US states by personal income

California had the highest personal income of 51 states in 2019, at $2.54 trillion. Vermont had the lowest, at $34.83 billion. The median was $219.37 billion and the figure for the United States was $18.35 trillion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest2,540,163.3California

Lowest34,832.3Vermont

Median219,366.651 states

United States18,349,584History

Map of states, 2019

Under 60K
60K to 130K
130K to 220K
220K to 340K
340K to 510K
510K and over

USD million, 2019. 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, 2019

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	2019 USD million	Change on 2018
1	California	2,540,163.3	+5.3%
2	Texas	1,537,564.2	+5%
3	New York	1,343,744.7	+3.5%
4	Florida	1,145,951.5	+6.3%
5	Illinois	741,925.9	+2.7%
6	Pennsylvania	729,366.2	+3.2%
7	New Jersey	625,302.6	+5.6%
8	Ohio	582,348	+3.5%
9	Georgia	516,751.4	+5.2%
10	Massachusetts	507,958.2	+4.9%
11	North Carolina	501,722.2	+6%
12	Virginia	501,717.8	+4.6%
13	Michigan	489,615.2	+3.2%
14	Washington	484,654.4	+7.3%
15	Maryland	380,489.1	+3.4%
16	Colorado	351,273.9	+7.1%
17	Arizona	336,749.8	+6.9%
18	Tennessee	335,639.5	+6.1%
19	Minnesota	329,209.5	+3.7%
20	Indiana	326,300.5	+4.2%
21	Wisconsin	307,943.9	+4%
22	Missouri	297,476.8	+4%
23	Connecticut	267,529.5	+2.7%
24	South Carolina	234,372.8	+6.5%
25	Oregon	219,995.1	+4.8%
26	Louisiana	219,366.6	+3.3%
27	Alabama	215,141.9	+4.6%
28	Kentucky	195,507.1	+4.6%
29	Oklahoma	189,943.5	+5.1%
30	Nevada	159,454.7	+7.4%
31	Iowa	158,143.3	+2.3%
32	Utah	155,435.7	+7.6%
33	Kansas	152,971.2	+3.8%
34	Arkansas	131,418.7	+1.9%
35	Mississippi	116,258.6	+3.8%
36	Nebraska	104,627.7	+4.6%
37	New Mexico	91,232.5	+5.8%
38	New Hampshire	87,579.1	+6.5%
39	Idaho	82,942.9	+8.4%
40	Hawaii	78,600.2	+4.4%
41	West Virginia	76,664.4	+3.4%
42	Maine	67,846.6	+5.3%
43	Rhode Island	60,322.7	+6%
44	District of Columbia	57,342.5	+1.9%
45	Montana	53,406.1	+6.1%
46	Delaware	52,772.5	+3.2%
47	South Dakota	47,987.6	+6.4%
48	Alaska	44,443.8	+2.2%
49	North Dakota	43,983.6	+3.4%
50	Wyoming	35,592.4	+4.6%
51	Vermont	34,832.3	+5.2%

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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/us-states?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which state has the highest personal income?

California, with $2.54 trillion in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which state has the lowest personal income?

Vermont, with $34.83 billion 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, personal income, millions of current dollars, United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12.