List of U.S. states and territories by income


This has lists of U.S. states, territories, and Washington, D.C. by income. Data is from various sources, such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the yearly American Community Survey. Data is less frequent for American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Average or mean full-time wage in the United States was $80,115 in 2023.
The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. The average is higher than the median because there are a small number of individuals with very high earnings, and a large number of individuals with relatively low earnings.
Some of the table data is for full-time workers. Some is for households, which the Federal Reserve defines as: "A group of people living in the same home, regardless of their relationship to one another." Investopedia defines families as "those related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live under the same roof."
Per capita income "counts every individual adult and child, even newborn babies, as a member of the population."

Yearly median income



States ranked by median household income (2013 to 2023)

Data given in inflation-adjusted dollars. Tables do not reflect the margin of error in the values.
States and D.C.2023202220212019201820172016201520142013Growth rate
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Territories ranked by median household income (2010 to 2021)

Territory20212019201820172016201520142013201220112010Growth rate
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States and territories ranked by median income (2019)

Data for the American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands is given as of 2010. Resident population given as of the 2020 United States Census.
State or territoryMedian household income, ACSMedian family income Population Number of households Number of families
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Per capita and household income

Per capita personal income by state (1930 to 2023)

States and D.C.20232020201020001990198019701960195019401930
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States and territories by household income percentiles (2023)

Data given in 2023 dollars. Tables do not reflect the margin of error in the values.
Region20th Percentile40th PercentileMedian60th Percentile80th Percentile95th PercentileAverage of Top 5%80/20 %ile ratio
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States and territories ranked by per capita income (2019 and 2020)

Data for the American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands is given as of 2010. Resident population given as of the 2020 United States Census. BEA is Bureau of Economic Analysis. ACS is American Community Survey.
State or territoryPer capita income, ACSPer capita income, BEADisposable per capita income, BEAPopulation Number of households Number of families
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