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Table 102.30. Median household income, by state: Selected years, 1990 through 2013
[In constant 2013 dollars. Standard errors appear in parentheses]
State 19901 20002 2005 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
United States $54,518 $58,709 $55,200 ($80) $56,300 ($50) $54,500 ($50) $53,500 ($40) $52,300 ($50) $52,100 ($30) $52,300 ($40)
Alabama 42,802 47,722 44,000 (380) 46,200 (450) 44,000 (350) 43,200 (310) 42,900 (350) 42,200 (290) 42,800 (390)
Alaska 75,110 72,098 67,100 (1,310) 74,100 (1,260) 72,700 (1,540) 69,000 (1,350) 70,200 (1,230) 68,700 (1,170) 72,200 (1,150)
Arizona 49,955 56,702 52,800 (470) 55,100 (340) 52,900 (320) 50,000 (340) 48,400 (350) 48,500 (370) 48,500 (360)
Arkansas 38,358 44,992 41,800 (430) 42,000 (460) 41,100 (420) 40,900 (420) 40,100 (480) 40,700 (310) 40,500 (430)
California 64,934 66,397 64,000 (240) 66,000 (160) 64,000 (180) 61,700 (230) 59,300 (180) 59,200 (220) 60,200 (160)
                                 
Colorado 54,671 65,992 60,400 (400) 61,700 (410) 60,200 (460) 57,700 (470) 57,400 (380) 57,600 (370) 58,800 (490)
Connecticut 75,677 75,403 72,700 (590) 74,200 (740) 72,800 (660) 68,400 (710) 68,100 (540) 68,300 (530) 67,100 (640)
Delaware 63,259 66,240 62,600 (1,030) 62,700 (1,050) 61,800 (1,150) 59,700 (970) 60,900 (1,000) 59,300 (980) 57,800 (1,140)
District of Columbia 55,735 56,099 56,300 (1,400) 62,700 (1,580) 64,400 (1,130) 65,100 (1,000) 65,400 (1,520) 67,600 (1,260) 67,600 (2,060)
Florida 49,851 54,270 50,600 (200) 51,700 (230) 48,600 (190) 47,400 (210) 45,900 (260) 45,700 (210) 46,000 (190)
                                 
Georgia 52,641 59,323 54,400 (320) 55,000 (270) 51,700 (270) 49,600 (310) 47,700 (290) 47,900 (230) 47,800 (380)
Hawaii 70,432 69,650 69,300 (1,430) 72,700 (1,230) 69,600 (1,040) 67,300 (1,010) 64,000 (650) 67,200 (1,000) 68,000 (930)
Idaho 45,813 52,527 49,500 (610) 51,500 (630) 48,800 (630) 46,500 (650) 44,900 (830) 46,200 (570) 46,800 (570)
Illinois 58,502 65,135 60,000 (250) 60,800 (240) 58,600 (270) 56,600 (290) 55,100 (320) 55,900 (250) 56,200 (240)
Indiana 52,235 58,112 52,500 (360) 51,900 (350) 49,300 (300) 47,700 (290) 48,100 (290) 47,700 (260) 47,500 (310)
                                 
Iowa 47,577 55,179 52,000 (380) 53,000 (420) 52,200 (280) 51,200 (420) 51,200 (440) 51,700 (270) 52,200 (320)
Kansas 49,503 56,794 51,200 (530) 54,300 (310) 51,900 (440) 51,600 (570) 50,700 (480) 51,000 (320) 51,000 (370)
Kentucky 40,874 47,075 44,600 (350) 44,900 (290) 43,500 (350) 42,800 (330) 42,600 (290) 42,300 (260) 43,400 (400)
Louisiana 39,813 45,529 43,800 (420) 47,300 (420) 46,100 (420) 45,400 (460) 43,200 (330) 43,600 (420) 44,200 (530)
Maine 50,524 52,063 51,100 (700) 50,400 (590) 49,700 (620) 48,900 (620) 47,700 (500) 47,400 (550) 47,000 (480)
                                 
Maryland 71,442 73,911 73,500 (430) 76,300 (410) 75,200 (460) 73,600 (600) 72,500 (510) 72,200 (360) 72,500 (440)
Massachusetts 67,027 70,604 68,200 (500) 70,800 (390) 69,600 (450) 66,300 (260) 65,100 (570) 66,300 (400) 66,800 (430)
Michigan 56,267 62,446 54,900 (330) 52,600 (280) 49,100 (240) 48,500 (200) 47,600 (210) 47,500 (200) 48,300 (230)
Minnesota 56,066 65,863 62,100 (270) 62,000 (340) 60,400 (360) 59,300 (300) 59,000 (310) 59,800 (410) 60,700 (260)
Mississippi 36,525 43,801 39,300 (450) 40,900 (440) 39,800 (460) 39,400 (410) 38,200 (370) 37,600 (360) 38,000 (630)
                                 
Missouri 47,818 53,033 50,100 (260) 50,700 (250) 49,100 (340) 47,300 (330) 46,900 (330) 46,000 (260) 46,900 (260)
Montana 41,698 46,169 46,900 (700) 47,200 (830) 46,000 (710) 45,600 (730) 45,800 (680) 45,700 (670) 47,000 (690)
Nebraska 47,190 54,873 52,300 (550) 53,800 (530) 51,400 (530) 51,700 (590) 52,100 (430) 51,500 (360) 51,400 (300)
Nevada 56,251 62,326 58,700 (650) 61,000 (520) 57,900 (650) 54,500 (510) 50,700 (640) 50,500 (510) 51,200 (360)
New Hampshire 65,897 69,157 67,700 (720) 69,000 (1,080) 65,800 (910) 65,200 (740) 64,900 (890) 64,200 (950) 64,200 (820)
                                 
New Jersey 74,237 77,096 73,600 (380) 76,100 (340) 74,200 (440) 72,300 (500) 69,900 (450) 70,700 (440) 70,200 (330)
New Mexico 43,691 47,719 44,700 (540) 47,100 (600) 46,700 (680) 45,000 (480) 43,500 (510) 43,200 (560) 43,900 (580)
New York 59,795 60,665 59,000 (310) 60,600 (250) 59,400 (260) 57,900 (240) 57,200 (250) 57,300 (230) 57,400 (260)
North Carolina 48,335 54,781 48,600 (230) 50,400 (280) 47,400 (250) 46,300 (240) 45,500 (330) 45,800 (240) 45,900 (260)
North Dakota 42,106 48,378 49,000 (510) 49,400 (640) 51,900 (660) 52,000 (1,020) 53,600 (790) 54,400 (950) 55,800 (880)
                                 
Ohio 52,070 57,258 51,900 (250) 51,900 (210) 49,300 (230) 48,200 (190) 47,400 (200) 47,500 (180) 48,100 (250)
Oklahoma 42,766 46,694 44,200 (410) 46,300 (470) 45,200 (330) 44,900 (260) 44,800 (380) 45,000 (280) 45,700 (320)
Oregon 49,429 57,202 51,200 (420) 54,300 (340) 52,600 (410) 49,700 (350) 48,500 (450) 49,900 (500) 50,300 (320)
Pennsylvania 52,728 56,070 53,100 (280) 54,900 (170) 53,800 (190) 52,700 (280) 52,000 (180) 52,000 (160) 52,000 (160)
Rhode Island 58,373 58,843 61,400 (1,000) 60,300 (1,180) 58,800 (1,000) 55,800 (810) 55,600 (1,070) 55,300 (1,100) 55,900 (1,160)
                                 
South Carolina 47,626 51,842 46,900 (450) 48,300 (420) 46,100 (370) 44,900 (280) 43,900 (350) 43,700 (410) 44,200 (400)
South Dakota 40,818 49,326 48,100 (650) 49,800 (770) 48,900 (800) 49,000 (790) 50,000 (1,010) 49,100 (600) 48,900 (660)
Tennessee 44,997 50,833 46,400 (350) 47,200 (280) 45,300 (290) 44,300 (260) 43,200 (270) 43,400 (360) 44,300 (300)
Texas 49,004 55,819 50,300 (180) 54,100 (140) 52,400 (160) 51,900 (230) 51,200 (250) 51,500 (160) 51,700 (140)
Utah 53,455 63,927 57,200 (690) 61,300 (460) 59,900 (530) 58,500 (410) 57,900 (510) 57,900 (450) 59,800 (460)
                                 
Vermont 54,039 57,118 54,500 (870) 56,400 (640) 56,100 (630) 52,800 (960) 54,700 (890) 53,700 (780) 52,600 (950)
Virginia 60,453 65,256 64,700 (390) 66,200 (290) 64,400 (320) 64,800 (300) 64,100 (320) 62,600 (250) 62,700 (400)
Washington 56,563 63,997 58,800 (470) 62,800 (380) 61,400 (350) 59,400 (360) 58,900 (360) 58,400 (370) 58,400 (410)
West Virginia 37,720 41,516 39,900 (580) 41,100 (670) 40,700 (470) 40,800 (580) 39,900 (550) 40,800 (430) 41,300 (450)
Wisconsin 53,405 61,222 56,200 (290) 56,400 (230) 54,300 (270) 52,400 (320) 52,200 (270) 51,800 (200) 51,500 (220)
Wyoming 49,149 52,974 55,100 (1,100) 57,600 (1,310) 57,200 (1,240) 57,200 (1,230) 58,300 (1,190) 55,700 (920) 58,800 (1,090)
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, from 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, from http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_00_SF4_PCT089&prodType=table; and American Community Survey (ACS), selected years, 2005 through 2013. (This table was prepared April 2015.)

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