List of U.S. states and territories by income inequality

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The United States has the greatest income disparity among developed nations. [1] However, the inequality indicators vary considerably from state to state. States that have a high concentration of skilled jobs, implement regressive tax policies, or have weaker worker protections in general tend to have greater income inequalities. As of 2019, the highest inequality may be observed in Puerto Rico, around the New York City and Washington, D.C. metropolitan areas, across much of the Southern United States, in California, and in Massachusetts.

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Reasons for differences in income inequality among the states

In the framework of American federalism, states generally have wide latitude to enact policies within their borders, including state taxation and labor laws. Among the factors that may increase inequality in a state are regressive state tax policies [2] (taxation has played a growing role in diminishing inequality since the 1980s), [3] tax incentives for large companies, [4] corruption, [5] reduced labor-union membership, [6] right-to-work laws, [7] lower minimum wages, [8] poorer healthcare, [9] and increased welfare spending on the poor. [7] Additionally, since the 1970s, income disparities have disproportionately increased in metropolitan areas, because of the concentration of high-skilled jobs there. [10] [11] For example, even though New York is the state with the highest inequality, Upstate New York has much less income inequality than Downstate New York, because the economy of New York City (Gini index 0.5469) [12] relies greatly on high-salary earners. [11] States with better financial development tend to be more unequal than those with worse financial opportunities; but the trends go in the opposite directions for high-income and low-income states, the former having more equality up to a certain level of development, beyond which the inequality rises non-linearly. [13] The influx of foreign direct investment lessens the disparity at the federal level, but it does not necessarily do so for individual states. [14]

Gini coefficient

Map of Gini coefficients by US state, 2019 Gini United States by state 2019.svg
Map of Gini coefficients by US state, 2019

The Gini coefficient is a measure of inequality of incomes (or sometimes wealth) across individuals. A score of "0" on the Gini coefficient represents complete equality, i.e. every person has the same income. A score of 1 would represent the case in which one person would have all the income and others would have none. Therefore, a lower Gini score is roughly associated with a more equal distribution of income and vice versa. In 2018 U.S. income inequality as measured by the Gini index was close to the highest recorded values ever. [15] [16]

The information was tabulated in 2019 from data from the American Community Survey (ACS) conducted by the US Census Bureau. The South, the tri-state area around New York City and California tend to have more income inequality, while the Upper Midwest, the Northwest and Northern New England are relatively more equal. According to the American Community Survey's (ACS) 2019 estimate, Utah is the most equal state when it comes to income, while New York is the most unequal by this measure, with the Gini indices, before taxes and transfer, [17] of 0.4268 and 0.5149, respectively. [18]

The uncertainties are not shown in the table. The ACS gives a much higher estimate of the Gini coefficient for the United States than other sources. [15] [16] [19]

#Entity [a] Gini coefficient (2019) [18] Gini coefficient (2015-2019) [20]
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.48110.4823
1Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 0.55090.5486
2Flag of New York.svg  New York 0.51490.5142
3Flag of Washington, D.C.svg  District of Columbia 0.51150.5269
4Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 0.50240.4963
5Flag of Louisiana.svg  Louisiana 0.49780.4953
6Flag of Mississippi.svg  Mississippi 0.48960.4807
7Flag of California.svg  California 0.48660.4886
8Flag of Florida.svg  Florida 0.48080.4862
9Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 0.48030.4826
10Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois 0.48000.4821
11Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  Georgia 0.47950.4819
12Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey 0.47820.4814
13Flag of New Mexico.svg  New Mexico 0.47680.4784
14Flag of Kentucky.svg  Kentucky 0.47640.4786
15Flag of Texas.svg  Texas 0.47530.4791
16Flag of Arkansas.svg  Arkansas 0.47500.4765
17Flag of Tennessee.svg  Tennessee 0.47490.4788
18Flag of South Carolina.svg  South Carolina 0.47470.4740
19Flag of Pennsylvania.svg  Pennsylvania 0.47450.4720
20Flag of North Carolina.svg  North Carolina 0.47430.4760
21Flag of Alabama.svg  Alabama 0.47410.4791
22Flag of Oklahoma.svg  Oklahoma 0.47390.4689
23Flag of Nevada.svg  Nevada 0.47100.4620
24Flag of Virginia.svg  Virginia 0.46900.4689
25Flag of Ohio.svg  Ohio 0.46510.4654
26Flag of West Virginia.svg  West Virginia 0.46440.4667
27Flag of Michigan.svg  Michigan 0.46340.4669
28Flag of Missouri.svg  Missouri 0.46330.4641
29Flag of Rhode Island.svg  Rhode Island 0.46280.4702
30Flag of Montana.svg  Montana 0.45970.4594
31Flag of Arizona.svg  Arizona 0.45910.4664
32Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana 0.45840.4526
33Flag of Washington.svg  Washington 0.45770.4573
34Flag of Maryland.svg  Maryland 0.45580.4535
35Flag of North Dakota.svg  North Dakota 0.45580.4537
36Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado 0.45480.4566
37Flag of Delaware.svg  Delaware 0.45090.4545
38Flag of Kansas.svg  Kansas 0.45000.4563
39Flag of Oregon.svg  Oregon 0.45000.4586
40Flag of Maine.svg  Maine 0.44900.4511
41Flag of Vermont.svg  Vermont 0.44710.4484
42Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota 0.44340.4494
43Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa 0.44220.4416
44Flag of New Hampshire.svg  New Hampshire 0.44060.4384
45Flag of Nebraska.svg  Nebraska 0.44000.4442
46Flag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii 0.43970.4414
47Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin 0.43910.4448
48Flag of Alaska.svg  Alaska 0.43760.4284
49Flag of South Dakota.svg  South Dakota 0.43600.4440
50Flag of Wyoming.svg  Wyoming 0.43450.4361
51Flag of Idaho.svg  Idaho 0.43370.4462
52Flag of Utah.svg  Utah 0.42680.4265

Shares of income by percentiles

States and territories are sorted by the share of the lowest quintile in aggregate household income, i.e. the share of household income of 20% of the poorest households in the total household income. Due to different methodologies by which the United States Census Bureau and the EPI have calculated their results, the data should not be compared.

By households

Data for quintiles and top 5% come from the American Community Survey estimates in 2019. [21]

#Entity [a] First (lowest) quintile Second quintileThird quintileFourth quintileFifth (highest) quintileOf which top 5%
Mean incomeShareMean incomeShareMean incomeShareMean incomeShareMean incomeShareMean incomeShare
Flag of the United States.svg  United States $14,5213.15%$39,1398.48%$66,00614.30%$103,91722.51%$238,03551.56%$430,66223.32%
1Flag of Utah.svg  Utah $20,1244.18%$49,43710.25%$75,84715.73%$109,64522.74%$227,02247.09%$403,39620.92%
2Flag of Idaho.svg  Idaho $16,1994.11%$38,6869.80%$61,07315.47%$90,87923.01%$188,03647.62%$325,36520.60%
3Flag of South Dakota.svg  South Dakota $15,5194.00%$37,3579.62%$59,96715.45%$90,69223.36%$184,71447.58%$317,66520.45%
4Flag of Nebraska.svg  Nebraska $15,9653.87%$39,7829.64%$63,57615.40%$95,37623.11%$197,99747.98%$343,13320.79%
5Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin $16,0343.87%$39,8079.60%$64,28515.51%$96,39023.25%$197,97747.76%$345,56420.84%
6Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa $15,2703.81%$38,4559.58%$61,81015.40%$92,82223.13%$192,97948.08%$339,12621.12%
7Flag of New Hampshire.svg  New Hampshire $19,0023.77%$48,2139.56%$77,83715.43%$117,46623.29%$241,89147.96%$412,03320.42%
8Flag of Maine.svg  Maine $14,6743.75%$36,0119.20%$59,24115.13%$90,98323.24%$190,60648.68%$327,47520.91%
9Flag of Alaska.svg  Alaska $18,4083.74%$47,5169.65%$75,78615.39%$116,58923.67%$234,22147.55%$387,39919.66%
10Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota $18,1563.74%$46,3819.56%$74,63215.39%$111,85623.06%$233,94948.24%$406,81820.97%
11Flag of Wyoming.svg  Wyoming $15,5283.74%$40,7619.80%$66,00115.87%$97,45523.44%$196,02947.15%$339,64020.42%
12Flag of Kansas.svg  Kansas $15,0903.67%$38,4589.35%$62,36615.16%$94,50222.97%$200,93248.85%$350,79621.32%
13Flag of Vermont.svg  Vermont $15,0543.63%$38,6759.32%$63,61015.32%$96,92023.35%$200,81648.38%$343,28820.68%
14Flag of Montana.svg  Montana $13,8993.60%$35,1079.08%$57,53914.88%$88,23722.82%$191,81949.62%$350,65522.67%
15Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana $13,9873.59%$35,7729.16%$58,03614.87%$89,24722.86%$193,27949.52%$348,59022.33%
16Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado $18,4173.56%$48,1519.30%$77,73915.02%$118,16822.83%$255,11449.29%$450,60921.76%
17Flag of Oregon.svg  Oregon $15,5973.53%$40,8459.24%$67,31115.22%$103,46823.39%$215,02648.62%$365,46520.66%
18Flag of North Dakota.svg  North Dakota $15,0643.52%$39,1129.14%$64,63415.11%$98,95823.13%$209,98549.09%$373,70921.84%
19Flag of Washington.svg  Washington $18,5763.51%$48,3709.15%$78,90414.92%$120,90422.86%$262,11849.56%$457,17121.61%
20Flag of Arizona.svg  Arizona $14,7543.50%$38,7759.18%$62,51614.81%$96,32622.82%$209,81949.70%$367,58021.77%
21Flag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii $18,4453.47%$51,4879.69%$83,52515.72%$125,28523.58%$252,49247.53%$423,52919.93%
22Flag of Michigan.svg  Michigan $13,9763.47%$36,0178.93%$59,55914.76%$92,17822.85%$201,67649.99%$356,45522.09%
23Flag of Delaware.svg  Delaware $15,9453.45%$43,2979.37%$70,39515.23%$107,69523.30%$224,89448.65%$387,93720.98%
24Flag of Missouri.svg  Missouri $13,2943.42%$34,8188.94%$57,69714.82%$89,43022.96%$194,18549.86%$345,54522.18%
25Flag of Ohio.svg  Ohio $13,6013.42%$35,2468.87%$58,71914.77%$90,88222.86%$199,07450.08%$354,67322.30%
26Flag of Arkansas.svg  Arkansas $11,5553.39%$29,0748.52%$49,07914.39%$77,44522.70%$173,94150.99%$315,23423.10%
27Flag of Tennessee.svg  Tennessee $13,1443.37%$33,9138.69%$56,20914.41%$87,45322.41%$199,45651.12%$366,57823.49%
28Flag of Florida.svg  Florida $14,0263.35%$36,2288.64%$59,31214.14%$92,39222.03%$217,45651.85%$404,25424.10%
29Flag of North Carolina.svg  North Carolina $13,3013.33%$34,6428.66%$57,64714.40%$90,46722.61%$204,12951.01%$367,31622.95%
30Flag of Nevada.svg  Nevada $14,4253.32%$39,2719.03%$63,76914.67%$97,05822.33%$220,20850.65%$415,69523.91%
31Flag of Maryland.svg  Maryland $18,9023.31%$52,3149.17%$86,87315.23%$132,24223.18%$280,11549.10%$478,92720.99%
32Flag of Oklahoma.svg  Oklahoma $12,5073.31%$32,8908.71%$54,70814.49%$85,51922.64%$192,06150.85%$352,07023.30%
33Flag of Pennsylvania.svg  Pennsylvania $14,2953.26%$37,8558.62%$63,85214.55%$99,44322.65%$223,49950.92%$403,16022.96%
34Flag of Virginia.svg  Virginia $17,1383.26%$45,8218.72%$76,77114.61%$120,55522.94%$265,17150.46%$455,89121.69%
35Flag of Texas.svg  Texas $14,5563.25%$38,6858.63%$64,52014.39%$101,72022.68%$228,92451.05%$408,26322.76%
36Flag of West Virginia.svg  West Virginia $10,6493.24%$28,6758.71%$48,90514.85%$77,73923.61%$163,24049.58%$280,03021.26%
37Flag of Rhode Island.svg  Rhode Island $14,8293.20%$40,9538.85%$70,80815.30%$107,22623.17%$228,95149.47%$406,56721.96%
38Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  Georgia $13,6683.16%$36,9618.55%$62,26214.40%$97,04822.45%$222,39951.44%$402,00223.25%
39Flag of South Carolina.svg  South Carolina $12,3343.16%$34,0448.71%$56,59814.48%$89,01122.77%$198,95150.89%$355,36322.72%
40Flag of Kentucky.svg  Kentucky $11,3673.15%$30,7628.52%$52,80014.62%$82,59522.87%$183,54950.83%$333,77723.11%
41Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois $14,6673.07%$40,4188.44%$69,26314.47%$109,10322.79%$245,17351.22%$442,47623.11%
42Flag of New Mexico.svg  New Mexico $10,9763.07%$29,8048.33%$52,19414.58%$83,04423.20%$181,94050.83%$314,94121.99%
43Flag of Alabama.svg  Alabama $10,9163.06%$30,2448.46%$52,06214.57%$83,69723.42%$180,46950.50%$311,20821.77%
44Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey $18,2493.06%$50,7968.52%$86,33314.47%$135,93622.79%$305,19051.16%$540,49922.65%
45Flag of California.svg  California $16,9812.99%$47,1038.30%$80,69314.21%$127,66622.48%$295,36952.02%$531,01423.38%
46Flag of Mississippi.svg  Mississippi $9,7152.99%$26,1228.03%$45,90514.11%$74,34522.85%$169,31852.03%$304,82023.42%
47Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut $16,0372.80%$45,4947.94%$78,99813.78%$126,46822.07%$306,15353.42%$579,71125.29%
48Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts $16,4502.80%$49,1028.36%$86,12214.66%$136,54823.25%$299,18850.93%$526,24322.40%
49Flag of Louisiana.svg  Louisiana $9,4262.60%$27,8267.66%$51,13414.07%$84,86623.36%$190,03852.31%$336,97623.19%
50Flag of New York.svg  New York $13,3722.49%$40,5407.55%$72,66813.54%$118,29022.04%$291,90654.38%$553,77325.79%
51Flag of Washington, D.C.svg  District of Columbia $13,7622.03%$50,9617.53%$93,63613.83%$156,79023.16%$361,69553.44%$640,70023.66%
52Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico $2,5461.54%$11,3556.87%$20,64512.49%$35,88721.71%$94,84057.38%$179,74427.19%

By families

The data presented in the table comes from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), a think tank, relying on data from 2015 tax returns. [22] [23] The table is sorted according to mean income of families (leftmost column).

#Entity [b] Mean incomeBottom 90%90th-95th percentile95th-99th percentile99th-99.5th percentile99.5th-99.9th percentile99.9th-99.99th percentileTop 0.01%Ratios of average income
MeanShareMeanShareMeanShareMeanShareMeanShareMeanShareMeanShareTop 10%/Bottom 90%Top 1%/Bottom 99%
Flag of the United States.svg  United States $62,776$35,71251.2%$148,36711.82%$251,18416.01%$525,9414.19%$1,014,8396.47%$3,610,0075.18%$32,231,8555.15%8.5826.28
1Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut $92,293$47,67846.49%$191,39810.37%$364,62815.8%$883,7094.79%$1,875,4928.13%$6,986,6126.81%$70,019,0087.61%10.3637.24
2Flag of Alaska.svg  Alaska $80,258$59,02066.18%$157,7929.83%$253,74012.65%$478,0282.98%$847,5424.22%$2,352,9362.64%$12,202,3601.5%4.612.66
3Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey $80,236$45,95951.55%$192,64512%$335,56416.73%$706,8804.41%$1,356,8096.76%$4,310,3304.83%$29,977,5853.71%8.4624.31
4Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts $80,125$43,12948.44%$183,93111.48%$326,59416.3%$698,1644.36%$1,436,4077.17%$5,264,2755.91%$50,073,5316.33%9.5830.88
5Flag of Wyoming.svg  Wyoming $79,320$50,05756.8%$117,8057.43%$234,28811.81%$518,7943.27%$1,141,6175.76%$4,906,7645.57%$74,430,6309.37%6.8531.2
6Flag of Washington, D.C.svg  District of Columbia $79,080$42,00747.81%$185,31611.72%$335,46016.97%$731,7024.63%$1,493,1127.55%$5,160,8515.87%$43,313,4895.45%9.8330.42
7Flag of North Dakota.svg  North Dakota $78,441$56,15464.43%$140,3688.95%$251,89012.84%$537,5193.43%$979,3014.99%$2,849,9923.27%$16,638,6242.09%4.9715.82
8Flag of Maryland.svg  Maryland $74,376$47,98958.07%$173,55611.67%$278,77114.99%$539,0273.62%$990,3755.33%$3,044,6133.68%$19,960,9542.64%6.517.84
9Flag of New Hampshire.svg  New Hampshire $73,509$48,52259.41%$159,16710.83%$263,48614.34%$497,6663.39%$903,3564.92%$3,048,4143.73%$24,495,8043.4%6.1518.06
10Flag of Virginia.svg  Virginia $73,316$47,31858.09%$171,94111.73%$275,81315.05%$520,6723.55%$935,6895.1%$2,980,6453.66%$20,071,4192.82%6.4917.66
11Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado $73,163$46,00356.59%$161,40111.03%$276,99315.14%$560,7073.83%$1,052,2365.75%$3,431,2014.22%$25,509,6833.43%6.920.62
12Flag of California.svg  California $71,531$38,41048.33%$164,06711.47%$295,69416.54%$628,7034.39%$1,264,5107.07%$4,655,5795.86%$45,539,6886.35%9.6230.7
13Flag of New York.svg  New York $71,146$33,47142.34%$148,18110.41%$289,70716.29%$699,2694.91%$1,537,9538.65%$6,031,1767.63%$69,948,8079.77%12.2644.39
14Flag of Washington.svg  Washington $70,362$41,48653.07%$161,37511.47%$278,08015.81%$560,9713.99%$1,035,3445.89%$3,750,3994.8%$35,510,3814.99%7.9624.22
15Flag of Texas.svg  Texas $68,497$41,42754.43%$149,46310.91%$257,49615.04%$544,5863.98%$1,064,1306.21%$3,698,3094.86%$31,131,3784.57%7.5324.16
16Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota $68,016$42,15355.78%$152,17811.19%$265,35615.61%$548,1604.03%$982,4615.78%$3,190,8274.22%$23,313,2093.4%7.1420.9
17Flag of South Dakota.svg  South Dakota $67,344$44,70559.74%$134,4649.98%$227,15013.49%$499,7453.71%$945,6265.62%$3,066,1744.1%$22,259,8933.36%6.0619.96
18Flag of Nebraska.svg  Nebraska $66,892$46,30062.29%$139,08310.4%$220,22713.17%$442,1823.31%$817,3494.89%$2,531,2413.41%$17,700,6292.54%5.4516.3
19Flag of Kansas.svg  Kansas $66,409$44,26359.99%$141,36810.64%$228,92213.79%$460,0733.46%$849,6105.12%$2,773,4283.76%$21,151,6453.24%618.27
20Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois $65,814$37,40451.15%$147,51211.21%$266,36116.19%$564,3124.29%$1,097,4496.67%$3,878,6295.3%$34,418,2245.19%8.627.04
21Flag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii $65,377$46,13563.51%$144,39111.04%$216,64413.26%$377,2922.89%$678,1424.15%$2,089,3482.88%$14,490,6582.28%5.1713.74
22Flag of Utah.svg  Utah $63,648$41,14458.18%$140,00911%$226,18914.21%$460,2983.62%$870,2115.47%$2,875,8184.07%$22,200,8193.46%6.4719.72
23Flag of Oklahoma.svg  Oklahoma $61,333$41,63261.09%$128,05110.44%$203,40813.27%$409,0913.34%$763,4244.98%$2,492,4683.66%$19,982,2623.23%5.7317.75
24Flag of Pennsylvania.svg  Pennsylvania $61,331$37,22054.62%$144,96411.82%$239,38415.61%$477,8683.9%$880,5785.74%$2,966,3984.35%$24,428,1473.96%7.4821.66
26Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa $61,100$42,28862.29%$136,30511.15%$208,54513.65%$398,7223.26%$708,7434.64%$2,031,8212.99%$12,226,6852.01%5.4514.67
27Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin $60,087$38,96958.37%$136,85911.39%$213,21914.19%$428,8813.57%$800,7485.33%$2,591,7903.88%$19,963,6843.27%6.4218.93
28Flag of Rhode Island.svg  Rhode Island $59,736$37,97957.22%$145,55812.18%$224,87115.06%$423,4033.54%$791,0995.3%$2,495,9363.76%$17,754,8312.94%6.7318.21
29Flag of Delaware.svg  Delaware $59,234$38,02257.77%$147,04212.41%$224,16915.14%$413,6753.49%$754,1065.09%$2,319,1683.52%$15,522,5792.57%6.5817.03
30Flag of Vermont.svg  Vermont $57,946$38,17559.29%$136,51711.78%$214,91914.84%$390,5483.37%$709,4434.9%$2,157,3593.35%$14,433,5882.47%6.1816.24
31Flag of Idaho.svg  Idaho $55,542$36,79159.62%$127,08411.44%$194,59014.01%$383,4263.45%$707,4295.09%$2,217,6803.59%$15,549,2882.79%6.117.38
32Flag of Oregon.svg  Oregon $54,718$32,58053.59%$142,25013%$229,86216.8%$435,2993.98%$783,9675.73%$2,402,3413.95%$16,614,0762.95%7.819.72
33Flag of Nevada.svg  Nevada $54,603$29,34848.37%$130,93611.99%$202,39414.83%$434,1773.98%$921,0836.75%$3,659,7056.03%$43,398,5358.06%9.6132.67
34Flag of Ohio.svg  Ohio $54,286$34,44557.11%$129,71711.95%$205,24015.12%$406,9093.75%$745,5255.49%$2,278,5303.78%$15,522,3062.8%6.7618.61
35Flag of Florida.svg  Florida $54,134$25,33042.11%$132,84812.27%$231,57817.11%$526,0404.86%$1,115,4988.24%$4,246,9947.06%$45,516,5098.34%12.3739.47
36Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana $54,079$35,29258.73%$129,98912.02%$194,35114.38%$384,2813.55%$711,9785.27%$2,148,9453.58%$13,339,7572.48%6.3217.3
37Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  Georgia $53,661$30,87451.78%$136,68312.74%$227,12116.93%$454,1274.23%$850,5896.34%$2,690,0064.51%$18,861,6183.47%8.3822.55
38Flag of Missouri.svg  Missouri $53,652$32,67954.82%$131,78212.28%$205,07715.29%$402,8663.75%$762,4265.68%$2,543,6904.27%$20,094,8573.9%7.4221.16
39Flag of Montana.svg  Montana $53,305$33,40856.41%$129,70512.17%$204,80715.37%$392,7743.68%$727,3555.46%$2,271,1783.83%$16,642,1473.08%6.9618.94
40Flag of Tennessee.svg  Tennessee $53,247$32,63055.15%$125,77911.81%$203,01715.25%$409,5893.85%$774,2095.82%$2,546,6414.3%$20,033,4573.82%7.3221.42
41Flag of Louisiana.svg  Louisiana $52,753$33,64457.4%$128,60412.19%$197,47114.97%$386,6353.66%$716,3525.43%$2,174,6543.71%$13,388,8942.63%6.6818.07
42Flag of North Carolina.svg  North Carolina $52,441$31,26853.66%$132,41912.63%$216,23916.49%$418,1223.99%$768,3705.86%$2,402,1224.12%$17,703,2283.25%7.7720.59
43Flag of Michigan.svg  Michigan $51,574$30,26652.82%$136,03513.19%$208,89516.2%$403,4593.91%$755,6275.86%$2,458,4674.29%$19,924,8513.73%8.0421.43
44Flag of Arizona.svg  Arizona $50,406$29,47752.63%$132,01613.1%$211,23516.76%$404,1544.01%$761,8086.05%$2,387,5884.26%$16,609,3643.19%8.121.02
45Flag of Maine.svg  Maine $48,708$31,16457.58%$125,51612.88%$195,64016.07%$360,3343.7%$620,3235.09%$1,642,2303.03%$7,977,3491.64%6.6315.41
46Flag of Arkansas.svg  Arkansas $46,735$27,62853.21%$120,30012.87%$180,17415.42%$319,7753.42%$622,0995.32%$2,174,2554.19%$26,603,2085.57%7.9222.48
47Flag of South Carolina.svg  South Carolina $45,871$26,86152.7%$125,69913.7%$194,99017%$383,2334.18%$695,6216.07%$1,990,4683.91%$11,121,7222.45%8.0819.7
48Flag of Kentucky.svg  Kentucky $45,790$28,06955.17%$122,43013.37%$180,40115.76%$334,6893.65%$616,7905.39%$1,868,0213.67%$13,368,0172.99%7.3118.44
49Flag of Alabama.svg  Alabama $45,638$27,31853.87%$124,79513.67%$184,39616.16%$360,2463.95%$662,4325.81%$1,962,0843.87%$12,219,1182.67%7.7119.27
50Flag of New Mexico.svg  New Mexico $45,429$28,75856.97%$122,70113.5%$181,52215.98%$307,6943.39%$556,6354.9%$1,593,3553.16%$9,517,8712.1%6.815.5
51Flag of Mississippi.svg  Mississippi $40,804$25,47756.19%$112,69313.81%$160,89015.77%$304,1023.73%$538,8785.28%$1,484,0443.27%$7,929,5191.94%7.0216.42
52Flag of West Virginia.svg  West Virginia $39,993$25,01456.29%$116,97214.62%$156,88315.69%$295,2913.69%$508,2345.08%$1,322,4062.98%$6,569,2421.64%6.9915.31

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 State, district or territory
  2. State or district

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