SSTI: State Median Household Income, 2002-2003

State Median Household Income*, 2002-2003
Ranked by Percent Change

Data Source:

U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey Office

*Income in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars. Click here to go back to the SSTI Weekly Digest for this table.

1
State
2003

2002

% Change

Rhode Island
48,854

45,634

7.06

2
Idaho
39,492

37,261

5.99

3
Wyoming
43,332

41,099

5.43

4
Colorado
50,538

48,282

4.67

5
Nebraska
41,406

39,904

3.76

6
North Dakota
37,554

36,237

3.63

7
Nevada
45,395

43,928

3.34

8
Iowa
40,526

39,288

3.15

9
South Dakota
38,415

37,252

3.12

10
Illinois
47,977

46,528

3.11

11
New York
46,195

44,923

2.83

12
Maryland
57,218

55,650

2.82

13
Tennessee
38,247

37,281

2.59

14
Kansas
41,075

40,051

2.56

15
Louisiana
34,141

33,311

2.49

16
Mississippi
32,466

31,690

2.45

17
Washington
46,868

46,041

1.80

18
Virginia
50,805

49,986

1.64

19
Georgia
42,742

42,069

1.60

19
Ohio
41,350

40,697

1.60

21
Florida
39,871

39,265

1.54

22
Minnesota
50,100

49,352

1.52

23
Michigan
44,407

43,795

1.40

23
South Carolina
38,467

37,936

1.40

25
Missouri
40,725

40,198

1.31

26
Delaware
50,583

50,025

1.12

27
Wisconsin
44,084

43,617

1.07

28
California
50,220

49,738

0.97

29
Utah
46,873

46,443

0.93

30
Pennsylvania
41,478

41,171

0.75

31
Connecticut
56,803

56,543

0.46

32
Hawaii
50,787

50,565

0.44

33
Montana
35,399

35,257

0.40

34
Indiana
42,067

41,906

0.38

35
North Carolina
38,234

38,204

0.08

35
West Virginia
31,008

30,982

0.08

37
Oregon
40,319

40,378

-0.15

38
New Jersey
58,588

58,759

-0.29

39
Maine
39,838

39,990

-0.38

40
Arkansas
34,246

34,402

-0.45

41
Vermont
43,697

43,914

-0.49

42
New Hampshire
53,910

54,225

-0.58

43
Alabama
35,158

35,412

-0.72

44
Arizona
40,762

41,172

-1.00

45
Oklahoma
35,129

35,568

-1.23

46
Texas
40,674

41,376

-1.70

47
Kentucky
34,368

34,973

-1.73

48
Massachusetts
53,610

55,266

-3.00

49
New Mexico
34,805

36,019

-3.37

50
District of Columbia
42,118

43,681

-3.58

51
Alaska
52,499

56,536

-7.14

U.S. Total
43,564

43,057

1.18

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1	State	2003	2002	% Change
1	Rhode Island	48,854	45,634	7.06
2	Idaho	39,492	37,261	5.99
3	Wyoming	43,332	41,099	5.43
4	Colorado	50,538	48,282	4.67
5	Nebraska	41,406	39,904	3.76
6	North Dakota	37,554	36,237	3.63
7	Nevada	45,395	43,928	3.34
8	Iowa	40,526	39,288	3.15
9	South Dakota	38,415	37,252	3.12
10	Illinois	47,977	46,528	3.11
11	New York	46,195	44,923	2.83
12	Maryland	57,218	55,650	2.82
13	Tennessee	38,247	37,281	2.59
14	Kansas	41,075	40,051	2.56
15	Louisiana	34,141	33,311	2.49
16	Mississippi	32,466	31,690	2.45
17	Washington	46,868	46,041	1.80
18	Virginia	50,805	49,986	1.64
19	Georgia	42,742	42,069	1.60
19	Ohio	41,350	40,697	1.60
21	Florida	39,871	39,265	1.54
22	Minnesota	50,100	49,352	1.52
23	Michigan	44,407	43,795	1.40
23	South Carolina	38,467	37,936	1.40
25	Missouri	40,725	40,198	1.31
26	Delaware	50,583	50,025	1.12
27	Wisconsin	44,084	43,617	1.07
28	California	50,220	49,738	0.97
29	Utah	46,873	46,443	0.93
30	Pennsylvania	41,478	41,171	0.75
31	Connecticut	56,803	56,543	0.46
32	Hawaii	50,787	50,565	0.44
33	Montana	35,399	35,257	0.40
34	Indiana	42,067	41,906	0.38
35	North Carolina	38,234	38,204	0.08
35	West Virginia	31,008	30,982	0.08
37	Oregon	40,319	40,378	-0.15
38	New Jersey	58,588	58,759	-0.29
39	Maine	39,838	39,990	-0.38
40	Arkansas	34,246	34,402	-0.45
41	Vermont	43,697	43,914	-0.49
42	New Hampshire	53,910	54,225	-0.58
43	Alabama	35,158	35,412	-0.72
44	Arizona	40,762	41,172	-1.00
45	Oklahoma	35,129	35,568	-1.23
46	Texas	40,674	41,376	-1.70
47	Kentucky	34,368	34,973	-1.73
48	Massachusetts	53,610	55,266	-3.00
49	New Mexico	34,805	36,019	-3.37
50	District of Columbia	42,118	43,681	-3.58
51	Alaska	52,499	56,536	-7.14
51	U.S. Total	43,564	43,057	1.18