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Per Capita Personal Income in the U.S., New England,
Maine, and Somerset CountyArea 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2004 2008 United States
$10,183
$14,705
$19,572
$23,255
$29,469
$33,050
$40,166
New England
$10,701
$16,471
$22,884
$27,040
$35,784
$40,260
$48,715
Maine
$8,408
$12,533
$17,473
$20,142
$25,380
$30,046
$36,368
Somerset County
$6,859
$10,427
$13,929
$15,766
$19,561
$23,921
$29,197
Maine as % of U.S.
82.5%
85.2%
89.3%
86.6%
86.1%
90.9%
90.5%
Somerset County
as % of U.S67.3%
70.9%
71.1%
67.8%
66.3%
72.4%
72.7%
Somerset County
as % of New England64.1%
63.3%
60.9%
58.3%
54.7%
59.4%
59.9%
Somerset County
as % of Maine81.6%
83.2%
79.7%
78.3%
77.1%
79.6%
80.3%
source: US Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis In 1980 Somerset County had a per capita income of $6,859 which ranked fifteenth in the State and was 81.6% of the State per capita income of $8,408. In 2008 Somerset County had a per capita income of $29,197 which ranked sixteenth in the State and was 80.3% of the State per capita income of $36,368.
Somerset County's per capita income is increasing; the rate of increase is greater than that of Maine's, New England's or the United States. This fact is evident from the chart above. The gap between Somerset County's per capita income and Maine's, New England's and the United States has been decreasing during the last eight years.
Per Capita Personal Income
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