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US states by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)

District of Columbia had the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate) of 51 states in 2021, at $63,793. Mississippi had the lowest, at $26,807. The median was $35,189 and the figure for the United States was $37,638. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest63,793District of Columbia
Lowest26,807Mississippi
Median35,18951 states
United States37,638History

Map of states, 2021

Alabama: 30,458 USDAlaska: 39,236 USDArizona: 34,644 USDArkansas: 29,210 USDCalifornia: 41,276 USDColorado: 42,807 USDConnecticut: 47,869 USDDelaware: 38,917 USDDistrict of Columbia: 63,793 USDFlorida: 35,216 USDGeorgia: 34,516 USDHawaii: 39,045 USDIdaho: 31,509 USDIllinois: 39,571 USDIndiana: 32,537 USDIowa: 34,817 USDKansas: 34,968 USDKentucky: 30,634 USDLouisiana: 30,340 USDMaine: 36,171 USDMaryland: 45,915 USDMassachusetts: 48,617 USDMichigan: 34,768 USDMinnesota: 41,204 USDMississippi: 26,807 USDMissouri: 33,770 USDMontana: 34,423 USDNebraska: 35,189 USDNevada: 34,621 USDNew Hampshire: 43,877 USDNew Jersey: 46,691 USDNew Mexico: 29,624 USDNew York: 43,208 USDNorth Carolina: 34,209 USDNorth Dakota: 37,343 USDOhio: 34,526 USDOklahoma: 30,976 USDOregon: 37,816 USDPennsylvania: 37,725 USDRhode Island: 39,603 USDSouth Carolina: 32,823 USDSouth Dakota: 33,468 USDTennessee: 32,908 USDTexas: 34,255 USDUtah: 33,378 USDVermont: 37,903 USDVirginia: 43,267 USDWashington: 43,817 USDWest Virginia: 28,761 USDWisconsin: 36,754 USDWyoming: 36,288 USD
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USD, 2021. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2021

District of Columbia: 63,793 USDDistrict of Columbia63,793Massachusetts: 48,617 USDMassachusetts48,617Connecticut: 47,869 USDConnecticut47,869New Jersey: 46,691 USDNew Jersey46,691Maryland: 45,915 USDMaryland45,915New Hampshire: 43,877 USDNew Hampshire43,877Washington: 43,817 USDWashington43,817Virginia: 43,267 USDVirginia43,267New York: 43,208 USDNew York43,208Colorado: 42,807 USDColorado42,807California: 41,276 USDCalifornia41,276Minnesota: 41,204 USDMinnesota41,204Rhode Island: 39,603 USDRhode Island39,603Illinois: 39,571 USDIllinois39,571Alaska: 39,236 USDAlaska39,236Hawaii: 39,045 USDHawaii39,045Delaware: 38,917 USDDelaware38,917Vermont: 37,903 USDVermont37,903Oregon: 37,816 USDOregon37,816Pennsylvania: 37,725 USDPennsylvania37,725North Dakota: 37,343 USDNorth Dakota37,343Wisconsin: 36,754 USDWisconsin36,754Wyoming: 36,288 USDWyoming36,288Maine: 36,171 USDMaine36,171Florida: 35,216 USDFlorida35,216Nebraska: 35,189 USDNebraska35,189Kansas: 34,968 USDKansas34,968Iowa: 34,817 USDIowa34,817Michigan: 34,768 USDMichigan34,768Arizona: 34,644 USDArizona34,644Nevada: 34,621 USDNevada34,621Ohio: 34,526 USDOhio34,526Georgia: 34,516 USDGeorgia34,516Montana: 34,423 USDMontana34,423Texas: 34,255 USDTexas34,255North Carolina: 34,209 USDNorth Carolina34,209Missouri: 33,770 USDMissouri33,770South Dakota: 33,468 USDSouth Dakota33,468Utah: 33,378 USDUtah33,378Tennessee: 32,908 USDTennessee32,908South Carolina: 32,823 USDSouth Carolina32,823Indiana: 32,537 USDIndiana32,537Idaho: 31,509 USDIdaho31,509Oklahoma: 30,976 USDOklahoma30,976Kentucky: 30,634 USDKentucky30,634Alabama: 30,458 USDAlabama30,458Louisiana: 30,340 USDLouisiana30,340New Mexico: 29,624 USDNew Mexico29,624Arkansas: 29,210 USDArkansas29,210West Virginia: 28,761 USDWest Virginia28,761Mississippi: 26,807 USDMississippi26,807District of Columbia: 63,793 USDDistrict of Columbia63,793Massachusetts: 48,617 USDMassachusetts48,617Connecticut: 47,869 USDConnecticut47,869New Jersey: 46,691 USDNew Jersey46,691Maryland: 45,915 USDMaryland45,915New Hampshire: 43,877 USDNew Hampshire43,877Washington: 43,817 USDWashington43,817Virginia: 43,267 USDVirginia43,267New York: 43,208 USDNew York43,208Colorado: 42,807 USDColorado42,807California: 41,276 USDCalifornia41,276Minnesota: 41,204 USDMinnesota41,204Rhode Island: 39,603 USDRhode Island39,603Illinois: 39,571 USDIllinois39,571Alaska: 39,236 USDAlaska39,236Hawaii: 39,045 USDHawaii39,045Delaware: 38,917 USDDelaware38,917Vermont: 37,903 USDVermont37,903Oregon: 37,816 USDOregon37,816Pennsylvania: 37,725 USDPennsylvania37,725North Dakota: 37,343 USDNorth Dakota37,343Wisconsin: 36,754 USDWisconsin36,754Wyoming: 36,288 USDWyoming36,288Maine: 36,171 USDMaine36,171Florida: 35,216 USDFlorida35,216Nebraska: 35,189 USDNebraska35,189Kansas: 34,968 USDKansas34,968Iowa: 34,817 USDIowa34,817Michigan: 34,768 USDMichigan34,768Arizona: 34,644 USDArizona34,644Nevada: 34,621 USDNevada34,621Ohio: 34,526 USDOhio34,526Georgia: 34,516 USDGeorgia34,516Montana: 34,423 USDMontana34,423Texas: 34,255 USDTexas34,255North Carolina: 34,209 USDNorth Carolina34,209Missouri: 33,770 USDMissouri33,770South Dakota: 33,468 USDSouth Dakota33,468Utah: 33,378 USDUtah33,378Tennessee: 32,908 USDTennessee32,908South Carolina: 32,823 USDSouth Carolina32,823Indiana: 32,537 USDIndiana32,537Idaho: 31,509 USDIdaho31,509Oklahoma: 30,976 USDOklahoma30,976Kentucky: 30,634 USDKentucky30,634Alabama: 30,458 USDAlabama30,458Louisiana: 30,340 USDLouisiana30,340New Mexico: 29,624 USDNew Mexico29,624Arkansas: 29,210 USDArkansas29,210West Virginia: 28,761 USDWest Virginia28,761Mississippi: 26,807 USDMississippi26,807
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2021
USD
1District of Columbia63,793
2Massachusetts48,617
3Connecticut47,869
4New Jersey46,691
5Maryland45,915
6New Hampshire43,877
7Washington43,817
8Virginia43,267
9New York43,208
10Colorado42,807
11California41,276
12Minnesota41,204
13Rhode Island39,603
14Illinois39,571
15Alaska39,236
16Hawaii39,045
17Delaware38,917
18Vermont37,903
19Oregon37,816
20Pennsylvania37,725
21North Dakota37,343
22Wisconsin36,754
23Wyoming36,288
24Maine36,171
25Florida35,216
26Nebraska35,189
27Kansas34,968
28Iowa34,817
29Michigan34,768
30Arizona34,644
31Nevada34,621
32Ohio34,526
33Georgia34,516
34Montana34,423
35Texas34,255
36North Carolina34,209
37Missouri33,770
38South Dakota33,468
39Utah33,378
40Tennessee32,908
41South Carolina32,823
42Indiana32,537
43Idaho31,509
44Oklahoma30,976
45Kentucky30,634
46Alabama30,458
47Louisiana30,340
48New Mexico29,624
49Arkansas29,210
50West Virginia28,761
51Mississippi26,807

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About this ranking

Total money income received in the past 12 months by people aged 15 and over, divided by the total population, including children, 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.

Survey-reported money income before taxes. Lower than BEA per_capita_personal_income, which also counts employer contributions, imputed income and government transfers in kind.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year (US states by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US states by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/us-states?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which state has the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)?

District of Columbia, with $63,793 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)?

Mississippi, with $26,807 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 B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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