Synonyms of per capita

per capita

adverb

(ˌ)pər-ˈka-pə-tə 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• a shot
• each
• per
• a pop
• a throw
• apiece
• all
• separately
• apart
• respectively
• individually
• independently
• singly
• discretely

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• together
• collectively
• altogether
• aggregately

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of per capita

The segment’s average per capita ticket revenue still rose 5%. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

It was promised a billion dollars, the most money per capita of any state. — Oliver Whang, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026

Chicago’s homicide rate has been declining for several years, however, and the city does not lead the nation in killings per capita. — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

Connecticut still carries more than $30 billion in unfunded pension obligations, one of the highest burdens per capita of any state. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

Germany’s annual per capita consumption of traditional beer has fallen about 40% since 1990 to 77 liters now — an alarming development for an industry whose origins reach back to the Middle Ages. — Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Louisiana is second in NFL players produced per capita and led in 2021, the last year that Georgia did not. — AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026

But after the delta and omicron waves of the virus in the summer and fall of 2021, the state climbed to eighth in deaths per capita. — Liv Coleman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

Instead, new indicators were added, such as e-commerce turnover per capita in comparison with gross domestic product per capita. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026