Ranking of US States By Median Household Income in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Median Household Income for the United States was $69,021. Among all US states and DC, District of Columbia had the highest median household income ($93,547), followed by Maryland ($91,431), and New Jersey ($89,703). On the other hand, the following 3 states had the lowest median household income: Mississippi ($49,111), West Virginia ($50,884), and Arkansas ($52,123).

The chart below shows the top 10 states with high median 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 median household income for each state.