Average real income growth from 2009 to 2013, overall and for the top 1% and bottom 99%, U.S. and by state and region
| Rank (by top 1% income growth, from highest to lowest) | State/region | Overall | Top 1% | Bottom 99% | Share of total growth (or loss) captured by top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota | 25.7% | 61.7% | 20.0% | 32.6% |
| 2 | Wyoming | 9.5% | 55.1% | -2.3% | 119.7% |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 7.5% | 32.5% | 1.6% | 82.5% |
| 4 | California | 5.7% | 28.1% | 0.5% | 92.5% |
| 5 | Texas | 7.6% | 26.4% | 3.4% | 63.0% |
| 6 | Michigan | 4.2% | 26.3% | 0.3% | 94.4% |
| 7 | Nevada | -5.1% | 25.6% | -13.3% | Ŧ |
| 8 | Washington | 2.7% | 21.6% | -0.8% | 124.3% |
| 9 | New York | 2.7% | 20.6% | -3.9% | 205.4% |
| 10 | Kansas | 5.7% | 19.6% | 3.3% | 50.0% |
| 11 | Colorado | 6.5% | 17.6% | 4.5% | 41.4% |
| 12 | Ohio | 5.8% | 17.3% | 3.9% | 41.2% |
| 13 | Connecticut | 3.4% | 17.2% | -1.6% | 134.6% |
| 14 | Minnesota | 8.3% | 16.9% | 6.7% | 31.4% |
| 15 | Oregon | 3.4% | 16.1% | 1.4% | 65.9% |
| 16 | Utah | 11.6% | 15.9% | 10.9% | 20.8% |
| 17 | Rhode Island | 4.9% | 15.8% | 3.1% | 46.4% |
| 18 | Illinois | 5.0% | 15.2% | 2.7% | 55.8% |
| 19 | New Jersey | 1.6% | 15.2% | -1.4% | 173.5% |
| 20 | Florida | 0.1% | 15.0% | -4.3% | 3669.6% |
| 21 | Missouri | 0.6% | 14.8% | -1.8% | 345.5% |
| 22 | Oklahoma | 8.3% | 13.9% | 7.2% | 27.7% |
| 23 | South Dakota | 10.8% | 13.6% | 10.3% | 19.9% |
| 24 | Indiana | 7.3% | 13.4% | 6.4% | 24.7% |
| 25 | Idaho | 8.2% | 13.1% | 7.4% | 21.6% |
| 26 | Nebraska | 10.2% | 13.0% | 9.7% | 16.7% |
| 27 | Iowa | 5.7% | 12.8% | 4.8% | 26.0% |
| 28 | Tennessee | 4.3% | 12.8% | 2.7% | 47.1% |
| 29 | Georgia | -0.3% | 12.3% | -2.7% | Ŧ |
| 30 | Wisconsin | 5.8% | 12.0% | 4.7% | 31.3% |
| 31 | South Carolina | 1.5% | 11.3% | -0.1% | 102.8% |
| 32 | Arizona | 3.4% | 10.7% | 2.0% | 50.7% |
| 33 | Virginia | -3.7% | 8.8% | -5.7% | Ŧ |
| 34 | New Hampshire | 7.3% | 8.1% | 7.2% | 16.8% |
| 35 | Pennsylvania | 1.4% | 8.0% | 0.2% | 89.2% |
| 36 | Vermont | 4.4% | 7.6% | 3.9% | 23.4% |
| 37 | Maryland | -2.7% | 7.3% | -4.3% | Ŧ |
| 38 | North Carolina | 0.5% | 7.1% | -0.6% | 219.6% |
| 39 | Louisiana | -0.9% | 6.9% | -2.4% | Ŧ |
| 40 | Kentucky | 3.5% | 6.3% | 3.0% | 25.0% |
| 41 | Maine | 2.5% | 5.7% | 2.0% | 28.7% |
| 42 | Arkansas | 4.6% | 5.0% | 4.6% | 18.4% |
| 43 | Mississippi | -3.8% | 1.8% | -4.6% | Ŧ |
| 44 | Delaware | -1.1% | -0.8% | -1.1% | 10.7% |
| 45 | Alabama | 2.3% | -0.9% | 2.8% | ŧ |
| 46 | Alaska | 3.4% | -1.1% | 4.0% | ŧ |
| 47 | New Mexico | 2.8% | -2.0% | 3.6% | ŧ |
| 48 | Montana | 7.8% | -3.9% | 10.1% | ŧ |
| 49 | Hawaii | -3.6% | -9.5% | -2.7% | 33.8% |
| 50 | West Virginia | 4.0% | -14.1% | 7.2% | ŧ |
| 48* | District of Columbia | -0.7% | -2.1% | -0.3% | 60.4% |
| United States | 3.7% | 17.4% | 0.7% | 85.1% | |
| Northeast | 3.0% | 17.5% | -1.0% | 125.9% | |
| Midwest | 5.7% | 16.8% | 3.7% | 44.8% | |
| South | 2.2% | 12.6% | 0.1% | 97.4% | |
| West | 4.9% | 22.2% | 1.3% | 78.2% |
* Rank of the District of Columbia if it were ranked with the 50 states
ŧ Top 1% incomes fell while overall incomes grew over this period.
Ŧ Overall income declined even as top 1% incomes grew over this period
Source: Authors’ analysis of state-level tax data from Sommeiller (2006) extended to 2013 using state-level data from the Internal Revenue Service SOI Tax Stats (various years), and Piketty and Saez (2012)