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While most states saw earnings grow during the recovery, household income has fallen in more than half of the states: Median household income and earnings by state, 2019–2021

State 2019 median household income 2021 median household income 2019 to 2021 % income change 2019 median earnings 2021 median earnings 2019 to 2021 % earnings change
Alabama $54,826   $53,913  -1.7% $33,872  $34,925  3.1%
Alaska $79,973   $77,845  -2.7% $42,744  $41,962  -1.8%
Arizona $65,763   $69,056  5.0% $36,453  $39,023  7.1%
Arkansas $51,877   $52,528  1.3% $32,660  $33,869  3.7%
California $85,247   $84,907  -0.4% $41,912  $41,891  -0.1%
Colorado $81,736   $82,254  0.6% $43,075  $44,818  4.0%
Connecticut $83,544   $83,771  0.3% $44,718  $45,511  1.8%
Delaware $74,370   $71,091  -4.4% $39,667  $41,374  4.3%
Washington D.C. $97,780   $90,088  -7.9% $65,663  $72,457  10.3%
Florida $62,766   $63,062  0.5% $33,781  $35,997  6.6%
Georgia $65,684   $66,559  1.3% $37,112  $37,512  1.1%
Hawaii $88,068   $84,857  -3.6% $42,645  $40,595  -4.8%
Idaho $64,644   $66,474  2.8% $32,970  $34,941  6.0%
Illinois $73,322   $72,205  -1.5% $41,389  $41,504  0.3%
Indiana $61,045   $62,743  2.8% $35,773  $37,998  6.2%
Iowa $65,378   $65,600  0.3% $37,979  $39,068  2.9%
Kansas $65,797   $64,124  -2.5% $37,374  $38,071  1.9%
Kentucky $55,420   $55,573  0.3% $34,113  $34,928  2.4%
Louisiana $54,125   $52,087  -3.8% $34,020  $34,896  2.6%
Maine $62,445   $64,767  3.7% $37,336  $39,725  6.4%
Maryland $91,922   $90,203  -1.9% $48,633  $50,548  3.9%
Massachusetts $90,973   $89,645  -1.5% $48,470  $50,683  4.6%
Michigan $63,145   $63,498  0.6% $35,320  $37,258  5.5%
Minnesota $79,051   $77,720  -1.7% $43,426  $43,853  1.0%
Mississippi $48,529   $48,716  0.4% $31,094  $32,242  3.7%
Missouri $60,840   $61,847  1.7% $36,623  $37,083  1.3%
Montana $60,569   $63,249  4.4% $33,184  $35,272  6.3%
Nebraska $67,008   $66,817  -0.3% $38,233  $38,898  1.7%
Nevada $67,057   $66,274  -1.2% $37,649  $37,052  -1.6%
New Hampshire $82,590   $88,465  7.1% $43,433  $45,677  5.2%
New Jersey $90,876   $89,296  -1.7% $48,233  $50,021  3.7%
New Mexico $55,049   $53,992  -1.9% $32,085  $34,133  6.4%
New York $76,417   $74,314  -2.8% $43,972  $43,462  -1.2%
North Carolina $60,768   $61,972  2.0% $35,189  $37,218  5.8%
North Dakota $68,436   $66,519  -2.8% $39,633  $39,438  -0.5%
Ohio $62,147   $62,262  0.2% $36,935  $38,214  3.5%
Oklahoma $57,703   $55,826  -3.3% $34,255  $34,460  0.6%
Oregon $71,065   $71,562  0.7% $37,773  $40,063  6.1%
Pennsylvania $67,256   $68,957  2.5% $39,211  $40,983  4.5%
Rhode Island $75,422   $74,008  -1.9% $41,484  $41,891  1.0%
South Carolina $59,587   $59,318  -0.5% $34,308  $35,987  4.9%
South Dakota $63,091   $66,143  4.8% $34,875  $37,149  6.5%
Tennessee $59,422   $59,695  0.5% $34,552  $36,663  6.1%
Texas $67,861   $66,963  -1.3% $37,440  $38,059  1.7%
Utah $80,309   $79,449  -1.1% $35,392  $37,325  5.5%
Vermont $66,766   $72,431  8.5% $37,594  $40,249  7.1%
Virginia $81,025   $80,963  -0.1% $42,820  $43,963  2.7%
Washington $83,389   $84,247  1.0% $44,229  $46,951  6.2%
West Virginia $51,769   $51,248  -1.0% $32,821  $33,739  2.8%
Wisconsin $68,003   $67,125  -1.3% $39,258  $40,678  3.6%
Wyoming $68,888   $65,204  -5.3% $36,858  $35,613  -3.4%

Note: All values in 2021 dollars.

Source:  EPI analysis of 1-year American Community Survey income and earnings data.

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