Income
Change in median household income, 2015–2016
| State | Median household income, 2016 | Change 2007 to 2016 | Change 2000 to 2016 | 2016 median income as percent of national median | Change 2015 to 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $46,257 | -1.5% | -0.7% | 80.3% | 2.0% |
| Alaska | $76,440 | 2.6% | 3.7% | 132.7% | 2.9% |
| Arizona | $53,558 | -7.3% | -0.3% | 93.0% | 2.7% |
| Arkansas | $44,334 | 0.4% | -4.2% | 76.9% | 4.3% |
| California | $67,739 | -2.4% | 4.3% | 117.6% | 3.7% |
| Colorado | $65,685 | 2.8% | 1.6% | 114.0% | 1.5% |
| Connecticut | $73,433 | -3.8% | -2.7% | 127.5% | 1.6% |
| Delaware | $61,757 | -2.3% | -7.1% | 107.2% | -0.4% |
| Florida | $50,860 | -8.1% | -4.1% | 88.3% | 1.6% |
| Georgia | $53,559 | -5.8% | -6.9% | 93.0% | 3.2% |
| Hawaii | $74,511 | 1.0% | 3.6% | 129.3% | 0.1% |
| Idaho | $51,807 | -3.2% | -1.1% | 89.9% | 6.0% |
| Illinois | $60,960 | -2.7% | -4.3% | 105.8% | 1.0% |
| Indiana | $52,314 | -4.8% | -8.0% | 90.8% | 2.2% |
| Iowa | $56,247 | 2.7% | 5.7% | 97.6% | 1.5% |
| Kansas | $54,935 | 0.0% | -2.1% | 95.3% | 0.6% |
| Kentucky | $46,659 | 0.1% | 1.9% | 81.0% | 1.9% |
| Louisiana | $45,146 | -4.7% | 4.5% | 78.4% | -2.5% |
| Maine | $53,079 | -0.1% | 4.0% | 92.1% | 1.8% |
| Maryland | $78,945 | 0.2% | 8.0% | 137.0% | 2.8% |
| Massachusetts | $75,297 | 4.3% | 8.5% | 130.7% | 5.3% |
| Michigan | $52,492 | -5.4% | -13.2% | 91.1% | 1.5% |
| Minnesota | $65,599 | 1.5% | -1.4% | 113.9% | 2.0% |
| Mississippi | $41,754 | -0.7% | -8.5% | 72.5% | 1.6% |
| Missouri | $51,746 | -0.9% | -0.1% | 89.8% | 1.7% |
| Montana | $50,027 | -0.7% | 8.4% | 86.8% | -0.2% |
| Nebraska | $56,927 | 4.4% | 9.3% | 98.8% | 2.2% |
| Nevada | $55,180 | -13.4% | -6.6% | 95.8% | 3.9% |
| New Hampshire | $70,936 | -1.8% | -0.1% | 123.1% | -0.4% |
| New Jersey | $76,126 | -1.9% | 0.6% | 132.1% | 4.1% |
| New Mexico | $46,748 | -2.6% | 0.3% | 81.1% | 1.7% |
| New York | $62,909 | 1.5% | 3.2% | 109.2% | 2.1% |
| North Carolina | $50,584 | -2.2% | -3.9% | 87.8% | 4.4% |
| North Dakota | $60,656 | 19.8% | 26.6% | 105.3% | -1.1% |
| Ohio | $52,334 | -3.0% | -5.5% | 90.8% | 1.2% |
| Oklahoma | $49,176 | 2.2% | 3.4% | 85.3% | 0.0% |
| Oregon | $57,532 | 2.0% | 5.6% | 99.9% | 4.9% |
| Pennsylvania | $56,907 | 1.2% | 2.9% | 98.8% | 0.9% |
| Rhode Island | $60,596 | -2.3% | -0.7% | 105.2% | 3.0% |
| South Carolina | $49,501 | -1.3% | -2.5% | 85.9% | 3.5% |
| South Dakota | $54,467 | 8.4% | 12.2% | 94.5% | 1.5% |
| Tennessee | $48,547 | -1.0% | -4.7% | 84.3% | 1.4% |
| Texas | $56,565 | 2.8% | 3.0% | 98.2% | 0.4% |
| Utah | $65,977 | 3.4% | 4.0% | 114.5% | 3.6% |
| Vermont | $57,677 | -0.2% | 2.2% | 100.1% | -0.1% |
| Virginia | $68,114 | -1.2% | 3.7% | 118.2% | 1.5% |
| Washington | $67,106 | 4.3% | 6.4% | 116.5% | 3.3% |
| DC | $75,506 | 20.1% | 32.4% | 131.0% | -1.4% |
| West Virginia | $43,385 | 1.1% | 7.0% | 75.3% | 2.0% |
| Wisconsin | $56,811 | -3.0% | -3.4% | 98.6% | 0.8% |
| Wyoming | $59,882 | 0.0% | 11.3% | 103.9% | -1.8% |
Source: EPI Analysis of American Community Survey data
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