2000-2008 State-by-state Median Income, American Community Survey

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Median Median Median Median Median Median Median Median
income income income income income Income Income Income
Geography Median income M.E. S.E.
(in 2008 (in 2008 (in 2008 (in 2008 (in 2008 (2008 (2008 (2008
dollars) dollars) dollars) dollars) dollars) dollars) dollars) dollars)

U.S. $51,870 $51,464 * $51,532 * $50,999 * $50,934 * $51,000 * $51,740 * $52,690 * $52,029 $73 $44
Alabama $41,801 $41,104 * $42,382 $41,159 * $41,843 $40,674 * $41,416 * $42,112 $42,666 $682 $415
Alaska $66,148 $68,029 $67,663 $61,459 * $65,003 $62,020 * $63,425 * $66,805 $68,460 $1,917 $1,165
Arizona $48,195 * $49,752 $49,275 * $47,719 * $47,869 * $48,838 * $50,473 $51,806 * $50,958 $511 $311
Arkansas $41,495 * $40,063 $41,173 * $40,091 * $37,596 * $38,600 $39,083 $39,599 $38,815 $702 $427
California $58,285 * $58,544 * $59,527 * $58,791 * $58,344 * $59,147 * $60,490 * $62,251 * $61,021 $236 $143
Colorado $58,003 $57,744 $57,785 $59,164 $54,939 $55,864 * $55,546 * $57,333 $56,993 $623 $379
Connecticut $67,677 $68,579 $67,672 $66,498 $68,994 $67,212 $67,727 $68,502 $68,595 $1,131 $688
Delaware $59,633 $59,755 $59,871 $59,216 $57,353 $57,901 $56,419 $56,708 $57,989 $1,601 $973
District of Columbia $51,170 * $50,092 * $52,278 * $49,307 * $53,088 * $52,080 * $55,367 $56,404 $57,936 $2,402 $1,460
Florida $47,579 $46,272 * $46,993 $46,676 * $47,004 * $46,799 * $48,583 * $49,641 * $47,778 $351 $213
Georgia $51,631 $51,683 $50,349 $50,037 $49,057 * $50,296 $50,011 * $51,024 $50,861 $410 $249
Hawaii $64,499 $60,759 * $60,517 * $59,455 * $61,045 * $64,091 * $65,312 $66,195 $67,214 $1,868 $1,136
Idaho $46,972 $44,892 * $44,595 * $46,232 $45,520 $45,707 * $45,775 * $48,030 $47,576 $961 $584
Illinois $57,149 $56,191 $55,686 $56,166 $55,800 $55,432 * $55,536 * $56,204 $56,235 $363 $221
Indiana $51,005 * $50,732 * $50,154 * $49,247 * $48,097 $48,520 $48,475 $49,271 * $47,966 $539 $328
Iowa $47,735 $48,214 $47,021 $47,443 $47,134 * $48,096 * $47,511 * $49,109 $48,980 $643 $391
Kansas $50,342 $47,428 * $47,934 * $48,086 * $47,462 * $47,336 * $48,565 * $49,274 * $50,177 $478 $291
Kentucky $41,087 $40,950 $41,856 $40,234 $40,202 * $41,214 $42,045 $41,814 $41,538 $446 $271
Louisiana $38,740 * $40,810 * $39,867 * $39,968 * $40,021 * $40,508 * $42,007 * $42,499 * $43,733 $631 $384
Maine $45,771 $45,434 $47,861 $46,637 $48,060 $47,205 $46,388 $47,651 $46,581 $892 $542
Maryland $65,574
$ , * $65,376 * $66,603 * $66,984 * $65,456 * $67,930 * $69,566 * $70,696 $70,545 $622 $378
Massachusetts $62,266 * $63,820 * $66,143 $62,760 * $63,443 * $63,068 * $64,033 * $64,761 $65,401 $597 $363
Michigan $54,247 * $54,140 * $52,415 * $51,986 * $51,186 * $50,776 * $50,385 * $49,792 * $48,591 $421 $256
Minnesota $59,705 * $60,606 * $59,065 $58,651 $57,974 $57,377 $57,690 $57,946 $57,288 $520 $316
Mississippi $40,920 * $39,103 $37,927 $38,007 $36,068 * $36,327 * $36,813 * $37,734 $37,790 $676 $411
Missouri $46,442 $47,687 $48,110 * $47,676 $47,274 $46,293 * $45,749 * $46,847 $46,867 $373 $227
Montana $41,389 * $39,846 * $42,196 $41,441 * $40,168 * $43,345 $43,385 $45,204 $43,654 $1,263 $768
Nebraska $46,735 * $48,500 * $47,758 * $48,473 $47,484 * $48,361 * $48,561 * $48,894 $49,693 $811 $493
Nevada $53,014 * $53,319 * $52,574 * $53,143 * $50,891 * $54,228 * $56,596 $57,178 $56,361 $793 $482
New Hampshire $63,726 $63,823 $64,898 $63,111 $63,354 $62,609 $63,734 $64,765 $63,731 $1,642 $998
New Jersey $67,861 * $68,386 * $70,324 $68,588 * $69,941 $68,018 * $68,846 * $69,611 $70,378 $516 $314
New Mexico $41,795 $41,645 $43,108 $40,745 * $41,084 $41,350 * $43,387 $43,045 $43,508 $912 $554
New York $54,682 * $53,535 * $53,765 * $54,079 * $53,972 * $54,571 * $54,872 * $55,570 $56,033 $380 $231
North Carolina $47,241 $47,226 $45,723 $44,760 * $44,943 $44,920 * $45,518 * $46,386 $46,549 $423 $257
North Dakota $42,980 * $42,810 * $43,369 * $43,964 * $44,964 $45,252 $44,765 $45,434 $45,685 $974 $592
Ohio $49,693 * $49,721 * $48,707 $48,408 $48,148 $47,968 $47,555 $48,387 $47,988 $317 $193
Oklahoma $42,679 $41,001 * $42,569 $41,125 * $40,302 * $40,877 * $41,402 * $43,164 $42,822 $713 $433
Oregon $48,874 $49,429 $48,325 * $47,201 * $47,640 * $47,363 * $49,368 * $50,602 $50,169 $523 $318
Pennsylvania $49,588 * $49,850 * $49,274 * $48,557 * $48,947 * $49,120 * $49,399 * $50,442 $50,713 $260 $158
Rhode Island $54,735 $52,032 * $54,616 $57,192 $55,537 $56,753 $55,331 $55,626 $55,701 $1,791 $1,089
South Carolina $45,560 $47,082 * $45,403 $45,032 $45,409 $43,361 * $43,890 $44,994 $44,625 $633 $385
South Dakota $43,560 * $44,660 $44,584 $44,972 $43,853 * $44,458 * $45,696 $45,093 $46,032 $1,172 $712
Tennessee $45,710 * $44,168 $44,619 * $44,775 $44,220 $42,874 * $43,052 $43,995 $43,614 $425 $258
Texas $49,259 $49,311 * $49,520 $47,616 * $47,600 * $46,475 * $47,971 * $49,375 * $50,043 $220 $134
Utah $56,934 $55,927 $55,584 $54,873 * $53,658 * $52,866 * $54,792 * $57,226 $56,633 $705 $429
Vermont $50,643 $51,111 $52,557 $51,155 $53,053 $50,387 * $50,901 $51,825 $52,104 $980 $596
Virginia $58,920 * $59,109 * $58,627 * $59,476 * $58,919 * $59,821 * $60,097 * $61,851 $61,233 $435 $264
Washington $56,571 $55,719 * $55,103 * $54,867 * $54,325 * $54,331 * $56,152 * $57,727 $58,078 $575 $350
West Virginia $36,370 $35,976 $37,080 $36,300 $35,910 $36,894 $37,439 $38,484 $37,989 $1,017 $618
Wisconsin $52,774 $52,270 $52,202 $51,608 $51,653 $51,952 $52,083 $52,521 $52,094 $357 $217
Wyoming $48,279 * $47,497 * $49,188 * $50,728 $50,468 $50,956 $50,642 * $53,719 $53,207 $1,992 $1,211

* Statistically different than the 2008 median income.

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey. Calculations by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the Coalition on Human Needs