A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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Income · 50-STATE RANKING

Where is median household income highest?

Compare median household income across all 50 states. Highest reported values appear first. Explore the full ranking, find your state, and share the comparison.

HIGHEST REPORTED$104,828Massachusetts
MIDDLE OF THE 50 STATES$77,803Unweighted median of state values
MEASUREMENTDollarsValues as supplied in the extract
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The median divides households into two equal groups. It is not an individual salary and does not measure household wealth.

Where does your state stand?

2024 ACS · 5-YEAR

50 states · ranks reflect highest reported values first · ties share a rank

RANKSTATEMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMERELATIVE VALUEState profile
01MAMassachusetts$104,828↗
02NJNew Jersey$104,294↗
03MDMaryland$102,905↗
04HIHawaii$100,745↗
05CACalifornia$100,149↗
06NHNew Hampshire$99,782↗
07WAWashington$99,389↗
08COColorado$97,113↗
09UTUtah$96,658↗
10CTConnecticut$96,049↗
11AKAlaska$95,665↗
12VAVirginia$92,090↗
13DEDelaware$87,534↗
14MNMinnesota$87,117↗
15NYNew York$85,820↗
16OROregon$85,220↗
17RIRhode Island$83,504↗
18ILIllinois$83,211↗
19VTVermont$82,730↗
20AZArizona$81,486↗
21IDIdaho$81,166↗
22NVNevada$81,134↗
23GAGeorgia$79,991↗
24TXTexas$79,721↗
25NDNorth Dakota$77,871↗
26FLFlorida$77,735↗
27PAPennsylvania$77,545↗
28WIWisconsin$77,488↗
29SDSouth Dakota$76,881↗
30MEMaine$76,442↗
31NENebraska$76,376↗
32WYWyoming$75,532↗
33KSKansas$75,514↗
34IAIowa$75,501↗
35MTMontana$75,340↗
36NCNorth Carolina$73,958↗
37MIMichigan$72,389↗
38SCSouth Carolina$72,350↗
39OHOhio$72,212↗
40TNTennessee$71,997↗
41INIndiana$71,959↗
42MOMissouri$71,589↗
43NMNew Mexico$67,816↗
44ALAlabama$66,659↗
45OKOklahoma$66,148↗
46KYKentucky$64,526↗
47ARArkansas$62,106↗
48LALouisiana$60,986↗
49WVWest Virginia$60,798↗
50MSMississippi$59,127↗

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · 2020–2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Supplied extract; descriptive ranks across 50 states.

Washington, D.C. & Puerto Rico · additional context

Shown separately because the main ranking compares the 50 states.

District Of Columbia ↗$109,707
Puerto Rico ↗$27,213