per capita

adverb

(ˌ)pər-ˈka-pə-tə How to pronounce per capita (audio)
Definition of per capitanext
as in a shot
for each one we expect the students to receive less funding per capita this year due to a marked increase in the school-age population

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Recent Examples of per capita Go inside the football hotbed that leads Georgia’s 159 counties in prospects per capita. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 6 July 2026 Among Pennsylvania cities, Pittsburgh had the highest per capita spending on the platform. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 26 June 2026 Howard’s story carries particular resonance in Ireland, which has the highest rate of the illness per capita in the world. — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 4 July 2026 The central electoral issue for all candidates is the health of an economy that, despite undergoing a revamp in the last three years, has recorded a 43% drop in per capita income. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 6 July 2026 In 2010, Okinawa reportedly had twice as many centenarians per capita as the rest of the country. — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 The United States spends a lot on healthcare — both in terms of total and per capita expenditures and patient out-of-pocket costs — but gets comparatively poor returns on its investment. — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 The most recent available data in per capita personal consumption expenditures is from 2024, and is averaged at $54,405. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026 The World Bank determines a country’s economic status by its Gross National Income (GNI) per capita in the year before. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 3 July 2026
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  • There were two separate parties with some 30 friends and family at each.
    — Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
  • Kendrick Lamar and Mariah the Scientist each earned five nominations.
    — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
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