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This is a list of U.S. states by income.
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States ranked by median household income
Median Household Income by State (Note that table does not reflect the margin of error in the values). [1]
| Rank | State | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | $75,847 | $73,971 | $72,483 | $71,122 | $70,004 |
| District of Columbia† | $75,628 | $71,648 | $67,572 | $66,583 | $63,124 | |
| 2 | Hawaii | $73,486 | $69,592 | $68,020 | $66,259 | $61,821 |
| 3 | Alaska | $73,355 | $71,583 | $72,237 | $67,712 | $67,825 |
| 4 | New Jersey | $72,222 | $71,919 | $70,165 | $69,667 | $67,458 |
| 5 | Connecticut | $71,346 | $70,048 | $67,098 | $67,276 | $65,753 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $70,628 | $69,160 | $66,768 | $65,339 | $62,859 |
| 7 | New Hampshire | $70,303 | $66,532 | $64,230 | $63,280 | $62,647 |
| 8 | Virginia | $66,262 | $64,902 | $62,666 | $61,741 | $61,882 |
| 9 | California | $64,500 | $61,933 | $60,190 | $58,328 | $57,287 |
| 10 | Washington | $64,129 | $61,366 | $58,405 | $57,573 | $56,835 |
| 11 | Colorado | $63,909 | $61,303 | $58,823 | $56,765 | $55,387 |
| 12 | Minnesota | $63,488 | $61,481 | $60,702 | $58,906 | $56,954 |
| 13 | Utah | $62,912 | $60,922 | $59,770 | $57,049 | $55,869 |
| 14 | Delaware | $61,255 | $59,716 | $57,846 | $58,415 | $58,814 |
| 15 | New York | $60,850 | 58,878 | $57,369 | $56,448 | $55,246 |
| 16 | North Dakota | $60,557 | $59,029 | $55,759 | $53,585 | $51,704 |
| 17 | Wyoming | $60,214 | $57,055 | $58,752 | $54,901 | $56,322 |
| 18 | Illinois | $59,588 | $57,444 | $56,210 | $55,137 | $53,234 |
| 19 | Rhode Island | $58,073 | $54,891 | $55,902 | $54,554 | $53,636 |
| 20 | Vermont | $56,990 | $54,166 | $52,578 | $52,977 | $52,776 |
| United States | $55,775 | $53,657 | $52,250 | $51,371 | $50,502 | |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | $55,702 | $53,234 | $52,007 | $51,230 | $50,228 |
| 22 | Texas | $55,653 | $53,035 | $51,704 | $50,740 | $49,392 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | $55,638 | $52,622 | $51,467 | $51,059 | $50,395 |
| 24 | Nebraska | $54,996 | $52,686 | $51,440 | $50,723 | $50,296 |
| 25 | Iowa | $54,736 | $53,712 | $52,229 | $50,957 | $49,427 |
| 26 | Oregon | $54,148 | $51,075 | $50,251 | $49,161 | $46,816 |
| 27 | Kansas | $53,906 | 52,504 | $50,972 | $50,241 | $48,964 |
| 28 | South Dakota | $53,017 | $50,979 | $48,947 | $48,362 | $48,321 |
| 29 | Nevada | $52,431 | $51,450 | $51,230 | $49,760 | $48,927 |
| 30 | Maine | $51,494 | $49,462 | $46,974 | $46,709 | $46,033 |
| 31 | Arizona | $51,492 | $50,068 | $48,510 | $47,826 | $46,709 |
| 32 | Georgia | $51,244 | $49,321 | $47,829 | $47,209 | $46,007 |
| 33 | Michigan | $51,084 | $49,847 | $48,273 | $46,859 | $45,981 |
| 34 | Ohio | $51,075 | $49,308 | $48,081 | $46,829 | $45,749 |
| 35 | Indiana | $50,532 | $49,446 | $47,529 | $46,974 | $46,438 |
| 36 | Missouri | $50,238 | $48,363 | $46,931 | $45,321 | $45,247 |
| 37 | Montana | $49,509 | $46,328 | $46,972 | $45,076 | $44,222 |
| 38 | Florida | $49,426 | $47,463 | $46,036 | $45,040 | $44,299 |
| 39 | Oklahoma | $48,568 | $47,529 | $45,690 | $44,312 | $43,225 |
| 40 | Idaho | $48,275 | $47,861 | $46,783 | $45,489 | $43,341 |
| 41 | North Carolina | $47,830 | $46,556 | $45,906 | $45,150 | $43,916 |
| 42 | Tennessee | $47,275 | $44,361 | $44,297 | $42,764 | $41,693 |
| 43 | South Carolina | $47,238 | $45,238 | $44,163 | $43,107 | $42,367 |
| 44 | Louisiana | $45,727 | $44,555 | $44,164 | $42,944 | $41,734 |
| 45 | New Mexico | $45,382 | $44,803 | $43,872 | $42,558 | $41,963 |
| 46 | Kentucky | $45,215 | $42,958 | $43,399 | $41,724 | $41,141 |
| 47 | Alabama | $44,765 | $42,830 | $42,849 | $41,574 | $41,415 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $42,019 | $41,059 | $41,253 | $40,196 | $38,482 |
| 49 | Arkansas | $41,995 | $41,262 | $40,511 | $40,112 | $38,758 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $40,593 | $39,680 | $37,963 | $37,095 | $36,919 |
| Puerto Rico† | $18,626 | $18,928 | $19,183 | $19,429 | $18,660 |
States ranked by per capita income
All data is from the 2010-2014 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates.[2][3]
| Rank | State | Per capita income |
Median household income |
Median family income |
Population | Number of households |
Number of families |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia† | $45,877 | $71,648 | $84,094 | 658,893 | 277,378 | 117,864 | |
| 1 | Connecticut | $39,373 | $70,048 | $88,819 | 3,596,677 | 1,355,817 | 887,263 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $37,288 | $69,160 | $87,951 | 8,938,175 | 2,549,336 | 1,610,581 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $36,593 | $71,919 | $88,419 | 6,938,608 | 3,194,844 | 2,203,675 |
| 4 | Maryland | $36,338 | $73,971 | $89,678 | 5,976,407 | 2,165,438 | 1,445,972 |
| 5 | New Hampshire | $34,691 | $66,532 | $80,581 | 1,326,813 | 519,756 | 345,901 |
| 6 | Virginia | $34,052 | $64,902 | $78,290 | 8,326,289 | 3,083,820 | 2,058,820 |
| 7 | New York | $33,095 | $58,878 | $71,115 | 19,746,227 | 7,282,398 | 4,621,954 |
| 8 | North Dakota | $33,071 | $59,029 | $75,221 | 739,482 | 305,431 | 187,800 |
| 9 | Alaska | $33,062 | $71,583 | $82,307 | 736,732 | 249,659 | 165,015 |
| 10 | Minnesota | $32,638 | $61,481 | $77,941 | 5,457,173 | 2,129,195 | 1,369,594 |
| 11 | Colorado | $32,357 | $61,303 | $75,405 | 5,355,866 | 2,039,592 | 1,315,283 |
| 12 | Washington | $31,841 | $61,366 | $74,193 | 7,061,530 | 2,679,601 | 1,725,099 |
| 13 | Rhode Island | $30,830 | $54,891 | $71,212 | 1,055,173 | 409,654 | 257,165 |
| 14 | Delaware | $30,488 | $59,716 | $72,594 | 935,614 | 349,743 | 233,000 |
| 15 | California | $30,441 | $61,933 | $71,015 | 38,802,500 | 12,758,648 | 8,762,059 |
| 16 | Illinois | $30,417 | $57,444 | $71,796 | 12,880,580 | 4,772,421 | 3,099,184 |
| 17 | Hawaii | $29,736 | $69,592 | $79,187 | 1,419,561 | 450,769 | 314,151 |
| 18 | Wyoming | $29,698 | $57,055 | $72,460 | 584,153 | 232,594 | 149,032 |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | $29,220 | $53,234 | $67,876 | 12,787,209 | 4,945,972 | 3,185,054 |
| 20 | Vermont | $29,178 | $54,166 | $67,154 | 626,562 | 257,229 | 162,017 |
| United States | $28,889 | $53,657 | $65,910 | 318,857,056 | 117,259,427 | 77,152,072 | |
| 21 | Iowa | $28,361 | $53,712 | $67,771 | 3,107,126 | 1,241,471 | 801,562 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | $28,213 | $52,622 | $67,187 | 5,757,564 | 2,307,685 | 1,485,877 |
| 23 | Maine | $27,978 | $49,462 | $62,078 | 1,330,089 | 549,841 | 344,585 |
| 24 | Kansas | $27,870 | $52,504 | $66,425 | 2,904,021 | 1,109,280 | 728,602 |
| 25 | Oregon | $27,646 | $51,075 | $62,670 | 3,970,239 | 1,535,511 | 966,250 |
| 26 | Nebraska | $27,446 | $52,686 | $66,120 | 1,881,503 | 740,765 | 480,317 |
| 27 | Texas | $27,125 | $53,035 | $62,830 | 26,956,958 | 9,277,197 | 6,407,165 |
| 28 | South Dakota | $26,959 | $50,979 | $66,936 | 853,175 | 334,475 | 211,235 |
| 29 | Ohio | $26,937 | $49,308 | $62,300 | 11,594,163 | 4,593,172 | 2,923,523 |
| 30 | Michigan | $26,613 | $49,847 | $62,143 | 9,909,877 | 3,834,574 | 2,485,159 |
| 31 | Florida | $26,582 | $47,463 | $57,212 | 19,893,297 | 7,328,046 | 4,693,411 |
| 32 | Missouri | $26,126 | $48,363 | $61,299 | 6,063,589 | 2,354,809 | 1,508,816 |
| 33 | Montana | $25,989 | $46,328 | $60,643 | 1,023,579 | 410,962 | 251,176 |
| 34 | North Carolina | $25,774 | $46,556 | $57,380 | 9,943,964 | 3,790,620 | 2,492,048 |
| 35 | Nevada | $25,773 | $51,450 | $60,824 | 2,839,099 | 1,021,519 | 642,461 |
| 36 | Arizona | $25,715 | $50,068 | $59,700 | 6,731,484 | 2,428,743 | 1,579,481 |
| 37 | Georgia | $25,615 | $49,321 | $58,885 | 10,097,343 | 3,587,521 | 2,426,392 |
| 38 | Oklahoma | $25,229 | $47,529 | $58,710 | 3,878,051 | 1,459,759 | 966,516 |
| 39 | Indiana | $25,140 | $49,446 | $60,780 | 6,596,855 | 2,502,739 | 1,657,223 |
| 40 | Tennessee | $24,922 | $44,361 | $55,557 | 6,549,352 | 2,509,665 | 1,660,344 |
| 41 | Utah | $24,877 | $60,922 | $69,535 | 2,942,902 | 918,370 | 691,495 |
| 42 | Louisiana | $24,800 | $44,555 | $56,573 | 4,649,676 | 1,718,194 | 1,112,659 |
| 43 | South Carolina | $24,596 | $45,238 | $56,491 | 4,832,482 | 1,826,914 | 1,201,616 |
| 44 | Idaho | $23,938 | $47,861 | $58,101 | 1,634,464 | 591,587 | 407,499 |
| 45 | Kentucky | $23,684 | $42,958 | $54,776 | 4,413,457 | 1,712,094 | 1,124,586 |
| 46 | New Mexico | $23,683 | $44,803 | $54,705 | 2,085,572 | 760,916 | 489,532 |
| 47 | Alabama | $23,606 | $42,830 | $53,764 | 4,849,377 | 1,841,217 | 1,232,515 |
| 48 | Arkansas | $22,883 | $41,262 | $51,528 | 2,966,369 | 1,131,288 | 752,212 |
| 49 | West Virginia | $22,714 | $41,059 | $52,413 | 1,850,326 | 735,375 | 472,869 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $21,036 | $39,680 | $50,178 | 2,994,079 | 1,095,823 | 738,463 |
| Puerto Rico† | $11,241 | $18,928 | $22,477 | 3,548,397 | 1,233,490 | 867,505 |
About Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia
†Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia are not formally US states, but their residents are American citizens. Puerto Rico has a higher population than 21 US states, while D.C. has a higher population than 2. Data for the other inhabited US territories is not listed here.
See also
- List of countries by average wage
- 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
- Thank God for Mississippi
References
- ^ Bureau, U.S. Census. "American FactFinder - Results". factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS 2010-2014 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
- ^ "ACS DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSING ESTIMATES 2010-2014 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2016-02-12.