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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 2018, at $82,090. Mississippi had the lowest, at $37,637. The median was $50,519 and the figure for the United States was $53,311. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest82,090District of Columbia
Lowest37,637Mississippi
Median50,51951 states
United States53,311History

All states, 2018

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District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 82,090 USD82,090ConnecticutConnecticut: 72,152 USD72,152MassachusettsMassachusetts: 69,202 USD69,202New YorkNew York: 64,224 USD64,224New JerseyNew Jersey: 64,213 USD64,213CaliforniaCalifornia: 60,994 USD60,994New HampshireNew Hampshire: 60,267 USD60,267MarylandMaryland: 59,922 USD59,922WashingtonWashington: 59,838 USD59,838WyomingWyoming: 59,204 USD59,204AlaskaAlaska: 58,975 USD58,975ColoradoColorado: 57,765 USD57,765MinnesotaMinnesota: 56,186 USD56,186VirginiaVirginia: 56,124 USD56,124IllinoisIllinois: 56,073 USD56,073North DakotaNorth Dakota: 55,157 USD55,157PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 54,468 USD54,468DelawareDelaware: 52,669 USD52,669Rhode IslandRhode Island: 52,118 USD52,118VermontVermont: 51,680 USD51,680HawaiiHawaii: 51,561 USD51,561South DakotaSouth Dakota: 51,541 USD51,541NebraskaNebraska: 51,438 USD51,438TexasTexas: 51,359 USD51,359FloridaFlorida: 51,019 USD51,019WisconsinWisconsin: 50,519 USD50,519KansasKansas: 50,273 USD50,273OregonOregon: 50,198 USD50,198NevadaNevada: 49,307 USD49,307IowaIowa: 48,745 USD48,745OhioOhio: 47,825 USD47,825MaineMaine: 47,724 USD47,724MontanaMontana: 47,211 USD47,211MichiganMichigan: 47,091 USD47,091MissouriMissouri: 46,672 USD46,672GeorgiaGeorgia: 46,650 USD46,650IndianaIndiana: 46,547 USD46,547TennesseeTennessee: 46,452 USD46,452North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 46,057 USD46,057OklahomaOklahoma: 46,020 USD46,020LouisianaLouisiana: 45,480 USD45,480UtahUtah: 45,403 USD45,403ArizonaArizona: 45,223 USD45,223South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 43,831 USD43,831IdahoIdaho: 43,243 USD43,243ArkansasArkansas: 43,035 USD43,035KentuckyKentucky: 41,654 USD41,654AlabamaAlabama: 41,314 USD41,314New MexicoNew Mexico: 40,982 USD40,982West VirginiaWest Virginia: 40,964 USD40,964MississippiMississippi: 37,637 USD37,637
USD. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankStates2018
USD		Change on 2017
1District of Columbia82,090+3.4%
2Connecticut72,152+4.4%
3Massachusetts69,202+4.7%
4New York64,224+3.3%
5New Jersey64,213+4%
6California60,994+4.8%
7New Hampshire60,267+4.2%
8Maryland59,922+2.9%
9Washington59,838+5.3%
10Wyoming59,204+5%
11Alaska58,975+4.4%
12Colorado57,765+6.7%
13Minnesota56,186+4.4%
14Virginia56,124+3.2%
15Illinois56,073+5.7%
16North Dakota55,157+6.5%
17Pennsylvania54,468+5%
18Delaware52,669+5.3%
19Rhode Island52,118+3.4%
20Vermont51,680+3.4%
21Hawaii51,561+2.1%
22South Dakota51,541+4.4%
23Nebraska51,438+3.9%
24Texas51,359+5.8%
25Florida51,019+5.3%
26Wisconsin50,519+4.6%
27Kansas50,273+4.2%
28Oregon50,198+5.6%
29Nevada49,307+4.9%
30Iowa48,745+4.3%
31Ohio47,825+3.7%
32Maine47,724+4%
33Montana47,211+4%
34Michigan47,091+4%
35Missouri46,672+4.2%
36Georgia46,650+4%
37Indiana46,547+4.4%
38Tennessee46,452+4.6%
39North Carolina46,057+4.1%
40Oklahoma46,020+4.9%
41Louisiana45,480+4.6%
42Utah45,403+5.6%
43Arizona45,223+4.7%
44South Carolina43,831+3.4%
45Idaho43,243+5%
46Arkansas43,035+3.9%
47Kentucky41,654+3.1%
48Alabama41,314+3.4%
49New Mexico40,982+4.5%
50West Virginia40,964+5.6%
51Mississippi37,637+2.9%

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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 $82,090 in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which state has the lowest per capita personal income?

Mississippi, with $37,637 in 2018.

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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