While the United States is the biggest economy in the world, how evenly distributed is the wealth? Here is a look at the richest states in the United States determined by median household income. This can help you decide where to move next.
The data for this is from the American Community Survey (ACS) .
Rank State or territory 2018 2017 1 Washington, D.C. $85,203 $82,372 2 Maryland $83,242 $80,776 3 New Jersey $81,740 $80,088 4 Hawaii $80,212 $77,765 5 Massachusetts $79,835 $77,385 6 Connecticut $76,348 $74,168 7 California $75,277 $71,805 8 New Hampshire $74,991 $73,381 9 Alaska $74,346 $73,181 10 $74,073 $70,979 11 Virginia $72,577 $71,535 12 Colorado $71,953 $69,117 13 Utah $71,414 $65,358 14 Minnesota $70,315 $68,388 15 $67,844 $64,894 16 Illinois $65,030 $62,992 17 Delaware $64,805 $62,852 18 Rhode Island $64,340 $63,870 19 North Dakota $63,837 $61,843 20 Oregon $63,426 $60,212 21 Wyoming $61,584 $60,434 22 Pennsylvania $60,905 $59,105 23 Vermont $60,782 $57,513 24 Wisconsin $60,773 $59,305 25 Texas $60,629 $59,206 26 Iowa $59,955 $58,570 27 Nebraska $59,566 $59,970 28 Arizona $59,246 $56,581 29 $58,756 $56,183 30 Nevada $58,646 $58,003 31 Kansas $58,218 $56,422 32 Michigan $56,697 $54,909 33 South Dakota $56,274 $56,521 34 Ohio $56,111 $54,021 35 Indiana $55,746 $54,181 36 Maine $55,602 $55,277 37 Idaho $55,583 $52,225 38 Florida $55,462 $52,594 39 Montana $55,328 $53,386 40 Missouri $54,478 $53,578 41 North Carolina $53,855 $52,752 42 Tennessee $52,375 $51,340 43 South Carolina $52,306 $50,570 44 Oklahoma $51,924 $50,051 45 Kentucky $50,247 $48,375 46 Alabama $49,861 $48,123 47 Guam — — 48 Louisiana $47,905 $46,145 49 New Mexico $47,169 $46,744 50 Arkansas $47,062 $45,869 51 Mississippi $44,717 $43,529 52 West Virginia $44,097 $43,469 53 Puerto Rico $20,296 $19,343
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