According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, in 2001, Kansas had a per capita personal income (PCPI) of $28,432 which ranked 29th in the United States (including the District of Columbia) and was 93% of the national average, $30,413. The 2001 PCPI reflected an increase of 3.6% from 2000 compared to the national change of 2.2%. In 2001, Kansas had a total personal income (TPI) of $76,828,166,000 which ranked 31st in the United States and accounted for 0.9% of the national total. The 2001 TPI reflected an increase of 4.0% from 2000 compared to the national change of 3.3%.
Earnings of persons employed in Kansas increased from $52,101,857,000 in 2000 to $53,851,852,000 in 2001, an increase of 3.4%. The largest industries in 2001 were services, 24.0% of earnings; state and local government, 12.7%; and durable goods manufacturing, 11.0%. Of the industries that accounted for at least 5% of earnings in 2001, the slowest growing from 2000 to 2001 was transportation and public utilities (9.5% of earnings in 2001), which decreased 0.6%; the fastest was state and local government, which increased 6.9%.
According to data released by the US Census Bureau, in 2000, the median household income was $37,705 compared to the national average of $42,148. In 2001, the median income for a family of four was $61,686 compared to the national average of $63,278. For the period 1999 to 2001, the average poverty rate was 10.1% which placed it 21st among the 50 states and the District of Columbia ranked lowest to highest.