Price level, all items (US = 100)
How expensive everyday living is here compared with the whole country, where the US average is 100. A value of 110 means the same things cost about 10% more than average; 90 means about 10% less. It covers goods, rent, utilities and services. Each year is compared with that year's US average, so a rise means the place got dearer than the country, not that prices went up. An estimate by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), for states and metro areas only.
Reported for51states — none in PR
Link to density0.57not mostly about how urban a place is
Nearby places alike—not worked out for states: the map data here has no location points to measure distances between states
Typerateindex, US = 100
How it has moved
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Every state, every year
One row per state and one column per year, sorted by the latest value. It shows states, not counties: nobody can scan 3,222 rows, and the pattern only shows when it all fits on one screen.
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Where it comes from
BEA Regional Price Parities · BEA SARPP line 1; BEA MARPP line 1
Prices compared with the US average that year, which is set to 100. It is a price level, not a total or an average, so it cannot be added up across areas. BEA publishes it for states and metro areas only.
Combining areas: it cannot be combined, so it is shown only where its publisher works it out.
What it goes with
The strongest links that have a page of their own. Unadjusted is the link before adjusting for anything, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step). Adjusted compares places with the same population density, income and education levels, so those differences can’t explain the link. This list leaves out the 59 pairs built from the same numbers or the same model as this measure, since they are bound to match. These compare 51 states, not counties. With only about fifty places behind each figure, none of them is strong evidence on its own.
| Measure | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Mean income of departing householdsLinked across states, but mostly as both follow how urban, rich and educated a place is. Comparing only places with similar density, income and education, what is left could easily be chance. | +0.83 | +0.37 |
| Infant mortalityLinked across states, but mostly as both follow how urban, rich and educated a place is. Comparing only places with similar density, income and education, what is left could easily be chance. | -0.64 | -0.29 |
| Returns reporting unemployment compensationLinked across states, but mostly as both follow how urban, rich and educated a place is. Comparing only places with similar density, income and education, what is left could easily be chance. | +0.61 | +0.26 |
| Share of taxes from motor fuelLinked across states, but mostly as both follow how urban, rich and educated a place is. Comparing only places with similar density, income and education, what is left could easily be chance. | -0.65 | -0.26 |
| Effective property tax rate on incomeLinked across states, but mostly as both follow how urban, rich and educated a place is. Comparing only places with similar density, income and education, what is left could easily be chance. | +0.51 | +0.21 |
| Difficulty running errands aloneLinked across states, but mostly as both follow how urban, rich and educated a place is. Comparing only places with similar density, income and education, what is left could easily be chance. | -0.56 | +0.20 |
| Orthodox Christian adherentsLinked across states, but mostly as both follow how urban, rich and educated a place is. Comparing only places with similar density, income and education, what is left could easily be chance. | +0.62 | +0.18 |
| High blood pressureLinked across states, but mostly as both follow how urban, rich and educated a place is. Comparing only places with similar density, income and education, what is left could easily be chance. | -0.54 | -0.18 |
| Current smokingLinked across states, but mostly as both follow how urban, rich and educated a place is. Comparing only places with similar density, income and education, what is left could easily be chance. | -0.73 | -0.17 |
| Millionaire returns as a share of all returnsLinked across states, but mostly as both follow how urban, rich and educated a place is. Comparing only places with similar density, income and education, what is left could easily be chance. | +0.66 | +0.16 |
Population makeup
How this measure varies with the racial and ethnic makeup of states. Every group is shown, whatever its rank. These are links across states: they describe places, not people. They say nothing about any person’s risk or behaviour based on their race. States with a larger share of one group also differ in much else, such as income, segregation, region and history. The adjusted figure only accounts for density, income and education.
| Share of residents | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Share White, not HispanicNot an independent finding: one is modelled from the other. It is an estimate from a statistical model that uses the other as an input, so part of the match is built in. | -0.49 | -0.38 |
| Share Black, not HispanicNot an independent finding: one is modelled from the other. It is an estimate from a statistical model that uses the other as an input, so part of the match is built in. | +0.00 | -0.09 |
| Share Hispanic or Latino, any raceNot an independent finding: one is modelled from the other. It is an estimate from a statistical model that uses the other as an input, so part of the match is built in. | +0.37 | +0.39 |
| Share Asian, not HispanicNot an independent finding: one is modelled from the other. It is an estimate from a statistical model that uses the other as an input, so part of the match is built in. | +0.60 | +0.33 |
| Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not HispanicNot an independent finding: one is modelled from the other. It is an estimate from a statistical model that uses the other as an input, so part of the match is built in. | -0.16 | +0.15 |
Highest and lowest
Of 51 states reporting it. These are the two ends of a national ranking. For most measures, that ranking mostly sorts places by income and how urban they are. That is why the place pages compare each place with similar places instead.
Highest
- California — 112
- District of Columbia — 111
- Hawaii — 110
- New Jersey — 109
- Washington — 108
Lowest
- Mississippi — 86.8
- Arkansas — 86.8
- South Dakota — 88.1
- North Dakota — 88.2
- Oklahoma — 88.7
The middle state reports 96.5. The middle half of states falls between 91 and 103 (the 25th to 75th percentile).
US States With the Highest Price Level, All Items (US = 100) · US States With the Lowest Price Level, All Items (US = 100)
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