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

Which states have the highest income per person?

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

HIGHEST REPORTED$57,789Massachusetts
MIDDLE OF THE 50 STATES$43,308Unweighted median of state values
MEASUREMENTDollarsValues as supplied in the extract
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Per capita income is an income-per-person measure, not the median wage or disposable income.

Where does your state stand?

2024 ACS · 5-YEAR

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

RANKSTATEPER CAPITA INCOMERELATIVE VALUEState profile
01MAMassachusetts$57,789↗
02CTConnecticut$56,190↗
03WAWashington$55,177↗
04COColorado$54,531↗
05NJNew Jersey$53,818↗
06MDMaryland$53,199↗
07NHNew Hampshire$53,064↗
08NYNew York$51,002↗
09VAVirginia$50,866↗
10CACalifornia$49,934↗
11VTVermont$48,856↗
12MNMinnesota$47,926↗
13AKAlaska$47,267↗
14RIRhode Island$47,260↗
15ILIllinois$46,937↗
16HIHawaii$46,713↗
17OROregon$45,821↗
18DEDelaware$45,438↗
19MEMaine$45,286↗
20NDNorth Dakota$45,281↗
21PAPennsylvania$44,674↗
22WYWyoming$44,008↗
23AZArizona$43,676↗
24FLFlorida$43,582↗
25WIWisconsin$43,361↗
26MTMontana$43,254↗
27NCNorth Carolina$42,777↗
28NVNevada$42,545↗
29GAGeorgia$41,996↗
30UTUtah$41,806↗
31SDSouth Dakota$41,637↗
32TXTexas$41,614↗
33KSKansas$41,580↗
34NENebraska$41,026↗
35MIMichigan$40,990↗
36OHOhio$40,934↗
37TNTennessee$40,729↗
38IAIowa$40,536↗
39MOMissouri$40,284↗
40SCSouth Carolina$40,195↗
41IDIdaho$39,870↗
42INIndiana$38,794↗
43NMNew Mexico$37,978↗
44ALAlabama$36,940↗
45KYKentucky$35,955↗
46OKOklahoma$35,882↗
47LALouisiana$35,440↗
48ARArkansas$34,812↗
49WVWest Virginia$34,707↗
50MSMississippi$32,749↗

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 ↗$76,604
Puerto Rico ↗$18,766