Per Capita Real GDP in The U.S., 1929-2020

This is adjusted for inflation, in 2012 dollars. Here are the numbers:

 

Year	Per Capita		Year	Per Capita		Year	Per Capita
1929	$9,111		1960	$18,044		1991	$36,981
1930	$8,247		1961	$18,202		1992	$37,756
1931	$7,659		1962	$19,022		1993	$38,287
1932	$6,628		1963	$19,567		1994	$39,343
1933	$6,508		1964	$20,409		1995	$39,922
1934	$7,166		1965	$21,466		1996	$40,950
1935	$7,750		1966	$22,619		1997	$42,259
1936	$8,694		1967	$22,987		1998	$43,641
1937	$9,085		1968	$23,877		1999	$45,192
1938	$8,717		1969	$24,384		2000	$46,537
1939	$9,340		1970	$24,147		2001	$46,539
1940	$10,068		1971	$24,628		2002	$46,911
1941	$11,738		1972	$25,647		2003	$47,841
1942	$13,803		1973	$26,838		2004	$49,201
1943	$15,931		1974	$26,451		2005	$50,462
1944	$16,991		1975	$26,137		2006	$51,405
1945	$16,641		1976	$27,284		2007	$51,874
1946	$14,558		1977	$28,261		2008	$51,316
1947	$14,118		1978	$29,511		2009	$49,577
1948	$14,448		1979	$30,110		2010	$50,429
1949	$14,120		1980	$29,747		2011	$50,843
1950	$15,036		1981	$30,203		2012	$51,611
1951	$15,972		1982	$29,378		2013	$52,202
1952	$16,343		1983	$30,445		2014	$53,132
1953	$16,829		1984	$32,367		2015	$54,367
1954	$16,439		1985	$33,419		2016	$54,903
1955	$17,304		1986	$34,258		2017	$55,830
1956	$17,362		1987	$35,127		2018	$57,203
1957	$17,410		1988	$36,264		2019	$58,164
1958	$16,995		1989	$37,242		2020	$55,846
1959	$17,872		1990	$37,519

 

Here is a timeline chart: 

 

How to get this info.

 

First go to the following site from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), which is part of the Commerce Department 

Gross Domestic Product.

Then  scroll down to find the "Interactive Data" data link. Click on that. Then you will see a link called "GDP and the National Income and Product Account (NIPA) Historical Tables." Click on that.

When that page opens up, click on "Begin using the data." When that page opens ups, click on "SECTION 1 - DOMESTIC PRODUCT AND INCOME."

 

Then you will see a list of tables. Click on "Table 1.1.6. Real Gross Domestic Product, Chained Dollars (A) (Q) ." When that table opens up, click on the circular arrow called "Modify."

Then you will get a dialogue box called "Data Table Options." Select 1929 as your First Year and 2020 as your Last Year. Where it says "Series" select the "Annual" option. 

Then click on the "Refresh Table" option. You will see a table that begins with 1929. It has Real GDP (in 2012 dollars) every year from 1929-2020. This is done horizontally.

There is a download button above the table so you can get the data into Microsoft Excel. Once you have saved your file you might want to transpose the rows into columns. That makes it easier to work with.

To get per capita numbers, divide by the population. The following links is my source for population data.

US Population by Year.

That site got its data from:

Source: US Census Bureau

• 1900-1989: Historical National Population Estimates
• 1990-1999: Intercensal Estimates
• 2000-2009: Intercensal Resident Population Estimates
• 2010-2020: Monthly Population Estimates