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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 2020, at $90,449. Mississippi had the lowest, at $42,478. The median was $55,496 and the figure for the United States was $59,151. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest90,449District of Columbia
Lowest42,478Mississippi
Median55,49651 states
United States59,151History

All states, 2020

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District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 90,449 USD90,449MassachusettsMassachusetts: 77,608 USD77,608ConnecticutConnecticut: 76,820 USD76,820New JerseyNew Jersey: 70,476 USD70,476New YorkNew York: 70,349 USD70,349CaliforniaCalifornia: 70,098 USD70,098WashingtonWashington: 67,684 USD67,684New HampshireNew Hampshire: 67,448 USD67,448WyomingWyoming: 65,107 USD65,107MarylandMaryland: 64,871 USD64,871ColoradoColorado: 64,669 USD64,669AlaskaAlaska: 61,892 USD61,892IllinoisIllinois: 61,602 USD61,602VirginiaVirginia: 61,446 USD61,446MinnesotaMinnesota: 61,358 USD61,358North DakotaNorth Dakota: 60,434 USD60,434PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 60,285 USD60,285South DakotaSouth Dakota: 59,554 USD59,554Rhode IslandRhode Island: 59,267 USD59,267VermontVermont: 58,151 USD58,151HawaiiHawaii: 57,040 USD57,040NebraskaNebraska: 56,928 USD56,928OregonOregon: 56,655 USD56,655FloridaFlorida: 56,600 USD56,600DelawareDelaware: 55,519 USD55,519WisconsinWisconsin: 55,496 USD55,496KansasKansas: 55,221 USD55,221TexasTexas: 54,838 USD54,838NevadaNevada: 54,708 USD54,708MaineMaine: 54,326 USD54,326MontanaMontana: 53,575 USD53,575OhioOhio: 52,855 USD52,855MichiganMichigan: 52,826 USD52,826IowaIowa: 52,677 USD52,677MissouriMissouri: 52,203 USD52,203ArizonaArizona: 51,996 USD51,996TennesseeTennessee: 51,977 USD51,977North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 51,824 USD51,824IndianaIndiana: 51,764 USD51,764UtahUtah: 51,679 USD51,679GeorgiaGeorgia: 51,522 USD51,522LouisianaLouisiana: 50,194 USD50,194OklahomaOklahoma: 49,993 USD49,993IdahoIdaho: 49,715 USD49,715South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 48,779 USD48,779ArkansasArkansas: 47,140 USD47,140KentuckyKentucky: 47,084 USD47,084New MexicoNew Mexico: 46,574 USD46,574AlabamaAlabama: 45,874 USD45,874West VirginiaWest Virginia: 44,864 USD44,864MississippiMississippi: 42,478 USD42,478
USD. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankStates2020
USD		Change on 2019
1District of Columbia90,449+8.4%
2Massachusetts77,608+7.2%
3Connecticut76,820+3.6%
4New Jersey70,476+4.4%
5New York70,349+5.9%
6California70,098+9.1%
7Washington67,684+6.7%
8New Hampshire67,448+5.7%
9Wyoming65,107+5.2%
10Maryland64,871+5.1%
11Colorado64,669+5.6%
12Alaska61,892+2.3%
13Illinois61,602+6.7%
14Virginia61,446+5.3%
15Minnesota61,358+6%
16North Dakota60,434+6.7%
17Pennsylvania60,285+7.4%
18South Dakota59,554+9.5%
19Rhode Island59,267+7.5%
20Vermont58,151+7.2%
21Hawaii57,040+5.7%
22Nebraska56,928+6.4%
23Oregon56,655+8.6%
24Florida56,600+5.5%
25Delaware55,519+3.2%
26Wisconsin55,496+6%
27Kansas55,221+5.9%
28Texas54,838+2.9%
29Nevada54,708+5.3%
30Maine54,326+8.7%
31Montana53,575+7.9%
32Ohio52,855+7%
33Michigan52,826+8.7%
34Iowa52,677+6.1%
35Missouri52,203+7.8%
36Arizona51,996+9.1%
37Tennessee51,977+6.3%
38North Carolina51,824+7.1%
39Indiana51,764+7.3%
40Utah51,679+7.5%
41Georgia51,522+6.1%
42Louisiana50,194+6.7%
43Oklahoma49,993+3.8%
44Idaho49,715+8.4%
45South Carolina48,779+5.7%
46Arkansas47,140+7.8%
47Kentucky47,084+8.3%
48New Mexico46,574+7.7%
49Alabama45,874+6.7%
50West Virginia44,864+5.4%
51Mississippi42,478+8.5%

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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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Questions

Which state has the highest per capita personal income?

District of Columbia, with $90,449 in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which state has the lowest per capita personal income?

Mississippi, with $42,478 in 2020.

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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