Rankings of per capita earnings by state, 2010 vs. 1990

Edition 6 Table of Contents

Per Capita Income Differs by State

December 6, 2011

		Real Income	Real Income	Percent	Real Income	Real Income	Percent
		Per Capita	Per Capita	Increase	Per Employee	Per Employee	Increase
		1990	2010		1990	2010
1	North Dakota	$19,479	$34,410	77%	$33,221	$46,172	39%
2	South Dakota	$19,347	$28,255	46%	$32,944	$41,454	26%
3	Wyoming	$22,228	$31,738	43%	$37,235	$46,448	25%
4	Louisiana	$18,794	$26,316	40%	$39,565	$46,951	19%
5	Montana	$17,597	$23,661	34%	$32,489	$37,596	16%
6	Iowa	$20,985	$27,781	32%	$35,694	$43,420	22%
7	Nebraska	$23,170	$30,483	32%	$37,090	$45,551	23%
8	New Hampshire	$23,326	$30,658	31%	$40,380	$49,422	22%
9	Massachusetts	$29,738	$38,920	31%	$49,548	$61,823	25%
10	Mississippi	$15,649	$20,337	30%	$33,558	$40,444	21%
11	Virginia	$25,823	$33,434	29%	$43,394	$56,320	30%
12	Kansas	$22,135	$28,612	29%	$37,265	$45,327	22%
13	Utah	$19,704	$25,279	28%	$36,359	$42,976	18%
14	Maryland	$26,098	$33,467	28%	$45,762	$57,537	26%
15	Texas	$22,758	$29,166	28%	$41,998	$51,590	23%
16	Colorado	$25,290	$32,196	27%	$41,013	$51,511	26%
17	Minnesota	$25,623	$32,518	27%	$41,785	$50,512	21%
18	New Mexico	$18,393	$23,102	26%	$36,756	$44,837	22%
19	Oklahoma	$19,757	$24,758	25%	$37,596	$43,635	16%
20	Vermont	$21,834	$27,306	25%	$36,187	$40,736	13%
21	Arkansas	$17,530	$21,823	24%	$34,322	$41,227	20%
22	West Virginia	$16,894	$20,842	23%	$38,932	$42,588	9%
23	Wisconsin	$22,278	$27,450	23%	$38,826	$45,349	17%
24	Washington	$25,318	$30,858	22%	$43,671	$54,866	26%
25	Rhode Island	$23,363	$28,383	21%	$42,697	$50,934	19%
26	New York	$31,038	$37,552	21%	$57,501	$66,327	15%
27	Pennsylvania	$23,693	$28,649	21%	$44,819	$51,049	14%
28	Connecticut	$32,266	$38,849	20%	$53,017	$63,737	20%
29	Kentucky	$19,115	$22,983	20%	$37,044	$42,659	15%
30	Missouri	$22,718	$27,209	20%	$39,204	$46,758	19%
31	Tennessee	$21,557	$25,771	20%	$37,988	$46,263	22%
32	Arizona	$19,986	$23,832	19%	$38,874	$47,753	23%
33	Maine	$21,424	$25,227	18%	$37,644	$41,833	11%
34	Alabama	$19,531	$22,934	17%	$38,627	$43,990	14%
35	New Jersey	$29,640	$34,710	17%	$53,389	$61,548	15%
36	Oregon	$22,374	$25,971	16%	$39,350	$45,297	15%
37	Illinois	$26,903	$31,199	16%	$48,217	$55,097	14%
38	Florida	$20,636	$23,487	14%	$39,903	$44,843	12%
39	Ohio	$23,381	$26,379	13%	$43,326	$47,155	9%
40	North Carolina	$22,594	$25,435	13%	$38,583	$46,785	21%
41	California	$27,679	$31,047	12%	$49,258	$58,631	19%
42	Idaho	$19,828	$22,196	12%	$36,604	$39,768	9%
43	Alaska	$33,133	$37,027	12%	$54,089	$59,031	9%
44	Georgia	$23,514	$26,105	11%	$41,796	$48,062	15%
45	Indiana	$22,018	$24,319	10%	$39,864	$44,652	12%
46	South Carolina	$20,515	$22,097	8%	$37,552	$41,787	11%
47	Delaware	$29,463	$31,400	7%	$46,958	$53,333	14%
48	Hawaii	$29,842	$30,440	2%	$45,880	$49,868	9%
49	Michigan	$23,977	$24,221	1%	$46,603	$47,468	2%
50	Nevada	$26,874	$26,012	-3%	$43,417	$47,101	8%
	United States	$24,566	$29,060	18%	$44,330	$51,739	17%