US states by personal income

California had the highest personal income of 51 states in 2016, at $2.19 trillion. Vermont had the lowest, at $31.07 billion. The median was $190.81 billion and the figure for the United States was $15.88 trillion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest2,191,559.2California

Lowest31,068.1Vermont

Median190,81251 states

United States15,884,741History

Map of states, 2016

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50K to 120K
120K to 190K
190K to 290K
290K to 440K
440K and over

USD million, 2016. Source: BEA, SAINC1: state annual personal income summary, personal income, millions of current dollars, United States and states. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2016

USD million. Source: BEA, SAINC1: state annual personal income summary, personal income, millions of current dollars, United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	States	2016 USD million	Change on 2015
1	California	2,191,559.2	+4.5%
2	Texas	1,276,644	-0.4%
3	New York	1,176,569.4	+3.5%
4	Florida	939,036.3	+3.7%
5	Illinois	664,609.8	+1.2%
6	Pennsylvania	653,357.9	+2.8%
7	New Jersey	545,434.1	+2.8%
8	Ohio	521,731.2	+2%
9	Virginia	444,640.8	+2.7%
10	Michigan	441,604.3	+2.9%
11	Georgia	441,278.1	+4.2%
12	Massachusetts	438,674.6	+3.8%
13	North Carolina	429,166.3	+3.4%
14	Washington	397,376.1	+5.6%
15	Maryland	344,248.7	+3.4%
16	Minnesota	288,778.3	+2.1%
17	Indiana	287,131	+2.8%
18	Tennessee	286,570.4	+3.3%
19	Colorado	283,512.1	+1.4%
20	Arizona	279,101.6	+4.6%
21	Wisconsin	270,864.7	+1.8%
22	Missouri	267,005.6	+3%
23	Connecticut	243,669.1	+1.9%
24	South Carolina	200,111.5	+4.1%
25	Louisiana	197,474.5	-0.5%
26	Alabama	190,812	+1.8%
27	Oregon	186,068.9	+4.9%
28	Kentucky	175,275.1	+1.7%
29	Oklahoma	164,686	-4.6%
30	Iowa	143,699	+0.9%
31	Kansas	136,734.8	+0.4%
32	Nevada	129,935.4	+3.8%
33	Utah	126,376.4	+5.7%
34	Arkansas	119,779.8	+2.7%
35	Mississippi	106,400.6	+1.5%
36	Nebraska	93,557.3	-1.2%
37	New Mexico	80,805.9	+2.1%
38	New Hampshire	75,154.7	+3.3%
39	Hawaii	70,757.9	+3.7%
40	West Virginia	68,002.4	-0.5%
41	Idaho	67,273.5	+4.2%
42	Maine	59,284.6	+3.4%
43	Rhode Island	52,501	+1.4%
44	District of Columbia	52,092.4	+4.9%
45	Delaware	45,930.5	+2.9%
46	Montana	45,289.8	+1.6%
47	South Dakota	41,526.2	+1%
48	Alaska	41,268.1	-1.5%
49	North Dakota	39,217.7	-2.9%
50	Wyoming	31,093.4	-5.1%
51	Vermont	31,068.1	+1.6%

Other periods

About this ranking

Total income received by the residents of a place from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC1 line 1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 line 1 for counties.

Counted where people live, not where they work. The national figure is the total of the states, which differs slightly from personal income in the national accounts. Divided by BEA population it gives per_capita_personal_income.

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, personal income, millions of current dollars, United States and states. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). SAINC1: state annual personal income summary, personal income, millions of current dollars, United States and states (US states by personal income, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip

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SAINC1: state annual personal income summary, personal income, millions of current dollars, United States and states, US states by personal income, 2016. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 30 Sept. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/us-states?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. SAINC1: state annual personal income summary, personal income, millions of current dollars, United States and states. US states by personal income, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/us-states?period=2016.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) SAINC1: state annual personal income summary, personal income, millions of current dollars, United States and states, US states by personal income, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/us-states?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest personal income?

California, with $2.19 trillion in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which state has the lowest personal income?

Vermont, with $31.07 billion in 2016.

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, personal income, millions of current dollars, United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12.