List of U.S. states by income

This is a list of U.S. states by income.

States ranked by median household income

Median Household Income by State [1][2]

Rank	State	2009	2008	2007	2004-2006
1	Maryland	$69,272	$70,545	$68,080	$62,372
2	New Jersey	$68,342	$70,378	$67,035	$64,169
3	Connecticut	$67,034	$68,595	$65,967	$59,972
4	Alaska	$66,953	$68,460	$64,333	$57,639
5	Hawaii	$64,098	$67,214	$63,746	$60,681
6	Massachusetts	$64,081	$65,401	$62,365	$56,236
7	New Hampshire	$60,567	$63,731	$62,369	$60,489
8	Virginia	$59,330	$61,233	$59,562	$55,108
	District of Columbia	$59,290	$57,936	$54,317	$47,221 (2005)[3]PDF
9	California	$58,931	$61,021	$59,948	$53,770
10	Delaware	$56,860	$57,989	$54,610	$52,214
11	Washington	$56,548	$58,078	$55,591	$53,439
12	Minnesota	$55,616	$57,288	$55,082	$57,363
13	Colorado	$55,430	$56,993	$55,212	$54,039
14	Utah	$55,117	$56,633	$55,109	$55,179
15	New York	$54,659	$56,033	$53,514	$48,201
16	Rhode Island	$54,119	$55,701	$53,568	$52,003
17	Illinois	$53,966	$56,235	$54,124	$49,280
18	Nevada	$53,341	$56,361	$55,062	$50,819
19	Wyoming	$52,664	$53,207	$51,731	$47,227
20	Vermont	$51,618	$52,104	$49,907	$51,622
	United States	$50,221	$52,029	$50,740	$46,242 (2005) [4]PDF
21	Wisconsin	$49,993	$52,094	$50,578	$48,874
22	Pennsylvania	$49,520	$50,713	$48,576	$47,791
23	Arizona	$48,745	$50,958	$49,889	$46,729
24	Oregon	$48,457	$50,169	$48,730	$45,485
25	Texas	$48,259	$50,043	$47,548	$43,425
26	Iowa	$48,044	$48,980	$47,292	$47,489
27	North Dakota	$47,827	$45,685	$43,753	$43,753
28	Kansas	$47,817	$50,177	$47,451	$44,264
29	Georgia	$47,590	$50,861	$49,136	$46,841
30	Nebraska	$47,357	$49,693	$47,085	$48,126
31	Maine	$45,734	$46,581	$45,888	$45,040
32	Indiana	$45,424	$47,966	$47,448	$44,806
33	Ohio	$45,395	$47,988	$46,597	$45,837
34	Michigan	$45,255	$48,591	$47,950	$47,064
35	Missouri	$45,229	$46,867	$45,114	$44,651
36	South Dakota	$45,043	$46,032	$43,424	$44,624
37	Idaho	$44,926	$47,576	$46,253	$46,395
38	Florida	$44,736	$47,778	$47,804	$44,448
39	North Carolina	$43,674	$46,549	$44,670	$42,061
40	New Mexico	$43,028	$43,508	$41,452	$40,827
41	Louisiana	$42,492	$43,733	$40,926	$37,943
42	South Carolina	$42,442	$44,625	$43,329	$40,822
43	Montana	$42,322	$43,654	$43,531	$38,629
44	Tennessee	$41,725	$43,614	$42,367	$40,676
45	Oklahoma	$41,664	$42,822	$41,567	$40,001
46	Alabama	$40,489	$42,666	$40,554	$38,473
47	Kentucky	$40,072	$41,538	$40,267	$38,466
48	Arkansas	$37,823	$38,815	$38,134	$37,420
49	West Virginia	$37,435	$37,989	$37,060	$37,227
50	Mississippi	$36,646	$37,790	$36,338	$35,261

States ranked by per capita income

Based on 2000 Census data for 1999 [5]. For a more recent list, see http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0104652.html.

1. Delaware – $28,766

   District of Columbia – $28,659

2. New Jersey – $27,006
3. Massachusetts – $25,952
4. Connecticut – $25,614
5. Colorado – $24,049
6. Florida – $23,975
7. New Hampshire – $23,844
8. New York – $23,389
9. Maryland – $23,305
10. Minnesota – $23,198
11. Illinois – $23,104
12. Washington – $22,973
13. California – $22,711
14. Alaska – $22,660
15. Michigan – $22,168
16. Nevada – $21,989
17. Rhode Island – $21,688

    United States of America – $21,587

18. Virginia – $21,557
19. Hawaii – $21,525
20. Wisconsin – $21,271
21. Georgia – $21,154
22. Ohio – $21,003
23. Oregon – $20,940
24. Pennsylvania – $20,880
25. Vermont – $20,625
26. Kansas – $20,506
27. Indiana – $20,397
28. North Carolina – $20,307
29. Arizona – $20,275
30. Missouri – $19,936
31. Iowa – $19,674
32. Texas – $19,617
33. Nebraska – $19,613
34. Maine – $19,367
35. Tennessee – $19,393
36. Wyoming – $19,134
37. South Carolina – $18,795
38. Alabama – $18,189
39. Utah – $18,185
40. Kentucky – $18,093
41. Idaho – $17,841
42. North Dakota – $17,769
43. Oklahoma – $17,646
44. South Dakota – $17,562
45. New Mexico – $17,261
46. Montana – $17,151
47. Louisiana – $16,912
48. Arkansas – $16,904
49. West Virginia – $16,477
50. Mississippi – $15,853

See also

• Highest-income places in the United States
• Highest-income counties in the United States
• Personal income in the United States
• Household income in the United States
• List of the poorest places in the United States

References

• HUD income breakout by state low/very low/extremely low income