStevens County: 52,086 USDThurston County: 69,277 USDWahkiakum County: 54,216 USDWalla Walla County: 58,985 USDWhatcom County: 65,622 USDWhitman County: 51,136 USDYakima County: 54,713 USD
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  • 53K to 56K
  • 56K to 60K
  • 60K to 64K
  • 64K to 73K
  • 73K and over
Per capita personal income, 2024, USD. Whatcom 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.

More on how it is measured
  • 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, Whatcom 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, Whatcom 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/whatcom-county-washington. 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, Whatcom 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/whatcom-county-washington.

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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, Whatcom 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/whatcom-county-washington (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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What is the per capita personal income in Whatcom County?

Per capita personal income in Whatcom County was $65,622 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 4.3% from 2023. That is the 13th highest of 39 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 Whatcom County?

$65,622 in 2024, the highest value since 1969 in this series.

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