With the median yearly income in the U.S. around $74,600, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on the States Where People Have the Highest Income to get a feel for how well-off Americans are across the country.
WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across three key metrics: the average annual income of the top 5%, the average for the bottom 20%, and the median for all of each state’s residents.
| Highest Incomes | Lowest Incomes | |
| 1. Virginia | 42. Kentucky | |
| 2. New Jersey | 43. Alaska | |
| 3. New York | 44. Alabama | |
| 4. Connecticut | 45. Rhode Island | |
| 5. Washington | 46. Louisiana | |
| 6. Utah | 47. Vermont | |
| 7. Illinois | 48. Maine | |
| 8. Minnesota | 49. Mississippi | |
| 9. Colorado | 50. New Mexico | |
| 10. Massachusetts | 51. West Virginia |
