Ranking of US States By Per Capita Income in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Per Capita Income for the United States was $37,638. Among all US states and DC, District of Columbia had the highest per capita income ($63,793), followed by Massachusetts ($48,617), and Connecticut ($47,869). On the other hand, the following 3 states had the lowest per capita income: Mississippi ($26,807), West Virginia ($28,761), and Arkansas ($29,210).

The chart below shows the top 10 states with high per capita 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 per capita income for each state.