Ranking of US States By the Average Household Income of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on January 20, 2024.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Average Household Income for the Black or African American Alone racial group in the United States was $65,366. Among all US states and DC, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest average household income in Maryland ($93,672), followed by Wyoming ($90,845), and Hawaii ($87,377). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest average household income in the following 3 states: Mississippi ($47,999), Arkansas ($48,431), and Wisconsin ($49,212).

The chart below shows the top 10 states where the Black or African American Alone racial group had high average household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all the 50 US states and DC.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in the US.

You can also see, for each state, the ranking of counties and cities and places.

Ranking of US States By the Average Household Income of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Ranking of US States By the Average Household Income of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank State Average HH Income ($)
1 Maryland 93672
2 Wyoming 90845
3 Hawaii 87377
4 Alaska 85274
5 California 83528
6 Massachusetts 82922
7 New Hampshire 82903
8 Washington 81376
9 New Jersey 80763
10 New York 77098
11 Virginia 76113
12 Oregon 76065
13 Colorado 75820
14 Connecticut 75437
15 District of Columbia 74778
16 Delaware 74581
17 Utah 73459
18 Arizona 70003
19 Texas 68535
20 Maine 68083
21 Rhode Island 66662
22 Georgia 66505
23 New Mexico 64108
24 Illinois 62515
25 Florida 61424
26 Minnesota 61273
27 Nevada 60480
28 Pennsylvania 59324
29 North Carolina 58411
30 Kansas 58307
31 Tennessee 57950
32 Montana 57065
33 Idaho 56697
34 Nebraska 55969
35 Oklahoma 55515
36 Kentucky 55473
37 Michigan 54909
38 Missouri 54796
39 South Dakota 54783
40 West Virginia 53614
41 North Dakota 53187
42 Indiana 53079
43 South Carolina 53069
44 Vermont 52850
45 Alabama 51868
46 Ohio 51791
47 Louisiana 50783
48 Iowa 50230
49 Wisconsin 49212
50 Arkansas 48431
51 Mississippi 47999