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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In 2024, Dakota County claimed the lowest levy per capita in the state of Minnesota and the lowest property tax rate among the seven metropolitan counties.
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Mars King, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
That included the number of coffee shops, coffee houses, and cafés per capita, as well as the average price per pack of coffee in each destination.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 Sep. 2025
Metrics included, for example, average price per pack of coffee or per cappuccino, average household spending on coffee, share of adult coffee drinkers, and number of affordable coffee shops per capita.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
There are now more child amputees per capita in Gaza than anywhere else in the world.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Mars King, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
That included the number of coffee shops, coffee houses, and cafés per capita, as well as the average price per pack of coffee in each destination.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 Sep. 2025
Metrics included, for example, average price per pack of coffee or per cappuccino, average household spending on coffee, share of adult coffee drinkers, and number of affordable coffee shops per capita.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
There are now more child amputees per capita in Gaza than anywhere else in the world.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for per capita
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California would drop two seats and Illinois and New York would each lose one.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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The House and Senate each passed the BBB by razor thin margins with most votes on party lines.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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“Per capita.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/per%20capita. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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