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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 2021, at $97,855. Mississippi had the lowest, at $47,072. The median was $60,714 and the figure for the United States was $64,718. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest97,855District of Columbia
Lowest47,072Mississippi
Median60,71451 states
United States64,718History

All states, 2021

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District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 97,855 USD97,855MassachusettsMassachusetts: 84,192 USD84,192ConnecticutConnecticut: 82,159 USD82,159CaliforniaCalifornia: 77,140 USD77,140New YorkNew York: 76,446 USD76,446New JerseyNew Jersey: 76,391 USD76,391WashingtonWashington: 73,985 USD73,985New HampshireNew Hampshire: 73,868 USD73,868ColoradoColorado: 71,934 USD71,934WyomingWyoming: 71,512 USD71,512MarylandMaryland: 69,296 USD69,296MinnesotaMinnesota: 67,743 USD67,743VirginiaVirginia: 67,220 USD67,220South DakotaSouth Dakota: 67,095 USD67,095IllinoisIllinois: 66,894 USD66,894North DakotaNorth Dakota: 66,165 USD66,165AlaskaAlaska: 65,773 USD65,773PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 64,033 USD64,033NebraskaNebraska: 63,744 USD63,744Rhode IslandRhode Island: 63,115 USD63,115OregonOregon: 62,668 USD62,668FloridaFlorida: 62,627 USD62,627HawaiiHawaii: 61,275 USD61,275VermontVermont: 61,130 USD61,130NevadaNevada: 61,082 USD61,082WisconsinWisconsin: 60,714 USD60,714TexasTexas: 60,451 USD60,451DelawareDelaware: 59,893 USD59,893MaineMaine: 59,400 USD59,400MontanaMontana: 59,263 USD59,263KansasKansas: 59,210 USD59,210IowaIowa: 58,306 USD58,306UtahUtah: 58,272 USD58,272TennesseeTennessee: 57,725 USD57,725OhioOhio: 57,558 USD57,558IndianaIndiana: 57,387 USD57,387North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 57,247 USD57,247ArizonaArizona: 57,116 USD57,116MichiganMichigan: 57,106 USD57,106MissouriMissouri: 56,916 USD56,916GeorgiaGeorgia: 56,293 USD56,293IdahoIdaho: 55,618 USD55,618LouisianaLouisiana: 55,141 USD55,141OklahomaOklahoma: 54,630 USD54,630South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 53,415 USD53,415ArkansasArkansas: 53,374 USD53,374KentuckyKentucky: 51,941 USD51,941New MexicoNew Mexico: 50,885 USD50,885AlabamaAlabama: 50,651 USD50,651West VirginiaWest Virginia: 48,875 USD48,875MississippiMississippi: 47,072 USD47,072
USD. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankStates2021
USD		Change on 2020
1District of Columbia97,855+8.2%
2Massachusetts84,192+8.5%
3Connecticut82,159+7%
4California77,140+10%
5New York76,446+8.7%
6New Jersey76,391+8.4%
7Washington73,985+9.3%
8New Hampshire73,868+9.5%
9Colorado71,934+11.2%
10Wyoming71,512+9.8%
11Maryland69,296+6.8%
12Minnesota67,743+10.4%
13Virginia67,220+9.4%
14South Dakota67,095+12.7%
15Illinois66,894+8.6%
16North Dakota66,165+9.5%
17Alaska65,773+6.3%
18Pennsylvania64,033+6.2%
19Nebraska63,744+12%
20Rhode Island63,115+6.5%
21Oregon62,668+10.6%
22Florida62,627+10.6%
23Hawaii61,275+7.4%
24Vermont61,130+5.1%
25Nevada61,082+11.7%
26Wisconsin60,714+9.4%
27Texas60,451+10.2%
28Delaware59,893+7.9%
29Maine59,400+9.3%
30Montana59,263+10.6%
31Kansas59,210+7.2%
32Iowa58,306+10.7%
33Utah58,272+12.8%
34Tennessee57,725+11.1%
35Ohio57,558+8.9%
36Indiana57,387+10.9%
37North Carolina57,247+10.5%
38Arizona57,116+9.8%
39Michigan57,106+8.1%
40Missouri56,916+9%
41Georgia56,293+9.3%
42Idaho55,618+11.9%
43Louisiana55,141+9.9%
44Oklahoma54,630+9.3%
45South Carolina53,415+9.5%
46Arkansas53,374+13.2%
47Kentucky51,941+10.3%
48New Mexico50,885+9.3%
49Alabama50,651+10.4%
50West Virginia48,875+8.9%
51Mississippi47,072+10.8%

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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 $97,855 in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which state has the lowest per capita personal income?

Mississippi, with $47,072 in 2021.

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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