Ratio of top 1% income to bottom 99% income, U.S. and by state and region, 2013
| Rank (from highest to lowest) | State/region | Average income of the top 1% | Average income of the bottom 99% | Top-to-bottom ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | $2,006,632 | $44,163 | 45.4 |
| 2 | Connecticut | $2,402,339 | $56,445 | 42.6 |
| 3 | Wyoming | $2,118,167 | $52,196 | 40.6 |
| 4 | Nevada | $1,386,448 | $36,169 | 38.3 |
| 5 | Florida | $1,265,774 | $36,530 | 34.7 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $1,692,079 | $56,115 | 30.2 |
| 7 | California | $1,411,375 | $48,899 | 28.9 |
| 8 | Texas | $1,301,618 | $48,350 | 26.9 |
| 9 | New Jersey | $1,453,741 | $57,447 | 25.3 |
| 10 | Illinois | $1,207,547 | $48,684 | 24.8 |
| 11 | Michigan | $834,008 | $37,896 | 22.0 |
| 12 | Washington | $1,100,186 | $50,372 | 21.8 |
| 13 | Georgia | $857,728 | $40,095 | 21.4 |
| 14 | North Dakota | $1,282,551 | $61,178 | 21.0 |
| 15 | Oklahoma | $930,201 | $44,849 | 20.7 |
| 16 | Louisiana | $859,619 | $41,600 | 20.7 |
| 17 | Arkansas | $750,101 | $36,421 | 20.6 |
| 18 | Arizona | $784,469 | $38,354 | 20.5 |
| 19 | Tennessee | $820,373 | $40,156 | 20.4 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | $926,051 | $45,781 | 20.2 |
| 21 | Colorado | $1,101,214 | $54,809 | 20.1 |
| 22 | Missouri | $833,823 | $41,641 | 20.0 |
| 23 | Minnesota | $1,035,928 | $52,689 | 19.7 |
| 24 | Kansas | $981,279 | $50,367 | 19.5 |
| 25 | South Dakota | $1,025,091 | $53,213 | 19.3 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | $888,121 | $46,669 | 19.0 |
| 27 | Utah | $940,662 | $50,367 | 18.7 |
| 28 | Rhode Island | $884,609 | $47,545 | 18.6 |
| 29 | Oregon | $754,431 | $40,719 | 18.5 |
| 30 | South Carolina | $668,739 | $36,950 | 18.1 |
| 31 | New Hampshire | $1,011,141 | $56,475 | 17.9 |
| 32 | Ohio | $752,582 | $42,391 | 17.8 |
| 33 | Virginia | $987,607 | $55,743 | 17.7 |
| 34 | North Carolina | $745,686 | $42,162 | 17.7 |
| 35 | Montana | $730,864 | $42,013 | 17.4 |
| 36 | Alabama | $665,097 | $38,854 | 17.1 |
| 37 | Maryland | $1,024,110 | $60,172 | 17.0 |
| 38 | Mississippi | $565,813 | $33,383 | 16.9 |
| 39 | Kentucky | $619,585 | $37,371 | 16.6 |
| 40 | Indiana | $717,688 | $43,426 | 16.5 |
| 41 | Idaho | $738,278 | $45,254 | 16.3 |
| 42 | Vermont | $735,607 | $45,719 | 16.1 |
| 43 | Delaware | $768,109 | $48,371 | 15.9 |
| 44 | New Mexico | $593,739 | $37,995 | 15.6 |
| 45 | Nebraska | $872,892 | $57,076 | 15.3 |
| 46 | Maine | $612,494 | $41,165 | 14.9 |
| 47 | West Virginia | $488,634 | $34,407 | 14.2 |
| 48 | Iowa | $714,758 | $51,248 | 13.9 |
| 49 | Hawaii | $690,073 | $51,033 | 13.5 |
| 50 | Alaska | $833,117 | $63,226 | 13.2 |
| 11* | District of Columbia | $1,531,432 | $63,100 | 24.3 |
| United States | $1,153,293 | $45,567 | 25.3 | |
| Northeast | $1,564,388 | $49,108 | 31.9 | |
| Midwest | $914,248 | $45,539 | 20.1 | |
| South | $988,670 | $43,421 | 22.8 | |
| West | $1,188,400 | $47,396 | 25.1 |
* Rank of the District of Columbia if it were ranked with the 50 states
Note: Incomes are in 2014 dollars. Data are for tax units.
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)