List of U.S. states by income

Income in the United States
Affluence in the United States
Household income in the United States
Income inequality in the United States
Personal income in the United States
Social class in the United States

Income by:

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County (highest | lowest)
Metropolitan statistical area
Place (highest | lowest)
Urban areas
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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 [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

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