Richest and poorest states in America

- Median household income: $48,716 (30.1% less than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 105,133 (9.30%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 40,061 (3.50%)
- Median earnings for workers: $32,242 (men: $47,546; women: $37,056)
- Unemployment rate: 6.40%
- Families with income below poverty level: 14.40%
- Households with health insurance: 88.10%

- Median household income: $51,248 (26.5% less than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 60,933 (8.40%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 31,442 (4.40%)
- Median earnings for workers: $33,739 (men: $51,981; women: $39,897)
- Unemployment rate: 6.20%
- Families with income below poverty level: 12.30%
- Households with health insurance: 93.90%

- Median household income: $52,087 (25.3% less than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 164,981 (9.20%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 101,388 (5.70%)
- Median earnings for workers: $34,896 (men: $55,078; women: $40,136)
- Unemployment rate: 7.60%
- Families with income below poverty level: 15.20%
- Households with health insurance: 92.40%

- Median household income: $52,528 (24.7% less than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 89,818 (7.60%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 55,972 (4.70%)
- Median earnings for workers: $33,869 (men: $47,329; women: $39,526)
- Unemployment rate: 5.50%
- Families with income below poverty level: 11.60%
- Households with health insurance: 90.80%

- Median household income: $53,913 (22.7% less than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 152,450 (7.70%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 101,831 (5.20%)
- Median earnings for workers: $34,925 (men: $52,177; women: $39,338)
- Unemployment rate: 5.30%
- Families with income below poverty level: 11.70%
- Households with health insurance: 90.10%

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- Median household income: $53,992 (22.6% less than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 75,083 (9.00%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 48,458 (5.80%)
- Median earnings for workers: $34,133 (men: $51,149; women: $43,227)
- Unemployment rate: 7.80%
- Families with income below poverty level: 14.30%
- Households with health insurance: 90.00%

- Median household income: $55,573 (20.3% less than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 144,592 (8.10%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 92,250 (5.20%)
- Median earnings for workers: $34,928 (men: $51,842; women: $40,991)
- Unemployment rate: 5.40%
- Families with income below poverty level: 12.20%
- Households with health insurance: 94.30%

- Median household income: $55,826 (19.9% less than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 105,917 (6.80%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 77,228 (5.00%)
- Median earnings for workers: $34,460 (men: $51,289; women: $39,781)
- Unemployment rate: 5.90%
- Families with income below poverty level: 11.50%
- Households with health insurance: 86.20%

- Median household income: $59,318 (14.9% less than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 144,668 (7.10%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 122,320 (6.00%)
- Median earnings for workers: $35,987 (men: $52,296; women: $40,739)
- Unemployment rate: 5.60%
- Families with income below poverty level: 10.80%
- Households with health insurance: 90.00%

- Median household income: $59,695 (14.4% less than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 181,576 (6.60%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 175,898 (6.30%)
- Median earnings for workers: $36,663 (men: $51,538; women: $41,863)
- Unemployment rate: 5.30%
- Families with income below poverty level: 9.70%
- Households with health insurance: 90.00%

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- Median household income: $61,847 (11.3% less than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 146,475 (5.90%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 157,589 (6.40%)
- Median earnings for workers: $37,083 (men: $54,140; women: $43,065)
- Unemployment rate: 4.60%
- Families with income below poverty level: 8.40%
- Households with health insurance: 90.60%

- Median household income: $61,972 (11.1% less than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 265,655 (6.40%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 308,936 (7.40%)
- Median earnings for workers: $37,218 (men: $52,421; women: $44,297)
- Unemployment rate: 5.80%
- Families with income below poverty level: 9.40%
- Households with health insurance: 89.60%

- Median household income: $62,262 (10.7% less than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 317,928 (6.60%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 312,314 (6.50%)
- Median earnings for workers: $38,214 (men: $57,177; women: $46,068)
- Unemployment rate: 5.40%
- Families with income below poverty level: 9.40%
- Households with health insurance: 93.50%

- Median household income: $62,743 (10.0% less than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 151,979 (5.70%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 152,761 (5.70%)
- Median earnings for workers: $37,998 (men: $55,191; women: $43,215)
- Unemployment rate: 4.70%
- Families with income below poverty level: 8.30%
- Households with health insurance: 92.50%

- Median household income: $63,062 (9.5% less than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 542,819 (6.30%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 663,997 (7.80%)
- Median earnings for workers: $35,997 (men: $51,151; women: $42,228)
- Unemployment rate: 5.60%
- Families with income below poverty level: 9.40%
- Households with health insurance: 87.90%

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- Median household income: $63,249 (9.3% less than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 23,195 (5.20%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 30,784 (6.90%)
- Median earnings for workers: $35,272 (men: $55,496; women: $41,725)
- Unemployment rate: 4.00%
- Families with income below poverty level: 7.20%
- Households with health insurance: 91.80%

- Median household income: $63,498 (8.9% less than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 256,830 (6.30%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 273,320 (6.70%)
- Median earnings for workers: $37,258 (men: $60,293; women: $46,914)
- Unemployment rate: 6.90%
- Families with income below poverty level: 9.00%
- Households with health insurance: 95.00%

- Median household income: $64,124 (8.0% less than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 65,819 (5.70%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 74,933 (6.50%)
- Median earnings for workers: $38,071 (men: $54,902; women: $44,368)
- Unemployment rate: 4.40%
- Families with income below poverty level: 8.00%
- Households with health insurance: 90.80%

- Median household income: $64,767 (7.1% less than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 32,174 (5.40%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 39,832 (6.70%)
- Median earnings for workers: $39,725 (men: $57,009; women: $47,018)
- Unemployment rate: 4.90%
- Families with income below poverty level: 7.20%
- Households with health insurance: 94.30%

- Median household income: $65,204 (6.5% less than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 14,659 (6.00%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 14,179 (5.80%)
- Median earnings for workers: $35,613 (men: $59,853; women: $40,976)
- Unemployment rate: 3.70%
- Families with income below poverty level: 7.80%
- Households with health insurance: 87.80%

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- Median household income: $65,600 (5.9% less than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 64,244 (4.90%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 81,020 (6.20%)
- Median earnings for workers: $39,068 (men: $56,427; women: $44,801)
- Unemployment rate: 3.60%
- Families with income below poverty level: 6.90%
- Households with health insurance: 95.20%

- Median household income: $66,143 (5.1% less than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 17,158 (4.80%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 20,292 (5.70%)
- Median earnings for workers: $37,149 (men: $52,405; women: $41,792)
- Unemployment rate: 2.80%
- Families with income below poverty level: 7.90%
- Households with health insurance: 90.50%

- Median household income: $66,274 (4.9% less than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 85,960 (7.20%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 89,881 (7.50%)
- Median earnings for workers: $37,052 (men: $52,398; women: $44,906)
- Unemployment rate: 9.70%
- Families with income below poverty level: 10.60%
- Households with health insurance: 88.40%

- Median household income: $66,474 (4.7% less than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 30,955 (4.50%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 45,347 (6.50%)
- Median earnings for workers: $34,941 (men: $51,941; women: $40,803)
- Unemployment rate: 3.30%
- Families with income below poverty level: 7.70%
- Households with health insurance: 91.20%

- Median household income: $66,519 (4.6% less than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 18,213 (5.60%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 19,407 (6.00%)
- Median earnings for workers: $39,438 (men: $57,121; women: $45,182)
- Unemployment rate: 2.90%
- Families with income below poverty level: 6.30%
- Households with health insurance: 92.10%

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- Median household income: $66,559 (4.5% less than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 251,693 (6.30%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 337,914 (8.40%)
- Median earnings for workers: $37,512 (men: $54,422; women: $45,405)
- Unemployment rate: 5.50%
- Families with income below poverty level: 10.60%
- Households with health insurance: 87.40%

- Median household income: $66,817 (4.2% less than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 40,806 (5.20%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 53,061 (6.80%)
- Median earnings for workers: $38,898 (men: $56,121; women: $44,037)
- Unemployment rate: 2.70%
- Families with income below poverty level: 6.70%
- Households with health insurance: 92.90%

- Median household income: $66,963 (4.0% less than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 657,665 (6.10%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 955,952 (8.90%)
- Median earnings for workers: $38,059 (men: $56,100; women: $45,393)
- Unemployment rate: 6.20%
- Families with income below poverty level: 11.00%
- Households with health insurance: 82.00%

- Median household income: $67,125 (3.7% less than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 117,547 (4.80%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 160,477 (6.60%)
- Median earnings for workers: $40,678 (men: $57,925; women: $46,762)
- Unemployment rate: 3.50%
- Families with income below poverty level: 6.80%
- Households with health insurance: 94.60%

- Median household income: $68,957 (1.1% less than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 308,449 (5.90%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 454,003 (8.70%)
- Median earnings for workers: $40,983 (men: $62,096; women: $50,272)
- Unemployment rate: 6.40%
- Families with income below poverty level: 8.30%
- Households with health insurance: 94.50%

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- Median household income: $69,056 (0.9% less than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 158,400 (5.60%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 228,651 (8.10%)
- Median earnings for workers: $39,023 (men: $55,458; women: $46,309)
- Unemployment rate: 5.80%
- Families with income below poverty level: 9.10%
- Households with health insurance: 89.30%

- Median household income: $71,091 (2.0% more than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 20,504 (5.20%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 33,025 (8.30%)
- Median earnings for workers: $41,374 (men: $60,608; women: $51,827)
- Unemployment rate: 5.60%
- Families with income below poverty level: 8.60%
- Households with health insurance: 94.30%

- Median household income: $71,562 (2.6% more than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 90,749 (5.30%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 153,152 (9.00%)
- Median earnings for workers: $40,063 (men: $60,831; women: $51,057)
- Unemployment rate: 6.40%
- Families with income below poverty level: 7.60%
- Households with health insurance: 93.90%

- Median household income: $72,205 (3.6% more than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 321,928 (6.40%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 504,727 (10.10%)
- Median earnings for workers: $41,504 (men: $63,819; women: $51,131)
- Unemployment rate: 7.40%
- Families with income below poverty level: 8.60%
- Households with health insurance: 93.00%

- Median household income: $72,431 (3.9% more than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 10,992 (4.10%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 23,553 (8.70%)
- Median earnings for workers: $40,249 (men: $55,803; women: $51,931)
- Unemployment rate: 4.20%
- Families with income below poverty level: 6.30%
- Households with health insurance: 96.30%

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- Median household income: $74,008 (6.2% more than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 25,735 (5.80%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 45,324 (10.30%)
- Median earnings for workers: $41,891 (men: $63,219; women: $54,188)
- Unemployment rate: 7.70%
- Families with income below poverty level: 7.00%
- Households with health insurance: 95.70%

- Median household income: $74,314 (6.6% more than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 535,006 (7.00%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 987,887 (12.90%)
- Median earnings for workers: $43,462 (men: $67,512; women: $59,869)
- Unemployment rate: 8.70%
- Families with income below poverty level: 10.10%
- Households with health insurance: 94.80%

- Median household income: $77,720 (11.5% more than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 96,651 (4.20%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 226,903 (9.90%)
- Median earnings for workers: $43,853 (men: $64,611; women: $52,535)
- Unemployment rate: 4.90%
- Families with income below poverty level: 5.50%
- Households with health insurance: 95.50%

- Median household income: $77,845 (11.7% more than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 14,625 (5.40%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 27,700 (10.20%)
- Median earnings for workers: $41,962 (men: $62,134; women: $55,285)
- Unemployment rate: 7.00%
- Families with income below poverty level: 7.10%
- Households with health insurance: 88.60%

- Median household income: $79,449 (14.0% more than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 47,612 (4.30%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 108,131 (9.80%)
- Median earnings for workers: $37,325 (men: $61,269; women: $44,707)
- Unemployment rate: 3.50%
- Families with income below poverty level: 5.90%
- Households with health insurance: 91.00%

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- Median household income: $80,963 (16.1% more than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 167,157 (5.00%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 445,751 (13.40%)
- Median earnings for workers: $43,963 (men: $66,014; women: $53,414)
- Unemployment rate: 4.80%
- Families with income below poverty level: 6.90%
- Households with health insurance: 93.20%

- Median household income: $82,254 (18.0% more than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 110,592 (4.80%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 277,905 (12.00%)
- Median earnings for workers: $44,818 (men: $65,217; women: $54,635)
- Unemployment rate: 5.30%
- Families with income below poverty level: 6.20%
- Households with health insurance: 92.00%

- Median household income: $83,771 (20.2% more than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 74,573 (5.20%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 208,195 (14.60%)
- Median earnings for workers: $45,511 (men: $73,022; women: $60,672)
- Unemployment rate: 6.70%
- Families with income below poverty level: 6.70%
- Households with health insurance: 94.80%

- Median household income: $84,247 (20.8% more than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 145,555 (4.80%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 422,689 (14.00%)
- Median earnings for workers: $46,951 (men: $74,068; women: $57,567)
- Unemployment rate: 5.90%
- Families with income below poverty level: 6.50%
- Households with health insurance: 93.60%

- Median household income: $84,857 (21.7% more than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 26,535 (5.40%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 65,102 (13.30%)
- Median earnings for workers: $40,595 (men: $61,812; women: $49,816)
- Unemployment rate: 7.70%
- Families with income below poverty level: 8.00%
- Households with health insurance: 96.10%

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- Median household income: $84,907 (21.8% more than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 715,644 (5.30%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 2,082,043 (15.50%)
- Median earnings for workers: $41,891 (men: $65,324; women: $57,373)
- Unemployment rate: 8.30%
- Families with income below poverty level: 9.00%
- Households with health insurance: 93.00%

- Median household income: $88,465 (26.9% more than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 17,235 (3.10%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 62,138 (11.30%)
- Median earnings for workers: $45,677 (men: $68,566; women: $51,880)
- Unemployment rate: 3.60%
- Families with income below poverty level: 4.80%
- Households with health insurance: 94.90%

- Median household income: $89,296 (28.1% more than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 171,737 (4.90%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 584,370 (16.70%)
- Median earnings for workers: $50,021 (men: $75,297; women: $61,802)
- Unemployment rate: 8.10%
- Families with income below poverty level: 7.40%
- Households with health insurance: 92.80%

- Median household income: $89,645 (28.6% more than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 149,006 (5.40%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 472,304 (17.10%)
- Median earnings for workers: $50,683 (men: $77,636; women: $66,536)
- Unemployment rate: 6.60%
- Families with income below poverty level: 7.10%
- Households with health insurance: 97.50%

- Median household income: $90,088 (29.2% more than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 30,677 (9.60%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 68,951 (21.60%)
- Median earnings for workers: $72,457 (men: $103,222; women: $87,244)
- Unemployment rate: 8.20%
- Families with income below poverty level: 12.80%
- Households with health insurance: 96.30%

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- Median household income: $90,203 (29.4% more than U.S. median income)
- Households earning less than $10,000: 122,990 (5.20%)
- Households earning over $200,000: 355,084 (15.10%)
- Median earnings for workers: $50,548 (men: $71,995; women: $62,190)
- Unemployment rate: 5.90%
- Families with income below poverty level: 7.40%
- Households with health insurance: 93.90%

Additional writing by Cu Fleshman.