Ratio of top 1% income to bottom 99% income, U.S. and by state and region, 2011
| Rank (by top-to-bottom ratio) | State/region | Average income of the top 1% | Average income of the bottom 99% | Top-to-bottom ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | $2,178,817 | $53,694 | 40.6 |
| 2 | New York | $1,749,590 | $43,202 | 40.5 |
| 3 | Florida | $1,141,314 | $35,393 | 32.2 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $1,535,356 | $50,843 | 30.2 |
| 5 | Nevada | $1,091,021 | $36,975 | 29.5 |
| 6 | Wyoming | $1,473,766 | $53,403 | 27.6 |
| 7 | California | $1,223,617 | $45,589 | 26.8 |
| 8 | Texas | $1,185,033 | $45,130 | 26.3 |
| 9 | Illinois | $1,083,216 | $44,210 | 24.5 |
| 10 | New Jersey | $1,312,077 | $54,864 | 23.9 |
| 11 | Colorado | $1,098,682 | $47,837 | 23.0 |
| 12 | Arkansas | $698,681 | $32,932 | 21.2 |
| 13 | Washington | $972,325 | $46,541 | 20.9 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | $883,082 | $42,334 | 20.9 |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | $882,574 | $43,399 | 20.3 |
| 16 | Rhode Island | $851,183 | $41,958 | 20.3 |
| 17 | Arizona | $713,324 | $35,393 | 20.2 |
| 18 | New Hampshire | $1,010,409 | $50,311 | 20.1 |
| 19 | North Dakota | $1,064,581 | $53,372 | 19.9 |
| 20 | Tennessee | $734,288 | $37,016 | 19.8 |
| 21 | Georgia | $770,823 | $39,094 | 19.7 |
| 22 | Michigan | $707,446 | $35,988 | 19.7 |
| 23 | Missouri | $760,105 | $38,779 | 19.6 |
| 24 | Minnesota | $947,312 | $48,682 | 19.5 |
| 25 | Alabama | $665,177 | $34,874 | 19.1 |
| 26 | Kansas | $883,359 | $46,416 | 19.0 |
| 27 | South Dakota | $935,048 | $49,711 | 18.8 |
| 28 | Wisconsin | $783,236 | $42,465 | 18.4 |
| 29 | Ohio | $699,693 | $38,583 | 18.1 |
| 30 | Virginia | $981,383 | $54,667 | 18.0 |
| 31 | North Carolina | $702,503 | $39,145 | 17.9 |
| 32 | Montana | $672,899 | $37,740 | 17.8 |
| 33 | Utah | $762,317 | $42,976 | 17.7 |
| 34 | West Virginia | $560,682 | $31,626 | 17.7 |
| 35 | Oregon | $663,156 | $37,774 | 17.6 |
| 36 | Louisiana | $705,301 | $41,112 | 17.2 |
| 37 | South Carolina | $590,036 | $34,402 | 17.2 |
| 38 | Maryland | $1,007,595 | $59,011 | 17.1 |
| 39 | Vermont | $705,381 | $41,737 | 16.9 |
| 40 | Indiana | $650,347 | $38,941 | 16.7 |
| 41 | Kentucky | $578,193 | $34,716 | 16.7 |
| 42 | Idaho | $641,757 | $39,288 | 16.3 |
| 43 | Delaware | $732,052 | $45,059 | 16.2 |
| 44 | New Mexico | $557,849 | $35,649 | 15.6 |
| 45 | Nebraska | $803,826 | $51,745 | 15.5 |
| 46 | Mississippi | $503,135 | $33,112 | 15.2 |
| 47 | Maine | $573,933 | $38,486 | 14.9 |
| 48 | Iowa | $659,386 | $48,249 | 13.7 |
| 49 | Alaska | $790,816 | $58,482 | 13.5 |
| 50 | Hawaii | $635,052 | $52,294 | 12.1 |
| 11* | District of Columbia | $1,467,468 | $63,282 | 23.2 |
| United States | $1,040,506 | $42,694 | 24.4 | |
| Northeast | $1,425,607 | $46,501 | 30.7 | |
| Midwest | $823,063 | $41,799 | 19.7 | |
| South | $921,361 | $41,075 | 22.4 | |
| West | $1,047,813 | $43,787 | 23.9 |
* Rank of the District of Columbia if it were ranked with the 50 states
Note: Data are for tax units.
Source: Authors' analysis of state-level tax data from Sommeiller (2006) extended to 2011 using state-level data from the Internal Revenue Service SOI Tax Stats (various years), and Piketty and Saez (2012)
