List of U.S. states by median income

Below are the most current U.S. Census Bureau rankings of U.S. median household income organized by state in order from highest median income to lowest. The rankings reflect the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Social and Economic Supplement's two- and three-year-average median income of households.[1] The income amount is reported in 2007 U.S. dollars.[2]

Rank State, Median Income (2005-2007 Average)[3] State, Median Income (2006-2007 Average)[4]
1 New Jersey, $65,933 New Hampshire, $66,652
2 Maryland, $65,124 Maryland, $65,552
3 New Hampshire, $63,942 New Jersey, $65,249
4 Hawaii, $63,164 Connecticut, $64,158
5 Connecticut, $62,893 Hawaii, $63,104
6 Alaska, $60,124 Alaska, $60,506
7 Massachusetts, $58,286 Colorado, $59,209
8 Minnesota, $57,815 Virginia, $58,950
9 Virginia, $57,679 Minnesota, $57,932
10 Colorado, $57,333 Massachusetts, $57,681
11 Washington, $56,049 Washington, $57,178
12 Utah, $55,974 California, $56,311
13 California, $55,864 Utah, $54,853
14 Delaware, $54,310 Rhode Island, $54,735
15 Rhode Island, $54,009 Delaware, $54,257
16 Nevada, $53,008 Nevada, $53,912
17 Vermont, $51,566 Wisconsin, $52,218
18 Illinois, $51,320 Illinois, $51,279
19 Wisconsin, $50,619 Vermont, $50,423
20 Nebraska, $49,861 Michigan, $49,699
21 New York, $49,546 Georgia, $49,692
22 Michigan, $49,394 Nebraska, $49,342
23 Georgia, $49,387 Oregon, $49,331
24 Iowa, $49,262 New York, $49,267
25 Pennsylvania, $49,155 Iowa, $49,200
26 Oregon, 48,521 Pennsylvania, $49,145
27 Wyoming, $48,205 Wyoming, $48,560
28 Idaho, $47,876 Idaho, $48,354
29 Arizona, $47,750 Ohio, $48,151
30 Ohio, $47,750 Kansas, $47,671
31 Maine, $47,160 Arizona, $47,598
32 Kansas, 46,659 Maine, $47,415
33 Indiana, $46,407 Indiana, $47,074
34 South Dakota, $46,321 South Dakota, $46,567
35 Florida, $46,142 Florida, $46,383
36 Missouri, $45,834 Missouri, $45,924
37 Texas, $44,861 Texas, $45,294
38 North Dakota, $44,743 North Dakota, $44,708
39 North Carolina, $43,035 Montana, $42,963
40 South Carolina, $42,561 New Mexico, $42,760
41 New Mexico, $42,295 South Carolina, $42,477
42 Montana, $41,852 North Carolina, $42,219
43 Tennessee, $41,632 Oklahoma, $41,578
44 Oklahoma, $41,046 Tennessee, $41,521
45 Alabama, $40,232 West Virginia, $40,800
46 West Virginia, $40,103 Alabama, $40,620
47 Kentucky, $39,678 Kentucky, $40,029
48 Louisiana, $39,461 Arkansas, $39,452
49 Arkansas, $39,279 Louisiana, $39,418
50 Mississippi, $35,971 Mississippi, $36,499

Data for 2008

Rank State, Median Income (2008 Average)[3] State, Median Income (2008 Average)[4]
1 Maryland, $70,545
2 New Jersey, $70,378
3 Connecticut, $68,595
4 Alaska, $68,460
5 Hawaii, $67,214
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  1. ^ As the U.S. Census Bureau explains, "The 2-year-average median is the sum of two inflation-adjusted single-year medians divided by 2" and "The 3-year-average median is the sum of three inflation-adjusted single-year medians divided by 3." U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 to 2008 Annual Social and Economic Supplements, at [1] http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/income07/statemhi2.xls and [2] http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/income07/statemhi3.xls
  2. ^ Id.
  3. ^ a b [3] http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/income07/statemhi3.xls
  4. ^ a b [4] http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/income07/statemhi2.xls