In 1999, Missouri's per capita income rose by 3.8% from $25,444 in 1998 to $26,404 in 1999. With steady increases every year since 1990, Missouri's per capita income has grown by more than $8,000 or 48.7% from 1990 to 1999.
St. Louis County, $38,886, had the highest per capita income in Missouri. Eight counties in Missouri and St. Louis City enjoyed per capita incomes of $26,000 or higher. Ripley County, $14,199, had the lowest per capita income. Fifteen counties in Missouri had per capita incomes below $16,000.
From 1990 to 1999 every county in Missouri showed an increase in per capita income greater than 25%. Sullivan County experienced the largest percent increase in per capita income an increase of 72.8%, or $8,367. Six Missouri counties, including Sullivan, had an increase of 60% or higher in per capita income from 1990-1999. St. Louis County had the largest increase in dollars, $12,708 or 48.5%. Cole, Green, and Platte counties all experienced an increase of $10,000 or higher in per capita income from 1990-1999.
Between 1998 and 1999, most counties in Missouri experienced positive growth in per capita income. Pulaski County enjoyed a 12% increase, the highest percent increase, with a $2,477 rise in per capita income. Ten Missouri counties had a percent increase of 5% or higher while fifteen counties experienced negative growth in per capita income. Ralls County had the largest decline in per capita income with -4.5% or a loss of $938. St. Clair County was the only county in the state with no change in per capita income.
| Per Capita Income Ten Highest Counties | Per Capita Income Ten Lowest Counties | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| County | PCI 1999 | County | PCI 1999 |
| St. Louis | $38,886 | Texas | $15,166 |
| Platte | $32,753 | Wayne | $15,137 |
| Clay | $28,503 | DeKalb | $14,969 |
| Jackson | $28,258 | Hickory | $14,951 |
| Cole | $27,884 | Oregon | $14,930 |
| St. Charles | $27,586 | Shannon | $14,898 |
| St. Louis City | $26,963 | Schuyler | $14,773 |
| Boone | $26,568 | Ozark | $14,563 |
| Greene | $26,496 | Wright | $14,410 |
| Cape Girardeau | $24,886 | Ripley | $14,199 |
| Per Capita Income Percent Change 1998-1999 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Ten Counties | Lowest Ten Counties | ||||||
| County | PCI 1998 | PCI 1999 | % Increase | County | PCI 1998 | PCI 1999 | % Increase |
| Pulaski | $20,562 | $23,039 | 12.0% | Ralls | $20,985 | $20,047 | -4.5% |
| Stoddard | $18,143 | $19,552 | 7.8% | Knox | $17,879 | $17,133 | -4.2% |
| New Madrid | $16,632 | $17,862 | 7.4% | Daviess | $18,986 | $18,323 | -3.5% |
| Pemiscot | $16,194 | $17,388 | 7.4% | Monroe | $19,468 | $18,945 | -2.7% |
| Wayne | $14,274 | $15,137 | 6.0% | Scotland | $18,850 | $18,429 | -2.2% |
| Johnson | $18,296 | $19,365 | 5.8% | Holt | $20,777 | $20,370 | -2.0% |
| Lincoln | $20,505 | $21,685 | 5.8% | Shelby | $19,757 | $19,397 | -1.8% |
| Buchanan | $22,732 | $23,964 | 5.4% | Gentry | $19,189 | $18,983 | -1.1% |
| Jackson | $26,879 | $28,258 | 5.1% | Mercer | $15,885 | $15,737 | -0.9% |
| Pettis | $21,928 | $23,018 | 5.0% | Audrain | $23,366 | $23,175 | -0.8% |
| Per Capita Income Change 1990-1999 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | 1990 | 1998 | 1999 | % Change 90-99 | % Change 98-99 | County | 1990 | 1998 | 1999 | % Change 90-99 | % Change 98-99 |
| Missouri | $17,751 | $25,444 | $26,404 | 48.7% | 3.8% | Linn | $13,994 | $19,988 | $20,038 | 43.2% | 0.3% |
| Adair | $12,675 | $18,984 | $19,542 | 54.2% | 2.9% | Livingston | $15,533 | $23,446 | $24,013 | 54.6% | 2.4% |
| Andrew | $14,582 | $21,845 | $22,718 | 55.8% | 4.0% | McDonald | $10,996 | $16,113 | $16,850 | 53.2% | 4.6% |
| Atchison | $14,323 | $20,919 | $20,895 | 45.9% | -0.1% | Macon | $14,029 | $18,759 | $19,163 | 36.6% | 2.2% |
| Audrain | $14,989 | $23,366 | $23,175 | 54.6% | -0.8% | Madison | $11,790 | $16,988 | $17,498 | 48.4% | 3.0% |
| Barry | $12,576 | $18,007 | $18,739 | 49.0% | 4.1% | Maries | $11,949 | $17,303 | $17,648 | 47.7% | 2.0% |
| Barton | $13,175 | $19,212 | $19,759 | 50.0% | 2.8% | Marion | $13,892 | $21,260 | $22,188 | 59.7% | 4.4% |
| Bates | $12,853 | $18,330 | $18,888 | 47.0% | 3.0% | Mercer | $10,283 | $15,885 | $15,737 | 53.0% | -0.9% |
| Benton | $11,542 | $16,092 | $16,338 | 41.6% | 1.5% | Miller | $12,514 | $17,175 | $17,833 | 42.5% | 3.8% |
| Bollinger | $10,705 | $14,908 | $15,311 | 43.0% | 2.7% | Mississippi | $12,015 | $17,876 | $18,681 | 55.5% | 4.5% |
| Boone | $17,178 | $25,754 | $26,568 | 54.7% | 3.2% | Moniteau | $13,403 | $19,740 | $20,452 | 52.6% | 3.6% |
| Buchanan | $15,807 | $22,732 | $23,964 | 51.6% | 5.4% | Monroe | $14,558 | $19,468 | $18,945 | 30.1% | -2.7% |
| Butler | $12,674 | $20,690 | $21,590 | 70.3% | 4.3% | Montgomery | $14,049 | $19,842 | $20,094 | 43.0% | 1.3% |
| Caldwell | $12,145 | $17,298 | $17,394 | 43.2% | 0.6% | Morgan | $12,502 | $17,969 | $18,091 | 44.7% | 0.7% |
| Callaway | $14,782 | $20,354 | $21,199 | 43.4% | 4.2% | New Madrid | $11,539 | $16,632 | $17,862 | 54.8% | 7.4% |
| Camden | $14,610 | $21,746 | $22,667 | 55.1% | 4.2% | Newton | $13,914 | $20,834 | $21,587 | 55.1% | 3.6% |
| Cape Girardeau | $15,941 | $23,744 | $24,886 | 56.1% | 4.8% | Nodaway | $13,342 | $19,471 | $19,958 | 49.6% | 2.5% |
| Carroll | $13,885 | $19,555 | $20,440 | 47.2% | 4.5% | Oregon | $10,119 | $14,537 | $14,930 | 47.5% | 2.7% |
| Carter | $10,864 | $14,911 | $15,652 | 44.1% | 5.0% | Osage | $14,467 | $22,071 | $23,143 | 60.0% | 4.9% |
| Cass | $16,250 | $22,621 | $23,351 | 43.7% | 3.2% | Ozark | $10,862 | $14,104 | $14,563 | 34.1% | 3.3% |
| Cedar | $11,910 | $16,761 | $16,712 | 40.3% | -0.3% | Pemiscot | $11,390 | $16,194 | $17,388 | 52.7% | 7.4% |
| Chariton | $13,792 | $19,202 | $19,297 | 39.9% | 0.5% | Perry | $13,952 | $20,933 | $21,923 | 57.1% | 4.7% |
| Christian | $14,012 | $19,718 | $20,309 | 44.9% | 3.0% | Pettis | $14,747 | $21,928 | $23,018 | 56.1% | 5.0% |
| Clark | $11,018 | $16,262 | $16,306 | 48.0% | 0.3% | Phelps | $13,854 | $20,345 | $21,041 | 51.9% | 3.4% |
| Clay | $18,793 | $27,568 | $28,503 | 51.7% | 3.4% | Pike | $12,978 | $19,025 | $19,651 | 51.4% | 3.3% |
| Clinton | $14,914 | $22,397 | $23,210 | 55.6% | 3.6% | Platte | $20,940 | $31,468 | $32,753 | 56.4% | 4.1% |
| Cole | $17,599 | $26,740 | $27,884 | 58.4% | 4.3% | Polk | $12,094 | $17,024 | $17,624 | 45.7% | 3.5% |
| Cooper | $13,268 | $19,978 | $20,150 | 51.9% | 0.9% | Pulaski | $14,254 | $20,562 | $23,039 | 61.6% | 12.0% |
| Crawford | $12,564 | $17,695 | $18,373 | 46.2% | 3.8% | Putnam | $11,483 | $16,590 | $16,976 | 47.8% | 2.3% |
| Dade | $12,392 | $18,350 | $18,703 | 50.9% | 1.9% | Ralls | $14,254 | $20,985 | $20,047 | 40.6% | -4.5% |
| Dallas | $11,249 | $16,744 | $17,388 | 54.6% | 3.8% | Randolph | $13,829 | $18,745 | $19,448 | 40.6% | 3.8% |
| Daviess | $12,439 | $18,986 | $18,323 | 47.3% | -3.5% | Ray | $13,481 | $19,369 | $20,005 | 48.4% | 3.3% |
| DeKalb | $10,251 | $14,747 | $14,969 | 46.0% | 1.5% | Reynolds | $10,785 | $15,798 | $16,395 | 52.0% | 3.8% |
| Dent | $12,293 | $18,781 | $18,900 | 53.7% | 0.6% | Ripley | $9,635 | $13,756 | $14,199 | 47.4% | 3.2% |
| Douglas | $9,577 | $14,982 | $15,393 | 60.7% | 2.7% | St. Charles | $18,542 | $26,401 | $27,586 | 48.8% | 4.5% |
| Dunklin | $12,137 | $18,229 | $19,007 | 56.6% | 4.3% | St. Clair | $11,737 | $16,620 | $16,615 | 41.6% | 0.0% |
| Franklin | $15,732 | $23,061 | $24,007 | 52.6% | 4.1% | Ste. Genevieve | $13,852 | $20,457 | $21,152 | 52.7% | 3.4% |
| Gasconade | $14,284 | $20,925 | $21,357 | 49.5% | 2.1% | St. Francois | $12,261 | $17,654 | $18,215 | 48.6% | 3.2% |
| Gentry | $12,602 | $19,189 | $18,983 | 50.6% | -1.1% | St. Louis | $26,178 | $37,560 | $38,886 | 48.5% | 3.5% |
| Greene | $16,466 | $25,492 | $26,496 | 60.9% | 3.9% | Saline | $14,703 | $22,312 | $22,556 | 53.4% | 1.1% |
| Grundy | $13,768 | $20,048 | $20,802 | 51.1% | 3.8% | Schuyler | $11,638 | $14,584 | $14,773 | 26.9% | 1.3% |
| Harrison | $13,236 | $19,485 | $19,502 | 47.3% | 0.1% | Scotland | $12,810 | $18,850 | $18,429 | 43.9% | -2.2% |
| Henry | $13,218 | $19,320 | $20,120 | 52.2% | 4.1% | Scott | $13,693 | $19,893 | $20,813 | 52.0% | 4.6% |
| Hickory | $10,667 | $14,631 | $14,951 | 40.2% | 2.2% | Shannon | $9,605 | $14,228 | $14,898 | 55.1% | 4.7% |
| Holt | $13,995 | $20,777 | $20,370 | 45.6% | -2.0% | Shelby | $14,546 | $19,757 | $19,397 | 33.3% | -1.8% |
| Howard | $13,393 | $19,720 | $20,114 | 50.2% | 2.0% | Stoddard | $12,776 | $18,143 | $19,552 | 53.0% | 7.8% |
| Howell | $11,670 | $17,869 | $18,420 | 57.8% | 3.1% | Stone | $14,870 | $20,718 | $21,660 | 45.7% | 4.5% |
| Iron | $11,224 | $16,242 | $16,619 | 48.1% | 2.3% | Sullivan | $11,489 | $19,962 | $19,856 | 72.8% | -0.5% |
| Jackson | $19,218 | $26,879 | $28,258 | 47.0% | 5.1% | Taney | $14,549 | $21,416 | $22,035 | 51.5% | 2.9% |
| Jasper | $14,904 | $22,078 | $22,865 | 53.4% | 3.6% | Texas | $10,567 | $14,713 | $15,166 | 43.5% | 3.1% |
| Jefferson | $14,598 | $20,653 | $21,600 | 48.0% | 4.6% | Vernon | $13,831 | $18,871 | $19,420 | 40.4% | 2.9% |
| Johnson | $13,403 | $18,296 | $19,365 | 44.5% | 5.8% | Warren | $14,945 | $20,553 | $21,060 | 40.9% | 2.5% |
| Knox | $12,751 | $17,879 | $17,133 | 34.4% | -4.2% | Washington | $10,548 | $15,461 | $15,883 | 50.6% | 2.7% |
| Laclede | $12,678 | $18,986 | $19,473 | 53.6% | 2.6% | Wayne | $10,235 | $14,274 | $15,137 | 47.9% | 6.0% |
| Lafayette | $15,457 | $21,853 | $22,445 | 45.2% | 2.7% | Webster | $11,993 | $16,437 | $16,822 | 40.3% | 2.3% |
| Lawrence | $12,245 | $17,449 | $17,882 | 46.0% | 2.5% | Worth | $12,798 | $16,920 | $16,911 | 32.1% | -0.1% |
| Lewis | $12,276 | $16,980 | $16,965 | 38.2% | -0.1% | Wright | $10,720 | $14,282 | $14,410 | 34.4% | 0.9% |
| Lincoln | $14,491 | $20,505 | $21,685 | 49.6% | 5.8% | St. Louis City | $17,820 | $25,945 | $26,963 | 51.3% | 3.9% |
