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The cost per capita in the larger county was lower. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, "Real World Economics: What Dorian tells us about risk and scale," 8 Sep. 2019 For one thing, many health care professionals, patients, and legislators aren’t even aware that there exists such a promising method to reduce overcrowding, improve the quality of health care, and reduce total per capita spending. — Clayton Dalton, Quartz, "To solve hospital overcrowding, think like a mathematician," 29 Aug. 2019 The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities also reported Monday that the property tax burden per capita in this state is nearly twice the U.S. average and third-highest in the nation. — Keith Phaneuf, courant.com, "Most Connecticut cities and towns increased property taxes this year," 26 Aug. 2019 As of 2016, only South Carolina collected less in motor fuel taxes per capita among Southeastern states. — al, "How the new 6 cent gas tax increase will affect Alabama," 25 Aug. 2019 There may be more crystal stores per capita in Santa Fe than anywhere else on Earth. — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, "Crystals’ Resurgence in the Self-Care Age," 20 Aug. 2019 Rural communities in West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia were some of the hardest hit, with the highest rates of death per capita. — Kanyakrit Vongkiatkajorn, Washington Post, "Have you been affected by the opioid crisis? Help us understand the data on pain pills.," 18 July 2019 Crime isn't the only concern: the Dominican Republic ranked fifth worst in the world in road deaths per capita in 2016, according to the World Health Organization’s Global Status report last year. — Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY, "Incidents involving American tourists raise safety concerns about Dominican Republic," 3 June 2019 The newsroom’s investigation showed that, per capita, Oregon lawmakers received more money from corporations than anywhere else in the nation. — Rob Davis | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive.com, "Oregon Democrats call for “substantial regulation” of money in state politics," 15 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'per capita.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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What It Is
Per capita is a measure of a quantity per person.
How It Works
For example, per capita GDP is a country’s gross domestic product (GDP) per person. The formula for per capita GDP is:
Per Capita GDP = Gross Domestic Product/Population
So, let's assume that Country XYZ has $100 trillion in gross domestic product and 250 million people. According to the formula, Country XYZ's net debt per capita is:
Per Capita GDP = $100,000,000,000,000/250,000,000 = $400,000
Why It Matters
Per capita measures help analysts and investors get a better feel for whether a company, country, or other entity is productive, efficient, or profitable. For instance, the per capita measure of GDP indicates whether the country’s workforce is generally becoming more or less productive – that is, whether the country’s workforce is efficiently producing goods and services that consumers want.
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Legal Definition of per capita
Note: Per capita distribution of an estate provides each descendant with an equal share of the estate's assets regardless of the degree of his or her kinship. Children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, etc., all receive equal shares.
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