Milford chronicle., 1937-06-04
STATE AND REGIONAL
DISTRIBUTION OF
NATIONAL INCOME

More than half the national in
come is received in seven states
New York. Pennsylvania, Illinois
California, Ohio, Massachusetts,. an
Michigan, according to a comprehen
sive and detailed study of state ant
regional distribution Of the nationa
income for the years 1929 to 1881
just completed by the National In
dustrial Conference Board, an ad
vance summary of which is made
public today.
The two states of New York and
Pennsylvania alone, which together
contain IS per cent of the country's q
population, receive approximately
one-fourth of the total national in
come. Another fourth of the national
income is received in thirty-three of
the smallest income receiving states
and the District of Columbia, which
have 81 per cent of the population.
The remaining half of the national
income is received in thirteen inter-
mediate-sized states, which contain
As per cent of the population.
New York has the largest income
of any state, its receipts in 1885
amounting to $9,019,0 100000, or 1874
per cent of the national total of S55,-
O40,000,000. 1t was followed by Penn
sylvania with an income of S4,S10,-
O00, 1000; Illinois with $3,907 900, 600;
California with 1851 900 900; Ohio
with $3,0S4, 100000; Massachusetts
with 356,0O0,O0O; Michigan with
$2,236,000, 900; and New Jersey with
$2,215,O00, 900.
New York's income was not only
the largest received by any state,
but was also larger than the total in
come received in seven of the nine
regional groupings of states into
which the country is divided for
census purposes. The income re
ceived in these regions in 1885 was
as follows:
South Atlantic .... .$5 1910 900 900
West North Central. S5,011 100000
Paclnc .............. .9f,ioo,VOO,OVU
New England ASS, 100000
West South Central. So, ,56S, 900, 900
East South Central. 1921 100000
Mountain 81 .506. 100000
The Middle Atlantic region, COM
prising the states of New York, New
Jerdsey and Pennsylvania received
an income in 1885 of $16,044 ,000, 900,
while the East North Control region
containing the five states of Ohio.
Indiana, Illinois. Michigan and Wis
consin received $11, ,962, 100000.
The state which had the smallest
income i'm 1895 was Nevada. which
received a total of only $54,000,000. !
Other small income states included
Wyoming with $122.000000; New !
Mexico with $1360OO, 600; Vermont |
with $13S. 100000; Delaware with |
s151 900 900: Arizona with S163.O0O,- (
900; and Idaho with $165, 100000.
While concentration of population |
is the most important reason for the |
high degree of concentration OF in
come in a few of the states, the Con-
ference Boards study points out that
other factors are also in part re-
sponsible. Among these are the diff
ferences in living costs as between |
urban and rural areas and as be- |
tween one section of the country |
and another; differences in occupa-
tions and industries in which the
population in different areas is en-
gagged; differences in productivity OF
the population resulting from eli
matte conditions and rectal charac-
teristics; and differences in the stage
of economic, industrial and social de-
velopment among the various states.
These, and other factors, such as
drought and foods which, although
more or less accidental and ITEM
pGrary in nature. may seriously af-
feet income in certain areas, should
be given due weight in the interpre-
tation of the estimates of income in
the various states.
The following table, condensed
from the Conference Boards com
plete study, shows total income re-
ceived in each geographical region
and each state for the years 1929,
1888 and 1885:
TOTAL ACCOUNTABLE INCOME
millions of
Geographic Regions and States