Introduction
Virginia vs. United States
Virginia:
2022 TPI = $599,041,951K
2022 Percent of U.S. = 2.75%
U.S.:
2022 TPI = $21,820,248,000K
The annual total personal incomes (TPI) estimates compiled by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, (BEA) are among the most comprehensive, consistent, comparable and timely measures of economic activity available statewide and at the national levels. Personal income estimates are also the best available local level indicator of general purchasing power, and are therefore central to tracking and comparing state patterns of economic growth and change.
The following graphs highlight trends in the pattern of growth and change in the total personal income of Virginia. The data used are those compiled by the Regional Income and Product Divisions of the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce. The 2017 constant dollar (real) estimates of total personal income reported in the tables and portrayed graphically below are determined using the Implicit Price Deflator for Personal Consumption.
Data Definition:
Personal Income is the income that is received by all persons from all sources. It is calculated as the sum of wage and salary disbursements, supplements to wages and salaries, proprietors' income with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments, rental income of persons with capital consumption adjustment, personal dividend income, personal interest income, and personal current transfer receipts, less contributions for government social insurance. The personal income of an area is the income that is received by, or on behalf of, all the individuals who live in the area; therefore, the estimates of personal income are presented by the place of residence of the income recipients.
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Virginia Total Personal Income, 1959-2022
Current vs. Constant Dollars (Millions)
Virginia Total Personal Income, 1959-2022
Current vs. Constant Dollars (Millions)
Figure 1.
Figure 1 depicts Virginia's annual total personal income over 1959-2022 in current and constant (2017) dollars. Constant dollar measurements remove the effects of inflation. They allow for comparison of changes in the real purchasing power of Virginia over time.
When measured in current dollars, Virginia's total personal income increased 7,458.52%, from $7,925M in 1959 to $599,042M in 2022. When measured in constant 2017 dollars to adjust for inflation, it advanced 895.92%, from $51,834M in 1959 to $516,224M in 2022.
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Real Total Personal Income Indices (1958=100): 1958-2022
Real Total Personal Income Indices (1958=100): 1958-2022
Figure 2.
Figure 2 shows Virginia's real total personal income growth in a broader context by offering direct comparisons across time with the United States. The growth indices shown here express each region's real total personal income in 1958 as a base figure of 100, and the real total personal incomes in later years as a percentage of the 1958 base figure. This method allows for more direct comparison of differences in real total personal income growth between regions that may differ vastly in size.
Virginia's overall real total personal income growth was 948.69% over 1958-2022 outpaced the United States' increase of 653.14%.
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Total Personal Income as a Percent of the United States Total: 1958-2022
Total Personal Income as a Percent of the United States Total: 1958-2022
Figure 3.
Another interesting and insightful way of contrasting the total personal income growth of Virginia is to trace its individual percentage contributions to the United States' total total personal income over time, as shown in Figure 3. A rising share means a region's total personal income grew faster, or declined less, than the United States' total personal income, while a declining share shows it grew more slowly.
In 1958, Virginia's total personal income comprised 1.97% of the United States' total personal income, while in 2022 it equated to 2.75% thereby yielding a +0.77% share-shift.
   
 
Total Personal Income Share-Shift
2022 vs. 1958
 
Share-
Shift*
 
2022
vs.
1958
+0.77%
=
2.75%
-
1.97%
 
   
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Virginia Real Total Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change, 1959-2022
Virginia Real Total Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change, 1959-2022
Figure 4.
Figure 4 displays the short-run pattern of Virginia's real total personal income growth by tracking the year-to-year percent change over 1959-2022. The average annual percent change for the entire 64-year period is also illustrated on this chart to provide a benchmark for gauging periods of relative high--and relative low--growth against the backdrop of the long-term average.
On average, Virginia's real total personal income grew at an annual rate of 3.77% over 1959-2022. The state recorded its highest growth in 1964 (8.76%) and recorded its lowest growth in 2022 (-2.76%). In 2022, Virginia's real total personal income declined by -2.76%
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Virginia Real Total Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1959-2022
Virginia Real Total Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1959-2022
Figure 5.
Over the past six decades some states have experienced extreme swings in growth, and often such swings have tended to coincide with the decades themselves. Figure 5 again shows the annual percent change in Virginia's real total personal income since 1959, but this time they are displayed with average growth rates for the decade of the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020-2022.
During the 1960s, Virginia's annual real total personal income growth rate averaged 6.21%. It averaged 4.24% during the 1970s, 4.19% during the 1980s, 3.30% in the 1990s, 2.85% in the 2000s, 2.13% throughout the 2010s, 2.18% thus far this decade (2020-2022).
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Real Total Personal Income Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change by Decade
Real Total Personal Income Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change by Decade
Figure 6.
Figure 6 compares the decade average growth rates for Virginia noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for the nation.
Relative to nationwide real total personal income growth trends, Virginia outpaced the nation during the 1960s (6.21% vs. 4.82%), registered above the nation over the 1970s (4.24% vs. 3.50%), exceeded the nation over the 1980s (4.19% vs. 3.16%), outpaced the nation over the 1990s (3.30% vs. 3.27%), registered above the nation over the 2000s (2.85% vs. 2.06%), fell below the nation throughout the 2010s (2.13% vs. 2.72%), and surpassed the nation over 2020-2022 (2.18% vs. 2.10%).
   
 
Real* Total Personal Income Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
3.77
6.21
4.24
4.19
3.30
2.85
2.13
2.18
-2.76
 
3.23
4.82
3.50
3.16
3.27
2.06
2.72
2.10
-4.19
 
   
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Interactive TableTip: To augment your analysis click on the column headers in the following table to rank and/or sort the data.

   
 
Virginia:
Total Personal Income, 1958-2022
 
1958
 
7,416,326
0.151
49,225,581
100.0
N
1.97
1959
 
7,925,392
0.153
51,833,826
105.3
5.30
1.98
1960
 
8,173,194
0.155
52,591,172
106.8
1.46
1.96
1961
 
8,705,540
0.157
55,442,237
112.6
5.42
2.00
1962
 
9,395,680
0.159
59,144,404
120.1
6.68
2.02
1963
 
10,106,619
0.161
62,863,837
127.7
6.29
2.07
1964
 
11,151,041
0.163
68,373,542
138.9
8.76
2.13
1965
 
12,037,512
0.165
72,760,590
147.8
6.42
2.13
1966
 
13,026,719
0.170
76,799,428
156.0
5.55
2.13
1967
 
14,251,197
0.174
81,955,242
166.5
6.71
2.17
1968
 
15,768,227
0.181
87,266,739
177.3
6.48
2.19
1969
 
17,847,652
0.189
94,517,036
192.0
8.31
2.26
1970
 
19,371,643
0.198
98,004,872
199.1
3.69
2.26
1971
 
21,410,967
0.206
103,911,512
211.1
6.03
2.32
1972
 
23,764,172
0.213
111,526,995
226.6
7.33
2.34
1973
 
26,612,710
0.225
118,515,743
240.8
6.27
2.35
1974
 
29,489,590
0.248
118,943,210
241.6
0.36
2.37
1975
 
32,379,775
0.269
120,550,168
244.9
1.35
2.38
1976
 
35,770,824
0.283
126,251,452
256.5
4.73
2.39
1977
 
39,631,200
0.302
131,333,510
266.8
4.03
2.40
1978
 
44,990,392
0.323
139,392,713
283.2
6.14
2.42
1979
 
50,186,344
0.351
142,806,089
290.1
2.45
2.42
1980
 
56,746,086
0.389
145,771,902
296.1
2.08
2.45
1981
 
63,651,263
0.424
150,067,813
304.9
2.95
2.46
1982
 
68,805,226
0.448
153,682,576
312.2
2.41
2.48
1983
 
74,253,831
0.467
159,083,535
323.2
3.51
2.50
1984
 
82,549,774
0.484
170,420,062
346.2
7.13
2.52
1985
 
89,269,129
0.501
178,082,367
361.8
4.50
2.54
1986
 
96,310,281
0.512
188,036,239
382.0
5.59
2.59
1987
 
103,737,724
0.528
196,465,520
399.1
4.48
2.64
1988
 
113,855,750
0.549
207,519,821
421.6
5.63
2.67
1989
 
123,151,152
0.573
215,069,859
436.9
3.64
2.67
1990
 
129,561,607
0.598
216,748,820
440.3
0.78
2.65
1991
 
135,175,978
0.618
218,823,418
444.5
0.96
2.66
1992
 
143,616,852
0.634
226,453,567
460.0
3.49
2.66
1993
 
150,892,451
0.650
232,142,232
471.6
2.51
2.67
1994
 
158,792,705
0.664
239,304,215
486.1
3.09
2.68
1995
 
166,843,936
0.678
246,249,573
500.2
2.90
2.66
1996
 
175,083,774
0.692
253,000,266
514.0
2.74
2.63
1997
 
186,626,604
0.704
265,068,252
538.5
4.77
2.64
1998
 
199,883,611
0.710
281,657,124
572.2
6.26
2.64
1999
 
214,025,699
0.720
297,253,787
603.9
5.54
2.68
2000
 
231,869,839
0.738
314,093,142
638.1
5.66
2.69
2001
 
244,314,338
0.753
324,446,015
659.1
3.30
2.72
2002
 
251,357,721
0.763
329,472,311
669.3
1.55
2.75
2003
 
266,325,205
0.779
341,907,214
694.6
3.77
2.81
2004
 
284,687,272
0.798
356,630,303
724.5
4.31
2.84
2005
 
303,288,897
0.821
369,292,555
750.2
3.55
2.88
2006
 
323,553,839
0.844
383,176,029
778.4
3.76
2.87
2007
 
341,200,328
0.866
393,963,915
800.3
2.82
2.86
2008
 
355,506,371
0.892
398,683,830
809.9
1.20
2.86
2009
 
349,465,380
0.889
393,006,579
798.4
-1.42
2.90
2010
 
364,677,930
0.905
402,896,712
818.5
2.52
2.91
2011
 
385,635,146
0.928
415,537,203
844.1
3.14
2.90
2012
 
402,072,097
0.945
425,320,093
864.0
2.35
2.89
2013
 
398,579,782
0.958
416,136,585
845.4
-2.16
2.83
2014
 
414,710,067
0.971
427,003,498
867.4
2.61
2.81
2015
 
433,088,249
0.973
445,110,689
904.2
4.24
2.80
2016
 
444,691,432
0.983
452,455,570
919.1
1.65
2.80
2017
 
462,372,199
1.000
462,372,199
939.3
2.19
2.78
2018
 
479,766,611
1.020
470,142,788
955.1
1.68
2.74
2019
 
501,811,571
1.035
484,781,207
984.8
3.11
2.74
2020
 
530,920,445
1.046
507,402,346
1,030.8
4.67
2.71
2021
 
578,639,738
1.090
530,857,275
1,078.4
4.62
2.70
2022
 
599,041,951
1.160
516,224,116
1,048.7
-2.76
2.75
Source: Calculations by the United States Regional Economic Analysis Project (US-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
REAP_PI_SA1400_300_PN
 
   
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Interactive TableTip: To augment your analysis click on the column headers in the following table to rank and/or sort the data.

   
 
United States:
Total Personal Income, 1958-2022
 
1958
 
376,151,280
0.151
2,496,689,765
100.0
N
1959
 
400,328,786
0.153
2,618,239,281
104.9
4.87
1960
 
417,700,000
0.155
2,687,729,232
107.7
2.65
1961
 
436,047,000
0.157
2,777,015,667
111.2
3.32
1962
 
464,000,000
0.159
2,920,810,777
117.0
5.18
1963
 
487,780,000
0.161
3,034,023,761
121.5
3.88
1964
 
522,633,000
0.163
3,204,568,030
128.4
5.62
1965
 
564,444,000
0.165
3,411,774,662
136.7
6.47
1966
 
612,713,000
0.170
3,612,268,600
144.7
5.88
1967
 
656,828,000
0.174
3,777,261,487
151.3
4.57
1968
 
720,877,000
0.181
3,989,578,837
159.8
5.62
1969
 
791,229,000
0.189
4,190,165,758
167.8
5.03
1970
 
855,525,000
0.198
4,328,265,709
173.4
3.30
1971
 
924,613,000
0.206
4,487,323,465
179.7
3.67
1972
 
1,016,408,000
0.213
4,770,076,966
191.1
6.30
1973
 
1,133,468,000
0.225
5,047,731,018
202.2
5.82
1974
 
1,244,912,000
0.248
5,021,223,733
201.1
-0.53
1975
 
1,362,505,000
0.269
5,072,617,275
203.2
1.02
1976
 
1,495,704,000
0.283
5,279,017,400
211.4
4.07
1977
 
1,651,632,000
0.302
5,473,329,799
219.2
3.68
1978
 
1,855,849,000
0.323
5,749,934,936
230.3
5.05
1979
 
2,073,296,000
0.351
5,899,598,782
236.3
2.60
1980
 
2,313,972,000
0.389
5,944,235,512
238.1
0.76
1981
 
2,590,995,000
0.424
6,108,676,176
244.7
2.77
1982
 
2,777,640,000
0.448
6,204,105,336
248.5
1.56
1983
 
2,969,333,000
0.467
6,361,584,112
254.8
2.54
1984
 
3,275,415,000
0.484
6,761,937,695
270.8
6.29
1985
 
3,508,482,000
0.501
6,999,046,441
280.3
3.51
1986
 
3,717,756,000
0.512
7,258,548,586
290.7
3.71
1987
 
3,931,800,000
0.528
7,446,308,852
298.2
2.59
1988
 
4,264,433,000
0.549
7,772,592,728
311.3
4.38
1989
 
4,605,107,000
0.573
8,042,309,775
322.1
3.47
1990
 
4,897,332,000
0.598
8,192,943,538
328.2
1.87
1991
 
5,072,291,000
0.618
8,211,045,100
328.9
0.22
1992
 
5,406,546,000
0.634
8,524,985,809
341.5
3.82
1993
 
5,643,648,000
0.650
8,682,535,385
347.8
1.85
1994
 
5,933,938,000
0.664
8,942,579,420
358.2
3.00
1995
 
6,278,125,000
0.678
9,266,058,093
371.1
3.62
1996
 
6,660,854,000
0.692
9,625,094,288
385.5
3.87
1997
 
7,068,422,000
0.704
10,039,373,926
402.1
4.30
1998
 
7,584,003,000
0.710
10,686,661,406
428.0
6.45
1999
 
7,978,449,000
0.720
11,081,025,264
443.8
3.69
2000
 
8,620,234,000
0.738
11,677,052,911
467.7
5.38
2001
 
8,990,104,000
0.753
11,938,732,039
478.2
2.24
2002
 
9,146,700,000
0.763
11,989,225,466
480.2
0.42
2003
 
9,474,684,000
0.779
12,163,560,736
487.2
1.45
2004
 
10,008,929,000
0.798
12,538,275,270
502.2
3.08
2005
 
10,540,800,000
0.821
12,834,755,927
514.1
2.36
2006
 
11,291,446,000
0.844
13,372,153,008
535.6
4.19
2007
 
11,925,044,000
0.866
13,769,145,681
551.5
2.97
2008
 
12,423,410,000
0.892
13,932,275,429
558.0
1.18
2009
 
12,058,253,000
0.889
13,560,635,845
543.1
-2.67
2010
 
12,547,501,000
0.905
13,862,497,514
555.2
2.23
2011
 
13,299,818,000
0.928
14,331,082,712
574.0
3.38
2012
 
13,905,749,000
0.945
14,709,785,897
589.2
2.64
2013
 
14,063,283,000
0.958
14,682,748,144
588.1
-0.18
2014
 
14,778,160,000
0.971
15,216,235,418
609.5
3.63
2015
 
15,467,113,000
0.973
15,896,476,839
636.7
4.47
2016
 
15,884,741,000
0.983
16,162,082,333
647.3
1.67
2017
 
16,658,962,000
1.000
16,658,962,000
667.2
3.07
2018
 
17,514,402,000
1.020
17,163,073,878
687.4
3.03
2019
 
18,343,601,000
1.035
17,721,060,157
709.8
3.25
2020
 
19,609,985,000
1.046
18,741,324,605
750.6
5.76
2021
 
21,392,812,000
1.090
19,626,252,970
786.1
4.72
2022
 
21,820,248,000
1.160
18,803,588,325
753.1
-4.19
Source: Calculations by the United States Regional Economic Analysis Project (US-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
REAP_PI_SA1400_300_PN
 
   
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