Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-09-01
BY FELIX A. GRIssErTE

BY the slim margin of $500 per
capita, North Carolina moves back
ahead of South Carolina and into
forty-fourth place among the
states in per capita income pay
ments. Based on latest reports
from the United States Depart
ment of Commirce, per capita in
come of North Carolina people
during 1858 was S1,O97, which was
one notch higher than 1852 when
per capita payments of 81 ,O58 gave
the State rank of forty-fifth
among the states, the lowest ever.
Thus the increase from Sl,O58 to
$1,097 between 1852 and 1853 was
an increase of 3.69 per cent.
For many years, prior to 1852,
North Carolina had ranked forty
fourth, with Alabama, Arkansas,
Mississippi and South Carolina
usually being the states lower than
North Carolina. In 1852, South
Carolina went ahead of North Car
DINA. However, in 1853, North
Carolina moved back ahead of
South Carolina by a margin of
s1,097 to $l,095. As in former
years, Alabama, Arkansas, Missi-
ppl and South Carolina were the
states with lower per capita in
comes in 1883 than North Caro-
lima. Mississippi had the lowest
payments. 1884 per capita.
The average for the United
States as a whole was S1,7O9. an
increase during the year of 1886
per cent over the year before when
the amount was Sl,644. This per-
centage of increase was substanti-
ally the same as in North Carolina
which was 1896 per cent.
Delaware, with per capita in
come of S2,304, was the highest of
any State. There were 10 states
which had per capita incomes in
excess of $4,000 and there were
10 with higher incomes than the
National average.
Florida had the highest per
capita income of any of the II
Southeastern states, S1,368, fol-
lowed closely by Virginia, with
81 SOL. Much of the higher rate in
virginia is explained by the fact
that SO many residents of Virginia
earn their income from govern
ment payments in nearby District
OF Columbia, where earnings are
much higher than the National
average, although not quite so
nigh as in Delaware.
North Cardinals total income
payments of S4,599 million d,lrine
1888 ranked the State fifteenth
among the 48 states. This is the
same rank as North Carolina oc-
cupied in 1852, although in prior
years 1t has ranked fourteenth.
In2 State ranks tenth in total
population.
North Cardinals total income
payments of S4,599 was ITO per
cent of the National total. This is
smaller share of the total than
during recent years. In 1852, the
States share OF the total was l72
per cent and in 1850 il was ia
per cent. North Cardinals share
OF the total National population is
about 2.70 per cent.
Inc rate OF increase in income
payments in North Carolina dur
ing the last 25 years has been
much faster than the National av-
erage, although in more recent
years the increase has no, boon
so fast. The increase in total in
come payments in North Carolina
between 1929 and 1898 was $40
per cent as compared with 228 per
cent for the United States as a
whole. This increase of 376 DCT
cent was the sixth highest of any
State. Two of the states having
hleher increases were Southern
states, Florida, which had the
hlgheSt increase OF all. with 500
per cent, and South Carolina, with
449 per cent. The other states
which increased at a faster rate
than North Carolina were Arizona
and New Mexico. California had
exactly the same percentage OF
increase as North Carolina. 376