BEA News: Real Personal Income by State and Metropolitan Area, 2018 The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has issued the following news release today: Real state personal income grew 3.4 percent in 2018, after increasing 2.9 percent in 2017, according to estimates released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.  Real state personal income is a state’s current-dollar personal income adjusted by the state’s regional price parity and the national personal consumption expenditures price index.  The percent change in real state personal income ranged from 6.7 percent in Wyoming to 0.9 percent in Mississippi. Across metropolitan areas, the percent change ranged from 15.6 percent in Midland, TX to -1.1 percent in Sebring-Avon Park, FL. The full text of the release on BEA's website can be found at: www.bea.gov/news/2020/real-personal-income-state-and-metropolitan-area-2018. The Bureau of Economic Analysis provides this service to you at no charge. Visit us on the Web at www.bea.gov. All you will need is your e-mail address. If you have questions or need assistance, please e-mail subscribe@bea.gov.