US states by personal income

California had the highest personal income of 51 states in 2020, at $2.77 trillion. Vermont had the lowest, at $37.39 billion. The median was $233.51 billion and the figure for the United States was $19.61 trillion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest2,770,813.3California

Lowest37,389Vermont

Median233,507.851 states

United States19,613,059History

Map of states, 2020

Under 70K
70K to 140K
140K to 230K
230K to 360K
360K to 550K
550K and over

USD million, 2020. 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, 2020

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	2020 USD million	Change on 2019
1	California	2,770,813.3	+9.1%
2	Texas	1,603,337.4	+4.3%
3	New York	1,415,580.3	+5.3%
4	Florida	1,222,059	+6.6%
5	Illinois	788,221.5	+6.2%
6	Pennsylvania	783,436.4	+7.4%
7	New Jersey	653,344.3	+4.5%
8	Ohio	623,607.6	+7.1%
9	Georgia	552,961.2	+7%
10	Massachusetts	542,116.4	+6.7%
11	North Carolina	541,570.8	+7.9%
12	Michigan	532,074.4	+8.7%
13	Virginia	530,725.1	+5.8%
14	Washington	522,979.4	+7.9%
15	Maryland	400,797	+5.3%
16	Colorado	374,230.1	+6.5%
17	Arizona	373,678.7	+11%
18	Tennessee	360,085	+7.3%
19	Indiana	351,490.4	+7.7%
20	Minnesota	350,391.2	+6.4%
21	Wisconsin	327,280.4	+6.3%
22	Missouri	321,315.5	+8%
23	Connecticut	274,988.3	+2.8%
24	South Carolina	250,331.6	+6.8%
25	Oregon	240,417.4	+9.3%
26	Louisiana	233,507.8	+6.4%
27	Alabama	230,883.7	+7.3%
28	Kentucky	212,269.7	+8.6%
29	Oklahoma	198,234.7	+4.4%
30	Nevada	170,517.1	+6.9%
31	Utah	169,713.8	+9.2%
32	Iowa	168,095.6	+6.3%
33	Kansas	162,253.1	+6.1%
34	Arkansas	142,098.5	+8.1%
35	Mississippi	125,667.6	+8.1%
36	Nebraska	111,767.3	+6.8%
37	New Mexico	98,664.8	+8.1%
38	New Hampshire	92,994.3	+6.2%
39	Idaho	91,939.6	+10.8%
40	Hawaii	82,772.2	+5.3%
41	West Virginia	80,382.2	+4.8%
42	Maine	74,130.1	+9.3%
43	Rhode Island	64,985.2	+7.7%
44	District of Columbia	60,687.3	+5.8%
45	Montana	58,244.3	+9.1%
46	Delaware	55,069.1	+4.4%
47	South Dakota	52,872.4	+10.2%
48	North Dakota	47,115.2	+7.1%
49	Alaska	45,361.2	+2.1%
50	Wyoming	37,610.3	+5.7%
51	Vermont	37,389	+7.3%

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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/us-states?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which state has the highest personal income?

California, with $2.77 trillion in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which state has the lowest personal income?

Vermont, with $37.39 billion 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, personal income, millions of current dollars, United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12.