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Median Household Income by State, Ranked

Median household income by state, latest year, constant dollars: the highest and lowest

Massachusetts leads at $118,500
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U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS ASEC), historical Table H-8: median household money income, in constant dollars as Census publishes them. State samples are small, so single-year differences between states carry wide margins of error.

The states with the highest and lowest median household incomes in the newest year of Census’s Current Population Survey. The data table lists every state with its value.

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Real Median Household Income · Alabama. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Alaska. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Arizona. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Arkansas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · California. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Colorado. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Connecticut. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Delaware. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · District of Columbia. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Florida. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Georgia. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Hawaii. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Idaho. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Illinois. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Indiana. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Iowa. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Kansas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Kentucky. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Louisiana. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Maine. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Maryland. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Massachusetts. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Michigan. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Minnesota. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Mississippi. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Missouri. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Montana. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Nebraska. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Nevada. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · New Hampshire. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · New Jersey. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · New Mexico. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · New York. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · North Carolina. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · North Dakota. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Ohio. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Oklahoma. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Oregon. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Rhode Island. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · South Carolina. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · South Dakota. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Tennessee. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Texas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Utah. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Vermont. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Virginia. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Washington. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · West Virginia. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Wisconsin. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

Real Median Household Income · Wyoming. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), historical income Table H-8. Public domain.

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