Delaware’s southern counties ran behind the rest of the country in personal income growth last year.
The latest statistics from the Bureau of Economic Analysis found that over all the First State’s personal per capita income growth slowed compared to the year 2011.
Meanwhile, New Castle County actually ran ahead of the national pace in personal per capital income at 5 percent while overall statewide it was 4.2 percent.
The Wilmington News Journal reports that compared to the onset of the Great Recession in 2009 all three counties were still in positive territory.
