How can a state's per capita income be lower than its PERSONAL per capita income?

Question

I understand "per capita", but -holy cra!p,
I do not understand TWO kinds of "per capita" instead of one kind of "per capita".

Why two kinds of "per capita"?

hmm,

well yes, there must be two different definitions of per capita.
Here, look at this everybody

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_of_the_United_States_by_income

What would be the most common difference? I'm having a lot of trouble finding it.

Answer 1

as cfpops said- personal per capita means total income divided by income generating people ( aged, child etc excluded) , less people so more income shown, where as state per capita means income by total people of state so less amount.
So the difference is there.
Thanks for the question, I also know a lot looking into this.

Answer 2

Difference could be because of two different definitions of "per capita". Do both statistics count:
* Just working age people?
* Children?
* Elderly?
* Residents and non-residents?
* Men and women?
* etc.

get my drift.?.....

Hope this helps!