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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 2017, at $79,409. Mississippi had the lowest, at $36,590. The median was $48,311 and the figure for the United States was $51,006. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest79,409District of Columbia
Lowest36,590Mississippi
Median48,31151 states
United States51,006History

All states, 2017

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District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 79,409 USD79,409ConnecticutConnecticut: 69,139 USD69,139MassachusettsMassachusetts: 66,079 USD66,079New YorkNew York: 62,201 USD62,201New JerseyNew Jersey: 61,717 USD61,717MarylandMaryland: 58,252 USD58,252CaliforniaCalifornia: 58,225 USD58,225New HampshireNew Hampshire: 57,826 USD57,826WashingtonWashington: 56,814 USD56,814AlaskaAlaska: 56,476 USD56,476WyomingWyoming: 56,383 USD56,383VirginiaVirginia: 54,371 USD54,371ColoradoColorado: 54,145 USD54,145MinnesotaMinnesota: 53,812 USD53,812IllinoisIllinois: 53,051 USD53,051PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 51,887 USD51,887North DakotaNorth Dakota: 51,811 USD51,811HawaiiHawaii: 50,515 USD50,515Rhode IslandRhode Island: 50,400 USD50,400VermontVermont: 50,000 USD50,000DelawareDelaware: 49,998 USD49,998NebraskaNebraska: 49,530 USD49,530South DakotaSouth Dakota: 49,380 USD49,380TexasTexas: 48,535 USD48,535FloridaFlorida: 48,450 USD48,450WisconsinWisconsin: 48,311 USD48,311KansasKansas: 48,265 USD48,265OregonOregon: 47,556 USD47,556NevadaNevada: 47,008 USD47,008IowaIowa: 46,725 USD46,725OhioOhio: 46,120 USD46,120MaineMaine: 45,901 USD45,901MontanaMontana: 45,374 USD45,374MichiganMichigan: 45,267 USD45,267GeorgiaGeorgia: 44,860 USD44,860MissouriMissouri: 44,772 USD44,772IndianaIndiana: 44,564 USD44,564TennesseeTennessee: 44,410 USD44,410North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 44,228 USD44,228OklahomaOklahoma: 43,864 USD43,864LouisianaLouisiana: 43,500 USD43,500ArizonaArizona: 43,182 USD43,182UtahUtah: 42,976 USD42,976South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 42,399 USD42,399ArkansasArkansas: 41,408 USD41,408IdahoIdaho: 41,187 USD41,187KentuckyKentucky: 40,400 USD40,400AlabamaAlabama: 39,955 USD39,955New MexicoNew Mexico: 39,203 USD39,203West VirginiaWest Virginia: 38,807 USD38,807MississippiMississippi: 36,590 USD36,590
USD. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankStates2017
USD		Change on 2016
1District of Columbia79,409+2.7%
2Connecticut69,139+2.4%
3Massachusetts66,079+4.1%
4New York62,201+6.5%
5New Jersey61,717+3.2%
6Maryland58,252+2.9%
7California58,225+4.2%
8New Hampshire57,826+4%
9Washington56,814+4.6%
10Alaska56,476+1.7%
11Wyoming56,383+5.5%
12Virginia54,371+3.3%
13Colorado54,145+5.6%
14Minnesota53,812+3.6%
15Illinois53,051+3.3%
16Pennsylvania51,887+2.6%
17North Dakota51,811+1%
18Hawaii50,515+4%
19Rhode Island50,400+3.9%
20Vermont50,000+2.4%
21Delaware49,998+3.8%
22Nebraska49,530+1.7%
23South Dakota49,380+2.3%
24Texas48,535+5.8%
25Florida48,450+5.9%
26Wisconsin48,311+3.7%
27Kansas48,265+3.3%
28Oregon47,556+4.6%
29Nevada47,008+5.1%
30Iowa46,725+2.4%
31Ohio46,120+3.4%
32Maine45,901+3.8%
33Montana45,374+4.8%
34Michigan45,267+2.7%
35Georgia44,860+4.9%
36Missouri44,772+2.2%
37Indiana44,564+3.3%
38Tennessee44,410+3.4%
39North Carolina44,228+3.8%
40Oklahoma43,864+4.3%
41Louisiana43,500+3.2%
42Arizona43,182+5.1%
43Utah42,976+4.2%
44South Carolina42,399+4%
45Arkansas41,408+3%
46Idaho41,187+3.9%
47Kentucky40,400+2.7%
48Alabama39,955+3.3%
49New Mexico39,203+1.9%
50West Virginia38,807+4.8%
51Mississippi36,590+2.6%

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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 $79,409 in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which state has the lowest per capita personal income?

Mississippi, with $36,590 in 2017.

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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