Per Capita Personal Income in Marion, Polk, and Yamhill Counties
October 06, 2025The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) recently released new estimates of per capita personal income (PCPI) by county. Personal income data is not among the most current economic indicators – the “new” county estimates are for 2023. Despite the time lag in producing personal income data, they are still valuable for evaluating a county’s economic health.
Personal income data includes wage and salary income, but it also includes other sources of income. One other source of income is transfer payments from the government. Transfer payments include social security income, food stamps, Medicare and Medicaid, welfare income, and student grants and loans received from the government. Personal income also includes interest, dividends, and capital gains that people receive. Farm income is another component captured in personal income data.
Marion ($58,470), Polk ($55,086) and Yamhill ($61,974) have per capita income levels that lag behind Oregon and the nation.
All three counties had a gain in PCPI from 2022 to 2023. Polk County’s PCPI grew 6.4% from 2022 to 2023, faster than Oregon (5.8%) and the U.S. (5.4%). Yamhill County’s PCPI grew 5.6% and Marion County’s PCPI grew 5.4%, just slightly slower than Oregon. Looking at the annual average percent change from 2001 to 2023, Polk County (3.5%) tracked slower long-term income growth compared with the U.S. (3.7%) and Oregon (4.0%). Marion (4.0%) and Yamhill (4.1%) counties have both shown long-term growth similar to Oregon.
In 2023 Oregon’s PCPI was 97.2% of the U.S. PCPI. Yamhill County’s PCPI was 88.8% of the U.S. PCPI in 2023. Marion and Polk counties percentages in 2023 were 83.8% and 78.9%, respectively.
