economy_personal_income_national_year
BEA CAINC5N national personal income components by year. Covers total personal income, per capita PI, wages and salaries, proprietors income, dividends/interest/rent, and transfer payments. History 1948-present.
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overview
overview
US national total.
current vintage — 2024
history — 1948 to present
provenance
source & licensing
authority
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
dataset
Regional Personal Income (CAINC5N)
license
Public domain (U.S. Federal Government work)
citation
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. National Personal Income (CAINC5N), 1948 to present.
schema
fields
| name | type | definition |
|---|---|---|
| country_idkey | string | ISO alpha-2 country code. Always US. |
| geo_name | string | Geographic area name (United States). |
| per_capita_personal_income | float64 | Personal income divided by population, in dollars. |
| personal_income_thousands | float64 | Total personal income in thousands of dollars. |
| population | int64 | Total population used to compute per capita income. |
| transfer_payments_thousands | float64 | Transfer payments component of personal income, thousands of dollars. |
| wages_salaries_thousands | float64 | Wages and salaries component of personal income, thousands of dollars. |
| yearkey | int64 | Calendar year of the observation. |
relationships
joins
primary key
country_id, year
common joins
stg_fred_macro_indicators for complementary macro series
usage
how to use this table
method
BEA national personal income accounts, CAINC5N GeoFips=0.
do not use for
GDP comparison without normalising for units.
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last updated · Jul 7, 2026