There are 50 states in the US, and each is unique. One way to compare the states is by looking at the income of the citizens. The above graph shows the USA median household income for each USA state.
Massachusetts has the highest median income at $104,900 followed closely by Maryland $104,500, and New Jersey $103,300. On the other side of the graph Mississippi has the lowest median income at $59,400.
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Alabama AL, Alaska AK, Arizona AZ, Arkansas AR, California CA, Colorado CO, Connecticut CT, Delaware DE, Florida FL, Georgia GA, Hawaii HI, Idaho ID, Illinois IL, Indiana IN, Iowa IA, Kansas KS, Kentucky KY, Louisiana LA, Maine ME, Maryland MD, Massachusetts MA, Michigan MI, Minnesota MN, Mississippi MS, Missouri MO, Montana MT, Nebraska NE, Nevada NV, New Hampshire NH, New Jersey NJ, New Mexico NM, New York NY, North Carolina NC, North Dakota ND, Ohio OH, Oklahoma OK, Oregon OR, Pennsylvania PA, Rhode Island RI, South Carolina SC, South Dakota SD, Tennessee TN, Texas TX, Utah UT, Vermont VT, Virginia VA, Washington WA, West Virginia WV, Wisconsin WI, Wyoming WY
USA State Median Income Graph Notes:
The x-axis (horizontal part of the graph) shows the state. The y-axis (vertical part of the graph) shows the median household income for each USA state in US dollars. Every bar represents the median household income for that USA state, and the bars are displayed from largest to smallest. Households Income: Income in the past 12 months by the householder and all other individuals 15 years old and over in the household, whether they are related to the householder or not. Median: The middle number in a sorted list of numbers.
