This Is the Richest State in the U.S., According to Data
Find out where people are making the most money and how your state compares.

Despite recent economic uncertainties, there's some good news when it comes to your finances: median income in the U.S. has been on the rise over the last few years. In 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau found that the median income in the country had risen to $65,712, the highest ever recorded in the nation. After adjusting for data collection issues resulting from the pandemic, the Census Bureau now estimates that this represents a 4.2 percent increase in median income from the year prior. However, there's also no doubt that many Americans still struggle to get by in today's economy—and that some areas have greater concentrations of wealth. In fact, figures for median income nearly double from the lowest- to highest-paying states. Read on to see each state ranked from lowest median income to highest, according to Census Bureau data, and find out how your state compares to the rest.
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50
Mississippi

Median household income: $45,792
49
West Virginia

Median household income: $48,850
48
Arkansas

Median household income: $48,952
47
Louisiana

Median household income: $51,073
46
Alabama

Median household income: $51,734
45
New Mexico

Median household income: $51,945
44
Kentucky

Median household income: $52,295
43
Oklahoma

Median household income: $54,449
42
Tennessee

Median household income: $56,071
41
South Carolina

Median household income: $56,227
40
Montana

Median household income: $57,153
39
North Carolina

Median household income: $57,341
38
Missouri

Median household income: $57,409
37
Indiana

Median household income: $57,603
36
Ohio

Median household income: $58,642
35
Maine

Median household income: $58,924
34
Florida

Median household income: $59,227
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33
South Dakota

Median household income: $59,533
32
Michigan

Median household income: $59,584
31
Idaho

Median household income: $60,999
30
Iowa

Median household income: $61,691
29
Georgia

Median household income: $61,980
28
Arizona

Median household income: $62,055
27
Kansas

Median household income: $62,087
26
Vermont

Median household income: $63,001
25
Nebraska

Median household income: $63,229
24
Nevada

Median household income: $63,276
23
Pennsylvania

Median household income: $63,463
22
Texas

Median household income: $64,034
21
Wisconsin

Median household income: $64,168
20
North Dakota

Median household income: $64,577
19
Wyoming

Median household income: $65,003
18
Oregon

Median household income: $67,058
17
Illinois

Median household income: $69,187
16
Delaware

Median household income: $70,176
15
Rhode Island

Median household income: $71,169
14
New York

Median household income: $72,108
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13
Minnesota

Median household income: $74,593
12
Alaska

Median household income: $75,463
11
Utah

Median household income: $75,780
10
Virginia

Median household income: $76,456
9
Colorado

Median household income: $77,127
8
New Hampshire

Median household income: $77,933
7
Washington

Median household income: $78,687
6
Connecticut

Median household income: $78,833
5
California

Median household income: $80,440
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4
Hawaii

Median household income: $83,102
3
New Jersey

Median household income: $85,751
2
Massachusetts

Median household income: $85,843
1
Maryland

Median household income: $86,738
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