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THE MIDDLE OF THE INCOME LADDER

Each state’s median household income, indexed.

The middle of the ladder makes more money in darker states.


S T A T S

top 12 // highest

1. Maryland: $94,384

2. Washington, D.C.: $88,311

3. New Hampshire: $88,235

4. Massachusetts: $86,725

5. New Jersey: $85,239

6. Utah: $83,670

7. Colorado: $82,611

8. Virginia: $81,947

9. Washington: $81,083

10. Hawaii: $80,729

11. Rhode Island: $80,012

12. Connecticut: $79,043

middle

Wisconsin: $67,094

household median [U.S. avg.]

$68,310

lowest 10-year difference

New Mexico: +$5,688

highest 10-year difference

Washington, D.C.: +$31,383

average vacancy

10.8%

bottom 12 // lowest

1. Mississippi: $44,966

2. Arkansas: $50,540

3. New Mexico: $50,822

4. Louisiana: $50,935

5. West Virginia: $51,615

6. Oklahoma: $52,341

7. Alabama: $54,393

8. Tennessee: $54,665

9. Montana: $56,442

10. Kentucky: $56,525

11. Florida: $57,435

12. Georgia: $58,952