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States ranked by median household income
Median Household Income by State [1][2]
| Rank | State | 2008 | 2007 | 2004-2006 |
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| 1 | Maryland | $70,545 | $68,080 | $62,372 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $70,378 | $67,035 | $64,169 |
| 3 | Connecticut | $68,595 | $65,967 | $59,972 |
| 4 | Alaska | $68,460 | $64,333 | $57,639 |
| 5 | Hawaii | $67,214 | $63,746 | $60,681 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $65,401 | $62,365 | $56,236 |
| 7 | New Hampshire | $63,731 | $62,369 | $60,489 |
| 8 | Virginia | $61,233 | $59,562 | $55,108 |
| 9 | California | $61,021 | $59,948 | $53,770 |
| 10 | Washington | $58,078 | $55,591 | $53,439 |
| 11 | Delaware | $57,989 | $54,610 | $52,214 |
| District of Columbia | $57,936 | $54,317 | $47,221 (2005)[3]PDF | |
| 12 | Minnesota | $57,288 | $55,082 | $57,363 |
| 13 | Colorado | $56,993 | $55,212 | $54,039 |
| 14 | Utah | $56,633 | $55,109 | $55,179 |
| 15 | Nevada | $56,361 | $55,062 | $50,819 |
| 16 | Illinois | $56,235 | $54,124 | $49,280 |
| 17 | New York | $56,033 | $53,514 | $48,201 |
| 18 | Rhode Island | $55,701 | $53,568 | $52,003 |
| 19 | Wyoming | $53,207 | $51,731 | $47,227 |
| 20 | Vermont | $52,104 | $49,907 | $51,622 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | $52,094 | $50,578 | $48,874 |
| United States | $52,029 | $50,740 | $46,242 (2005) [4]PDF | |
| 22 | Arizona | $50,958 | $49,889 | $46,729 |
| 23 | Georgia | $50,861 | $49,136 | $46,841 |
| 24 | Pennsylvania | $50,713 | $48,576 | $47,791 |
| 25 | Kansas | $50,177 | $47,451 | $44,264 |
| 26 | Oregon | $50,169 | $48,730 | $45,485 |
| 27 | Texas | $50,043 | $47,548 | $43,425 |
| 28 | Nebraska | $49,693 | $47,085 | $48,126 |
| 29 | Iowa | $48,980 | $47,292 | $47,489 |
| 30 | Michigan | $48,591 | $47,950 | $47,064 |
| 31 | Ohio | $47,988 | $46,597 | $45,837 |
| 32 | Indiana | $47,966 | $47,448 | $44,806 |
| 33 | Florida | $47,778 | $47,804 | $44,448 |
| 34 | Idaho | $47,576 | $46,253 | $46,395 |
| 35 | Missouri | $46,867 | $45,114 | $44,651 |
| 36 | Maine | $46,581 | $45,888 | $45,040 |
| 37 | North Carolina | $46,549 | $44,670 | $42,061 |
| 38 | South Dakota | $46,032 | $43,424 | $44,624 |
| 39 | North Dakota | $45,685 | $43,753 | $43,753 |
| 40 | South Carolina | $44,625 | $43,329 | $40,822 |
| 41 | Louisiana | $43,733 | $40,926 | $37,943 |
| 42 | Montana | $43,654 | $43,531 | $38,629 |
| 43 | Tennessee | $43,614 | $42,367 | $40,676 |
| 44 | New Mexico | $43,508 | $41,452 | $40,827 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $42,822 | $41,567 | $40,001 |
| 46 | Alabama | $42,666 | $40,554 | $38,473 |
| 47 | Kentucky | $41,538 | $40,267 | $38,466 |
| 48 | Arkansas | $38,815 | $38,134 | $37,420 |
| 49 | West Virginia | $37,989 | $37,060 | $37,227 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $37,790 | $36,338 | $35,261 |
| Puerto Rico | $18,401 | $17,741 | $17,184 (2005)[5]PDF |
States ranked by per capita income
Based on 2000 Census data for 1999[6]. For a more recent list, see http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0104652.html.
- Connecticut – $28,766
- District of Columbia – $28,659
- New Jersey – $27,006
- Massachusetts – $25,952
- Maryland – $25,614
- Colorado – $24,049
- Virginia – $23,975
- New Hampshire – $23,844
- New York – $23,389
- Delaware – $23,305
- Minnesota – $23,198
- Illinois – $23,104
- Washington – $22,973
- California – $22,711
- Alaska – $22,660
- Michigan – $22,168
- Nevada – $21,989
- Rhode Island – $21,688
- United States of America – $21,587
- Florida – $21,557
- Hawaii – $21,525
- Wisconsin – $21,271
- Georgia – $21,154
- Ohio – $21,003
- Oregon – $20,940
- Pennsylvania – $20,880
- Vermont – $20,625
- Kansas – $20,506
- Indiana – $20,397
- North Carolina – $20,307
- Arizona – $20,275
- Missouri – $19,936
- Iowa – $19,674
- Texas – $19,617
- Nebraska – $19,613
- Maine – $19,367
- Tennessee – $19,393
- Wyoming – $19,134
- South Carolina – $18,795
- Alabama – $18,189
- Utah – $18,185
- Kentucky – $18,093
- Idaho – $17,841
- North Dakota – $17,769
- Oklahoma – $17,646
- South Dakota – $17,562
- New Mexico – $17,261
- Montana – $17,151
- Louisiana – $16,912
- Arkansas – $16,904
- West Virginia – $16,477
- Mississippi – $15,853
- Puerto Rico – $8,185
States ranked by number of places with per capita incomes above national average
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- Connecticut 82.8%
- New Jersey 76.4%
- Massachusetts 73.6%
- Rhode Island 69.2%
- Maryland 53.8%
- New Hampshire 52.4%
- New York 48.4%
- California 40.3%
- Florida 37.8%
- Delaware 37.3%
- Colorado 35.0%
- Washington 31.0%
- Virginia 30.9%
- Hawaii 29.5%
- Nevada 28.4%
- Vermont 27.3%
- Michigan 26.7%
- Kentucky 25.3%
- Wisconsin 24.0%
- Alaska 23.8%
- Ohio 22.9%
- Illinois 22.0%
- North Carolina 22.0%
- Pennsylvania 21.6%
- Wyoming 21.0%
- Minnesota 18.1%
- Texas 17.4%
- Arizona 16.1%
- Oregon 15.6%
- Indiana 14.9%
- South Carolina 13.6%
- Maine 13.5%
- Utah 12.8%
Tennessee 12.6%- Missouri 11.9%
- Georgia 11.1%
- New Mexico 9.8%
- West Virginia 9.6%
- Alabama 9.3%
- Iowa 7.4%
- Kansas 7.0%
- Louisiana 6.2%
- North Dakota 6.2%
- Idaho 5.9%
- Mississippi 4.9%
- Montana 4.7%
- Arkansas 4.4%
- South Dakota 4.0%
- Oklahoma 3.6%
- Nebraska 3.4%
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
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