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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 2019, at $83,429. Mississippi had the lowest, at $39,157. The median was $52,369 and the figure for the United States was $55,567. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest83,429District of Columbia
Lowest39,157Mississippi
Median52,36951 states
United States55,567History

All states, 2019

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District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 83,429 USD83,429ConnecticutConnecticut: 74,167 USD74,167MassachusettsMassachusetts: 72,392 USD72,392New JerseyNew Jersey: 67,532 USD67,532New YorkNew York: 66,455 USD66,455CaliforniaCalifornia: 64,230 USD64,230New HampshireNew Hampshire: 63,840 USD63,840WashingtonWashington: 63,445 USD63,445WyomingWyoming: 61,865 USD61,865MarylandMaryland: 61,730 USD61,730ColoradoColorado: 61,242 USD61,242AlaskaAlaska: 60,483 USD60,483VirginiaVirginia: 58,356 USD58,356MinnesotaMinnesota: 57,889 USD57,889IllinoisIllinois: 57,740 USD57,740North DakotaNorth Dakota: 56,640 USD56,640PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 56,142 USD56,142Rhode IslandRhode Island: 55,110 USD55,110South DakotaSouth Dakota: 54,378 USD54,378VermontVermont: 54,269 USD54,269HawaiiHawaii: 53,949 USD53,949DelawareDelaware: 53,776 USD53,776FloridaFlorida: 53,666 USD53,666NebraskaNebraska: 53,519 USD53,519TexasTexas: 53,283 USD53,283WisconsinWisconsin: 52,369 USD52,369OregonOregon: 52,182 USD52,182KansasKansas: 52,142 USD52,142NevadaNevada: 51,962 USD51,962MaineMaine: 49,978 USD49,978IowaIowa: 49,670 USD49,670MontanaMontana: 49,657 USD49,657OhioOhio: 49,399 USD49,399TennesseeTennessee: 48,908 USD48,908MichiganMichigan: 48,582 USD48,582GeorgiaGeorgia: 48,553 USD48,553MissouriMissouri: 48,422 USD48,422North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 48,384 USD48,384IndianaIndiana: 48,256 USD48,256OklahomaOklahoma: 48,163 USD48,163UtahUtah: 48,077 USD48,077ArizonaArizona: 47,646 USD47,646LouisianaLouisiana: 47,029 USD47,029South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 46,165 USD46,165IdahoIdaho: 45,866 USD45,866ArkansasArkansas: 43,745 USD43,745KentuckyKentucky: 43,464 USD43,464New MexicoNew Mexico: 43,234 USD43,234AlabamaAlabama: 42,996 USD42,996West VirginiaWest Virginia: 42,581 USD42,581MississippiMississippi: 39,157 USD39,157
USD. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankStates2019
USD		Change on 2018
1District of Columbia83,429+1.6%
2Connecticut74,167+2.8%
3Massachusetts72,392+4.6%
4New Jersey67,532+5.2%
5New York66,455+3.5%
6California64,230+5.3%
7New Hampshire63,840+5.9%
8Washington63,445+6%
9Wyoming61,865+4.5%
10Maryland61,730+3%
11Colorado61,242+6%
12Alaska60,483+2.6%
13Virginia58,356+4%
14Minnesota57,889+3%
15Illinois57,740+3%
16North Dakota56,640+2.7%
17Pennsylvania56,142+3.1%
18Rhode Island55,110+5.7%
19South Dakota54,378+5.5%
20Vermont54,269+5%
21Hawaii53,949+4.6%
22Delaware53,776+2.1%
23Florida53,666+5.2%
24Nebraska53,519+4%
25Texas53,283+3.7%
26Wisconsin52,369+3.7%
27Oregon52,182+4%
28Kansas52,142+3.7%
29Nevada51,962+5.4%
30Maine49,978+4.7%
31Iowa49,670+1.9%
32Montana49,657+5.2%
33Ohio49,399+3.3%
34Tennessee48,908+5.3%
35Michigan48,582+3.2%
36Georgia48,553+4.1%
37Missouri48,422+3.7%
38North Carolina48,384+5.1%
39Indiana48,256+3.7%
40Oklahoma48,163+4.7%
41Utah48,077+5.9%
42Arizona47,646+5.4%
43Louisiana47,029+3.4%
44South Carolina46,165+5.3%
45Idaho45,866+6.1%
46Arkansas43,745+1.6%
47Kentucky43,464+4.3%
48New Mexico43,234+5.5%
49Alabama42,996+4.1%
50West Virginia42,581+3.9%
51Mississippi39,157+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 $83,429 in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which state has the lowest per capita personal income?

Mississippi, with $39,157 in 2019.

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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