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

But the state still carries more than $30 billion in unfunded pension liabilities, one of the largest burdens, per capita, in the nation, and isn’t expected to finish paying that off until well into the 2040s. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

Dearborn has the largest Muslim population per capita in the United States, and Hammoud, elected in 2021, was the city's first Arab American and first Muslim mayor. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

Researchers found associations between slowing GDP per capita and rising perfectionistic strivings, for example. — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

From 2016-2018, Oklahoma ranked 6th in the nation for intimate partner violence per capita, according to data from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. — Alexia Aston, Oklahoman, 6 Sep. 2026

Paychecks boomed, too, with per capita income jumping to $91,000 from $17,000. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2026

In Puerto Rico, rates of intimate partner homicides and femicides are roughly double per capita compared to the mainland United States. — Vanessa Diaz, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026

The per capita income for the same time period was $45,385, according to the Census Bureau. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

The divergence has helped Taiwan pull ahead of South Korea in gross domestic product per capita in 2025 for the first time in more than two decades, a gap that is expected to widen further this year. — John Liu, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026