Ranking of US States By Percentage of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on November 19, 2023.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of households in the United States with household income of less than $40k was 29.23%. Among all US states and DC, Mississippi had the highest percentage of households with household income of less than $40k (41.96%), followed by West Virginia (40.55%), and Louisiana (39.42%). On the other hand, the following 3 states had low percentages of households with household income of less than $40k: Maryland (20.87%), Hawaii (21.31%), and Utah (21.62%).
The chart below shows the top 10 states, and the table below shows the ranking of all the 50 US states and the District of Columbia.
You can also similar information for other household income groups.
Related Topics: US ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Ranking of US States By % of
Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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| Rank | State | Percentage of Households (%) |
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| 1 | Mississippi | 41.96 |
| 2 | West Virginia | 40.55 |
| 3 | Louisiana | 39.42 |
| 4 | Arkansas | 39.27 |
| 5 | New Mexico | 38.17 |
| 6 | Alabama | 37.65 |
| 7 | Kentucky | 36.99 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 35.10 |
| 9 | South Carolina | 34.72 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 34.36 |
| 11 | North Carolina | 33.38 |
| 12 | Montana | 32.96 |
| 13 | Missouri | 32.66 |
| 14 | Ohio | 32.45 |
| 15 | Florida | 32.12 |
| 16 | Indiana | 31.85 |
| 17 | Maine | 31.70 |
| 18 | Michigan | 31.66 |
| 19 | Georgia | 31.20 |
| 20 | South Dakota | 30.38 |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | 29.92 |
| 22 | Kansas | 29.90 |
| 23 | Texas | 29.65 |
| 24 | Idaho | 29.61 |
| 25 | Nevada | 29.59 |
| 26 | Iowa | 29.46 |
| 27 | Arizona | 29.31 |
| 28 | North Dakota | 28.99 |
| 29 | Vermont | 28.92 |
| 30 | Wyoming | 28.86 |
| 31 | Nebraska | 28.59 |
| 32 | New York | 28.55 |
| 33 | Wisconsin | 28.25 |
| 34 | Illinois | 28.09 |
| 34 | Oregon | 28.09 |
| 35 | Rhode Island | 28.07 |
| 36 | Delaware | 26.67 |
| 37 | District of Columbia | 24.57 |
| 38 | Connecticut | 24.34 |
| 39 | Virginia | 24.29 |
| 40 | California | 24.26 |
| 41 | Massachusetts | 24.09 |
| 42 | Minnesota | 24.02 |
| 43 | Colorado | 23.13 |
| 44 | New Jersey | 22.89 |
| 45 | Alaska | 22.66 |
| 46 | Washington | 22.61 |
| 47 | New Hampshire | 22.54 |
| 48 | Utah | 21.62 |
| 49 | Hawaii | 21.31 |
| 50 | Maryland | 20.87 |