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US states by per capita personal income

District of Columbia had the highest per capita personal income of 51 states in 2014, at $70,395. Mississippi had the lowest, at $34,646. The median was $45,364 and the figure for the United States was $46,289. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest70,395District of Columbia
Lowest34,646Mississippi
Median45,36451 states
United States46,289History

All states, 2014

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District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 70,395 USD70,395ConnecticutConnecticut: 64,464 USD64,464MassachusettsMassachusetts: 58,132 USD58,132North DakotaNorth Dakota: 56,632 USD56,632New JerseyNew Jersey: 56,384 USD56,384WyomingWyoming: 56,247 USD56,247AlaskaAlaska: 55,077 USD55,077New YorkNew York: 54,508 USD54,508MarylandMaryland: 53,085 USD53,085New HampshireNew Hampshire: 51,961 USD51,961CaliforniaCalifornia: 50,631 USD50,631WashingtonWashington: 50,275 USD50,275ColoradoColorado: 50,221 USD50,221VirginiaVirginia: 49,755 USD49,755MinnesotaMinnesota: 49,330 USD49,330IllinoisIllinois: 48,526 USD48,526NebraskaNebraska: 48,189 USD48,189PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 47,470 USD47,470VermontVermont: 46,889 USD46,889TexasTexas: 46,758 USD46,758South DakotaSouth Dakota: 46,687 USD46,687Rhode IslandRhode Island: 46,608 USD46,608KansasKansas: 46,285 USD46,285OklahomaOklahoma: 45,883 USD45,883HawaiiHawaii: 45,458 USD45,458DelawareDelaware: 45,364 USD45,364WisconsinWisconsin: 44,164 USD44,164IowaIowa: 44,061 USD44,061FloridaFlorida: 42,877 USD42,877LouisianaLouisiana: 42,547 USD42,547OhioOhio: 42,290 USD42,290MontanaMontana: 41,858 USD41,858OregonOregon: 41,645 USD41,645MissouriMissouri: 41,373 USD41,373NevadaNevada: 41,150 USD41,150MaineMaine: 41,131 USD41,131MichiganMichigan: 40,832 USD40,832IndianaIndiana: 40,686 USD40,686TennesseeTennessee: 40,235 USD40,235North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 39,888 USD39,888GeorgiaGeorgia: 39,575 USD39,575ArkansasArkansas: 38,229 USD38,229ArizonaArizona: 38,127 USD38,127South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 37,777 USD37,777UtahUtah: 37,578 USD37,578KentuckyKentucky: 37,226 USD37,226IdahoIdaho: 37,101 USD37,101New MexicoNew Mexico: 36,889 USD36,889AlabamaAlabama: 36,710 USD36,710West VirginiaWest Virginia: 36,201 USD36,201MississippiMississippi: 34,646 USD34,646
USD. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankStates2014
USD		Change on 2013
1District of Columbia70,395+5.2%
2Connecticut64,464+4%
3Massachusetts58,132+3.6%
4North Dakota56,632+4.2%
5New Jersey56,384+3.7%
6Wyoming56,247+6.5%
7Alaska55,077+5.4%
8New York54,508+3.1%
9Maryland53,085+2.3%
10New Hampshire51,961+3.1%
11California50,631+5.3%
12Washington50,275+5.9%
13Colorado50,221+6.7%
14Virginia49,755+3.2%
15Minnesota49,330+4.1%
16Illinois48,526+3.9%
17Nebraska48,189+5%
18Pennsylvania47,470+3.4%
19Vermont46,889+3.5%
20Texas46,758+5.3%
21South Dakota46,687+3.9%
22Rhode Island46,608+3.4%
23Kansas46,285+1.4%
24Oklahoma45,883+5.2%
25Hawaii45,458+4.4%
26Delaware45,364+3.2%
27Wisconsin44,164+3.4%
28Iowa44,061+2.6%
29Florida42,877+5.2%
30Louisiana42,547+3.8%
31Ohio42,290+3.7%
32Montana41,858+4.3%
33Oregon41,645+5.5%
34Missouri41,373+3.1%
35Nevada41,150+4.6%
36Maine41,131+2.9%
37Michigan40,832+3.9%
38Indiana40,686+3.2%
39Tennessee40,235+2.9%
40North Carolina39,888+4.7%
41Georgia39,575+5.5%
42Arkansas38,229+5.3%
43Arizona38,127+3.7%
44South Carolina37,777+5.1%
45Utah37,578+4.2%
46Kentucky37,226+4.1%
47Idaho37,101+3.9%
48New Mexico36,889+5.8%
49Alabama36,710+2.8%
50West Virginia36,201+3.3%
51Mississippi34,646+1.9%

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About this ranking

Personal income of the residents of a place divided by its resident population at mid-year, in current US dollars. Personal income is income from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, tables SAINC1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 for counties.

An average, not a median: high incomes pull it up. It includes employer contributions to pensions and health insurance and government benefits, so it is higher than wages or household cash income. For the typical household use median_household_income. Not the same as gdp_per_capita_usd.

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. Bureau of Economic Analysis. SAINC1: state annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, United States and states. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which state has the highest per capita personal income?

District of Columbia, with $70,395 in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which state has the lowest per capita personal income?

Mississippi, with $34,646 in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, SAINC1: state annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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