: by or for each person
▪ What is the average income per capita in the state? [=what is the average income for people in the state?; how much money does each person in the state earn on average?]
▪ What is the average income per capita in the state? [=what is the average income for people in the state?; how much money does each person in the state earn on average?]
— per capita adjective
▪ The state's average per capita income is $35,000.
▪ The state's average per capita income is $35,000.





