Introduction
Per capita income (PCI) is a common measurement that assesses the average income earned per person in a certain region and during a specific year. It is calculated by adding up all incomes within the region and dividing it by the region’s population, which includes children as well as adults. While this measure has its limitation (e.g. not taking inflation into consideration), PCI is a useful method for comparing the standard of living and quality of life of various regions: the higher the per capita income is, the wealthier a population is.
Nationwide, the per capita income was $35,384 in 2020 according to the United States Census Bureau. Looking more precisely into each state, the PCI can differ greatly from one to another. Various factors can affect the PCI, including, but not limited to, education, the type of population, overall economic well-being, and specific state legislation.
Learn for yourself how per capita income varies from state to state by checking the data in the charts.
| # | State | Personal Income per Capita | Poverty Rate | Median Household Income | Minimum Hourly Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $98,317 | 15% | $90,640 | $10.5 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $83,229 | 9.4% | $86,566 | $14.25 |
| 3 | Connecticut | $82,918 | 9.7% | $80,958 | $14 |
| 4 | California | $77,211 | 11.5% | $81,575 | $14 |
| 5 | New York | $77,029 | 12.7% | $72,920 | $13.2 |
| 6 | New Jersey | $75,086 | 9.4% | $88,559 | $13 |
| 7 | New Hampshire | $74,229 | 7% | $88,841 | $7.25 |
| 8 | Washington | $72,163 | 9.5% | $87,648 | $14.49 |
| 9 | Colorado | $70,764 | 9% | $84,954 | $12.56 |
| 10 | Maryland | $69,694 | 9% | $97,332 | $12.5 |
| 11 | Illinois | $67,767 | 11% | $79,253 | $12 |
| 12 | Alaska | $67,742 | 9.6% | $81,133 | $10.34 |
| 13 | Virginia | $66,396 | 9.2% | $80,268 | $11 |
| 14 | Wyoming | $66,337 | 9.2% | $71,052 | $7.25 |
| 15 | South Dakota | $65,647 | 11.6% | $73,893 | $9.95 |
| 16 | Minnesota | $65,579 | 8.3% | $80,441 | $10.33 |
| 17 | North Dakota | $65,324 | 10.2% | $68,882 | $7.25 |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | $64,370 | 10.9% | $72,627 | $7.25 |
| 19 | Nebraska | $62,776 | 9.2% | $78,109 | $9 |
| 20 | Rhode Island | $61,726 | 10.6% | $74,982 | $12.25 |
| 21 | Florida | $61,529 | 12.4% | $59,734 | $10 |
| 22 | Oregon | $60,990 | 11% | $81,855 | $13.5 |
| 23 | Texas | $60,427 | 13.4% | $67,404 | $7.25 |
| 24 | Delaware | $59,998 | 10.9% | $68,687 | $15.2 |
| 25 | Kansas | $59,660 | 10.6% | $75,979 | $7.25 |
| 26 | Vermont | $59,652 | 9.4% | $76,079 | $12.55 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | $59,064 | 10% | $69,943 | $7.25 |
| 28 | Hawaii | $58,967 | 8.9% | $82,199 | $10.1 |
| 29 | Nevada | $58,451 | 12.5% | $64,340 | $10.5 |
| 30 | Maine | $57,319 | 10.6% | $71,139 | $12.75 |
| 31 | Iowa | $57,012 | 10.2% | $72,429 | $7.25 |
| 32 | Montana | $56,936 | 12.4% | $64,999 | $9.2 |
| 33 | Indiana | $56,644 | 11.6% | $70,190 | $7.25 |
| 34 | Ohio | $56,548 | 12.6% | $62,689 | $9.3 |
| 35 | Utah | $56,268 | 7.3% | $87,649 | $7.25 |
| 36 | North Carolina | $55,654 | 12.9% | $62,891 | $7.25 |
| 37 | Georgia | $55,366 | 14% | $61,497 | $7.25 |
| 38 | Tennessee | $55,315 | 13.6% | $62,166 | $7.25 |
| 39 | Missouri | $55,141 | 12.1% | $63,594 | $11.15 |
| 40 | Michigan | $54,684 | 12.6% | $64,488 | $9.87 |
| 41 | Arizona | $54,422 | 12.8% | $70,821 | $12.8 |
| 42 | Louisiana | $54,074 | 17.8% | $57,206 | $7.25 |
| 43 | Oklahoma | $53,579 | 14.3% | $60,096 | $7.25 |
| 44 | South Carolina | $52,047 | 13.8% | $62,542 | $7.25 |
| 45 | Idaho | $52,021 | 10.1% | $76,918 | $7.25 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $50,943 | 15.2% | $50,784 | $11 |
| 47 | Kentucky | $50,713 | 14.9% | $55,629 | $7.25 |
| 48 | New Mexico | $49,396 | 16.8% | $53,463 | $11.5 |
| 49 | Alabama | $48,540 | 14.9% | $56,929 | $7.25 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $48,192 | 15.8% | $46,836 | $8.75 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $44,796 | 18.7% | $46,637 | $7.25 |
Personal Income per Capita by State
Alabama
Personal Income per Capita
$48,540
Ranked in the US
#49
14.9%
Ranked in the US
#7
$56,929
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#46
Minimum Hourly Wage
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#32
Alaska
Personal Income per Capita
$67,742
Ranked in the US
#12
9.6%
Ranked in the US
#38
$81,133
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#12
Minimum Hourly Wage
$10.34
Ranked in the US
#22
Arizona
Personal Income per Capita
$54,422
Ranked in the US
#41
12.8%
Ranked in the US
#15
$70,821
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#28
Minimum Hourly Wage
$12.8
Ranked in the US
#9
Arkansas
Personal Income per Capita
$50,943
Ranked in the US
#46
15.2%
Ranked in the US
#5
$50,784
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#49
Minimum Hourly Wage
$11
Ranked in the US
#18
California
Personal Income per Capita
$77,211
Ranked in the US
#4
11.5%
Ranked in the US
#25
$81,575
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#11
Minimum Hourly Wage
$14
Ranked in the US
#4
Colorado
Personal Income per Capita
$70,764
Ranked in the US
#9
Ranked in the US
#46
$84,954
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#8
Minimum Hourly Wage
$12.56
Ranked in the US
#11
Connecticut
Personal Income per Capita
$82,918
Ranked in the US
#3
9.7%
Ranked in the US
#37
$80,958
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#13
Minimum Hourly Wage
$14
Ranked in the US
#5
Delaware
Personal Income per Capita
$59,998
Ranked in the US
#24
10.9%
Ranked in the US
#28
$68,687
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#32
Minimum Hourly Wage
$15.2
Ranked in the US
#1
District of Columbia
Personal Income per Capita
$98,317
Ranked in the US
#1
15%
Ranked in the US
#6
$90,640
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#2
Minimum Hourly Wage
$10.5
Ranked in the US
#20
Florida
Personal Income per Capita
$61,529
Ranked in the US
#21
12.4%
Ranked in the US
#20
$59,734
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#44
Minimum Hourly Wage
$10
Ranked in the US
#25
Georgia
Personal Income per Capita
$55,366
Ranked in the US
#37
14%
Ranked in the US
#10
$61,497
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#42
Minimum Hourly Wage
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#33
Hawaii
Personal Income per Capita
$58,967
Ranked in the US
#28
8.9%
Ranked in the US
#48
$82,199
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#9
Minimum Hourly Wage
$10.1
Ranked in the US
#24
Idaho
Personal Income per Capita
$52,021
Ranked in the US
#45
10.1%
Ranked in the US
#35
$76,918
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#18
Minimum Hourly Wage
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#34
Illinois
Personal Income per Capita
$67,767
Ranked in the US
#11
11%
Ranked in the US
#26
$79,253
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#16
Minimum Hourly Wage
$12
Ranked in the US
#15
Indiana
Personal Income per Capita
$56,644
Ranked in the US
#33
11.6%
Ranked in the US
#23
$70,190
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#29
Minimum Hourly Wage
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#35
Iowa
Personal Income per Capita
$57,012
Ranked in the US
#31
10.2%
Ranked in the US
#33
$72,429
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#25
Minimum Hourly Wage
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#36
Kansas
Personal Income per Capita
$59,660
Ranked in the US
#25
10.6%
Ranked in the US
#30
$75,979
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#20
Minimum Hourly Wage
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#37
Kentucky
Personal Income per Capita
$50,713
Ranked in the US
#47
14.9%
Ranked in the US
#8
$55,629
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#47
Minimum Hourly Wage
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#38
Louisiana
Personal Income per Capita
$54,074
Ranked in the US
#42
17.8%
Ranked in the US
#2
$57,206
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#45
Minimum Hourly Wage
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#39
Maine
Personal Income per Capita
$57,319
Ranked in the US
#30
10.6%
Ranked in the US
#31
$71,139
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#26
Minimum Hourly Wage
$12.75
Ranked in the US
#10
Maryland
Personal Income per Capita
$69,694
Ranked in the US
#10
Ranked in the US
#47
$97,332
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#1
Minimum Hourly Wage
$12.5
Ranked in the US
#13
Massachusetts
Personal Income per Capita
$83,229
Ranked in the US
#2
9.4%
Ranked in the US
#40
$86,566
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#7
Minimum Hourly Wage
$14.25
Ranked in the US
#3
Michigan
Personal Income per Capita
$54,684
Ranked in the US
#40
12.6%
Ranked in the US
#17
$64,488
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#35
Minimum Hourly Wage
$9.87
Ranked in the US
#27
Minnesota
Personal Income per Capita
$65,579
Ranked in the US
#16
8.3%
Ranked in the US
#49
$80,441
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#14
Minimum Hourly Wage
$10.33
Ranked in the US
#23
Mississippi
Personal Income per Capita
$44,796
Ranked in the US
#51
18.7%
Ranked in the US
#1
$46,637
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#51
Minimum Hourly Wage
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#40
Missouri
Personal Income per Capita
$55,141
Ranked in the US
#39
12.1%
Ranked in the US
#22
$63,594
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#37
Minimum Hourly Wage
$11.15
Ranked in the US
#17
Montana
Personal Income per Capita
$56,936
Ranked in the US
#32
12.4%
Ranked in the US
#21
$64,999
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#34
Minimum Hourly Wage
$9.2
Ranked in the US
#29
Nebraska
Personal Income per Capita
$62,776
Ranked in the US
#19
9.2%
Ranked in the US
#43
$78,109
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#17
Minimum Hourly Wage
$9
Ranked in the US
#30
Nevada
Personal Income per Capita
$58,451
Ranked in the US
#29
12.5%
Ranked in the US
#19
$64,340
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#36
Minimum Hourly Wage
$10.5
Ranked in the US
#21
New Hampshire
Personal Income per Capita
$74,229
Ranked in the US
#7
Ranked in the US
#51
$88,841
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#3
Minimum Hourly Wage
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#41
New Jersey
Personal Income per Capita
$75,086
Ranked in the US
#6
9.4%
Ranked in the US
#41
$88,559
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#4
Minimum Hourly Wage
$13
Ranked in the US
#8
New Mexico
Personal Income per Capita
$49,396
Ranked in the US
#48
16.8%
Ranked in the US
#3
$53,463
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#48
Minimum Hourly Wage
$11.5
Ranked in the US
#16
New York
Personal Income per Capita
$77,029
Ranked in the US
#5
12.7%
Ranked in the US
#16
$72,920
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#23
Minimum Hourly Wage
$13.2
Ranked in the US
#7
North Carolina
Personal Income per Capita
$55,654
Ranked in the US
#36
12.9%
Ranked in the US
#14
$62,891
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#38
Minimum Hourly Wage
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#42
North Dakota
Personal Income per Capita
$65,324
Ranked in the US
#17
10.2%
Ranked in the US
#34
$68,882
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#31
Minimum Hourly Wage
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#43
Ohio
Personal Income per Capita
$56,548
Ranked in the US
#34
12.6%
Ranked in the US
#18
$62,689
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#39
Minimum Hourly Wage
$9.3
Ranked in the US
#28
Oklahoma
Personal Income per Capita
$53,579
Ranked in the US
#43
14.3%
Ranked in the US
#9
$60,096
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#43
Minimum Hourly Wage
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#44
Oregon
Personal Income per Capita
$60,990
Ranked in the US
#22
11%
Ranked in the US
#27
$81,855
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#10
Minimum Hourly Wage
$13.5
Ranked in the US
#6
Pennsylvania
Personal Income per Capita
$64,370
Ranked in the US
#18
10.9%
Ranked in the US
#29
$72,627
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#24
Minimum Hourly Wage
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#45
Rhode Island
Personal Income per Capita
$61,726
Ranked in the US
#20
10.6%
Ranked in the US
#32
$74,982
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#21
Minimum Hourly Wage
$12.25
Ranked in the US
#14
South Carolina
Personal Income per Capita
$52,047
Ranked in the US
#44
13.8%
Ranked in the US
#11
$62,542
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#40
Minimum Hourly Wage
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#46
South Dakota
Personal Income per Capita
$65,647
Ranked in the US
#15
11.6%
Ranked in the US
#24
$73,893
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#22
Minimum Hourly Wage
$9.95
Ranked in the US
#26
Tennessee
Personal Income per Capita
$55,315
Ranked in the US
#38
13.6%
Ranked in the US
#12
$62,166
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#41
Minimum Hourly Wage
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#47
Texas
Personal Income per Capita
$60,427
Ranked in the US
#23
13.4%
Ranked in the US
#13
$67,404
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#33
Minimum Hourly Wage
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#48
Utah
Personal Income per Capita
$56,268
Ranked in the US
#35
7.3%
Ranked in the US
#50
$87,649
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#5
Minimum Hourly Wage
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#49
Vermont
Personal Income per Capita
$59,652
Ranked in the US
#26
9.4%
Ranked in the US
#42
$76,079
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#19
Minimum Hourly Wage
$12.55
Ranked in the US
#12
Virginia
Personal Income per Capita
$66,396
Ranked in the US
#13
9.2%
Ranked in the US
#44
$80,268
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#15
Minimum Hourly Wage
$11
Ranked in the US
#19
Washington
Personal Income per Capita
$72,163
Ranked in the US
#8
9.5%
Ranked in the US
#39
$87,648
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#6
Minimum Hourly Wage
$14.49
Ranked in the US
#2
West Virginia
Personal Income per Capita
$48,192
Ranked in the US
#50
15.8%
Ranked in the US
#4
$46,836
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#50
Minimum Hourly Wage
$8.75
Ranked in the US
#31
Wisconsin
Personal Income per Capita
$59,064
Ranked in the US
#27
10%
Ranked in the US
#36
$69,943
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#30
Minimum Hourly Wage
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#50
Wyoming
Personal Income per Capita
$66,337
Ranked in the US
#14
9.2%
Ranked in the US
#45
$71,052
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#27
Minimum Hourly Wage
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#51
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