per capita

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The top five states with the highest income per capita, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and California, also have the highest share of passport ownership in the country.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026

These plans are attractive to insurers because SNPs get higher per capita payments because enrollees have higher expected medical spending due to their more severe healthcare needs.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

With a per capita gross domestic product of around $1,500, the country is dependent on remittances and tourism, particularly expeditions to Mount Everest and other Himalayan peaks, as key sources of earnings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Despite a record-breaking 596 million domestic trips throughout the holiday, tourism spending per capita was 8.8 percent below pre-pandemic levels and 0.2 percent down from last year, Goldman Sachs analysts said.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Among wealthy countries, South Korea ranks first in per capita spending on private education, which includes home tutors, cram sessions, and English-language courses at home and abroad.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden