State rankings
Average Income by State
District of Columbia has the highest Annual Income in 2025 ($111,010), followed by Massachusetts ($85,610) and Washington ($83,330). Mississippi has the lowest ($50,810).
Economics51 states · 2 metricsUpdated Apr 25, 2025Original page
4 sources
- Median Household Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2023 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) by Household Size - US Census Bureau
- Median Family Income By Family Size - US Census Bureau
- Personal Income by State - US Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics - US Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Annual Income, 2025
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Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
$64,920
Middle half $60,860 – $71,630
Average
$67,387
51 states
Highest
$111,010
District of Columbia
Lowest
$50,810
Mississippi
Over time · 2021–2025
The top 5 in 2025, against the median.
- Median of all states
- District of Columbia
- Massachusetts
- Washington
- New York
- California
Data
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51 states · # = rank by Annual Income
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  District of Columbia | $111,010 | $53.37 |
| 2 |  Massachusetts | $85,610 | $41.16 |
| 3 |  Washington | $83,330 | $40.06 |
| 4 |  New York | $82,460 | $39.65 |
| 5 |  California | $80,690 | $38.79 |
| 6 |  New Jersey | $78,040 | $37.52 |
| 7 |  Maryland | $77,580 | $37.30 |
| 8 |  Connecticut | $77,420 | $37.22 |
| 9 |  Colorado | $77,190 | $37.11 |
| 10 |  Alaska | $74,720 | $35.92 |
| 11 |  Virginia | $74,040 | $35.60 |
| 12 |  Oregon | $72,460 | $34.84 |
| 13 |  Rhode Island | $71,900 | $34.57 |
| 14 |  New Hampshire | $71,360 | $34.31 |
| 15 |  Minnesota | $71,160 | $34.21 |
| 16 |  Illinois | $71,130 | $34.20 |
| 17 |  Hawaii | $70,270 | $33.78 |
| 18 |  Delaware | $69,880 | $33.60 |
| 19 |  Vermont | $69,050 | $33.20 |
| 20 |  Arizona | $67,620 | $32.51 |
| 21 |  Utah | $66,290 | $31.87 |
| 22 |  Georgia | $65,920 | $31.69 |
| 23 |  Maine | $65,780 | $31.63 |
| 24 |  Texas | $65,750 | $31.61 |
| 25 |  Pennsylvania | $65,730 | $31.60 |
| 26 |  Michigan | $64,920 | $31.21 |
| 27 |  Florida | $64,670 | $31.09 |
| 28 |  Ohio | $64,390 | $30.96 |
| 29 |  North Carolina | $64,290 | $30.91 |
| 30 |  Wisconsin | $64,270 | $30.90 |
| 31 |  North Dakota | $64,050 | $30.79 |
| 32 |  Nebraska | $62,400 | $30.00 |
| 33 |  New Mexico | $62,330 | $29.96 |
| 34 |  Missouri | $62,160 | $29.89 |
| 35 |  Nevada | $62,050 | $29.83 |
| 36 |  Wyoming | $61,560 | $29.60 |
| 37 |  Idaho | $61,170 | $29.41 |
| 38 |  Montana | $60,880 | $29.27 |
| 39 |  Indiana | $60,840 | $29.25 |
| 40 |  Tennessee | $60,800 | $29.23 |
| 41 |  Kansas | $60,640 | $29.15 |
| 42 |  Iowa | $59,830 | $28.76 |
| 43 |  South Carolina | $59,280 | $28.50 |
| 44 |  Kentucky | $58,990 | $28.36 |
| 45 |  South Dakota | $57,610 | $27.70 |
| 46 |  Alabama | $57,500 | $27.65 |
| 47 |  Oklahoma | $56,950 | $27.38 |
| 48 |  Louisiana | $56,600 | $27.21 |
| 49 |  West Virginia | $56,470 | $27.15 |
| 50 |  Arkansas | $54,890 | $26.39 |
| 51 |  Mississippi | $50,810 | $24.43 |
What correlates with Annual Income (2025)?
Pearson r against 2,095 other state metrics sharing at least 31 states. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Annual Income tend to score higher on these
- Median Income - Two Person HouseholdMedian Household Income by StatePlotr = +0.93 · very strong · n = 51
- Median Income - One Person HouseholdMedian Household Income by StatePlotr = +0.93 · very strong · n = 50
- Median Income - Three Person HouseholdMedian Household Income by StatePlotr = +0.92 · very strong · n = 51
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- Median Income - Four Person HouseholdMedian Household Income by StatePlotr = +0.92 · very strong · n = 51
- Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+)Housing, Income and Commutes by State (Census)Plotr = +0.91 · very strong · n = 51
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Annual Income tend to score lower on these
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- Presidential Margin (Republican minus Democratic, Points)Presidential Election Results by State, 2016–2024Plotr = −0.86 · very strong · n = 51
- Republican Vote Share (President, %)Presidential Election Results by State, 2016–2024Plotr = −0.86 · very strong · n = 51
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Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Annual Income?
- District of Columbia has the highest Annual Income in 2025, at $111,010, followed by Massachusetts ($85,610) and Washington ($83,330).
- Which state has the lowest Annual Income?
- Mississippi has the lowest Annual Income in 2025, at $50,810.
- What is the median Annual Income across US states?
- The median is $64,920 across the 51 US states with data in 2025.
- Where does this average income by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Median Household Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2023 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) by Household Size - US Census Bureau; Median Family Income By Family Size - US Census Bureau; Personal Income by State - US Bureau of Economic Analysis; Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics - US Bureau of Labor Statistics.