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Most six-figure households, US states · 2020

US states with the most households earning $100,000 or more, as of the 2020 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of households, not the share. California leads at 6,818,051. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 1,816,161, against an all-states median of 646,321.

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YEAR20202024
RANKPLACESTATEPOPSIX-FIGURE HOUSEHOLDSVS –
USUnited States16.2% of US population331,449,28153,534,026
01California, CACA39,287,3776,818,051
02Texas, TXTX30,188,4244,255,865
03New York, NYNY19,852,3663,553,940
04Florida, FLFL22,416,0773,032,764
05Illinois, ILIL12,694,7982,250,233
06Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6392,180,466
07New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8091,812,086
08Ohio, OHOH11,810,2931,805,593
09Virginia, VAVA8,705,1701,618,700
10Georgia, GAGA10,940,4071,567,356
11Michigan, MIMI10,077,7611,561,586
12North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041,516,655
13Washington, WAWA7,816,1161,489,289
14Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0561,450,293
15Maryland, MDMD6,206,0111,262,754
16Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4451,082,049
17Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8381,077,679
18Colorado, COCO5,862,1891,072,011
19Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872992,389
20Indiana, ININ6,851,073985,447
21Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383946,104
22Missouri, MOMO6,191,814919,383
23Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508728,121
24Oregon, OROR4,254,293718,269
25South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225706,938
26Alabama, ALAL5,086,768646,321
27Louisiana, LALA4,611,961603,996
28Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824596,253
29Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634522,730
30Iowa, IAIA3,210,507518,919
31Utah, UTUT3,392,331495,877
32Nevada, NVNV3,184,612465,917
33Kansas, KSKS2,947,197458,771
34Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391365,183
35Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779336,055
36Nebraska, NENE1,978,707316,557
37New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868279,882
38New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246264,644
39Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235256,887
40Idaho, IDID1,934,262241,927
41West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373224,022
42Maine, MEME1,387,817223,691
43Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801195,435
44Delaware, DEDE1,021,191171,113
45District of Columbia, DCDC681,294164,611
46Montana, MTMT1,116,875159,708
47North Dakota, NDND784,841139,417
48South Dakota, SDSD907,428136,330
49Alaska, AKAK735,706132,472
50Vermont, VTVT647,106111,476
51Wyoming, WYWY582,397101,811
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest six-figure households?

California ranks #1 with 6,818,051 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by six-figure households?

California, Texas, New York, Florida, Illinois.

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 six-figure households measured?

Number of households with income of $100,000 or more (ACS B19001). The raw-count companion to the $100K+ share. Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.