Show Goat Role bole Increasing Nearly 60 of the gain in Utah's personal income last year was accounted for by in increased increased increased in- in creased government payments to individuals This fact was reported by Utah Foundation the private tax research organization organization organization organ organ- in its latest analysis of personal income in Utah ACCORDING to the Foundation Foundation Foundation tion study total personal in income income income in- in come In Utah rose by million million million mil mil- lion during 1966 Approximately 90 million of this Increase however was accounted for by higher government payments Federal civilian payrolls in Utah were raised by 49 million million million mil mil- lion federal military pay rose 3 million state and local go government government gov gov- v- v payrolls went up 22 I million and other government payments public assistance I social security retirement I subsidies etc climbed 16 million during the year FOUNDATION analysts point out that government payments have been rising at about twice the rate of total personal income growth In Utah Last year for example government Income payments rose by compared compared compared com com- pared with a 66 Increase In total personal Income In Utah Between 1960 and 1966 government government government govern govern- ment personal Income payments in Utah cli climbed more than 70 0 II while total personal Income rose only 41 Total personal income In Utah during 1966 amounted to slightly slight slight- ly more than 25 billion Nearly Near Near- ly million or of this total consisted of payments by governmental units federal state and local By comparison compari comparI- son government payments ac accounted accounted accounted ac- ac counted for of Utah's total personal Income In 1965 in 1960 in 1950 and in 1940 PER CAPITA income in Utah total personal Income divided by total population increased from 2362 in 1965 to 2485 In 1966 a gain of or 52 The study notes however that for the nation as a whole per capita Income rose or 74 last year Utah's per capita income Isnow is isnow isnow now or below the US U.S. average of 2963 according according according accord accord- ing to the Foundation report The state ranks among the 50 states by this sIgnificant measure of economic activity j t Eleven of the 16 states ranking t below Utah in per capita Income are Southern states t tIN IN ADDITION to being under the U US U.S. S average Utah's per I capita Income also Is or j I 69 below the Mountain States average of ot 2669 and or under the 11 Western I j states' states average of Idaho Idaho 1 and New Mexico are the only Western states with per capita j incomes below that of Utah |