| 2000 vs. 2015 Total Personal Income Growth and Change Nantucket County 2000 vs. 2015 Net Percent Change = 76.91% Rank = #1 Berkshire County 2000 vs. 2015 Net Percent Change = 19.49% Rank = #14 Dukes County 2000 vs. 2015 Net Percent Change = 74.12% Rank = #2 With a spotlight on Dukes County, the chart above displays the distribution of the net percent change of real (inflation adjusted) personal income across Massachusetts' 14 counties over the period 2000-2015. Those counties whose real personal income growth registered above the statewide average over this period realized an increase in their statewide share of real personal income. Likewise, those counties whose real personal income growth registered below the statewide average experienced a decline in their relative share of real personal income statewide. Statewide Snippets:- Over 2000-2015 real personal income grew in all 14 Massachusetts counties.
- Real personal income growth in six counties outpaced the statewide average (31.31%), while growth in eight counties trailed.
- At the extremes of the distribution, Nantucket County posted the highest growth of real personal income (76.91%), while Berkshire County placed last by logging a 19.49% gain.
- The spread in real personal income growth between the highest (Nantucket County, 76.91%) and lowest (Berkshire County, 19.49%) over 2000-2015 equated to 57.42% ( = 76.91% − 19.49%).
- Real personal income growth statewide is but a weighted metric that stems from each county's share of real personal income statewide. On this point, as the largest county in Massachusetts, Middlesex County's net real personal income growth over 2000-2015 of $25,914,722K made up 25.03% of the total net growth statewide ($103,552,977K):
Middlesex County: Percent Share of Massachusetts' Real Personal Income Growth, 2000-2015:25.03% = ($25,914,722K / $103,552,977K) x 100 Dukes County Snippets:- Over 2000-2015, Dukes County posted a 74.12% net gain in real personal income.
- Dukes County was joined by five other counties whose real personal income growth over 2000-2015 registered above the statewide average (31.31%).
- Ranked #2 among Massachusetts' 14 counties, Dukes County's real personal income growth (74.12%) outperformed the statewide average of 31.31% by a 42.81% margin.
- Dukes County's net real personal income growth (74.12%, #2) over 2000-2015 registered just above that of Suffolk County (42.61%, #3) and just below that of Nantucket County (76.91%, #1).
- Dukes County's share of real personal income statewide rose from 0.22% in 2000 to 0.29% in 2015, resulting in a share-shift of 0.07%.
| | | | County Distribution of Real Personal Income Growth, 2000 vs. 2015 | More than 70% | 70% to 60% | 60% to 50% | 50% to 40% | 40% to 30% | 30% to 20% | 20% to 10% | 10% or Below | Total | 2000 vs. 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | | | | | | Middlesex County 2015 Real Personal Income = $119,260M Percent of State = 27.46% Rank = #1 Nantucket County 2015 Real Personal Income = $1,042M Percent of State = 0.24% Rank = #14 Dukes County 2015 Real Personal Income = $1,265M Percent of State = 0.29% Rank = #13 Again highlighting Dukes County's position, the bar graph above displays the disposition by county of 2015 real personal income statewide ($434,277M). Tip: Although the visual profile of the bar chart remains unchanged you may opt to display the actual total by using the "Select Indicator" options above the graph Statewide Snippets:- Ranked #1, Middlesex County's 2015 personal income totaled $119,260M, equating to 27.46% of the statewide total.
- Ranked last (#14), Nantucket County's real personal income of $1,042M in 2015 comprised just 0.24% of the total statewide. Nantucket County's real personal income in 2015 equates to just 0.9% to that of Middlesex County's.
- Middlesex County's 2015 personal income ($119,260M) exceeded the combined personal income ($114,655M) of Massachusetts' nine smallest counties.
Dukes County Snippets:- Dukes County's personal income in 2015 ranked #13, amounting to 0.29% of the statewide total.
- Dukes County's personal income of $1,265M placed below that of Franklin County's ($3,588M, #12), and just above that of Nantucket County's ($1,042M, #14).
| | | | County Distribution of Real Personal Income, 2015 | More than $100B | $100B to $80B | $80B to $60B | $60B to $40B | $40B to $20B | $20B or Below | Total | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | | | | | | Tip: To augment your analysis click on the column headers in the following table to rank and/or sort the data. | | | | Massachusetts Real* Personal Income by County: 2000 vs. 2015 | 2000 | | 2015 | | 2000 - 2015 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10,931,107 | 3.31 | | 13,788,684 | 3.18 | | 26.14 | 2,857,577 | 2.76 | | | 5,532,763 | 1.67 | | 6,611,193 | 1.52 | | 19.49 | 1,078,431 | 1.04 | | | 20,843,139 | 6.30 | | 27,257,530 | 6.28 | | 30.77 | 6,414,391 | 6.19 | | | 726,320 | 0.22 | | 1,264,646 | 0.29 | | 74.12 | 538,326 | 0.52 | | | 37,276,132 | 11.27 | | 47,534,429 | 10.95 | | 27.52 | 10,258,297 | 9.91 | | | 2,785,023 | 0.84 | | 3,588,328 | 0.83 | | 28.84 | 803,304 | 0.78 | | | 17,222,932 | 5.21 | | 22,456,292 | 5.17 | | 30.39 | 5,233,360 | 5.05 | | | 5,767,437 | 1.74 | | 7,825,654 | 1.80 | | 35.69 | 2,058,217 | 1.99 | | | 93,345,477 | 28.22 | | 119,260,199 | 27.46 | | 27.76 | 25,914,722 | 25.03 | | | 588,755 | 0.18 | | 1,041,592 | 0.24 | | 76.91 | 452,837 | 0.44 | | | 42,572,478 | 12.87 | | 57,024,868 | 13.13 | | 33.95 | 14,452,389 | 13.96 | | | 22,336,715 | 6.75 | | 30,820,686 | 7.10 | | 37.98 | 8,483,970 | 8.19 | | | 37,274,673 | 11.27 | | 53,155,718 | 12.24 | | 42.61 | 15,881,045 | 15.34 | | | 33,521,454 | 10.14 | | 42,647,564 | 9.82 | | 27.22 | 9,126,109 | 8.81 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 330,724,406 | 100.00 | | 434,277,383 | 100.00 | | 31.31 | 103,552,977 | 100.00 | | | 329,409,331 | 99.60 | | 431,971,145 | 99.47 | | 31.14 | 102,561,814 | 99.04 | | | 1,315,075 | 0.40 | | 2,306,239 | 0.53 | | 75.37 | 991,163 | 0.96 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11,677,052,911 | | | 15,896,476,839 | | | 36.13 | 4,219,423,928 | | | | 10,325,098,869 | | | 14,131,493,002 | | | 36.87 | 3,806,394,133 | | | | 1,351,954,042 | | | 1,764,983,837 | | | 30.55 | 413,029,795 | |
Source: Calculations by the Massachusetts Regional Economic Analysis Project (MA-REAP) with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis November 2023 REAP_PI_CA1400_YRVYR_300A | | | | |
Tip: To augment your analysis click on the column headers in the following table to rank and/or sort the data. | | | | Massachusetts Personal Income by County: 2000 vs. 2015 | 2000 | | 2015 | | 2000 - 2015 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,069,562 | 3.31 | | 13,416,252 | 3.18 | | 66.26 | 5,346,690 | 3.00 | | | 4,084,396 | 1.67 | | 6,432,625 | 1.52 | | 57.49 | 2,348,229 | 1.32 | | | 15,386,822 | 6.30 | | 26,521,304 | 6.28 | | 72.36 | 11,134,482 | 6.24 | | | 536,184 | 0.22 | | 1,230,488 | 0.29 | | 129.49 | 694,304 | 0.39 | | | 27,517,986 | 11.27 | | 46,250,524 | 10.95 | | 68.07 | 18,732,538 | 10.50 | | | 2,055,960 | 0.84 | | 3,491,407 | 0.83 | | 69.82 | 1,435,447 | 0.80 | | | 12,714,313 | 5.21 | | 21,849,748 | 5.17 | | 71.85 | 9,135,435 | 5.12 | | | 4,257,637 | 1.74 | | 7,614,283 | 1.80 | | 78.84 | 3,356,646 | 1.88 | | | 68,909,498 | 28.22 | | 116,038,981 | 27.46 | | 68.39 | 47,129,483 | 26.42 | | | 434,631 | 0.18 | | 1,013,459 | 0.24 | | 133.18 | 578,828 | 0.32 | | | 31,427,855 | 12.87 | | 55,484,626 | 13.13 | | 76.55 | 24,056,771 | 13.48 | | | 16,489,410 | 6.75 | | 29,988,219 | 7.10 | | 81.86 | 13,498,809 | 7.57 | | | 27,516,909 | 11.27 | | 51,719,982 | 12.24 | | 87.96 | 24,203,073 | 13.57 | | | 24,746,208 | 10.14 | | 41,495,653 | 9.82 | | 67.68 | 16,749,445 | 9.39 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 244,147,371 | 100.00 | | 422,547,551 | 100.00 | | 73.07 | 178,400,180 | 100.00 | | | 243,176,556 | 99.60 | | 420,303,604 | 99.47 | | 72.84 | 177,127,048 | 99.29 | | | 970,815 | 0.40 | | 2,243,947 | 0.53 | | 131.14 | 1,273,132 | 0.71 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,620,234,000 | | | 15,467,113,000 | | | 79.43 | 6,846,879,000 | | | | 7,622,194,487 | | | 13,749,801,376 | | | 80.39 | 6,127,606,889 | | | | 998,039,513 | | | 1,717,311,624 | | | 72.07 | 719,272,111 | |
Source: Calculations by the Massachusetts Regional Economic Analysis Project (MA-REAP) with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis November 2023 REAP_PI_CA1400_YRVYR_300A | | | | |
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