Show Fourth of Utah's income comes from Uncle Sam Nearly one fourth of all personal income received b y is derived from government This fact was reported by Utah the private governmental research organization in an analysis of personal income payments in According to the Foundation government to individuals in Utah in the form of salaries and benefits totaled million last This was equal to approximately 23 of all personal income payments to individuals in the State during Throughout continental United nearly of all personal income was derived from governmental The report shows that total personal income payments to individuals in Utah reached an all time high of in 1959 despite strikes in the copper and steel Personal income payments amounted to in 1950 and in A large part of the increase in Utah's personal income over the years has been the result of expanded governmental the study continues Personal income from governmental sources has multiplied 18 times during the past 30 years million in 1929 and million in 1959 In 1929 about of the State's personal income was obtained from government compared with 23 Taxes as a percentage of personal income have increased from to during this same period of the report observes Foundation analysts not that Utah ranks among the 50 states in per capita personal Last year Utah personal income amounted to per approximately below the U. S average of Utah's per capita income also was below the U. S. average of the eight Mountain States and nearly 28 below the Pacific Coast States a Twelve of the eighteen states ranking below Utah in per capita income were Southern Among the Western only Idaho and New Mexico had a lower per capita |