Minimum Wage by State

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Whether the federal government should set a minimum wage has been an issue of debate for quite some time now. The minimum wage refers to the minimum amount a person is entitled to earn for their labor. It is often a regulation put in place by the government to ensure that companies don’t exploit their workers. The minimum wage imposed by the federal government is $7.25 per hour and no state can go below this limit. However, state governments do have autonomy over increasing the minimum wage or keeping it at federal levels within their states, with California currently offering the highest amount of $15.00 per hour. Recently, a rise in the cost of living expenses as a result of inflation has left many working families in the U.S. struggling to make ends meet. Congress has not been idle and in 2021 proposed legislation such as the Raise the Wage Act, which would see the federal minimum wage increase to $15.00 by 2025.

#StateMinimum WageMedian Household IncomePersonal Income per Capita
1Delaware$15.2$68,687$59,998
2Washington$14.49$87,648$72,163
3Massachusetts$14.25$86,566$83,229
4California$14$81,575$77,211
5Connecticut$14$80,958$82,918
6Oregon$13.5$81,855$60,990
7New York$13.2$72,920$77,029
8New Jersey$13$88,559$75,086
9Arizona$12.8$70,821$54,422
10Maine$12.75$71,139$57,319
11Colorado$12.56$84,954$70,764
12Vermont$12.55$76,079$59,652
13Maryland$12.5$97,332$69,694
14Rhode Island$12.25$74,982$61,726
15Illinois$12$79,253$67,767
16New Mexico$11.5$53,463$49,396
17Missouri$11.15$63,594$55,141
18Arkansas$11$50,784$50,943
19Virginia$11$80,268$66,396
20District of Columbia$10.5$90,640$98,317
21Nevada$10.5$64,340$58,451
22Alaska$10.34$81,133$67,742
23Minnesota$10.33$80,441$65,579
24Hawaii$10.1$82,199$58,967
25Florida$10$59,734$61,529
26South Dakota$9.95$73,893$65,647
27Michigan$9.87$64,488$54,684
28Ohio$9.3$62,689$56,548
29Montana$9.2$64,999$56,936
30Nebraska$9$78,109$62,776
31West Virginia$8.75$46,836$48,192
32Alabama$7.25$56,929$48,540
33Georgia$7.25$61,497$55,366
34Idaho$7.25$76,918$52,021
35Indiana$7.25$70,190$56,644
36Iowa$7.25$72,429$57,012
37Kansas$7.25$75,979$59,660
38Kentucky$7.25$55,629$50,713
39Louisiana$7.25$57,206$54,074
40Mississippi$7.25$46,637$44,796
41New Hampshire$7.25$88,841$74,229
42North Carolina$7.25$62,891$55,654
43North Dakota$7.25$68,882$65,324
44Oklahoma$7.25$60,096$53,579
45Pennsylvania$7.25$72,627$64,370
46South Carolina$7.25$62,542$52,047
47Tennessee$7.25$62,166$55,315
48Texas$7.25$67,404$60,427
49Utah$7.25$87,649$56,268
50Wisconsin$7.25$69,943$59,064
51Wyoming$7.25$71,052$66,337

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Alabama

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$7.25

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$48,540

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Alaska

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$10.34

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$67,742

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Arizona

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$12.8

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$54,422

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#41

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Arkansas

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$11

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#49

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$50,943

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#46

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California

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$14

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#11

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$77,211

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Colorado

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$12.56

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$70,764

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Connecticut

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$14

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$82,918

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Delaware

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$15.2

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#32

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$59,998

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District of Columbia

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$10.5

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#20

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$98,317

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Florida

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$10

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#25

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$61,529

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Georgia

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$7.25

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#33

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$55,366

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Hawaii

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$10.1

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$58,967

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#28

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Idaho

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$7.25

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#34

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$52,021

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#45

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Illinois

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$12

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#15

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$67,767

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Indiana

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$7.25

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#35

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$56,644

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#33

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Iowa

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$7.25

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#36

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$57,012

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#31

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Kansas

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$7.25

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#37

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$59,660

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#25

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Kentucky

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$7.25

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$50,713

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Louisiana

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$7.25

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#39

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$54,074

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#42

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Maine

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$12.75

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$57,319

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Maryland

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$12.5

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#13

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$69,694

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Massachusetts

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$14.25

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$83,229

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Michigan

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$9.87

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#27

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#35

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$54,684

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Minnesota

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$10.33

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#23

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#14

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$65,579

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#16

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Mississippi

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$7.25

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#40

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$44,796

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#51

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Missouri

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$11.15

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#17

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#37

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$55,141

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#39

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Montana

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$9.2

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#29

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$56,936

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#32

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Nebraska

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$9

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#30

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#17

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$62,776

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#19

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Nevada

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$10.5

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#21

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$58,451

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#29

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New Hampshire

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$7.25

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#41

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$74,229

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New Jersey

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$13

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$75,086

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New Mexico

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$11.5

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#16

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#48

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$49,396

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New York

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$13.2

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#7

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#23

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$77,029

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North Carolina

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$7.25

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#42

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#38

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$55,654

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#36

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North Dakota

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$7.25

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#43

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#31

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$65,324

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#17

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Ohio

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$9.3

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#28

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#39

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$56,548

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#34

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Oklahoma

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$7.25

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#44

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$53,579

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Oregon

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$13.5

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#6

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$60,990

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#22

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Pennsylvania

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$7.25

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#45

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#24

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$64,370

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#18

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Rhode Island

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$12.25

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#14

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$61,726

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#20

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South Carolina

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$7.25

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#46

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$52,047

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South Dakota

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$9.95

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$65,647

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Tennessee

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$7.25

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#47

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$55,315

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#38

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Texas

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$7.25

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#48

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#33

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$60,427

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#23

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Utah

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$7.25

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#49

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$56,268

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#35

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Vermont

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$12.55

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#12

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#19

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$59,652

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Virginia

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$11

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#19

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$66,396

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Washington

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$14.49

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#6

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$72,163

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#8

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West Virginia

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$8.75

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#31

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$48,192

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#50

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Wisconsin

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$7.25

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#50

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$59,064

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#27

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Wyoming

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$7.25

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#51

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$66,337

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