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

Updated on November 13, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Median Household Income for the Black or African American Alone racial group in the United States was $46,401. Among all US states and DC, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest median household income in Hawaii ($73,924), followed by Maryland ($72,931), and Alaska ($66,769). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest median household income in the following 3 states: Mississippi ($33,348), Louisiana ($33,829), and West Virginia ($34,163).

The chart below shows the top 10 states where the Black or African American Alone racial group had high median 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 Median Household Income of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Ranking of US States By the Median Household Income of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank State Median HH Income ($)
1 Hawaii 73924
2 Maryland 72931
3 Alaska 66769
4 New Hampshire 66692
5 Massachusetts 60232
6 Washington 59874
7 New Jersey 59207
8 California 58958
9 Colorado 57118
10 Virginia 55413
11 Connecticut 54325
12 New York 53697
13 Delaware 53636
14 Arizona 53303
15 Rhode Island 52703
16 District of Columbia 51562
17 Oregon 50950
18 Texas 50916
19 Georgia 50169
20 Utah 48343
21 Idaho 46696
22 Florida 46176
23 South Dakota 45768
24 Montana 45433
25 New Mexico 44669
26 Minnesota 44484
27 Maine 44178
28 Wyoming 43621
29 Vermont 43603
30 Nevada 43327
31 Illinois 43183
32 North Carolina 42996
33 Pennsylvania 42431
34 Tennessee 42396
35 Kansas 42057
36 North Dakota 41653
37 Nebraska 40850
38 Missouri 40346
39 Kentucky 40335
40 Oklahoma 39021
41 Michigan 38950
42 South Carolina 38777
43 Indiana 38445
44 Iowa 37530
45 Alabama 37215
46 Ohio 36929
47 Arkansas 35200
48 Wisconsin 34998
49 West Virginia 34163
50 Louisiana 33829
51 Mississippi 33348