Ranking of US States By Average Household Income in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on January 16, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Average Household Income for the United States was $97,196. Among all US states and DC, District of Columbia had the highest average household income ($138,421), followed by New Jersey ($124,626), and Massachusetts ($123,174). On the other hand, the following 3 states had the lowest average household income: Mississippi ($68,636), West Virginia ($69,436), and Arkansas ($73,346).
The chart below shows the top 10 states with high average household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all the 50 US states and the District of Columbia.
You can see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties by average household income for each state.
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Related Topics: US ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Ranking of US States By Average Household Income in 2021
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| Rank | State | Average HH Income ($) |
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| 1 | District of Columbia | 138421 |
| 2 | New Jersey | 124626 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 123174 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 120670 |
| 5 | Maryland | 120234 |
| 6 | California | 119149 |
| 7 | Hawaii | 113310 |
| 8 | New York | 111583 |
| 9 | Washington | 111431 |
| 10 | Virginia | 111013 |
| 11 | New Hampshire | 108061 |
| 12 | Colorado | 107446 |
| 13 | Alaska | 103258 |
| 14 | Minnesota | 102691 |
| 15 | Utah | 101412 |
| 16 | Illinois | 100719 |
| 17 | Rhode Island | 97908 |
| 18 | Delaware | 97081 |
| 19 | Texas | 94115 |
| 20 | Oregon | 94034 |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | 92849 |
| 22 | Georgia | 91082 |
| 23 | Vermont | 89820 |
| 24 | Arizona | 89693 |
| 25 | Nevada | 89562 |
| 26 | North Dakota | 89443 |
| 27 | Florida | 88267 |
| 28 | Nebraska | 87815 |
| 29 | Wyoming | 87786 |
| 30 | Wisconsin | 87733 |
| 31 | Kansas | 87033 |
| 32 | Michigan | 85727 |
| 33 | Iowa | 84948 |
| 34 | North Carolina | 84888 |
| 35 | Maine | 83914 |
| 36 | Ohio | 83820 |
| 37 | Idaho | 83777 |
| 38 | South Dakota | 83175 |
| 39 | Missouri | 83152 |
| 40 | Montana | 82237 |
| 41 | Tennessee | 82012 |
| 42 | Indiana | 81703 |
| 43 | South Carolina | 81142 |
| 44 | Oklahoma | 78040 |
| 45 | Louisiana | 77025 |
| 46 | Kentucky | 76511 |
| 47 | Alabama | 76150 |
| 48 | New Mexico | 74363 |
| 49 | Arkansas | 73346 |
| 50 | West Virginia | 69436 |
| 51 | Mississippi | 68636 |
Ranking of Counties By Average Household Income in 2021 for each US State (ACS-5Yrs)
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by average household income for each of the following US states, based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates.