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