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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 2016, at $77,354. Mississippi had the lowest, at $35,653. The median was $45,880 and the figure for the United States was $48,974. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest77,354District of Columbia
Lowest35,653Mississippi
Median45,88051 states
United States48,974History

All states, 2016

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District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 77,354 USD77,354ConnecticutConnecticut: 67,543 USD67,543MassachusettsMassachusetts: 63,487 USD63,487New JerseyNew Jersey: 59,791 USD59,791New YorkNew York: 58,396 USD58,396MarylandMaryland: 56,615 USD56,615CaliforniaCalifornia: 55,873 USD55,873New HampshireNew Hampshire: 55,622 USD55,622AlaskaAlaska: 55,513 USD55,513WashingtonWashington: 54,310 USD54,310WyomingWyoming: 53,424 USD53,424VirginiaVirginia: 52,650 USD52,650MinnesotaMinnesota: 51,966 USD51,966IllinoisIllinois: 51,341 USD51,341ColoradoColorado: 51,282 USD51,282North DakotaNorth Dakota: 51,280 USD51,280PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 50,575 USD50,575VermontVermont: 48,819 USD48,819NebraskaNebraska: 48,687 USD48,687HawaiiHawaii: 48,570 USD48,570Rhode IslandRhode Island: 48,503 USD48,503South DakotaSouth Dakota: 48,255 USD48,255DelawareDelaware: 48,188 USD48,188KansasKansas: 46,711 USD46,711WisconsinWisconsin: 46,598 USD46,598TexasTexas: 45,880 USD45,880FloridaFlorida: 45,732 USD45,732IowaIowa: 45,624 USD45,624OregonOregon: 45,458 USD45,458NevadaNevada: 44,734 USD44,734OhioOhio: 44,583 USD44,583MaineMaine: 44,233 USD44,233MichiganMichigan: 44,085 USD44,085MissouriMissouri: 43,819 USD43,819MontanaMontana: 43,308 USD43,308IndianaIndiana: 43,121 USD43,121TennesseeTennessee: 42,944 USD42,944GeorgiaGeorgia: 42,765 USD42,765North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 42,607 USD42,607LouisianaLouisiana: 42,145 USD42,145OklahomaOklahoma: 42,047 USD42,047UtahUtah: 41,242 USD41,242ArizonaArizona: 41,085 USD41,085South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 40,769 USD40,769ArkansasArkansas: 40,188 USD40,188IdahoIdaho: 39,640 USD39,640KentuckyKentucky: 39,319 USD39,319AlabamaAlabama: 38,692 USD38,692New MexicoNew Mexico: 38,485 USD38,485West VirginiaWest Virginia: 37,040 USD37,040MississippiMississippi: 35,653 USD35,653
USD. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankStates2016
USD		Change on 2015
1District of Columbia77,354+3.6%
2Connecticut67,543+2%
3Massachusetts63,487+3.1%
4New Jersey59,791+2.3%
5New York58,396+3.2%
6Maryland56,615+2.9%
7California55,873+3.8%
8New Hampshire55,622+2.8%
9Alaska55,513-2.1%
10Washington54,310+3.6%
11Wyoming53,424-4.8%
12Virginia52,650+2%
13Minnesota51,966+1.2%
14Illinois51,341+1.3%
15Colorado51,282-0.2%
16North Dakota51,280-3.2%
17Pennsylvania50,575+2.6%
18Vermont48,819+1.5%
19Nebraska48,687-2.1%
20Hawaii48,570+3%
21Rhode Island48,503+1%
22South Dakota48,255-0%
23Delaware48,188+2%
24Kansas46,711+0.3%
25Wisconsin46,598+1.4%
26Texas45,880-1.9%
27Florida45,732+1.7%
28Iowa45,624+0.5%
29Oregon45,458+2.9%
30Nevada44,734+2.1%
31Ohio44,583+1.8%
32Maine44,233+3%
33Michigan44,085+2.6%
34Missouri43,819+2.7%
35Montana43,308+0.5%
36Indiana43,121+2.4%
37Tennessee42,944+2.4%
38Georgia42,765+2.9%
39North Carolina42,607+2.3%
40Louisiana42,145-0.8%
41Oklahoma42,047-5%
42Utah41,242+3.5%
43Arizona41,085+3.3%
44South Carolina40,769+2.9%
45Arkansas40,188+2.3%
46Idaho39,640+2.2%
47Kentucky39,319+1.4%
48Alabama38,692+1.3%
49New Mexico38,485+1.9%
50West Virginia37,0400%
51Mississippi35,653+1.5%

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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 $77,354 in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which state has the lowest per capita personal income?

Mississippi, with $35,653 in 2016.

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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