RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

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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YEAR2020 2024

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 2026-09-11 · 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.