Income: money that is earned from doing work or received from investments
AMERICAN INCOME for 2022
Averages | STATISTICS ON HOUSEHOLD + PERSONAL INCOME IN THE US| . | ||||
| STATE | 1 EARNER | 2 PEOPLE | 3 PEOPLE | 4 PEOPLE * |
| Alabama | $52,138 | $63,401 | $70,250 | $85,687 |
| Alaska | $67,010 | $90,698 | $108,072 | $108,072 |
| Arizona | $58,462 | $73,262 | $79,110 | $89,741 |
| Arkansas | $48,882 | $61,212 | $70,169 | $71,383 |
| California | $65,895 | $87,355 | $97,092 | $111,535 |
| Colorado | $70,952 | $92,321 | $100,744 | $120,898 |
| Connecticut | $72,497 | $94,528 | $108,409 | $137,128 |
| Delaware | $65,072 | $82,516 | $96,841 | $113,626 |
| District of Columbia | $74,266 | $138,342 | $138,342 | $182,068 |
| Florida | $55,681 | $69,884 | $75,057 | $89,206 |
| Georgia | $55,600 | $71,504 | $79,980 | $96,622 |
| Hawaii | $75,797 | $88,181 | $100,532 | $125,304 |
| Idaho | $54,942 | $68,818 | $76,635 | $95,031 |
| Illinois | $61,456 | $81,190 | $97,067 | $113,649 |
| Indiana | $54,785 | $69,505 | $81,783 | $96,083 |
| Iowa | $54,155 | $75,139 | $85,758 | $100,901 |
| Kansas | $55,069 | $75,845 | $88,369 | $98,454 |
| Kentucky | $51,978 | $61,790 | $71,501 | $86,508 |
| Louisiana | $49,719 | $61,042 | $71,371 | $87,472 |
| Maine | $57,955 | $72,988 | $87,051 | $97,141 |
| Maryland | $75,214 | $98,840 | $113,994 | $138,054 |
| Massachusetts | $75,077 | $96,358 | $117,415 | $148,713 |
| Michigan | $56,343 | $70,163 | $84,245 | $103,838 |
| Minnesota | $65,514 | $86,358 | $106,445 | $125,753 |
| Mississippi | $47,446 | $57,148 | $61,205 | $74,888 |
| Missouri | $53,547 | $69,614 | $80,022 | $94,774 |
| Montana | $57,448 | $71,836 | $79,652 | $86,867 |
| Nebraska | $53,892 | $75,719 | $91,076 | $102,544 |
| Nevada | $56,949 | $73,083 | $81,179 | $88,746 |
| New Hampshire | $75,432 | $87,260 | $113,013 | $135,833 |
| New Jersey | $75,321 | $92,669 | $117,697 | $140,657 |
| New Mexico | $49,757 | $60,728 | $66,183 | $70,316 |
| New York | $63,548 | $80,784 | $96,854 | $117,706 |
| North Carolina | $53,687 | $70,000 | $76,386 | $94,269 |
| North Dakota | $58,318 | $82,635 | $94,950 | $110,225 |
| Ohio | $54,877 | $70,209 | $82,734 | $100,693 |
| Oklahoma | $51,435 | $66,786 | $71,397 | $83,157 |
| Oregon | $64,975 | $77,773 | $93,773 | $106,554 |
| Pennsylvania | $60,640 | $74,805 | $92,441 | $110,077 |
| Rhode Island | $67,541 | $84,570 | $101,104 | $114,580 |
| South Carolina | $52,348 | $67,922 | $75,128 | $90,331 |
| South Dakota | $54,821 | $74,820 | $87,475 | $96,399 |
| Tennessee | $53,188 | $66,989 | $75,394 | $91,069 |
| Texas | $55,441 | $74,636 | $80,733 | $93,386 |
| Utah | $70,425 | $77,219 | $90,629 | $101,146 |
| Vermont | $58,728 | $78,009 | $92,628 | $117,750 |
| Virginia | $67,918 | $86,805 | $102,869 | $121,793 |
| Washington | $74,398 | $90,292 | $104,644 | $118,901 |
| West Virginia | $53,244 | $58,126 | $71,757 | $78,008 |
| Wisconsin | $57,934 | $76,493 | $92,586 | $109,919 |
| Wyoming | $60,510 | $76,143 | $88,902 | $106,003 |
* Add $9,900 for each individual in excess of 4. |
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AVERAGE AMERICAN INCOME BY GENDER
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