Personal income , in current dollars, increased in 2,814 counties, decreased in 295, and was unchanged in five counties in 2023, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal income increased 6.0 percent in the metropolitan portion of the United States and 4.7 percent in the nonmetropolitan portion (table A). In metropolitan counties, the percent change in personal income ranged from 17.3 percent in Oldham County, TX, to −8.6 percent in Oliver County, ND. In nonmetropolitan counties, it ranged from 38.7 percent in Sherman County, TX, to −29.1 percent in Sheridan County, ND ( BEA interactive data ). Per capita personal income. In the metropolitan portion of the United States, per capita personal income—personal income divided by population—increased 5.5 percent in 2023, up from 2.8 percent in 2022. In the nonmetropolitan portion of the United States, per capita personal income increased 4.4 percent, up from 2.6 percent.…