List of U.S. states by income - wikipedia List of U.S. states by income This article is part of a series on Income in the United States of America Topics Household Personal Affluence Social class Income inequality gender pay gap ethnic wage gap Lists by income States ( by equality ( Gini ) ) Counties ( highest / lowest ) Locations ( lowest ) Metropolitan statistical areas Urban areas ZIP Code Tabulation Areas United States portal Map of states by median household income in 2014. Map of states by median family income in 2014. This is a list of U.S. states by income. Contents 1 States ranked by median household income 2 States ranked by per capita income 3 See also 4 References 5 External links States ranked by median household income Median Household Income by State ( Note that table does not reflect the margin of error in the values ). Rank State 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 Maryland $75,847 73,971 $72,483 $71,122 $70,004 District of Columbia $75,628 71,648 $67,572 $66,583 $63,124 Hawaii $73,486 69,592 $68,020 $66,259 $61,821 Alaska $73,355 71,583 $72,237 $67,712 $67,825 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. 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 Connecticut $39,373 $70,048 $88,819 3,596,677 1,355,817 887,263 New Jersey $37,288 $69,160 $87,951 8,938,175 2,549,336 1,610,581 Massachusetts $36,593 $71,919 $88,419 6,938,608 3,194,844 2,203,675 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 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 Jump up ^ Bureau, U.S. Census. `` American FactFinder - Results ''. factfinder2.census.gov. 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Question: which is the poorest state in the united states
Answer: Mississippi