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US states by median household income

District of Columbia had the highest median household income of 51 states in 2021, at $93,547. Mississippi had the lowest, at $49,111. The median was $66,644 and the figure for the United States was $69,021. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest93,547District of Columbia
Lowest49,111Mississippi
Median66,64451 states
United States69,021History

All states, 2021

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District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 93,547 USD93,547MarylandMaryland: 91,431 USD91,431New JerseyNew Jersey: 89,703 USD89,703MassachusettsMassachusetts: 89,026 USD89,026HawaiiHawaii: 88,005 USD88,005CaliforniaCalifornia: 84,097 USD84,097ConnecticutConnecticut: 83,572 USD83,572New HampshireNew Hampshire: 83,449 USD83,449WashingtonWashington: 82,400 USD82,400VirginiaVirginia: 80,615 USD80,615AlaskaAlaska: 80,287 USD80,287ColoradoColorado: 80,184 USD80,184UtahUtah: 79,133 USD79,133MinnesotaMinnesota: 77,706 USD77,706New YorkNew York: 75,157 USD75,157Rhode IslandRhode Island: 74,489 USD74,489DelawareDelaware: 72,724 USD72,724IllinoisIllinois: 72,563 USD72,563OregonOregon: 70,084 USD70,084North DakotaNorth Dakota: 68,131 USD68,131WyomingWyoming: 68,002 USD68,002VermontVermont: 67,674 USD67,674PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 67,587 USD67,587TexasTexas: 67,321 USD67,321WisconsinWisconsin: 67,080 USD67,080NebraskaNebraska: 66,644 USD66,644ArizonaArizona: 65,913 USD65,913NevadaNevada: 65,686 USD65,686IowaIowa: 65,429 USD65,429GeorgiaGeorgia: 65,030 USD65,030KansasKansas: 64,521 USD64,521South DakotaSouth Dakota: 63,920 USD63,920IdahoIdaho: 63,377 USD63,377MichiganMichigan: 63,202 USD63,202MaineMaine: 63,182 USD63,182IndianaIndiana: 61,944 USD61,944OhioOhio: 61,938 USD61,938FloridaFlorida: 61,777 USD61,777MissouriMissouri: 61,043 USD61,043MontanaMontana: 60,560 USD60,560North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 60,516 USD60,516TennesseeTennessee: 58,516 USD58,516South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 58,234 USD58,234OklahomaOklahoma: 56,956 USD56,956KentuckyKentucky: 55,454 USD55,454AlabamaAlabama: 54,943 USD54,943New MexicoNew Mexico: 54,020 USD54,020LouisianaLouisiana: 53,571 USD53,571ArkansasArkansas: 52,123 USD52,123West VirginiaWest Virginia: 50,884 USD50,884MississippiMississippi: 49,111 USD49,111
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankStates2021
USD
1District of Columbia93,547
2Maryland91,431
3New Jersey89,703
4Massachusetts89,026
5Hawaii88,005
6California84,097
7Connecticut83,572
8New Hampshire83,449
9Washington82,400
10Virginia80,615
11Alaska80,287
12Colorado80,184
13Utah79,133
14Minnesota77,706
15New York75,157
16Rhode Island74,489
17Delaware72,724
18Illinois72,563
19Oregon70,084
20North Dakota68,131
21Wyoming68,002
22Vermont67,674
23Pennsylvania67,587
24Texas67,321
25Wisconsin67,080
26Nebraska66,644
27Arizona65,913
28Nevada65,686
29Iowa65,429
30Georgia65,030
31Kansas64,521
32South Dakota63,920
33Idaho63,377
34Michigan63,202
35Maine63,182
36Indiana61,944
37Ohio61,938
38Florida61,777
39Missouri61,043
40Montana60,560
41North Carolina60,516
42Tennessee58,516
43South Carolina58,234
44Oklahoma56,956
45Kentucky55,454
46Alabama54,943
47New Mexico54,020
48Louisiana53,571
49Arkansas52,123
50West Virginia50,884
51Mississippi49,111

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About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which state has the highest median household income?

District of Columbia, with $93,547 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest median household income?

Mississippi, with $49,111 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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