Ranking of US States By the Median Household Income of the White 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 White Alone racial group in the United States was $73,533. Among all US states and DC, the White Alone racial group had the highest median household income in District of Columbia ($150,563), followed by Maryland ($101,579), and New Jersey ($97,180). On the other hand, the White Alone racial group had the lowest median household income in the following 3 states: West Virginia ($51,585), Arkansas ($55,985), and Kentucky ($57,430).

The chart below shows the top 10 states where the White 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 White Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Ranking of US States By the Median Household Income of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank State Median HH Income ($)
1 District of Columbia 150563
2 Maryland 101579
3 New Jersey 97180
4 Massachusetts 94510
5 Connecticut 91524
6 California 88616
7 Alaska 87920
8 Hawaii 87367
9 Virginia 86797
10 New Hampshire 84009
11 New York 83877
12 Washington 83742
13 Colorado 83303
14 Utah 81350
15 Minnesota 80991
16 Rhode Island 79332
17 Illinois 78666
18 Delaware 78491
19 Georgia 74381
20 Texas 72829
21 Pennsylvania 71844
22 North Dakota 71755
23 Nevada 71123
24 Oregon 70922
25 Wisconsin 70167
26 Wyoming 68965
27 Nebraska 68849
28 Arizona 68643
29 Vermont 68389
30 Michigan 67336
30 North Carolina 67336
31 South Carolina 67239
32 South Dakota 67013
33 Iowa 66994
34 Kansas 66892
35 Ohio 66456
36 Florida 65519
37 Indiana 65238
38 Louisiana 64965
39 Idaho 64579
40 Missouri 64383
41 Maine 63777
42 Alabama 63592
43 Tennessee 62556
44 Montana 62091
45 Mississippi 60976
46 Oklahoma 60807
47 New Mexico 57815
48 Kentucky 57430
49 Arkansas 55985
50 West Virginia 51585