Kristi Tanner and Adrienne Roberts
Detroit Free Press
Before the pandemic caused widespread job losses last year, personal income per capita in Luna County increased in 2019 compared with the year prior, rising to $33,927, a 5.2% jump.
Personal income per capita is measured as the total personal income of an area divided by the population. In 2019, Luna County ranked ninth in New Mexico in terms of personal income per capita growth. In 2018, income grew by 5.9%.
Nationwide, personal income per capita increased by 3.5% to $56,490 in 2019 compared with 2018. That increase was smaller than the previous year s 4.8%. The majority of the 3,000-plus counties the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) tracks continued to see personal income per capita rise in 2019, the latest data available.