Per capita personal income in the Rocky Mountain region in 2010 — $37,807 — was 95 percent of the national average of $39,937, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis said today.
Personal income grew in 203 of the 216 counties in 2010 , according to the report, which looked at income in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, and Utah.
The largest growth occurred in Cheyenne County, Colo., (26.6 percent) while the largest contraction occurred in Camas County, Idaho (-6.6 percent).
Per capita personal income increased in 197 of the 216 counties.
Teton County, Wyo., had the highest per capita personal income at $94,672 , while Crowley County in Colorado had the lowest per capita personal income at $16,299 .
Behind Teton County with highest per capita personal incomes were Pitkin County, Colo., $76,318 ; Summit County, Utah, $68,524 ; Douglas County, Colo., $66,047 ; and Blaine County, Idaho, $63,883.
In Douglas County, the change in per capita personal incomes increased 4.7 percent , from $63,056 in 2009 to $66,047 in 2010.
In Pitkin County, the change in per capita personal incomes increased 2.9 percent from $74,907 in 2009 to $76,318 in 2010.
In Denver, personal income grew 5.21 percent between 2009 and 2010 . Between 2008 and 2009 , personal income in Denver had contracted -8.51 percent, according to the study.
Total personal income in Colorado in 2010 was $213.49 billion.
Colorado’s population was 5,047,692.
Per capita income in Colorado was $42,295 in 2010 .
Howard Pankratz: 303-954-1939 or hpankratz@denverpost.com
