Personal and Per Capita Income

Per capita income in Missouri was $64,920 in 2024, a 4.0 percent increase from 2023. The District of Columbia again led the nation in per capita income at $111,185, followed by Connecticut, Massachusetts,  Wyoming, and California. The per capita income for the U.S. was $73,204 in 2024, a 4.6 percent change from 2023.

Missouri’s per capita income growth generally tracks with the national average. The 2024 annual growth rate of 4.0 percent is 0.6 percentage points lower than that of the national average. In this analysis, per capita income is presented in nominal dollars which means it has not been adjusted for inflation.

In 2024, Missouri’s total personal income was $405.457 billion, a 4.6 percent increase over 2023. The nation’s personal income increased 5.6 percent to $24.898 trillion. California led the nation in total personal income with more than $3.4 trillion. Texas, Florida, New York, and Illinois round out the top five.

The dashboard below can be used to see income data and trends using interactive filters by selecting a desired year. A data table for further analysis can be downloaded as an Excel file by clicking here.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Note: All dollar estimates are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation). Calculations are performed on unrounded data.

Last updated: September 26, 2025.

 

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