US states by personal income

California had the highest personal income of 51 states in 2018, at $2.41 trillion. Vermont had the lowest, at $33.11 billion. The median was $210 billion and the figure for the United States was $17.51 trillion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest2,411,460California

Lowest33,110.6Vermont

Median209,997.851 states

United States17,514,402History

Map of states, 2018

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60K to 120K
120K to 210K
210K to 320K
320K to 490K
490K and over

USD million, 2018. 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, 2018

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	2018 USD million	Change on 2017
1	California	2,411,460	+5.1%
2	Texas	1,464,165.4	+7%
3	New York	1,298,573.3	+3.4%
4	Florida	1,078,097.1	+6.6%
5	Illinois	722,632.8	+5.4%
6	Pennsylvania	707,050.1	+5.3%
7	New Jersey	592,048.1	+4.5%
8	Ohio	562,572.6	+3.9%
9	Georgia	491,356.4	+5%
10	Massachusetts	484,028.7	+5.3%
11	Virginia	479,709	+3.8%
12	Michigan	474,230.3	+4.2%
13	North Carolina	473,186.5	+5.2%
14	Washington	451,716.6	+6.8%
15	Maryland	367,873.2	+3.3%
16	Colorado	327,929.1	+8.2%
17	Minnesota	317,480.7	+5.2%
18	Tennessee	316,199.6	+5.6%
19	Arizona	314,945.7	+6.1%
20	Indiana	313,074.2	+5.1%
21	Wisconsin	295,991.4	+5%
22	Missouri	286,033.4	+4.5%
23	Connecticut	260,557.1	+4.5%
24	South Carolina	220,014.5	+4.5%
25	Louisiana	212,392.7	+4.4%
26	Oregon	209,997.8	+6.5%
27	Alabama	205,625	+3.9%
28	Kentucky	186,914.5	+3.4%
29	Oklahoma	180,784.1	+5.1%
30	Iowa	154,595.9	+4.6%
31	Nevada	148,465.2	+6.9%
32	Kansas	147,381.1	+4.3%
33	Utah	144,452.9	+7.5%
34	Arkansas	128,983.2	+4.2%
35	Mississippi	111,956.2	+2.6%
36	Nebraska	100,071.8	+4.4%
37	New Mexico	86,191.6	+4.6%
38	New Hampshire	82,261.4	+4.7%
39	Idaho	76,509.9	+7.1%
40	Hawaii	75,277.5	+2.2%
41	West Virginia	74,168	+4.9%
42	Maine	64,456.7	+4.4%
43	Rhode Island	56,903.4	+4%
44	District of Columbia	56,270.4	+4.1%
45	Delaware	51,149.8	+6.4%
46	Montana	50,355.6	+4.9%
47	South Dakota	45,111.3	+5%
48	Alaska	43,506.6	+3.8%
49	North Dakota	42,553.8	+7.1%
50	Wyoming	34,029.5	+4.7%
51	Vermont	33,110.6	+3.6%

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, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip

MLA 9

SAINC1: state annual personal income summary, personal income, millions of current dollars, United States and states, US states by personal income, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

Harvard

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, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/us-states?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which state has the highest personal income?

California, with $2.41 trillion in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which state has the lowest personal income?

Vermont, with $33.11 billion 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, personal income, millions of current dollars, United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12.