East Baton Rouge Parish vs. Louisiana
Comparative Trends Analysis:
Per Capita Personal Income Growth and Change, 1969-2022
Introduction
East Baton Rouge Parish vs. Louisiana
East Baton Rouge Parish:
2022 PCI = $59,982
2022 Percent of State = 110.06%
Louisiana:
2022 PCI = $54,501
Per Capita Income (PCI) is one of the most widely used indicators for gauging the economic performance and changing fortunes of local economies. It is used as a yardstick to assess the economic well being of a region's residents and the quality of consumer markets. It serves as a barometer for calibrating the economic performance of a region over time and to judge differences in relative economic prosperity between regions. Shifting trends in local per capita income growth have important social and political ramifications and significant implications in formulating local economic development strategies and initiatives.
Data Definition:
This measure of income is calculated as the total personal income of the residents of an area divided by the population of the area. Per capita personal income is often used as an indicator of consumers' purchasing power and of the economic well-being of the residents of an area.
Personal income is measured as a flow throughout the year, while the measurement of population is at one point in mid-year. Therefore, per capita income is distorted if a significant change in population occurs during the year.
For smaller counties in particular, per capita income in any given year may be exceptionally high or low for the short run because of unusual local conditions, such as a bumper crop, a catastrophe, or a major construction project as the building of a dam or nuclear power plant.
Farm incomes are notorious for being especially volatile year-to-year, owing to changing weather, commodity market conditions, and alterations in government programs. Therefore, the per capita income of farm-dependent counties may exhibit sharp fluctuations over time.
The presence of large institutional populations--such as residents attending a local college or the residents of a local prison or state mental institution--can significantly lower the per capita income estimates of an area. Such results may not reflect the relative economic well being of the non-institutional population and may mislead if care is not given to their interpretation.
East Baton Rouge Parish Per Capita Personal Income, 1970-2022
Current vs. Constant Dollars
East Baton Rouge Parish Per Capita Personal Income, 1970-2022
Current vs. Constant Dollars
Figure 1.
Figure 1 depicts East Baton Rouge Parish's annual per capita personal income over 1970-2022 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 East Baton Rouge Parish over time.
When measured in current dollars, East Baton Rouge Parish's per capita personal income increased 1,501.44%, from $3,745 in 1970 to $59,982 in 2022. When measured in constant 2017 dollars to adjust for inflation, it advanced 172.78%, from $18,949 in 1970 to $51,689 in 2022.
Real Per Capita Personal Income, 1969-2022
Real Per Capita Personal Income, 1969-2022
Figure 2.
Figure 2 tracks East Baton Rouge Parish's and Louisiana's annual real per capita personal income for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate real per capita personal income patterns over time. During this 54-year period, East Baton Rouge Parish's real per capita personal income rose from $18,503 in 1969 to $51,689 in 2022, for a net gain of $33,186, or 179.36%. In comparison, Louisiana's real per capita personal income advanced from $15,754 in 1969 to $46,966 in 2022, for a net gain of $31,212, or 198.12%.
Real Per Capita Personal Income Indices (1969=100): 1969-2022
Real Per Capita Personal Income Indices (1969=100): 1969-2022
Figure 3.
Figure 3 portrays East Baton Rouge Parish's real per capita personal income growth in a broader context by offering direct comparisons across time with Louisiana, the United States. The growth indices shown here express each region's real per capita personal income in 1969 as a base figure of 100, and the real per capita personal incomes in later years as a percentage of the 1969 base figure. This method allows for more direct comparison of differences in real per capita personal income growth between regions that may differ vastly in size.
East Baton Rouge Parish's overall real per capita personal income growth was 179.36% over 1969-2022 trailed Louisiana's increase of 198.12%, and topped the United States' increase of 171.04%.
Per Capita Personal Income as a Percent of the U.S. Average: 1969-2022
Per Capita Personal Income as a Percent of the U.S. Average: 1969-2022
Figure 4.
Figure 4 displays the trends for per capita personal income relative to the national average by tracing East Baton Rouge Parish and Louisiana per capita personal income as a percent of the national average over 1969-2022.
In 1969, East Baton Rouge Parish's per capita personal income amounted to 88.89% of the national average; in 2022, it approximated 91.62%. Similarly, in 1969, Louisiana's per capita personal income totaled 75.68% of the national average; in 2022, it consisted of 83.25%.
East Baton Rouge Parish Real Per Capita Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
East Baton Rouge Parish Real Per Capita Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Figure 5.
Figure 5 shows the short-run pattern of East Baton Rouge Parish's real per capita personal income growth by tracking the year-to-year percent change over 1970-2022. The average annual percent change for the entire 53-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, East Baton Rouge Parish's real per capita personal income grew at an annual rate of 1.98% over 1970-2022. The parish posted its highest growth in 1976 (6.71%) and posted its lowest growth in 2022 (-6.18%). In 2022, East Baton Rouge Parish's real per capita personal income declined by -6.18%
East Baton Rouge Parish Real Per Capita Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
East Baton Rouge Parish Real Per Capita Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Figure 6.
Over the past five decades some parishes have experienced extreme swings in growth, and often such swings have tended to coincide with the decades themselves. Figure 6 again depicts the annual percent change in East Baton Rouge Parish's real per capita personal income since 1970, but this time they are overlayed with average growth rates for the decade of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020-2022.
During the 1970s, East Baton Rouge Parish's annual real per capita personal income growth rate averaged 3.39%. It averaged 1.41% in the 1980s, 2.13% throughout the 1990s, 2.04% throughout the 2000s, 1.03% throughout the 2010s, 1.68% thus far this decade (2020-2022).
Real Per Capita Personal Income Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change by Decade
Real Per Capita Personal Income Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change by Decade
Figure 7.
Figure 7 compares the decade average growth rates for East Baton Rouge Parish noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for Louisiana and the nation. As the chart reveals, East Baton Rouge Parish's average annual real per capita personal income growth posted below Louisiana's average in the 1970s (3.39% vs. 3.56%), outperformed Louisiana's average in the 1980s (1.41% vs. 1.05%), fell below Louisiana's average during the 1990s (2.13% vs. 2.45%), recorded under Louisiana's average during the 2000s (2.04% vs. 2.82%), outgained Louisiana's average throughout the 2010s (1.03% vs. 0.94%), and outperformed Louisiana's average over the 3 year period of the current decade, 2020-2022 (1.68% vs. 1.27%).
Finally, relative to nationwide real per capita personal income growth trends, East Baton Rouge Parish outpaced the nation over the 1970s (3.39% vs. 2.37%), fell under the nation in the 1980s (1.41% vs. 2.19%), surpassed the nation in the 1990s (2.13% vs. 2.01%), outpaced the nation throughout the 2000s (2.04% vs. 1.10%), fell under the nation during the 2010s (1.03% vs. 1.97%), and fell below the nation over 2020-2022 (1.68% vs. 1.78%).
   
 
Real* Per Capita Personal Income Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
1.98
3.39
1.41
2.13
2.04
1.03
1.68
-6.18
 
2.11
3.56
1.05
2.45
2.82
0.94
1.27
-6.12
 
1.92
2.37
2.19
2.01
1.10
1.97
1.78
-4.55
 
   

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East Baton Rouge Parish:
Per Capita Personal Income, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
3,494
0.189
18,503
100.0
N
117.45
88.89
1970
 
3,745
0.198
18,949
102.4
2.41
117.22
89.22
1971
 
4,022
0.206
19,522
105.5
3.02
117.39
89.97
1972
 
4,278
0.213
20,075
108.5
2.84
115.67
88.08
1973
 
4,617
0.225
20,560
111.1
2.42
112.65
86.09
1974
 
5,267
0.248
21,242
114.8
3.32
114.00
90.25
1975
 
5,975
0.269
22,246
120.2
4.73
116.86
94.49
1976
 
6,726
0.283
23,739
128.3
6.71
118.57
97.83
1977
 
7,440
0.302
24,656
133.3
3.86
119.36
99.00
1978
 
8,259
0.323
25,590
138.3
3.79
117.51
98.84
1979
 
9,066
0.351
25,799
139.4
0.82
115.56
98.20
1980
 
10,529
0.389
27,046
146.2
4.84
118.97
103.39
1981
 
11,554
0.424
27,239
147.2
0.71
114.92
102.32
1982
 
12,139
0.448
27,113
146.5
-0.46
113.99
101.24
1983
 
12,624
0.467
27,045
146.2
-0.25
114.58
99.39
1984
 
13,447
0.484
27,760
150.0
2.64
114.99
96.81
1985
 
14,039
0.501
28,007
151.4
0.89
115.45
95.21
1986
 
14,089
0.512
27,508
148.7
-1.78
115.70
91.00
1987
 
14,436
0.528
27,339
147.8
-0.61
116.65
88.96
1988
 
15,467
0.549
28,192
152.4
3.12
116.74
88.68
1989
 
16,951
0.573
29,604
160.0
5.01
119.64
90.85
1990
 
18,233
0.598
30,503
164.9
3.04
118.68
92.94
1991
 
19,093
0.618
30,908
167.0
1.33
118.65
95.23
1992
 
20,296
0.634
32,002
173.0
3.54
119.03
96.29
1993
 
20,726
0.650
31,886
172.3
-0.36
116.50
95.45
1994
 
21,962
0.664
33,098
178.9
3.80
116.72
97.39
1995
 
22,842
0.678
33,713
182.2
1.86
116.53
96.88
1996
 
23,671
0.692
34,205
184.9
1.46
116.21
95.73
1997
 
24,255
0.704
34,449
186.2
0.71
113.83
93.56
1998
 
25,672
0.710
36,175
195.5
5.01
115.30
93.38
1999
 
26,281
0.720
36,501
197.3
0.90
115.89
91.92
2000
 
27,543
0.738
37,310
201.6
2.22
115.21
90.16
2001
 
29,045
0.753
38,572
208.5
3.38
113.33
92.07
2002
 
29,860
0.763
39,140
211.5
1.47
113.62
93.90
2003
 
30,963
0.779
39,750
214.8
1.56
114.73
94.81
2004
 
33,096
0.798
41,459
224.1
4.30
118.27
96.82
2005
 
35,354
0.821
43,049
232.7
3.83
117.97
99.12
2006
 
36,262
0.844
42,944
232.1
-0.24
107.84
95.82
2007
 
38,636
0.866
44,610
241.1
3.88
106.70
97.59
2008
 
40,720
0.892
45,666
246.8
2.37
106.24
99.67
2009
 
39,663
0.889
44,605
241.1
-2.32
107.77
100.91
2010
 
40,281
0.905
44,503
240.5
-0.23
105.82
99.32
2011
 
42,450
0.928
45,742
247.2
2.78
108.94
99.53
2012
 
43,551
0.945
46,069
249.0
0.71
107.10
98.45
2013
 
43,864
0.958
45,796
247.5
-0.59
106.99
98.79
2014
 
44,553
0.971
45,874
247.9
0.17
104.75
96.25
2015
 
44,778
0.973
46,021
248.7
0.32
105.40
93.17
2016
 
45,884
0.983
46,685
252.3
1.44
108.91
93.70
2017
 
47,085
1.000
47,085
254.5
0.86
108.28
92.32
2018
 
49,453
1.020
48,461
261.9
2.92
108.77
92.77
2019
 
51,135
1.035
49,400
267.0
1.94
108.78
92.06
2020
 
55,045
1.046
52,606
284.3
6.49
109.56
93.05
2021
 
60,054
1.090
55,095
297.8
4.73
110.13
93.21
2022
 
59,982
1.160
51,689
279.4
-6.18
110.06
91.62
Source: Calculations by the Louisiana Regional Economic Analysis Project (LA-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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Louisiana:
Per Capita Personal Income, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
2,975
0.189
15,754
100.0
N
75.68
1970
 
3,195
0.198
16,165
102.6
2.61
76.11
1971
 
3,427
0.206
16,630
105.6
2.88
76.65
1972
 
3,698
0.213
17,355
110.2
4.36
76.14
1973
 
4,098
0.225
18,252
115.9
5.17
76.42
1974
 
4,620
0.248
18,634
118.3
2.10
79.17
1975
 
5,113
0.269
19,037
120.8
2.16
80.86
1976
 
5,672
0.283
20,021
127.1
5.17
82.51
1977
 
6,234
0.302
20,657
131.1
3.18
82.94
1978
 
7,029
0.323
21,778
138.2
5.42
84.12
1979
 
7,846
0.351
22,325
141.7
2.51
84.98
1980
 
8,850
0.389
22,734
144.3
1.83
86.90
1981
 
10,053
0.424
23,702
150.5
4.26
89.03
1982
 
10,649
0.448
23,786
151.0
0.35
88.82
1983
 
11,018
0.467
23,605
149.8
-0.76
86.75
1984
 
11,693
0.484
24,140
153.2
2.27
84.19
1985
 
12,161
0.501
24,259
154.0
0.49
82.47
1986
 
12,177
0.512
23,775
150.9
-1.99
78.65
1987
 
12,376
0.528
23,438
148.8
-1.42
76.26
1988
 
13,250
0.549
24,150
153.3
3.04
75.97
1989
 
14,168
0.573
24,743
157.1
2.46
75.94
1990
 
15,363
0.598
25,701
163.1
3.87
78.31
1991
 
16,091
0.618
26,049
165.3
1.35
80.26
1992
 
17,051
0.634
26,886
170.7
3.22
80.90
1993
 
17,791
0.650
27,370
173.7
1.80
81.94
1994
 
18,816
0.664
28,356
180.0
3.60
83.43
1995
 
19,601
0.678
28,930
183.6
2.02
83.13
1996
 
20,370
0.692
29,435
186.8
1.75
82.38
1997
 
21,307
0.704
30,263
192.1
2.81
82.19
1998
 
22,265
0.710
31,374
199.1
3.67
80.98
1999
 
22,677
0.720
31,495
199.9
0.39
79.31
2000
 
23,907
0.738
32,384
205.6
2.82
78.25
2001
 
25,630
0.753
34,036
216.0
5.10
81.24
2002
 
26,281
0.763
34,449
218.7
1.21
82.64
2003
 
26,987
0.779
34,646
219.9
0.57
82.63
2004
 
27,983
0.798
35,055
222.5
1.18
81.86
2005
 
29,970
0.821
36,493
231.6
4.10
84.02
2006
 
33,627
0.844
39,823
252.8
9.13
88.86
2007
 
36,208
0.866
41,808
265.4
4.98
91.46
2008
 
38,328
0.892
42,983
272.8
2.81
93.82
2009
 
36,803
0.889
41,388
262.7
-3.71
93.63
2010
 
38,067
0.905
42,057
267.0
1.61
93.86
2011
 
38,966
0.928
41,988
266.5
-0.16
91.36
2012
 
40,662
0.945
43,013
273.0
2.44
91.92
2013
 
40,997
0.958
42,802
271.7
-0.49
92.33
2014
 
42,533
0.971
43,794
278.0
2.32
91.89
2015
 
42,484
0.973
43,664
277.2
-0.30
88.40
2016
 
42,132
0.983
42,867
272.1
-1.82
86.03
2017
 
43,486
1.000
43,486
276.0
1.44
85.26
2018
 
45,464
1.020
44,552
282.8
2.45
85.28
2019
 
47,009
1.035
45,414
288.3
1.93
84.63
2020
 
50,243
1.046
48,018
304.8
5.73
84.94
2021
 
54,531
1.090
50,028
317.6
4.19
84.64
2022
 
54,501
1.160
46,966
298.1
-6.12
83.25
Source: Calculations by the Louisiana Regional Economic Analysis Project (LA-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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United States:
Per Capita Personal Income, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
3,931
0.189
20,816
100.0
N
1970
 
4,198
0.198
21,238
102.0
2.03
1971
 
4,471
0.206
21,697
104.2
2.16
1972
 
4,857
0.213
22,793
109.5
5.05
1973
 
5,363
0.225
23,883
114.7
4.78
1974
 
5,836
0.248
23,537
113.1
-1.45
1975
 
6,324
0.269
23,544
113.1
0.03
1976
 
6,875
0.283
24,265
116.6
3.07
1977
 
7,516
0.302
24,906
119.6
2.64
1978
 
8,356
0.323
25,889
124.4
3.95
1979
 
9,232
0.351
26,271
126.2
1.47
1980
 
10,184
0.389
26,160
125.7
-0.42
1981
 
11,291
0.424
26,621
127.9
1.76
1982
 
11,990
0.448
26,781
128.7
0.60
1983
 
12,701
0.467
27,210
130.7
1.61
1984
 
13,889
0.484
28,674
137.7
5.38
1985
 
14,746
0.501
29,417
141.3
2.59
1986
 
15,482
0.512
30,227
145.2
2.75
1987
 
16,228
0.528
30,733
147.6
1.67
1988
 
17,442
0.549
31,790
152.7
3.44
1989
 
18,658
0.573
32,584
156.5
2.50
1990
 
19,619
0.598
32,821
157.7
0.73
1991
 
20,050
0.618
32,457
155.9
-1.11
1992
 
21,077
0.634
33,234
159.7
2.39
1993
 
21,713
0.650
33,405
160.5
0.51
1994
 
22,552
0.664
33,986
163.3
1.74
1995
 
23,577
0.678
34,798
167.2
2.39
1996
 
24,725
0.692
35,729
171.6
2.67
1997
 
25,925
0.704
36,822
176.9
3.06
1998
 
27,493
0.710
38,740
186.1
5.21
1999
 
28,592
0.720
39,711
190.8
2.51
2000
 
30,551
0.738
41,384
198.8
4.21
2001
 
31,548
0.753
41,895
201.3
1.23
2002
 
31,801
0.763
41,684
200.2
-0.50
2003
 
32,659
0.779
41,928
201.4
0.59
2004
 
34,183
0.798
42,821
205.7
2.13
2005
 
35,669
0.821
43,432
208.6
1.43
2006
 
37,843
0.844
44,816
215.3
3.19
2007
 
39,588
0.866
45,710
219.6
1.99
2008
 
40,854
0.892
45,816
220.1
0.23
2009
 
39,307
0.889
44,204
212.4
-3.52
2010
 
40,557
0.905
44,808
215.3
1.36
2011
 
42,649
0.928
45,956
220.8
2.56
2012
 
44,237
0.945
46,795
224.8
1.83
2013
 
44,401
0.958
46,357
222.7
-0.94
2014
 
46,287
0.971
47,659
229.0
2.81
2015
 
48,060
0.973
49,394
237.3
3.64
2016
 
48,971
0.983
49,826
239.4
0.88
2017
 
51,004
1.000
51,004
245.0
2.36
2018
 
53,309
1.020
52,240
251.0
2.42
2019
 
55,547
1.035
53,662
257.8
2.72
2020
 
59,153
1.046
56,533
271.6
5.35
2021
 
64,430
1.090
59,110
284.0
4.56
2022
 
65,470
1.160
56,419
271.0
-4.55
Source: Calculations by the Louisiana Regional Economic Analysis Project (LA-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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