Percentage of Households Making Over $100,000
District of Columbia has the highest % of Households Making Over $100k in 2024 (53.5%), followed by New Jersey (52.3%) and Massachusetts (52.3%). West Virginia has the lowest (27.7%).
% of Households Making Over $100k, 2024
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Over time · 2010–2024
The top 5 in 2024, against the median.
- Median of all states
- District of Columbia
- New Jersey
- Massachusetts
- Maryland
- Hawaii
Data
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| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  District of Columbia | 53.5% |
| 2 |  New Jersey | 52.3% |
| 2 |  Massachusetts | 52.3% |
| 4 |  Maryland | 51.7% |
| 5 |  Hawaii | 50.6% |
| 6 |  California | 50.1% |
| 7 |  New Hampshire | 49.9% |
| 8 |  Washington | 49.7% |
| 9 |  Colorado | 48.7% |
| 10 |  Connecticut | 48.3% |
| 10 |  Utah | 48.3% |
| 12 |  Alaska | 47.9% |
| 13 |  Virginia | 46.6% |
| 14 |  Minnesota | 44.1% |
| 15 |  New York | 43.9% |
| 16 |  Delaware | 43.0% |
| 17 |  Illinois | 42.4% |
| 17 |  Rhode Island | 42.4% |
| 19 |  Oregon | 42.3% |
| 20 |  Vermont | 40.8% |
| 21 |  Arizona | 40.3% |
| 22 |  Nevada | 40.2% |
| 23 |  Texas | 40.0% |
| 23 |  Idaho | 40.0% |
| 25 |  Georgia | 39.6% |
| 26 |  Pennsylvania | 38.8% |
| 27 |  Florida | 38.5% |
| 28 |  North Dakota | 38.1% |
| 29 |  Wisconsin | 37.8% |
| 29 |  Maine | 37.8% |
| 31 |  Nebraska | 37.6% |
| 32 |  South Dakota | 36.7% |
| 32 |  Wyoming | 36.7% |
| 34 |  Montana | 36.6% |
| 35 |  North Carolina | 36.5% |
| 36 |  Kansas | 36.4% |
| 37 |  Iowa | 36.1% |
| 38 |  Michigan | 35.5% |
| 39 |  Ohio | 35.3% |
| 40 |  South Carolina | 35.1% |
| 41 |  Tennessee | 34.8% |
| 42 |  Missouri | 34.4% |
| 43 |  Indiana | 34.3% |
| 44 |  New Mexico | 33.4% |
| 45 |  Alabama | 31.8% |
| 46 |  Oklahoma | 31.1% |
| 47 |  Kentucky | 30.9% |
| 48 |  Louisiana | 30.3% |
| 49 |  Arkansas | 29.0% |
| 50 |  Mississippi | 28.1% |
| 51 |  West Virginia | 27.7% |
What correlates with % of Households Making Over $100k (2024)?
Pearson r against 2,091 other state metrics sharing at least 31 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher % of Households Making Over $100k tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher % of Households Making Over $100k tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest % of Households Making Over $100k?
- District of Columbia has the highest % of Households Making Over $100k in 2024, at 53.5%, followed by New Jersey (52.3%) and Massachusetts (52.3%).
- Which state has the lowest % of Households Making Over $100k?
- West Virginia has the lowest % of Households Making Over $100k in 2024, at 27.7%.
- What is the median % of Households Making Over $100k across US states?
- The median is 38.8% across the 51 US states with data in 2024.
- Where does this percentage of households making over $100,000 data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Median Income by State - Investopedia; Household Income by State in the United States - Statistical Atlas; List of U.S. states and territories by income - Wiki; 2023: ACS 1-Year Estimates Subject Tables - U.S. Census Bureau.