RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Highest median household income, US states · 2020

US states ranked by median household income from the 2020 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. District of Columbia leads at $90,842. 51 states qualify in total.

Flip the list · Lowest median household income, US states →

All statesAll rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

USUnited States331,449,281$66,278–

01District of Columbia, DCDC681,294$90,842+126%

02Maryland, MDMD6,206,011$87,063+65%

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809$85,245+55%

04Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056$84,385+67%

05Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235$83,173+67%

06Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508$79,855+48%

07California, CACA39,287,377$78,672+66%

08New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868$77,923+58%

09Alaska, AKAK735,706$77,790+51%

10Washington, WAWA7,816,116$77,006+68%

11Virginia, VAVA8,705,170$76,398+64%

12Colorado, COCO5,862,189$75,231+59%

13Utah, UTUT3,392,331$74,197+62%

14Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445$73,382+56%

15New York, NYNY19,852,366$71,117+64%

16Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801$70,305+67%

17Delaware, DEDE1,021,191$69,110+46%

18Illinois, ILIL12,694,798$68,428+47%

19Oregon, OROR4,254,293$65,667+60%

20North Dakota, NDND784,841$65,315+89%

21Wyoming, WYWY582,397$65,304+72%

22Texas, TXTX30,188,424$63,826+60%

23Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639$63,627+59%

24Vermont, VTVT647,106$63,477+55%

25Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872$63,293+45%

26Nebraska, NENE1,978,707$63,015+61%

27Nevada, NVNV3,184,612$62,043+39%

28Iowa, IAIA3,210,507$61,836+57%

29Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838$61,529+52%

30Georgia, GAGA10,940,407$61,224+44%

31Kansas, KSKS2,947,197$61,091+50%

32South Dakota, SDSD907,428$59,896+70%

33Maine, MEME1,387,817$59,489+60%

34Michigan, MIMI10,077,761$59,234+33%

35Idaho, IDID1,934,262$58,915+57%

36Indiana, ININ6,851,073$58,235+40%

37Ohio, OHOH11,810,293$58,116+42%

38Florida, FLFL22,416,077$57,703+49%

39Missouri, MOMO6,191,814$57,290+51%

40North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404$56,642+45%

41Montana, MTMT1,116,875$56,539+71%

42South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225$54,864+48%

43Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383$54,833+51%

44Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634$53,840+61%

45Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824$52,238+55%

46Alabama, ALAL5,086,768$52,035+52%

47New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246$51,243+50%

48Louisiana, LALA4,611,961$50,800+56%

49Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391$49,475+54%

50West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373$48,037+62%

51Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779$46,511+48%

SHOWING 1–51 OF 51

Download CSV (full list, 51 rows)

UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest median household income?

District of Columbia ranks #1 with $90,842 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by median household income?

District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Hawaii.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is median household income measured?

Median income of all households, as reported each year (nominal dollars, not inflation adjusted). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.