Evening star., 1922-08-21
INCOME BY STATES
SUBJECT OF STUDY
Illinois, With $4,962,-
100000, Leads North Gen.
trail Group; Third in Nation.
AVERAGE PER CAPITA $627
Portion Deprived From Agricul'
ture, by Regions, a Feature Of
Economic Research Report.

NEW YORK, August 21.-1llinois,
with si962, 900, 900 as the annual ag-
gregate income of its citizens, LEADS
the north-central states, according 10
compilations which have been an
nounced at the headquarters of the
National Bureau of Economic Research,
New York. Illinois receives ia per
cent of the nations income, a ngure
which is exceeded only by New York
and Pennsylvania.
PENNSYLVANIA ranks second with So,-
?5S,OOO, 900, while New York tops the
fist with little more than $1,000
600, 600 These data are taken from
advance sheets of report entitleo
"Distribution of Income by states,
which will be issued by tne Na'i9ha. Ua ma
Bureau of Economic Research tnls
month This study. which was pre-
pared by Oswald w. knauth. supple.
Inents an exhaustive investigation OF
Income in the United States. upon
which the research stan OF sne MI
has been engaged for more imam
year.
Illinois Average, 1854.
The east-north central states. Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois. Michigan ana WIS
Consln, according to the report, lis
yrlDUIlOn OF INCOME ny
in 1919 a total income of nearly Slo'-
000. 900 900, which was 22 per cent
of the income of the entire country.
At the same time their population
was exactly one-fifth of the total. AS
u group. therefore, tnelr aVerIse pe.
higher than that of the whole coIn-
try, which was s627, though less than
the S7SS average of the eastern states
and the figure of 1886 enjoyed by the
Pacific states.
York. New Jersey and Pennsylvania
taken as a group, have over one
fourth of the national income. ana
with the east-north central group
and the New England states, nave
more than one-half OF the total.
The balance of income between that
which is due to agriculture ana 10
other sources is Almost exac'iy tie
same in the east-north centrai stales
as for the entire country, ABOUT one
sixth. This means that as group
these states are practically self-sup-
porting. In contrast, the eastern
states get only one-thirtleth OF tneir
income from agriculture ana must,
therefore, depend upon 1000 suppIes
brought from the west ~ Inc snnthern
states, and most OF the soutnern
states, get about one-third OF their
income from agriculture. ana must.
therefore, ship food extensively IN
exchange for manufactured prooucts.
Incomes of "Gainfully Employed"
Detailed figures for the east-north
central states show that while the
about 81. 962, ,00O. 900. or 7ls per cent OF
the nations income, Ohio came next,
with s3,967 100000. then Michigan
with s2.5S2, 100000, and Indiana ana
Wisconsin,, with less than $2.000,-
100000.
The average incomes of the gain
fully employed in these states varies
as follows: Ohio. s1.725; Indiana.
S1.5e4: Illinois, s1.sSs; Michigan,
sI752: Wisconsin. SLAB.
The average income OF farmers IN
diana. $1,s34: Illinois. s2,657: Michi-
gan, s1,5S9; Wisconsin,, s1,S63.
Michigan was accordingly the only
state in which the income OF farmers,
which includes return on property
as we'll as labor, was less than the
average income of the gainfully en-
ployed.
formers is found in California, with
s3,4s5, and the lowest in certain
southern and New England states,
where 1t was less than $1,000.
Used by Investigators.
These facts are shown in detail in
the report on distribution Of Income
by States which is especially de-
signed to meet the needs of many in
vestigators who are concerned with
the comparative capacity of the vari-
GUS states to bear increased taxes, to
buy goods of various sorts. to absorb
securities, etc. 1t also undertakes to
analyze the relative importance of
agriculture in the different sections
of the country.
Income as defined in this report is
the money value of all the goods and
services produced during the year.
The sources on which the estimates
are based are the income tax reports,
census reports, wages data, reports
of the Department of Agriculture and
statements of corporations.