per capita

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During her campaign, she pledged to reduce crime and fix the prison-overcrowding problem in Arkansas, which has the nation’s third-highest incarceration rate per capita behind Louisiana and Mississippi, according to federal data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Denmark is one of the world's wealthiest countries in per capita terms.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

The top five states with the highest income per capita, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and California, also have the highest share of passport ownership in the country.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026

These plans are attractive to insurers because SNPs get higher per capita payments because enrollees have higher expected medical spending due to their more severe healthcare needs.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

Countries with higher per capita incomes than North Korea include Sudan, Congo, and Laos.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden