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

Last month at my Sheraton hotel in Vietnam, where per capita income is now about $5,000, there was no rat precipitation. —Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026

New York City spends more money per capita than any other major city in the country, but there’s no way to save money. —Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2026

Pickleheads was shot in Austin, which was previously named America’s pickleball capital, having more courts per capita than any other city. —James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026

Indeed, one remarkable fact is that today, before the recent hiring surge comes fully online, customs officers and Border Patrol agents have committed crimes at a per capita rate that is greater than the crime rate for people who immigrated here illegally. —Paul Rosenzweig, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026