Table 13
Median Family Income, 1996
Rank	State	Amt.		Rank	State	Amt.
1	Connecticut	$67,380		27	Georgia	$48,920
2	New Jersey	65,586		28	Maine	48,632
3	Massachusetts	62,385		29	Iowa	48,167
4	Alaska	62,078		30	South Carolina	46,973
5	Maryland	61,860		31	Wyoming	46,830
6	Hawaii	57,909		32	Texas	46,757
7	Delaware	56,662		33	Nebraska	46,726
8	New Hampshire	56,497		34	Oregon	46,245
9	Minnesota	56,200		35	Utah	45,775
10	Michigan	56,174		36	North Dakota	45,480
11	Illinois	55,372		37	Tennessee	45,245
12	Rhode Island	53,967		38	South Dakota	45,043
13	Pennsylvania	53,814		39	Arizona	45,032
14	California	53,807		40	Kentucky	44,932
15	Colorado	53,632		41	Alabama	44,879
16	Virginia	53,394		42	Florida	44,829
17	Washington	53,153		43	Idaho	44,133
18	Wisconsin	52,986		44	Oklahoma	43,138
19	Indiana	52,962		45	Louisiana	41,851
20	NEW YORK	52,799		46	Montana	41,462
21	Ohio	51,835		47	West Virginia	41,293
22	Nevada	50,946		48	Mississippi	38,748
23	Missouri	50,015		49	New Mexico	38,143
24	Vermont	49,401		50	Arkansas	36,828
25	North Carolina	49,272		U.S. Average		$51,518
26	Kansas	49,034		N.Y.S. % above avg.		2.5%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contrary to claims that "income inequality" afflicts typical working New Yorkers, our median income is above the national average.