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Table 25. Median household income, by state: Selected years, 1990 through 2009
[In constant 2009 dollars]
State 19901 20002 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
United States $50,200 $54,058 $50,800 ($70) $51,500 ($50) $52,500 ($50) $51,800 ($40) $50,200 ($40)
Alabama 39,412 43,942 40,500 (350) 41,300 (330) 42,000 (270) 42,500 (410) 40,500 (320)
Alaska 69,160 66,387 61,800 (1,210) 63,200 (930) 66,600 (1,000) 68,200 (1,160) 67,000 (1,420)
Arizona 45,997 52,210 48,700 (430) 50,300 (280) 51,600 (320) 50,800 (310) 48,700 (290)
Arkansas 35,320 41,428 38,500 (400) 38,900 (320) 39,400 (460) 38,700 (430) 37,800 (380)
California 59,790 61,137 58,900 (220) 60,300 (150) 62,000 (190) 60,800 (140) 58,900 (170)
                         
Colorado 50,340 60,764 55,700 (370) 55,300 (320) 57,100 (410) 56,800 (380) 55,400 (430)
Connecticut 69,682 69,430 67,000 (540) 67,500 (530) 68,200 (510) 68,300 (680) 67,000 (600)
Delaware 58,248 60,993 57,700 (950) 56,200 (920) 56,500 (990) 57,800 (970) 56,900 (1,060)
District of Columbia 51,320 51,655 51,900 (1,290) 55,200 (790) 56,200 (1,250) 57,700 (1,450) 59,300 (1,040)
Florida 45,902 49,971 46,600 (180) 48,400 (160) 49,500 (210) 47,600 (210) 44,700 (180)
                         
Georgia 48,471 54,624 50,100 (290) 49,800 (260) 50,800 (310) 50,700 (250) 47,600 (250)
Hawaii 64,852 64,133 63,800 (1,320) 65,100 (750) 65,900 (1,210) 67,000 (1,130) 64,100 (960)
Idaho 42,184 48,366 45,500 (560) 45,600 (570) 47,800 (470) 47,400 (580) 44,900 (580)
Illinois 53,867 59,975 55,200 (230) 55,300 (180) 56,000 (230) 56,000 (220) 54,000 (250)
Indiana 48,097 53,509 48,300 (340) 48,300 (270) 49,100 (240) 47,800 (330) 45,400 (280)
                         
Iowa 43,808 50,808 47,900 (350) 47,300 (340) 48,900 (360) 48,800 (390) 48,000 (260)
Kansas 45,581 52,295 47,200 (490) 48,400 (330) 49,100 (400) 50,000 (290) 47,800 (410)
Kentucky 37,636 43,346 41,100 (320) 41,900 (350) 41,700 (330) 41,400 (270) 40,100 (330)
Louisiana 36,659 41,922 40,400 (380) 41,800 (390) 42,300 (290) 43,600 (380) 42,500 (380)
Maine 46,522 47,939 47,000 (650) 46,200 (500) 47,500 (450) 46,400 (540) 45,700 (570)
                         
Maryland 65,783 68,056 67,700 (400) 69,300 (430) 70,400 (470) 70,300 (380) 69,300 (420)
Massachusetts 61,717 65,011 62,800 (460) 63,800 (400) 64,500 (320) 65,200 (360) 64,100 (410)
Michigan 51,810 57,499 50,600 (300) 50,200 (210) 49,600 (240) 48,400 (250) 45,300 (220)
Minnesota 51,624 60,646 57,200 (240) 57,500 (290) 57,700 (380) 57,100 (310) 55,600 (330)
Mississippi 33,631 40,331 36,200 (410) 36,700 (400) 37,600 (430) 37,600 (410) 36,600 (420)
                         
Missouri 44,030 48,832 46,100 (240) 45,600 (290) 46,700 (310) 46,700 (230) 45,200 (320)
Montana 38,395 42,511 43,200 (640) 43,200 (460) 45,000 (650) 43,500 (760) 42,300 (650)
Nebraska 43,452 50,526 48,200 (510) 48,400 (370) 48,700 (430) 49,500 (490) 47,400 (490)
Nevada 51,795 57,389 54,000 (590) 56,400 (680) 57,000 (590) 56,100 (480) 53,300 (600)
New Hampshire 60,677 63,678 62,400 (670) 63,500 (800) 64,500 (720) 63,500 (990) 60,600 (840)
                         
New Jersey 68,356 70,989 67,800 (350) 68,600 (430) 69,300 (360) 70,100 (310) 68,300 (400)
New Mexico 40,230 43,939 41,200 (500) 43,200 (460) 42,900 (430) 43,300 (550) 43,000 (630)
New York 55,058 55,859 54,400 (280) 54,700 (160) 55,400 (220) 55,800 (230) 54,700 (240)
North Carolina 44,506 50,441 44,700 (210) 45,300 (280) 46,200 (270) 46,400 (260) 43,700 (230)
North Dakota 38,770 44,545 45,100 (470) 44,600 (650) 45,300 (760) 45,500 (590) 47,800 (600)
                         
Ohio 47,945 52,722 47,800 (230) 47,400 (230) 48,200 (190) 47,800 (190) 45,400 (210)
Oklahoma 39,378 42,996 40,700 (380) 41,200 (420) 43,000 (250) 42,700 (430) 41,700 (310)
Oregon 45,513 52,671 47,200 (390) 49,200 (330) 50,400 (430) 50,000 (320) 48,500 (380)
Pennsylvania 48,551 51,628 48,900 (260) 49,200 (190) 50,300 (190) 50,500 (160) 49,500 (170)
Rhode Island 53,749 54,182 56,500 (920) 55,100 (740) 55,400 (850) 55,500 (1,080) 54,100 (930)
                         
South Carolina 43,853 47,735 43,200 (410) 43,700 (280) 44,800 (400) 44,500 (380) 42,400 (340)
South Dakota 37,585 45,418 44,300 (590) 45,500 (640) 44,900 (590) 45,900 (710) 45,000 (740)
Tennessee 41,433 46,806 42,700 (320) 42,900 (270) 43,800 (220) 43,400 (260) 41,700 (270)
Texas 45,122 51,398 46,300 (160) 47,800 (190) 49,200 (190) 49,900 (130) 48,300 (150)
Utah 49,221 58,863 52,700 (630) 54,600 (370) 57,000 (480) 56,400 (430) 55,100 (490)
                         
Vermont 49,759 52,594 50,200 (800) 50,700 (820) 51,600 (740) 51,900 (590) 51,600 (580)
Virginia 55,664 60,087 59,600 (360) 59,900 (300) 61,600 (370) 61,000 (260) 59,300 (290)
Washington 52,082 58,927 54,100 (430) 55,900 (310) 57,500 (320) 57,900 (350) 56,500 (320)
West Virginia 34,732 38,227 36,800 (530) 37,300 (400) 38,300 (480) 37,800 (620) 37,400 (430)
Wisconsin 49,174 56,372 51,800 (260) 51,900 (280) 52,300 (230) 51,900 (220) 50,000 (250)
Wyoming 45,256 48,778 50,800 (1,010) 50,500 (960) 53,500 (830) 53,000 (1,210) 52,700 (1,140)
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). Standard errors appear in parentheses.
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 http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTGeoSearchByListServlet?ds_name=DEC_1990_STF3_&_lang=en&_ts=134048804959; Decennial Census, 2000, Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics; Census 2000 Summary File 4 (SF 4), retrieved March 28, 2005, from http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTGeoSearchByListServlet?ds_name=DEC_2000_SF4_U&_lang=en&_ts=134049420077; and American Community Survey, 2005 through 2009. (This table was prepared October 2010.)

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