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Lowest median household income, US states · 2010

US states with the lowest median household income in the 2010 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Mississippi leads at $37,881. 51 states qualify in total. The median across all 51 is $49,424.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

USUnited States308,745,538$52,703–

01Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779$37,881+21%

02West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373$38,380+29%

03Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391$39,267+22%

04Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824$41,576+23%

05Alabama, ALAL5,086,768$42,081+23%

06Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634$42,979+29%

07Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383$43,314+19%

08Louisiana, LALA4,611,961$43,445+33%

09New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246$43,820+28%

10Montana, MTMT1,116,875$43,872+33%

11South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225$43,939+18%

12North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404$45,570+16%

13Missouri, MOMO6,191,814$46,262+22%

14South Dakota, SDSD907,428$46,369+31%

15Idaho, IDID1,934,262$46,423+24%

16North Dakota, NDND784,841$46,781+35%

17Maine, MEME1,387,817$46,933+26%

18Ohio, OHOH11,810,293$47,358+16%

19Florida, FLFL22,416,077$47,661+23%

20Indiana, ININ6,851,073$47,697+15%

21Michigan, MIMI10,077,761$48,432+8%

22Iowa, IAIA3,210,507$48,872+24%

23Oregon, OROR4,254,293$49,260+20%

24Nebraska, NENE1,978,707$49,342+26%

25Georgia, GAGA10,940,407$49,347+16%

26Kansas, KSKS2,947,197$49,424+22%

27Texas, TXTX30,188,424$49,646+24%

28Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639$50,398+26%

29Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838$50,448+24%

30Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872$51,598+18%

31Vermont, VTVT647,106$51,841+27%

32Wyoming, WYWY582,397$53,802+42%

33Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801$54,902+30%

34New York, NYNY19,852,366$55,603+28%

35Nevada, NVNV3,184,612$55,726+25%

36Illinois, ILIL12,694,798$55,735+20%

37Utah, UTUT3,392,331$56,330+23%

38Colorado, COCO5,862,189$56,456+20%

39Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445$57,243+22%

40Washington, WAWA7,816,116$57,244+25%

41Delaware, DEDE1,021,191$57,599+22%

42District of Columbia, DCDC681,294$58,526+46%

43California, CACA39,287,377$60,883+28%

44Virginia, VAVA8,705,170$61,406+32%

45New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868$63,277+28%

46Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056$64,509+28%

47Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235$66,420+33%

48Alaska, AKAK735,706$66,521+29%

49Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508$67,740+26%

50New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809$69,811+27%

51Maryland, MDMD6,206,011$70,647+34%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the lowest median household income?

Mississippi ranks #1 with $37,881 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by median household income?

Mississippi, West Virginia, Arkansas, Kentucky, Alabama.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 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, 2010 Decennial Census.