RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Highest Black household income, US states

US states ranked by the median income of households with a Black or African American householder (2024 American Community Survey). Places with fewer than 1,000 Black residents are excluded. Maryland leads at $83,654. 51 states qualify in total. The median across all 51 is $55,930. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Idaho, ID, up 14 places to #8.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACK HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2020

USUnited States334,922,499$58,071–

01▲1Maryland, MDMD6,206,011$83,654+20%

02▼1Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235$81,548+13%

03▲1New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868$78,475+32%

04▼1Alaska, AKAK735,706$73,726+15%

05▲3Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056$73,413+34%

06▼1Washington, WAWA7,816,116$72,813+30%

07▼1New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809$71,115+28%

08▲14Idaho, IDID1,934,262$70,436+56%

09▼2California, CACA39,287,377$69,282+26%

10▼1Colorado, COCO5,862,189$68,608+28%

11▲7Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801$66,250+39%

12▲2Delaware, DEDE1,021,191$65,718+29%

13▲10Utah, UTUT3,392,331$65,684+47%

14▼1Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508$65,521+29%

15▼4Virginia, VAVA8,705,170$64,912+23%

16▼1Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838$63,021+28%

17▲7Oregon, OROR4,254,293$62,538+42%

18▼6New York, NYNY19,852,366$62,083+22%

19▼3District of Columbia, DCDC681,294$60,764+25%

20▲1Georgia, GAGA10,940,407$60,205+28%

21▼4Texas, TXTX30,188,424$60,084+24%

22▼3South Dakota, SDSD907,428$59,174+25%

23▲3New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246$58,288+36%

24▲1Florida, FLFL22,416,077$56,881+31%

25▲5Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445$56,045+37%

26▲2Maine, MEME1,387,817$55,930+36%

27▲11Vermont, VTVT647,106$54,797+46%

28▼18Wyoming, WYWY582,397$53,5470%

29▼2Nevada, NVNV3,184,612$52,965+26%

30▼10Montana, MTMT1,116,875$52,391+11%

31North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404$52,390+29%

32▼3Illinois, ILIL12,694,798$50,704+24%

33Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383$50,672+27%

34▼2Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639$49,610+23%

35Kansas, KSKS2,947,197$49,021+25%

36▼2North Dakota, NDND784,841$48,289+23%

37▲2Nebraska, NENE1,978,707$48,119+29%

38▼2Missouri, MOMO6,191,814$47,941+25%

39▲4Indiana, ININ6,851,073$47,487+31%

40▼3Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824$47,105+26%

41▲1South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225$46,781+29%

42▼1Michigan, MIMI10,077,761$45,398+24%

43▼3Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634$45,363+23%

44▲1Ohio, OHOH11,810,293$44,124+27%

45▲1Iowa, IAIA3,210,507$44,055+31%

46▼2Alabama, ALAL5,086,768$44,035+25%

47Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872$43,296+32%

48▲1West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373$42,737+30%

49▼1Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391$40,164+22%

50▲1Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779$39,434+26%

51▼1Louisiana, LALA4,611,961$39,169+24%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest black household income?

Maryland ranks #1 with $83,654 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by black household income?

Maryland, Hawaii, New Hampshire, Alaska, Massachusetts.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is black household income measured?

Median income of households with a Black or African American householder (ACS B19013B). Shown only for places with at least 1,000 Black residents. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).