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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 2015, at $74,650. Mississippi had the lowest, at $35,118. The median was $45,933 and the figure for the United States was $48,062. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest74,650District of Columbia
Lowest35,118Mississippi
Median45,93351 states
United States48,062History

All states, 2015

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District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 74,650 USD74,650ConnecticutConnecticut: 66,213 USD66,213MassachusettsMassachusetts: 61,549 USD61,549New JerseyNew Jersey: 58,424 USD58,424AlaskaAlaska: 56,690 USD56,690New YorkNew York: 56,604 USD56,604WyomingWyoming: 56,122 USD56,122MarylandMaryland: 55,042 USD55,042New HampshireNew Hampshire: 54,119 USD54,119CaliforniaCalifornia: 53,828 USD53,828North DakotaNorth Dakota: 52,955 USD52,955WashingtonWashington: 52,423 USD52,423VirginiaVirginia: 51,611 USD51,611ColoradoColorado: 51,371 USD51,371MinnesotaMinnesota: 51,336 USD51,336IllinoisIllinois: 50,681 USD50,681NebraskaNebraska: 49,709 USD49,709PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 49,294 USD49,294South DakotaSouth Dakota: 48,273 USD48,273VermontVermont: 48,110 USD48,110Rhode IslandRhode Island: 48,037 USD48,037DelawareDelaware: 47,242 USD47,242HawaiiHawaii: 47,161 USD47,161TexasTexas: 46,778 USD46,778KansasKansas: 46,591 USD46,591WisconsinWisconsin: 45,933 USD45,933IowaIowa: 45,389 USD45,389FloridaFlorida: 44,959 USD44,959OklahomaOklahoma: 44,276 USD44,276OregonOregon: 44,156 USD44,156NevadaNevada: 43,821 USD43,821OhioOhio: 43,812 USD43,812MontanaMontana: 43,102 USD43,102MichiganMichigan: 42,988 USD42,988MaineMaine: 42,939 USD42,939MissouriMissouri: 42,671 USD42,671LouisianaLouisiana: 42,498 USD42,498IndianaIndiana: 42,115 USD42,115TennesseeTennessee: 41,945 USD41,945North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 41,645 USD41,645GeorgiaGeorgia: 41,552 USD41,552UtahUtah: 39,833 USD39,833ArizonaArizona: 39,773 USD39,773South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 39,618 USD39,618ArkansasArkansas: 39,275 USD39,275IdahoIdaho: 38,805 USD38,805KentuckyKentucky: 38,768 USD38,768AlabamaAlabama: 38,177 USD38,177New MexicoNew Mexico: 37,763 USD37,763West VirginiaWest Virginia: 37,031 USD37,031MississippiMississippi: 35,118 USD35,118
USD. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankStates2015
USD		Change on 2014
1District of Columbia74,650+6%
2Connecticut66,213+2.7%
3Massachusetts61,549+5.9%
4New Jersey58,424+3.6%
5Alaska56,690+2.9%
6New York56,604+3.8%
7Wyoming56,122-0.2%
8Maryland55,042+3.7%
9New Hampshire54,119+4.2%
10California53,828+6.3%
11North Dakota52,955-6.5%
12Washington52,423+4.3%
13Virginia51,611+3.7%
14Colorado51,371+2.3%
15Minnesota51,336+4.1%
16Illinois50,681+4.4%
17Nebraska49,709+3.2%
18Pennsylvania49,294+3.8%
19South Dakota48,273+3.4%
20Vermont48,110+2.6%
21Rhode Island48,037+3.1%
22Delaware47,242+4.1%
23Hawaii47,161+3.7%
24Texas46,7780%
25Kansas46,591+0.7%
26Wisconsin45,933+4%
27Iowa45,389+3%
28Florida44,959+4.9%
29Oklahoma44,276-3.5%
30Oregon44,156+6%
31Nevada43,821+6.5%
32Ohio43,812+3.6%
33Montana43,102+3%
34Michigan42,988+5.3%
35Maine42,939+4.4%
36Missouri42,671+3.1%
37Louisiana42,498-0.1%
38Indiana42,115+3.5%
39Tennessee41,945+4.3%
40North Carolina41,645+4.4%
41Georgia41,552+5%
42Utah39,833+6%
43Arizona39,773+4.3%
44South Carolina39,618+4.9%
45Arkansas39,275+2.7%
46Idaho38,805+4.6%
47Kentucky38,768+4.1%
48Alabama38,177+4%
49New Mexico37,763+2.4%
50West Virginia37,031+2.3%
51Mississippi35,118+1.4%

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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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Questions

Which state has the highest per capita personal income?

District of Columbia, with $74,650 in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which state has the lowest per capita personal income?

Mississippi, with $35,118 in 2015.

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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