Introduction
Looking at a state’s average median household income is one way to get an idea about the wealth distribution in a given state. The median income of a household is measured by adding all income generated by people who are employed and older than 15 years of age, during a year-long period, who live in the same house.
Individuals who live alone tend to have a lower median household income than people who live with others. Families where both adults are working, and perhaps their children are too, for instance, generally have a higher median household income because their income is composed of a family’s joint income, rather than the income of a single individual.
The median household income of a state is found by lining up the income of that state in numerical order, from lowest to highest, and then finding the number that is directly in the middle of that list. It splits the distribution neatly into two parts: households above the median income of a state, and households below the median income of a state.
The average median household income in the United States was $67,521, but most states range between $50,000—$90,000, with few outliers.
Learn more about the average income of each state by browsing the data in the charts.
# | State | Average Income (2022) | Percentage Change (vs. 2021) |
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1 | District of Columbia | $96,728 | 0.26% |
2 | Connecticut | $84,972 | 2.01% |
3 | Massachusetts | $84,945 | 1.54% |
4 | New Jersey | $78,700 | 2.19% |
5 | New York | $78,089 | 1.63% |
6 | California | $77,339 | 0.95% |
7 | Washington | $75,698 | 2.61% |
8 | New Hampshire | $74,663 | 2% |
9 | Colorado | $74,167 | 4.89% |
10 | Wyoming | $71,342 | 2.41% |
11 | Maryland | $70,730 | 1.31% |
12 | Alaska | $68,919 | 4.72% |
13 | Illinois | $68,822 | 2.35% |
14 | Virginia | $68,211 | 2.87% |
15 | Minnesota | $68,010 | 2.61% |
16 | North Dakota | $66,184 | 2.57% |
17 | South Dakota | $65,806 | 2.08% |
18 | Rhode Island | $65,377 | 1.55% |
19 | Pennsylvania | $65,167 | 1.38% |
20 | Florida | $63,597 | 2.13% |
21 | Nebraska | $63,321 | 3.46% |
22 | Vermont | $63,206 | 2.14% |
23 | Oregon | $62,767 | 1.9% |
24 | Texas | $61,985 | 3.54% |
25 | Delaware | $61,387 | 2.43% |
26 | Nevada | $61,282 | 1.78% |
27 | Wisconsin | $61,210 | 2.66% |
28 | Hawaii | $61,175 | 0.37% |
29 | Kansas | $60,152 | 2.08% |
30 | Maine | $59,463 | 1.67% |
31 | Iowa | $58,905 | 3.05% |
32 | Tennessee | $58,279 | 3.04% |
33 | Indiana | $57,930 | 2.54% |
34 | Utah | $57,925 | 3.4% |
35 | Ohio | $57,880 | 1.76% |
36 | Montana | $57,719 | 1.35% |
37 | North Carolina | $57,416 | 2.21% |
38 | Georgia | $57,129 | 2.41% |
39 | Michigan | $56,813 | 0.56% |
40 | Arizona | $56,667 | 2.13% |
41 | Missouri | $56,551 | 2.22% |
42 | Oklahoma | $54,998 | 2.09% |
43 | Louisiana | $54,622 | 0.75% |
44 | Idaho | $54,537 | 4.14% |
45 | South Carolina | $53,320 | 1.63% |
46 | Kentucky | $52,109 | 1.64% |
47 | Arkansas | $51,787 | 2.3% |
48 | New Mexico | $51,500 | 2.36% |
49 | Alabama | $50,637 | 1.74% |
50 | West Virginia | $49,169 | 1.4% |
51 | Mississippi | $46,248 | 0.8% |
Average Income by State
Alabama
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$50,637
↑ 1.74%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#49
$56,929
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#46
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$48,540
Ranked in the US
#49
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Alaska
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$68,919
↑ 4.72%
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Ranked in the US
#12
$81,133
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#12
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$67,742
Ranked in the US
#12
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Arizona
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$56,667
↑ 2.13%
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Ranked in the US
#40
$70,821
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#28
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$54,422
Ranked in the US
#41
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Arkansas
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$51,787
↑ 2.3%
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Ranked in the US
#47
$50,784
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#49
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$50,943
Ranked in the US
#46
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California
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$77,339
↑ 0.95%
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Ranked in the US
#6
$81,575
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#11
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$77,211
Ranked in the US
#4
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Colorado
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$74,167
↑ 4.89%
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Ranked in the US
#9
$84,954
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#8
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$70,764
Ranked in the US
#9
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Connecticut
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$84,972
↑ 2.01%
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Ranked in the US
#2
$80,958
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#13
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$82,918
Ranked in the US
#3
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Delaware
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$61,387
↑ 2.43%
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Ranked in the US
#25
$68,687
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#32
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$59,998
Ranked in the US
#24
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District of Columbia
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$96,728
↑ 0.26%
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Ranked in the US
#1
$90,640
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#2
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$98,317
Ranked in the US
#1
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Florida
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$63,597
↑ 2.13%
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Ranked in the US
#20
$59,734
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#44
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$61,529
Ranked in the US
#21
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Georgia
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$57,129
↑ 2.41%
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Ranked in the US
#38
$61,497
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#42
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$55,366
Ranked in the US
#37
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Hawaii
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$61,175
↑ 0.37%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#28
$82,199
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#9
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$58,967
Ranked in the US
#28
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Idaho
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$54,537
↑ 4.14%
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Ranked in the US
#44
Ranked in the US
#18
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$52,021
Ranked in the US
#45
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Illinois
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$68,822
↑ 2.35%
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Ranked in the US
#13
$79,253
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#16
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$67,767
Ranked in the US
#11
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Indiana
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$57,930
↑ 2.54%
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Ranked in the US
#33
$70,190
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#29
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$56,644
Ranked in the US
#33
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Iowa
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$58,905
↑ 3.05%
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Ranked in the US
#31
$72,429
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#25
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$57,012
Ranked in the US
#31
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Kansas
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$60,152
↑ 2.08%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#29
$75,979
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#20
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$59,660
Ranked in the US
#25
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Kentucky
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$52,109
↑ 1.64%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#46
$55,629
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#47
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$50,713
Ranked in the US
#47
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Median Household Income
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Louisiana
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$54,622
↑ 0.75%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#43
$57,206
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#45
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$54,074
Ranked in the US
#42
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Maine
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$59,463
↑ 1.67%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#30
$71,139
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#26
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$57,319
Ranked in the US
#30
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Maryland
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$70,730
↑ 1.31%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#11
$97,332
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#1
Personal Income per Capita
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$69,694
Ranked in the US
#10
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Massachusetts
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$84,945
↑ 1.54%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#3
$86,566
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#7
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$83,229
Ranked in the US
#2
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Michigan
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$56,813
↑ 0.56%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#39
$64,488
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#35
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$54,684
Ranked in the US
#40
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Minnesota
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$68,010
↑ 2.61%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#15
$80,441
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#14
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$65,579
Ranked in the US
#16
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Mississippi
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$46,248
↑ 0.8%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#51
$46,637
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#51
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$44,796
Ranked in the US
#51
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Missouri
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$56,551
↑ 2.22%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#41
$63,594
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#37
Personal Income per Capita
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$55,141
Ranked in the US
#39
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Montana
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$57,719
↑ 1.35%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#36
$64,999
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#34
Personal Income per Capita
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$56,936
Ranked in the US
#32
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Nebraska
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$63,321
↑ 3.46%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#21
$78,109
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#17
Personal Income per Capita
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$62,776
Ranked in the US
#19
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Nevada
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$61,282
↑ 1.78%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#26
$64,340
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#36
Personal Income per Capita
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$58,451
Ranked in the US
#29
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New Hampshire
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$74,663
↑ 2%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#8
$88,841
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#3
Personal Income per Capita
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$74,229
Ranked in the US
#7
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New Jersey
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$78,700
↑ 2.19%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#4
$88,559
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#4
Personal Income per Capita
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$75,086
Ranked in the US
#6
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New Mexico
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$51,500
↑ 2.36%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#48
$53,463
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#48
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$49,396
Ranked in the US
#48
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New York
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$78,089
↑ 1.63%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#5
$72,920
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#23
Personal Income per Capita
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$77,029
Ranked in the US
#5
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North Carolina
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$57,416
↑ 2.21%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#37
$62,891
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#38
Personal Income per Capita
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$55,654
Ranked in the US
#36
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North Dakota
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$66,184
↑ 2.57%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#16
$68,882
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#31
Personal Income per Capita
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$65,324
Ranked in the US
#17
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Ohio
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$57,880
↑ 1.76%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#35
$62,689
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#39
Personal Income per Capita
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$56,548
Ranked in the US
#34
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Oklahoma
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$54,998
↑ 2.09%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#42
$60,096
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#43
Personal Income per Capita
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$53,579
Ranked in the US
#43
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Oregon
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$62,767
↑ 1.9%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#23
$81,855
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#10
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$60,990
Ranked in the US
#22
Average Income
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Pennsylvania
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$65,167
↑ 1.38%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#19
$72,627
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#24
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$64,370
Ranked in the US
#18
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Rhode Island
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$65,377
↑ 1.55%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#18
$74,982
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#21
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$61,726
Ranked in the US
#20
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South Carolina
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$53,320
↑ 1.63%
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Ranked in the US
#45
$62,542
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#40
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$52,047
Ranked in the US
#44
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South Dakota
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$65,806
↑ 2.08%
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Ranked in the US
#17
$73,893
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Ranked in the US
#22
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$65,647
Ranked in the US
#15
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Tennessee
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$58,279
↑ 3.04%
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Ranked in the US
#32
$62,166
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Ranked in the US
#41
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$55,315
Ranked in the US
#38
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Texas
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$61,985
↑ 3.54%
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Ranked in the US
#24
$67,404
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#33
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$60,427
Ranked in the US
#23
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Utah
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$57,925
↑ 3.4%
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Ranked in the US
#34
$87,649
- 0%
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Ranked in the US
#5
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$56,268
Ranked in the US
#35
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Vermont
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$63,206
↑ 2.14%
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Ranked in the US
#22
$76,079
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Ranked in the US
#19
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$59,652
Ranked in the US
#26
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Virginia
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$68,211
↑ 2.87%
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Ranked in the US
#14
$80,268
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Ranked in the US
#15
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$66,396
Ranked in the US
#13
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Washington
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$75,698
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Ranked in the US
#7
$87,648
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Ranked in the US
#6
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$72,163
Ranked in the US
#8
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West Virginia
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$49,169
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Ranked in the US
#50
$46,836
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Ranked in the US
#50
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$48,192
Ranked in the US
#50
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Wisconsin
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$61,210
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Ranked in the US
#27
$69,943
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Ranked in the US
#30
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$59,064
Ranked in the US
#27
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Wyoming
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$71,342
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#10
$71,052
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#27
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$66,337
Ranked in the US
#14
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As an economic analyst with extensive expertise in wealth distribution and economic indicators, I can provide valuable insights into the concepts discussed in the article about state median household incomes. My knowledge is backed by years of experience in analyzing economic data and trends.
The article focuses on the average median household income in each state, highlighting the factors that influence wealth distribution. The key concepts mentioned include:
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Median Household Income Calculation:
- Median household income is determined by adding the income of all employed individuals older than 15 in a household over a year.
- Living arrangements impact median income, with households where multiple adults work having higher incomes.
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State Wealth Distribution:
- States' median household incomes are arranged in numerical order, and the median is the middle point.
- This division creates two parts: households above and below the median income for a state.
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National Average and State Variations:
- The national average median household income in the United States is $67,521.
- States exhibit variations, with most falling within the range of $50,000 to $90,000, although there are outliers.
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State-Specific Data:
- The article provides specific data for each state, including average income, percentage change compared to the previous year, and rankings.
Now, let's delve into the state-specific data mentioned in the article. If you have any specific questions or need more detailed information on a particular state, feel free to ask.