State
is First in Income
2000 U.S.
Census Data
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According to a supplemental salary survey
released by the U.S. Census, New Jersey has edged out Connecticut for the
highest estimated median household income in the nation. |
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|
New Jersey |
1 |
$54,226 |
| Connecticut |
2 |
$53,108 |
| Alaska |
3 |
$52,876 |
| Maryland |
4 |
$52,436 |
| Hawaii |
5 |
$51,046 |
| New
Hampshire |
6 |
$49,509 |
| Massachusetts |
7 |
$49,505 |
| Minnesota |
8 |
$48,623 |
| Delaware |
9 |
$47,629 |
| Colorado |
10 |
$46,738 |
| Virginia |
11 |
$46,693 |
| California |
12 |
$46,499 |
| Utah |
13 |
$45,654 |
| Illinois |
14 |
$45,606 |
| Washington |
15 |
$45,310 |
| New
York |
16 |
$43,640 |
| Michigan |
17 |
$43,451 |
| Rhode
Island |
18 |
$43,185 |
| Nevada |
19 |
$42,177 |
| Wisconsin |
20 |
$42,166 |
| District
of Columbia |
21 |
$41,047 |
| Georgia |
22 |
$40,827 |
| Indiana |
23 |
$40,566 |
| Kansas |
24 |
$40,438 |
| Pennsylvania |
25 |
$39,562 |
| Ohio |
26 |
$39,480 |
| Vermont |
27 |
$39,317 |
| Oregon |
28 |
$39,305 |
| Texas |
29 |
$39,120 |
| Arizona |
30 |
$38,537 |
| Iowa |
31 |
$38,230 |
| Wyoming |
32 |
$38,186 |
| Nebraska |
33 |
$37,864 |
| North
Carolina |
34 |
$37,847 |
| Florida |
35 |
$37,346 |
| Missouri |
36 |
$37,304 |
| Idaho |
37 |
$37,117 |
| Maine |
38 |
$36,400 |
| South
Carolina |
39 |
$36,385 |
| Tennessee |
40 |
$36,145 |
| South
Dakota |
41 |
$35,202 |
| North
Dakota |
42 |
$34,457 |
| Oklahoma |
43 |
$33,448 |
| Alabama |
44 |
$33,193 |
| New
Mexico |
45 |
$33,096 |
| Montana |
46 |
$32,896 |
| Kentucky |
47 |
$32,843 |
| Arkansas |
48 |
$32,714 |
| Mississippi |
49 |
$31,955 |
| Louisiana |
50 |
$31,034 |
| West
Virginia |
51 |
$28,569 |
Data Source: U.S. Census |
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