Kauai County vs. Hawaii
Comparative Trends Analysis:
Per Capita Personal Income Growth and Change, 1969-2022
Introduction
Kauai County vs. Hawaii
Kauai County:
2022 PCI = $56,697
2022 Percent of State = 91.77%
Hawaii:
2022 PCI = $61,779
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.
Kauai County Per Capita Personal Income, 1970-2022
Current vs. Constant Dollars
Kauai County Per Capita Personal Income, 1970-2022
Current vs. Constant Dollars
Figure 1.
Figure 1 depicts Kauai County'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 Kauai County over time.
When measured in current dollars, Kauai County's per capita personal income increased 1,286.78%, from $4,088 in 1970 to $56,697 in 2022. When measured in constant 2017 dollars to adjust for inflation, it advanced 136.21%, from $20,684 in 1970 to $48,859 in 2022.
Real Per Capita Personal Income, 1969-2022
Real Per Capita Personal Income, 1969-2022
Figure 2.
Figure 2 traces Kauai County's and Hawaii'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, Kauai County's real per capita personal income rose from $19,707 in 1969 to $48,859 in 2022, for a net gain of $29,152, or 147.92%. In comparison, Hawaii's real per capita personal income advanced from $25,967 in 1969 to $53,238 in 2022, for a net gain of $27,271, or 105.02%.
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 Kauai County's real per capita personal income growth in a broader context by offering direct comparisons across time with Hawaii, 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.
Kauai County's overall real per capita personal income growth was 147.92% over 1969-2022 outpaced Hawaii's increase of 105.02%, and fell below 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 depicts the trends for per capita personal income relative to the national average by tracing Kauai County and Hawaii per capita personal income as a percent of the national average over 1969-2022.
In 1969, Kauai County's per capita personal income amounted to 94.67% of the national average; in 2022, it approximated 86.60%. Similarly, in 1969, Hawaii's per capita personal income totaled 124.75% of the national average; in 2022, it consisted of 94.36%.
Kauai County Real Per Capita Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Kauai County Real Per Capita Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Figure 5.
Figure 5 shows the short-run pattern of Kauai County'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, Kauai County's real per capita personal income grew at an annual rate of 1.85% over 1970-2022. The county recorded its highest growth in 1974 (23.36%) and recorded its lowest growth in 1975 (-13.16%). In 2022, Kauai County's real per capita personal income declined by -6.54%
Kauai County Real Per Capita Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Kauai County Real Per Capita Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Figure 6.
Over the past five decades some counties have experienced extreme swings in growth, and often such swings have tended to coincide with the decades themselves. Figure 6 again illustrates the annual percent change in Kauai County's real per capita personal income since 1970, but this time they are displayed with average growth rates for the decade of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020-2022.
During the 1970s, Kauai County's annual real per capita personal income growth rate averaged 2.16%. It averaged 2.88% in the 1980s, 0.45% throughout the 1990s, 1.98% during the 2000s, 2.22% during the 2010s, 0.44% 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 Kauai County noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for Hawaii and the nation. As the chart reveals, Kauai County's average annual real per capita personal income growth outperformed Hawaii's average during the 1970s (2.16% vs. 1.51%), led Hawaii's average in the 1980s (2.88% vs. 1.97%), fell below Hawaii's average during the 1990s (0.45% vs. 0.52%), outperformed Hawaii's average during the 2000s (1.98% vs. 1.90%), recorded above Hawaii's average in the 2010s (2.22% vs. 1.20%), and posted below Hawaii's average over the 3 year period of the current decade, 2020-2022 (0.44% vs. 0.84%).
Finally, relative to nationwide real per capita personal income growth trends, Kauai County trailed the nation in the 1970s (2.16% vs. 2.37%), registered above the nation throughout the 1980s (2.88% vs. 2.19%), recorded underneath the nation throughout the 1990s (0.45% vs. 2.01%), led the nation over the 2000s (1.98% vs. 1.10%), topped the nation in the 2010s (2.22% vs. 1.97%), and trailed the nation over 2020-2022 (0.44% vs. 1.78%).
   
 
Real* Per Capita Personal Income Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
1.85
2.16
2.88
0.45
1.98
2.22
0.44
-6.54
 
1.39
1.51
1.97
0.52
1.90
1.20
0.84
-5.59
 
1.92
2.37
2.19
2.01
1.10
1.97
1.78
-4.55
 
   

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Kauai County:
Per Capita Personal Income, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
3,721
0.189
19,707
100.0
N
75.89
94.67
1970
 
4,088
0.198
20,684
105.0
4.96
73.83
97.39
1971
 
4,051
0.206
19,660
99.8
-4.95
69.95
90.61
1972
 
4,506
0.213
21,149
107.3
7.58
73.04
92.79
1973
 
4,949
0.225
22,038
111.8
4.20
74.49
92.28
1974
 
6,741
0.248
27,187
138.0
23.36
90.94
115.51
1975
 
6,341
0.269
23,609
119.8
-13.16
80.20
100.28
1976
 
6,559
0.283
23,151
117.5
-1.94
78.40
95.41
1977
 
7,075
0.302
23,444
119.0
1.27
80.14
94.13
1978
 
7,502
0.323
23,245
117.9
-0.85
77.82
89.78
1979
 
8,262
0.351
23,509
119.3
1.14
78.15
89.49
1980
 
9,966
0.389
25,601
129.9
8.90
83.95
97.86
1981
 
9,965
0.424
23,495
119.2
-8.23
78.43
88.25
1982
 
10,455
0.448
23,351
118.5
-0.61
78.95
87.19
1983
 
11,453
0.467
24,538
124.5
5.08
80.29
90.18
1984
 
11,610
0.484
23,969
121.6
-2.32
77.21
83.59
1985
 
12,316
0.501
24,569
124.7
2.50
77.86
83.52
1986
 
12,999
0.512
25,380
128.8
3.30
78.34
83.96
1987
 
13,365
0.528
25,311
128.4
-0.27
76.89
82.36
1988
 
15,521
0.549
28,289
143.5
11.77
81.90
88.99
1989
 
17,611
0.573
30,756
156.1
8.72
84.34
94.39
1990
 
18,582
0.598
31,087
157.7
1.08
82.84
94.72
1991
 
19,607
0.618
31,741
161.1
2.10
84.25
97.79
1992
 
20,758
0.634
32,731
166.1
3.12
84.62
98.49
1993
 
21,303
0.650
32,774
166.3
0.13
84.82
98.11
1994
 
21,391
0.664
32,237
163.6
-1.64
84.30
94.86
1995
 
22,135
0.678
32,670
165.8
1.34
85.94
93.88
1996
 
21,822
0.692
31,533
160.0
-3.48
85.17
88.26
1997
 
22,030
0.704
31,289
158.8
-0.77
84.11
84.97
1998
 
22,407
0.710
31,574
160.2
0.91
84.16
81.50
1999
 
23,121
0.720
32,113
162.9
1.70
83.72
80.87
2000
 
24,685
0.738
33,439
169.7
4.13
84.61
80.80
2001
 
25,725
0.753
34,162
173.4
2.16
85.24
81.54
2002
 
26,343
0.763
34,530
175.2
1.08
84.02
82.84
2003
 
27,693
0.779
35,553
180.4
2.96
85.06
84.79
2004
 
29,937
0.798
37,503
190.3
5.49
87.19
87.58
2005
 
31,620
0.821
38,501
195.4
2.66
87.16
88.65
2006
 
33,429
0.844
39,589
200.9
2.82
87.25
88.34
2007
 
35,236
0.866
40,685
206.4
2.77
87.43
89.01
2008
 
36,396
0.892
40,817
207.1
0.32
86.89
89.09
2009
 
34,617
0.889
38,930
197.5
-4.62
84.14
88.07
2010
 
35,001
0.905
38,669
196.2
-0.67
84.34
86.30
2011
 
35,870
0.928
38,652
196.1
-0.04
83.88
84.11
2012
 
36,596
0.945
38,712
196.4
0.16
84.07
82.73
2013
 
37,775
0.958
39,439
200.1
1.88
86.73
85.08
2014
 
39,603
0.971
40,777
206.9
3.39
87.14
85.56
2015
 
41,380
0.973
42,529
215.8
4.30
87.76
86.10
2016
 
42,689
0.983
43,434
220.4
2.13
87.92
87.17
2017
 
44,800
1.000
44,800
227.3
3.15
88.71
87.84
2018
 
46,993
1.020
46,050
233.7
2.79
91.17
88.15
2019
 
50,100
1.035
48,400
245.6
5.10
92.93
90.19
2020
 
53,025
1.046
50,676
257.1
4.70
92.97
89.64
2021
 
56,983
1.090
52,278
265.3
3.16
92.71
88.44
2022
 
56,697
1.160
48,859
247.9
-6.54
91.77
86.60
Source: Calculations by the Hawaii Regional Economic Analysis Project (HI-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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Hawaii:
Per Capita Personal Income, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
4,903
0.189
25,967
100.0
N
124.75
1970
 
5,538
0.198
28,017
107.9
7.89
131.92
1971
 
5,791
0.206
28,105
108.2
0.31
129.53
1972
 
6,170
0.213
28,957
111.5
3.03
127.04
1973
 
6,643
0.225
29,585
113.9
2.17
123.87
1974
 
7,412
0.248
29,897
115.1
1.05
127.02
1975
 
7,907
0.269
29,438
113.4
-1.54
125.04
1976
 
8,367
0.283
29,530
113.7
0.31
121.70
1977
 
8,828
0.302
29,254
112.7
-0.93
117.46
1978
 
9,640
0.323
29,868
115.0
2.10
115.37
1979
 
10,572
0.351
30,082
115.8
0.72
114.51
1980
 
11,872
0.389
30,496
117.4
1.38
116.58
1981
 
12,705
0.424
29,955
115.4
-1.78
112.52
1982
 
13,243
0.448
29,578
113.9
-1.26
110.45
1983
 
14,265
0.467
30,563
117.7
3.33
112.32
1984
 
15,038
0.484
31,045
119.6
1.58
108.27
1985
 
15,819
0.501
31,556
121.5
1.65
107.27
1986
 
16,593
0.512
32,397
124.8
2.66
107.18
1987
 
17,380
0.528
32,916
126.8
1.60
107.10
1988
 
18,952
0.549
34,543
133.0
4.94
108.66
1989
 
20,880
0.573
36,465
140.4
5.57
111.91
1990
 
22,431
0.598
37,526
144.5
2.91
114.34
1991
 
23,272
0.618
37,673
145.1
0.39
116.07
1992
 
24,530
0.634
38,679
149.0
2.67
116.38
1993
 
25,115
0.650
38,638
148.8
-0.11
115.67
1994
 
25,376
0.664
38,242
147.3
-1.02
112.52
1995
 
25,756
0.678
38,014
146.4
-0.60
109.24
1996
 
25,620
0.692
37,022
142.6
-2.61
103.62
1997
 
26,192
0.704
37,201
143.3
0.49
101.03
1998
 
26,625
0.710
37,518
144.5
0.85
96.84
1999
 
27,618
0.720
38,357
147.7
2.24
96.59
2000
 
29,174
0.738
39,519
152.2
3.03
95.49
2001
 
30,178
0.753
40,076
154.3
1.41
95.66
2002
 
31,353
0.763
41,097
158.3
2.55
98.59
2003
 
32,557
0.779
41,797
161.0
1.70
99.69
2004
 
34,336
0.798
43,013
165.6
2.91
100.45
2005
 
36,278
0.821
44,173
170.1
2.70
101.71
2006
 
38,315
0.844
45,376
174.7
2.72
101.25
2007
 
40,301
0.866
46,533
179.2
2.55
101.80
2008
 
41,887
0.892
46,974
180.9
0.95
102.53
2009
 
41,144
0.889
46,270
178.2
-1.50
104.67
2010
 
41,499
0.905
45,849
176.6
-0.91
102.32
2011
 
42,765
0.928
46,080
177.5
0.51
100.27
2012
 
43,531
0.945
46,048
177.3
-0.07
98.40
2013
 
43,553
0.958
45,471
175.1
-1.25
98.09
2014
 
45,448
0.971
46,795
180.2
2.91
98.19
2015
 
47,150
0.973
48,458
186.6
3.55
98.11
2016
 
48,555
0.983
49,403
190.3
1.95
99.15
2017
 
50,499
1.000
50,499
194.5
2.22
99.01
2018
 
51,546
1.020
50,512
194.5
0.02
96.69
2019
 
53,912
1.035
52,082
200.6
3.11
97.06
2020
 
57,036
1.046
54,509
209.9
4.66
96.42
2021
 
61,464
1.090
56,389
217.2
3.45
95.40
2022
 
61,779
1.160
53,238
205.0
-5.59
94.36
Source: Calculations by the Hawaii Regional Economic Analysis Project (HI-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 Hawaii Regional Economic Analysis Project (HI-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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