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.

All statesAll rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities Counties

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACK HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2020

USUnited States334,922,499$58,071–

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

02Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235$81,548+13%

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

04Alaska, AKAK735,706$73,726+15%

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

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

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

08Idaho, IDID1,934,262$70,436+56%

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

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

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

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

13Utah, UTUT3,392,331$65,684+47%

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

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

16Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838$63,021+28%

17Oregon, OROR4,254,293$62,538+42%

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

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

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

21Texas, TXTX30,188,424$60,084+24%

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

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

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

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

26Maine, MEME1,387,817$55,930+36%

27Vermont, VTVT647,106$54,797+46%

28Wyoming, WYWY582,397$53,547+0%

29Nevada, NVNV3,184,612$52,965+26%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

39Indiana, ININ6,851,073$47,487+31%

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

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

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

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

44Ohio, OHOH11,810,293$44,124+27%

45Iowa, IAIA3,210,507$44,055+31%

46Alabama, ALAL5,086,768$44,035+25%

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

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

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

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

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

SHOWING 1–51 OF 51

Download CSV (full list, 51 rows)

UPDATED 2026-07-15 · 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).