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Richest states in the U.S., by per capita income (2025)
“Richest” depends on the measure. This page uses BEA personal income per resident (all income received, from wages to Social Security), then shows how the ranking shifts once local prices are taken into account.
Data vintage: BEA state personal income for 2025 (released Sep 2026, file of Aug 28, 2026); regional price parities for 2024; GDP for 2025. Last checked 2026-10-27 by The CompareTheData team.
Data: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Jump to sources · Methodology
Key takeaways
- U.S. per capita personal income was $77,028 in 2025, up 4.6% from 2024.
- Richest states by this measure: Connecticut ($102,307), Massachusetts ($98,700) and New York ($91,504). D.C. ($119,772) is higher than any state.
- Lowest: Mississippi ($54,433), West Virginia ($58,217) and Alabama ($59,754).
- Adjusted for prices, Iowa climbs from 38th to 23rd and Hawaii falls from 19th to 40th.
- Over ten years (2015–2025), per capita income grew fastest in Utah (+76.5%), Florida (+74.3%) and Arizona (+71.9%).
Per capita income by state chart (2025)
Per capita income by state, ranked
Click a column heading to sort. *Per capita income divided by the 2024 regional price parity (U.S. = 100); a rough adjustment, since 2025 price parities were not yet published. Download this table (CSV).
| Rank | State | Per capita income 2025 | Change vs 2024 | Change since 2015 | Price-adjusted* | Adjusted rank | GDP per resident 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $119,772 | +3.8% | +60.4% | $108,982 | 1 | $278,205 |
| 2 | Connecticut | $102,307 | +4.6% | +54.5% | $98,742 | 2 | $103,727 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $98,700 | +4.2% | +60.4% | $93,327 | 4 | $113,724 |
| 4 | New York | $91,504 | +5.4% | +61.7% | $84,788 | 7 | $123,273 |
| 5 | Wyoming | $91,109 | +3.4% | +62.3% | $98,293 | 3 | $89,157 |
| 6 | California | $90,957 | +4.8% | +69.0% | $82,150 | 13 | $109,196 |
| 7 | New Jersey | $89,720 | +4.9% | +53.6% | $82,459 | 12 | $92,980 |
| 8 | Washington | $88,944 | +4.4% | +69.7% | $83,115 | 11 | $111,518 |
| 9 | New Hampshire | $88,145 | +4.6% | +62.9% | $84,621 | 8 | $90,634 |
| 10 | Colorado | $86,342 | +4.7% | +68.1% | $83,785 | 10 | $95,610 |
| 11 | Maryland | $82,387 | +3.6% | +49.7% | $78,494 | 18 | $90,501 |
| 12 | Virginia | $80,903 | +4.4% | +56.8% | $80,020 | 14 | $90,981 |
| 13 | Alaska | $80,510 | +4.8% | +42.0% | $78,655 | 17 | $99,875 |
| 14 | South Dakota | $78,999 | +6.1% | +63.7% | $89,178 | 5 | $87,694 |
| 15 | Illinois | $78,987 | +4.6% | +55.9% | $79,020 | 16 | $97,568 |
| 16 | Florida | $78,345 | +4.6% | +74.3% | $75,759 | 25 | $76,958 |
| 17 | Minnesota | $78,197 | +4.2% | +52.3% | $79,290 | 15 | $88,350 |
| 18 | North Dakota | $77,438 | +5.9% | +46.2% | $87,049 | 6 | $103,020 |
| 19 | Hawaii | $76,966 | +7.3% | +63.2% | $70,000 | 40 | $85,959 |
| 20 | Nebraska | $76,055 | +5.1% | +53.0% | $84,409 | 9 | $102,386 |
| 21 | Vermont | $75,723 | +4.7% | +57.4% | $77,301 | 19 | $77,029 |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | $75,370 | +5.4% | +52.9% | $77,246 | 20 | $80,898 |
| 23 | Rhode Island | $75,233 | +4.5% | +56.6% | $73,556 | 32 | $79,174 |
| 24 | Nevada | $73,767 | +4.6% | +68.3% | $73,782 | 31 | $85,728 |
| 25 | Oregon | $73,283 | +4.4% | +66.0% | $70,900 | 39 | $80,317 |
| 26 | Texas | $73,156 | +4.2% | +56.4% | $75,374 | 28 | $92,474 |
| 27 | Montana | $72,066 | +4.7% | +67.2% | $76,143 | 24 | $70,713 |
| 28 | Maine | $71,742 | +4.6% | +67.1% | $73,923 | 30 | $71,898 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | $71,219 | +4.4% | +55.0% | $75,688 | 26 | $80,160 |
| 30 | Utah | $70,323 | +4.3% | +76.5% | $71,131 | 37 | $90,191 |
| 31 | Missouri | $69,836 | +4.6% | +63.7% | $76,897 | 21 | $75,811 |
| 32 | Tennessee | $69,274 | +4.7% | +65.2% | $75,404 | 27 | $80,137 |
| 33 | Kansas | $69,149 | +5.3% | +48.4% | $76,774 | 22 | $77,961 |
| 34 | Delaware | $68,630 | +5.1% | +45.3% | $68,762 | 42 | $115,043 |
| 35 | Arizona | $68,373 | +4.3% | +71.9% | $67,913 | 43 | $77,665 |
| 36 | North Carolina | $68,274 | +4.6% | +63.9% | $72,381 | 35 | $80,007 |
| 37 | Ohio | $67,584 | +4.7% | +54.3% | $72,848 | 33 | $82,087 |
| 38 | Iowa | $67,321 | +3.7% | +48.3% | $76,709 | 23 | $83,973 |
| 39 | Michigan | $67,245 | +4.7% | +56.4% | $69,889 | 41 | $72,462 |
| 40 | Indiana | $66,455 | +4.2% | +57.8% | $71,205 | 36 | $77,790 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | $66,055 | +4.6% | +49.2% | $75,197 | 29 | $66,523 |
| 42 | Georgia | $65,111 | +3.9% | +56.7% | $67,618 | 45 | $82,819 |
| 43 | Idaho | $64,200 | +4.7% | +65.4% | $67,229 | 49 | $67,695 |
| 44 | Louisiana | $64,103 | +4.7% | +50.8% | $72,673 | 34 | $74,125 |
| 45 | South Carolina | $63,435 | +4.5% | +60.1% | $67,665 | 44 | $67,929 |
| 46 | New Mexico | $62,089 | +6.2% | +64.4% | $67,333 | 47 | $71,569 |
| 47 | Arkansas | $61,697 | +3.9% | +57.1% | $70,967 | 38 | $62,922 |
| 48 | Kentucky | $60,835 | +4.4% | +56.9% | $67,475 | 46 | $68,065 |
| 49 | Alabama | $59,754 | +4.5% | +56.5% | $67,273 | 48 | $65,286 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $58,217 | +5.9% | +57.2% | $65,049 | 50 | $63,020 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $54,433 | +5.5% | +55.0% | $62,600 | 51 | $55,117 |
What changed in 2025
Per capita income rose in every jurisdiction in nominal terms; the largest one-year increases were in Hawaii (+7.3%), New Mexico (+6.2%) and South Dakota (+6.1%), the smallest in Wyoming (+3.4%), Maryland (+3.6%) and Iowa (+3.7%). The top three by income were the same as in 2024.
How to read these numbers
- Per capita income is total personal income divided by all residents, including children and retirees. It is not household income or a typical salary.
- It is an average, so very high earners pull it up. Median household income (ACS) is a better guide to the typical household.
- GDP per resident measures output produced in a state; places with many commuters (such as D.C.) or big resource industries look high.
- BEA revises recent years each September.
Common questions
What is the richest state in the US?
By 2025 per capita personal income, Connecticut ($102,307). By 2024 median household income, it is Massachusetts ($104,828); see household income by state.
What is the poorest state?
Mississippi has the lowest per capita income ($54,433).
What is US per capita income?
$77,028 in 2025 (BEA).
Which state is richest after cost of living?
Using 2024 price parities, Connecticut ranks first among states ($98,742 in national-average dollars).
Sources
Figures computed by CompareTheData.com from the official files below; the raw downloads are archived with the build. Where D.C. is included it is ranked alongside the states.
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, SAINC1 state personal income. annual 2025, file dated Aug 28, 2026.
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, SARPP regional price parities by state. 2024 data, file dated Feb 11, 2026.
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, SAGDP1 / SAGDP9 GDP by state. annual 2025, file dated Sep 11, 2026.