The Staying Even Index is derived from U.S. per capita GDP growth -- we believe that in order to maintain your share of the economic pie, your income must grow commensurate with GDP per Capita. The table below displays the annual index value, nominal (not adjusted for inflation) GDP, and average U.S. population for each year within the Index's range. GDP data is from the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis and population estimates from the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (monthly population estimates). Data is updated regularly to reflect revisions to both GDP and population estimates.
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The below table was updated May 2024 and reflects monthly population data and GDP estimates and revision through that date.
| Year | Staying Even Index Annual Growth | Staying Even Index: 1952 = 100 | U.S. Nominal Per Capita GDP | U.S. Average Population Thousands | U.S. GDP Nominal $ | |||||
| 2023 | 5.8% | 3500.7 | $81,641 | 335,135 | $27,360.9 | |||||
| 2022 | 8.7% | 3309.9 | $77,192 | 333,508 | $25,744.1 | |||||
| 2021 | 10.3% | 3044.2 | $70,996 | 332,330 | $23,594.0 | |||||
| 2020 | -1.1% | 2760.0 | $64,367 | 331,271 | $21,323.0 | |||||
| 2019 | 3.6% | 2790.1 | $65,069 | 328,461 | $21,372.6 | |||||
| 2018 | 4.8% | 2692.6 | $62,797 | 326,882 | $20,527.2 | |||||
| 2017 | 3.5% | 2568.9 | $59,911 | 325,143 | $19,479.6 | |||||
| 2016 | 2.0% | 2481.1 | $57,862 | 323,096 | $18,695.1 | |||||
| 2015 | 3.0% | 2433.3 | $56,748 | 320,823 | $18,206.0 | |||||
| 2014 | 3.5% | 2362.5 | $55,098 | 318,535 | $17,550.7 | |||||
| 2013 | 2.9% | 2283.6 | $53,256 | 316,266 | $16,843.2 | |||||
| 2012 | 3.5% | 2218.7 | $51,744 | 314,121 | $16,254.0 | |||||
| 2011 | 2.9% | 2144.4 | $50,012 | 311,918 | $15,599.7 | |||||
| 2010 | 3.2% | 2083.3 | $48,587 | 309,732 | $15,049.0 | |||||
| 2009 | -2.8% | 2019.7 | $47,103 | 307,374 | $14,478.1 | |||||
| 2008 | 1.1% | 2078.3 | $48,471 | 304,718 | $14,769.9 | |||||
| 2007 | 3.7% | 2055.7 | $47,943 | 301,903 | $14,474.2 | |||||
| 2006 | 5.0% | 1981.7 | $46,217 | 298,930 | $13,815.6 | |||||
| 2005 | 5.7% | 1888.1 | $44,034 | 296,115 | $13,039.2 | |||||
| 2004 | 5.7% | 1785.5 | $41,642 | 293,389 | $12,217.2 | |||||
| 2003 | 3.8% | 1689.6 | $39,406 | 290,733 | $11,456.5 | |||||
| 2002 | 2.3% | 1627.1 | $37,946 | 288,019 | $10,929.1 | |||||
| 2001 | 2.2% | 1590.8 | $37,101 | 285,216 | $10,581.9 | |||||
| 2000 | 5.3% | 1557.0 | $36,313 | 282,296 | $10,251.0 | |||||
| 1999 | 5.1% | 1479.1 | $34,496 | 279,195 | $9,631.2 | |||||
| 1998 | 4.4% | 1407.9 | $32,834 | 276,022 | $9,062.8 | |||||
| 1997 | 5.0% | 1348.1 | $31,440 | 272,822 | $8,577.6 | |||||
| 1996 | 4.4% | 1284.1 | $29,947 | 269,581 | $8,073.1 | |||||
| 1995 | 3.6% | 1229.4 | $28,671 | 266,458 | $7,639.7 | |||||
| 1994 | 5.0% | 1186.6 | $27,674 | 263,325 | $7,287.2 | |||||
| 1993 | 3.8% | 1130.5 | $26,364 | 260,146 | $6,858.6 | |||||
| 1992 | 4.5% | 1088.8 | $25,393 | 256,777 | $6,520.3 | |||||
| 1991 | 1.9% | 1042.1 | $24,303 | 253,392 | $6,158.1 | |||||
| 1990 | 4.5% | 1022.6 | $23,848 | 250,047 | $5,963.1 | |||||
| 1989 | 6.7% | 978.2 | $22,814 | 247,286 | $5,641.6 | |||||
| 1988 | 6.9% | 916.6 | $21,376 | 244,968 | $5,236.4 | |||||
| 1987 | 5.1% | 857.6 | $20,001 | 242,751 | $4,855.2 | |||||
| 1986 | 4.6% | 816.2 | $19,035 | 240,593 | $4,579.6 | |||||
| 1985 | 6.5% | 780.4 | $18,199 | 238,416 | $4,339.0 | |||||
| 1984 | 10.1% | 732.6 | $17,086 | 236,307 | $4,037.6 | |||||
| 1983 | 7.7% | 665.2 | $15,514 | 234,247 | $3,634.0 | |||||
| 1982 | 3.3% | 617.7 | $14,405 | 232,128 | $3,343.8 | |||||
| 1981 | 11.1% | 598.1 | $13,949 | 229,916 | $3,207.0 | |||||
| 1980 | 7.5% | 538.2 | $12,553 | 227,622 | $2,857.3 | |||||
| 1979 | 10.5% | 500.7 | $11,677 | 225,003 | $2,627.3 | |||||
| 1978 | 11.8% | 453.1 | $10,568 | 222,525 | $2,351.6 | |||||
| 1977 | 10.0% | 405.4 | $9,454 | 220,193 | $2,081.8 | |||||
| 1976 | 10.1% | 368.5 | $8,594 | 217,999 | $1,873.4 | |||||
| 1975 | 8.0% | 334.6 | $7,804 | 215,891 | $1,684.9 | |||||
| 1974 | 7.4% | 309.9 | $7,227 | 213,815 | $1,545.2 | |||||
| 1973 | 10.4% | 288.5 | $6,728 | 211,857 | $1,425.4 | |||||
| 1972 | 8.6% | 261.4 | $6,096 | 209,838 | $1,279.1 | |||||
| 1971 | 7.2% | 240.6 | $5,612 | 207,589 | $1,164.9 | |||||
| 1970 | 4.3% | 224.5 | $5,236 | 204,982 | $1,073.3 | |||||
| 1969 | 7.1% | 215.3 | $5,021 | 202,649 | $1,017.6 | |||||
| 1968 | 8.3% | 201.0 | $4,688 | 200,664 | $940.7 | |||||
| 1967 | 4.6% | 185.6 | $4,329 | 198,664 | $860.0 | |||||
| 1966 | 8.3% | 177.5 | $4,139 | 196,508 | $813.4 | |||||
| 1965 | 7.1% | 163.9 | $3,821 | 194,250 | $742.3 | |||||
| 1964 | 5.9% | 153.0 | $3,568 | 191,820 | $684.5 | |||||
| 1963 | 4.0% | 144.5 | $3,370 | 189,189 | $637.5 | |||||
| 1962 | 5.8% | 138.9 | $3,239 | 186,475 | $603.9 | |||||
| 1961 | 2.0% | 131.3 | $3,062 | 183,619 | $562.2 | |||||
| 1960 | 2.3% | 128.8 | $3,003 | 180,639 | $542.4 | |||||
| 1959 | 6.6% | 125.8 | $2,935 | 177,765 | $521.7 | |||||
| 1958 | -0.2% | 118.0 | $2,753 | 174,812 | $481.2 | |||||
| 1957 | 3.6% | 118.2 | $2,757 | 171,907 | $474.0 | |||||
| 1956 | 3.7% | 114.1 | $2,661 | 168,858 | $449.4 | |||||
| 1955 | 7.1% | 110.0 | $2,565 | 165,872 | $425.5 | |||||
| 1954 | -1.4% | 102.7 | $2,396 | 162,968 | $390.5 | |||||
| 1953 | 4.2% | 104.2 | $2,430 | 160,146 | $389.2 | |||||
| 1952 | – | 100.0 | $2,332 | 157,493 | $367.3 |