States Ranked by Per Capita Income

All 52 U.S. states and territories ranked by per capita income. The highest is District of Columbia at $77,348, and the lowest is Puerto Rico at $17,981. The national value is $41,261.

What is Per Capita Income?

Average income per person, calculated by dividing total aggregate income by total population. Unlike household income, this includes children and non-workers in the denominator.

Per capita income is useful for comparing areas with different household sizes. A county with many single-person households may have high per-capita income but moderate household income.

Key Findings

The highest per capita income is found in District of Columbia, DC at $77,348, followed by Massachusetts, MA ($57,897) and Connecticut, CT ($55,915). The median county value is $41,751. At the other end, Louisiana, LA has the lowest value at $35,038.

Per Capita Income by State

$17,981

$77,348

All States Ranked

52 states ranked from highest to lowest. Click any state to view its full profile.

Rank	State	Per Capita	Percentile
#1	District of Columbia	$77,348	100
#2	Massachusetts	$57,897	67
#3	Connecticut	$55,915	64
#4	New Jersey	$54,253	61
#5	Washington	$53,744	60
#6	Maryland	$52,979	59
#7	New Hampshire	$52,798	59
#8	Colorado	$52,636	58
#9	New York	$50,712	55
#10	Virginia	$50,666	55
#11	California	$49,513	53
#12	Minnesota	$48,237	51
#13	Rhode Island	$47,150	49
#14	Alaska	$46,573	48
#15	Vermont	$46,500	48
#16	Illinois	$46,406	48
#17	Hawaii	$46,005	47
#18	Oregon	$45,612	47
#19	Delaware	$45,375	46
#20	Pennsylvania	$44,355	44
#21	Maine	$43,742	43
#22	North Dakota	$43,389	43
#23	Wisconsin	$43,373	43
#24	Wyoming	$42,668	42
#25	Florida	$42,609	41
#26	Arizona	$42,503	41
#27	Nebraska	$41,751	40
#28	Montana	$41,711	40
#29	North Carolina	$41,385	39
#30	Nevada	$41,354	39
#31	Kansas	$40,978	39
#32	Georgia	$40,924	39
#33	Iowa	$40,877	39
#34	Utah	$40,873	39
#35	Texas	$40,752	38
#36	Michigan	$40,735	38
#37	Ohio	$40,552	38
#38	South Dakota	$40,550	38
#39	Missouri	$39,695	37
#40	Tennessee	$39,437	36
#41	South Carolina	$39,236	36
#42	Idaho	$38,952	35
#43	Indiana	$38,351	34
#44	New Mexico	$36,218	31
#45	Alabama	$36,087	30
#46	Kentucky	$35,821	30
#47	Oklahoma	$35,624	30
#48	Louisiana	$35,038	29
#49	Arkansas	$34,225	27
#50	West Virginia	$34,203	27
#51	Mississippi	$31,549	23
#52	Puerto Rico	$17,981	0

Based on the American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.