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 |
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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.