Examples

"among the states Connecticut has a high per capita income"

Used in print

In_order to assist the States in maintaining basic vocational_rehabilitation services , Section 2 of the amended Act provides that allotments to States for support of such services be based on ( 1 ) need , as measured by a State 's population , and ( 2 ) fiscal capacity , as measured by its per_capita income .

These provisions are designed to reflect the differences in wealth and population among the States , with the objective that a vocationally handicapped person have access to needed services regardless of whether he resides in a State with a low or high per_capita income or a sparsely or thickly populated State .

For each State ( except Puerto_Rico , Guam , the Virgin_Islands , and , prior to 1962 , Alaska and Hawaii ) determine average per_capita income based_on the last three years .

( See Source_of_Data , below for per_capita income data to be used in this step . )

Determine the average per_capita income for the U._S. based_on the last three years .

Related terms

proportionate

Synonyms

of_each_person for_each_person

Examples

"we are spending $5,000 per capita annually for education in this district"