2022: Mitchell County aging and government transfer dependency trends

2022: Mitchell County aging and government transfer dependency trends

In 2022, Mitchell County received $122.1 million in government transfer payments, equivalent to $11,594 per capita. These payments—which include Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and income maintenance—accounted for 12.1% of all personal income in the county, according to information from the Economic Innovation Group. This marks a slight decrease in the county’s reliance on government transfers compared to 2012, when such payments made up 15…