This Is How Much Money Makes You Middle Class in Your State, Data Shows

Much has been made of America's vanishing middle class, and it's true that the divide between the rich and the poor has become increasingly stark over the past several decades. In fact, according to the Pew Research Center, America's wealth gap has more than doubled from 1989 to 2016. More recently, the COVID crisis further deepened the divide, crushing some under the strain of sudden unemployment, while others paid down debts.

This sudden change in personal finances has led many families to wonder where they stand compared to their peers. The short answer from the Pew Research Center is that in order to be considered middle class, you must make between two-thirds (67 percent) and double (200 percent) the U.S. median household income. However, other factors—including your state and the size of your household—can greatly influence your purchasing power, and whether you meet this particular benchmark.

According to the personal finance site GOBankingRates, which analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2018 American Community Survey, what it takes to be considered middle class in Alaska is a literal and figuratively a continent away from what it takes in Massachusetts. Read on to find out how much money qualifies a family of four as middle class in your hme state, and see how your own finances stack up.

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Middle-class income range: $52,438.89 to $156,534

Middle-class income range: $69,665.26 to $207,956

Middle-class income range: $53,119.61 to $158,566

Middle-class income range: $46,507.38 to $138,828

Middle-class income range: $62,647.68 to $187,008

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Middle-class income range: $67,509.20 to $201,520

Middle-class income range: $80,839.52 to $241,312

Middle-class income range: $67,502.50 to $201,500

Middle-class income range: $51,789.66 to $154,596

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Middle-class income range: $53,740.03 to $160,418

Middle-class income range: $69,842.14 to $208,484

Middle-class income range: $50,060.39 to $149,434

Middle-class income range: $65,412.77 to $195,262

Middle-class income range: $55,750.03 to $166,418

Middle-class income range: $61,254.08 to $182,848

Middle-class income range: $58,316.13 to $174,078ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb

Middle-class income range: $52,059 to $155,400

Middle-class income range: $53,242.89 to $158,934

Middle-class income range: $60,412.56 to $180,336

Middle-class income range: $80,429.48 to $240,088

Middle-class income range: $83,974.45 to $250,670

Middle-class income range: $60,088.28 to $179,368

Middle-class income range: $72,837.71 to $217,426

Middle-class income range: $44,646.79 to $133,274

Middle-class income range: $56,973.45 to $170,070

Middle-class income range: $57,155.02 to $170,612

Middle-class income range: $60,474.87 to $180,522

Middle-class income range: $52,754.46 to $157,476

Middle-class income range: $77,816.48 to $232,288

Middle-class income range: $82,698.10 to $246,860

Middle-class income range: $43,667.92 to $130,352

Middle-class income range: $67,252.59 to $200,754

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Middle-class income range: $54,094.46 to $161,476

Middle-class income range: $67,521.93 to $201,558

Middle-class income range: $58,955.98 to $175,988

Middle-class income range: $49,231.60 to $146,960

Middle-class income range: $59,710.40 to $178,240

Middle-class income range: $64,841.26 to $193,556

Middle-class income range: $69,286.71 to $206,826

Middle-class income range: $51,590 to $154,000

Middle-class income range: $57,928.87 to $172,922

Middle-class income range: $51,220.83 to $152,898

Middle-class income range: $54,994.94 to $164,164

Middle-class income range: $57,409.62 to $171,372

Middle-class income range: $63,166.26 to $188,556

Middle-class income range: $70,116.84 to $209,304

Middle-class income range: $68,185.23 to $203,538

Middle-class income range: $49,760.90 to $148,540

Middle-class income range: $64,167.91 to $191,546

Middle-class income range: $61,159.61 to $182,566

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