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Table 102.30. Median household income, by state: Selected years, 1990 through 2012
[In constant 2012 dollars. Standard errors appear in parentheses]
State 19901 20002 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
United States $53,737 $57,868 $54,400 ($70) $56,200 ($50) $55,500 ($50) $53,800 ($50) $52,700 ($40) $51,600 ($50) $51,400 ($30)
Alabama 42,189 47,039 43,400 (380) 44,900 (290) 45,500 (440) 43,300 (340) 42,600 (300) 42,300 (340) 41,600 (290)
Alaska 74,034 71,066 66,100 (1,290) 71,200 (1,070) 73,000 (1,240) 71,700 (1,520) 68,000 (1,330) 69,200 (1,210) 67,700 (1,150)
Arizona 49,239 55,889 52,100 (460) 55,200 (340) 54,300 (330) 52,200 (310) 49,300 (340) 47,700 (340) 47,800 (370)
Arkansas 37,809 44,347 41,200 (430) 42,200 (500) 41,400 (460) 40,500 (410) 40,300 (410) 39,600 (470) 40,100 (300)
California 64,004 65,446 63,100 (230) 66,400 (200) 65,100 (150) 63,100 (180) 60,800 (230) 58,500 (170) 58,300 (220)
                                 
Colorado 53,888 65,046 59,600 (400) 61,100 (440) 60,800 (400) 59,300 (460) 56,900 (470) 56,500 (380) 56,800 (360)
Connecticut 74,593 74,323 71,700 (580) 73,100 (550) 73,200 (730) 71,800 (650) 67,400 (700) 67,100 (530) 67,300 (530)
Delaware 62,353 65,292 61,700 (1,010) 60,500 (1,060) 61,800 (1,040) 60,900 (1,130) 58,800 (960) 60,000 (980) 58,400 (970)
District of Columbia 54,937 55,296 55,500 (1,380) 60,200 (1,340) 61,800 (1,560) 63,500 (1,110) 64,100 (990) 64,400 (1,490) 66,600 (1,240)
Florida 49,137 53,493 49,900 (190) 52,900 (230) 51,000 (230) 47,900 (190) 46,800 (210) 45,200 (250) 45,000 (210)
                                 
Georgia 51,887 58,473 53,600 (310) 54,400 (330) 54,200 (270) 50,900 (270) 48,900 (300) 47,000 (280) 47,200 (230)
Hawaii 69,423 68,653 68,300 (1,410) 70,600 (1,290) 71,700 (1,210) 68,600 (1,020) 66,400 (1,000) 63,100 (640) 66,300 (990)
Idaho 45,157 51,775 48,700 (600) 51,200 (510) 50,700 (620) 48,100 (620) 45,800 (640) 44,200 (820) 45,500 (560)
Illinois 57,664 64,202 59,100 (240) 59,900 (250) 60,000 (240) 57,800 (260) 55,800 (280) 54,300 (320) 55,100 (250)
Indiana 51,486 57,280 51,700 (360) 52,500 (250) 51,200 (350) 48,600 (300) 47,000 (290) 47,400 (280) 47,000 (260)
                                 
Iowa 46,895 54,389 51,300 (370) 52,400 (390) 52,200 (420) 51,400 (280) 50,500 (410) 50,500 (430) 51,000 (260)
Kansas 48,794 55,980 50,500 (520) 52,500 (430) 53,500 (310) 51,200 (440) 50,800 (560) 50,000 (470) 50,200 (320)
Kentucky 40,289 46,400 44,000 (340) 44,600 (350) 44,300 (290) 42,900 (350) 42,200 (320) 42,000 (290) 41,700 (250)
Louisiana 39,243 44,876 43,200 (410) 45,300 (310) 46,600 (410) 45,500 (410) 44,800 (450) 42,600 (330) 42,900 (410)
Maine 49,800 51,317 50,300 (690) 50,800 (480) 49,700 (580) 49,000 (610) 48,200 (610) 47,000 (500) 46,700 (550)
                                 
Maryland 70,419 72,853 72,400 (430) 75,400 (500) 75,200 (400) 74,200 (450) 72,500 (590) 71,500 (500) 71,100 (350)
Massachusetts 66,067 69,592 67,300 (500) 69,100 (340) 69,700 (390) 68,600 (440) 65,400 (260) 64,200 (560) 65,300 (390)
Michigan 55,461 61,552 54,100 (320) 53,100 (260) 51,800 (270) 48,400 (230) 47,800 (200) 46,900 (200) 46,900 (200)
Minnesota 55,263 64,920 61,200 (260) 61,800 (410) 61,100 (340) 59,500 (360) 58,400 (290) 58,100 (300) 58,900 (410)
Mississippi 36,001 43,173 38,700 (440) 40,200 (460) 40,300 (440) 39,200 (450) 38,800 (410) 37,700 (360) 37,100 (360)
                                 
Missouri 47,133 52,274 49,400 (260) 50,000 (330) 50,000 (240) 48,400 (340) 46,700 (320) 46,200 (330) 45,300 (250)
Montana 41,100 45,508 46,200 (690) 48,200 (690) 46,600 (820) 45,300 (700) 44,900 (720) 45,100 (670) 45,100 (660)
Nebraska 46,514 54,087 51,600 (540) 52,100 (460) 53,000 (530) 50,700 (520) 51,000 (580) 51,300 (430) 50,700 (350)
Nevada 55,445 61,433 57,800 (640) 61,000 (630) 60,100 (510) 57,100 (640) 53,700 (510) 49,900 (630) 49,800 (500)
New Hampshire 64,953 68,166 66,800 (710) 69,100 (770) 68,000 (1,060) 64,800 (900) 64,300 (730) 64,000 (880) 63,300 (930)
                                 
New Jersey 73,174 75,992 72,500 (380) 74,200 (390) 75,100 (330) 73,200 (430) 71,300 (490) 68,900 (450) 69,700 (440)
New Mexico 43,065 47,036 44,100 (540) 45,900 (460) 46,400 (590) 46,100 (670) 44,300 (470) 42,800 (500) 42,600 (550)
New York 58,938 59,796 58,200 (300) 59,300 (230) 59,800 (250) 58,500 (260) 57,000 (240) 56,400 (250) 56,400 (230)
North Carolina 47,642 53,996 47,900 (230) 49,500 (290) 49,600 (270) 46,800 (240) 45,600 (240) 44,800 (320) 45,200 (240)
North Dakota 41,503 47,685 48,300 (500) 48,500 (810) 48,700 (630) 51,200 (650) 51,300 (1,010) 52,800 (780) 53,600 (940)
                                 
Ohio 51,324 56,438 51,200 (240) 51,600 (200) 51,200 (210) 48,600 (230) 47,500 (190) 46,700 (200) 46,800 (180)
Oklahoma 42,154 46,026 43,600 (400) 46,000 (270) 45,700 (460) 44,600 (330) 44,300 (260) 44,100 (380) 44,300 (280)
Oregon 48,721 56,383 50,500 (420) 54,000 (460) 53,500 (340) 51,900 (410) 49,000 (350) 47,800 (440) 49,200 (490)
Pennsylvania 51,973 55,267 52,400 (280) 53,800 (200) 54,100 (170) 53,000 (190) 51,900 (280) 51,300 (180) 51,200 (160)
Rhode Island 57,537 58,001 60,500 (980) 59,300 (910) 59,400 (1,160) 57,900 (990) 55,000 (800) 54,800 (1,050) 54,600 (1,090)
                                 
South Carolina 46,943 51,100 46,200 (440) 48,000 (430) 47,600 (410) 45,400 (370) 44,200 (270) 43,300 (350) 43,100 (400)
South Dakota 40,233 48,619 47,400 (640) 48,100 (640) 49,100 (760) 48,200 (790) 48,300 (780) 49,300 (990) 48,400 (590)
Tennessee 44,353 50,105 45,700 (340) 46,900 (230) 46,500 (280) 44,700 (290) 43,700 (260) 42,600 (260) 42,800 (350)
Texas 48,302 55,020 49,600 (180) 52,700 (210) 53,400 (140) 51,700 (160) 51,200 (220) 50,400 (240) 50,700 (160)
Utah 52,690 63,011 56,400 (680) 61,000 (510) 60,400 (460) 59,000 (520) 57,700 (400) 57,000 (500) 57,000 (450)
                                 
Vermont 53,265 56,300 53,700 (860) 55,300 (790) 55,600 (640) 55,300 (620) 52,000 (950) 53,900 (880) 53,000 (770)
Virginia 59,587 64,322 63,800 (390) 66,000 (400) 65,300 (280) 63,500 (310) 63,900 (290) 63,200 (310) 61,700 (250)
Washington 55,752 63,080 57,900 (460) 61,600 (340) 61,900 (370) 60,500 (340) 58,600 (350) 58,000 (350) 57,600 (360)
West Virginia 37,180 40,922 39,300 (570) 41,000 (510) 40,500 (660) 40,100 (460) 40,200 (570) 39,300 (540) 40,200 (420)
Wisconsin 52,640 60,345 55,400 (280) 56,000 (250) 55,600 (230) 53,500 (260) 51,600 (320) 51,400 (270) 51,100 (200)
Wyoming 48,445 52,216 54,300 (1,090) 57,300 (890) 56,700 (1,290) 56,400 (1,220) 56,400 (1,210) 57,500 (1,170) 54,900 (910)
1 Based on 1989 incomes collected in the 1990 census.
2 Based on 1999 incomes collected in the 2000 census.
NOTE: Constant dollars adjusted by the Consumer Price Index research series using current methods (CPI-U-RS).
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 1990 Summary Tape File 3 (STF 3), "Median Household Income in 1989," retrieved May 12, 2005 (https://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/data/historical/state/state1.html); Decennial Census, 2000, Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics; Census 2000 Summary File 4 (SF 4), retrieved March 28, 2005 (http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/ productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_00_SF4_PCT089&prodType=table); and American Community Survey, 2005 through 2012. (This table was prepared December 2013.)

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