Highest Median Household Incomes by U.S. State or DC, 2024

U.S. states and DC; 2024 ACS 1-year median household income, inflation-adjusted US$.

What the Data Shows

Median household income is compared across the 50 states and the District of Columbia for 2024. The measure is median household income over the previous 12 months, expressed in 2024 inflation-adjusted US dollars. District of Columbia ranks first at US$109,707, ahead of Massachusetts by US$4,879. Colorado records US$97,113, making the first value 1.13 times the last.

Data table

Unit: 2024 inflation-adjusted US$ · Period: 2024

RankEntryValuePeriod
1District of Columbia109.7K2024
2Massachusetts104.8K2024
3New Jersey104.3K2024
4Maryland102.9K2024
5Hawaii100.7K2024
6California100.1K2024
7New Hampshire99.78K2024
8Washington99.39K2024
9Colorado97.11K2024

Data notes & caveats

The measure is median household income over the previous 12 months, expressed in 2024 inflation-adjusted US dollars. ACS estimates are subject to sampling error; margins of error are not included here. Monetary values are expressed in 2024 inflation-adjusted US dollars.

Methodology

The ranking uses the 2024 ACS 1-year estimate for median household income across U.S. states and DC. Values are ordered from highest to lowest, with equal values retaining tied ranks. National totals and other summary geographies are excluded. Compact labels are rounded for readability without changing the source order.

Source consistency notes

All entries use the same Census source family, ACS 1-year product, 2024 period and measurement unit (2024 inflation-adjusted US$), supporting a like-for-like ranking across the stated geographies.

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