Personal Income Growth State by State |
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10-year rank |
State |
10-year change |
5-year rank |
5-year change |
1-year rank |
1-year change |
1997 |
2002 |
2006 |
2007 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 101.0% | 1 | 51.2% | 3 | 8.5% | $23,412 | $31,115 | $43,381 | $47,047 |
| 2 | North Dakota | 74.4% | 3 | 36.5% | 1 | 11.9% | $20,686 | $26,429 | $32,233 | $36,082 |
| 3 | Louisiana | 69.7% | 2 | 39.0% | 5 | 6.9% | $20,681 | $25,249 | $32,832 | $35,100 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 69.3% | 4 | 35.2% | 6 | 6.8% | $20,671 | $25,891 | $32,755 | $34,997 |
| 5 | Montana | 67.2% | 6 | 32.5% | 4 | 7.0% | $19,877 | $25,080 | $31,061 | $33,225 |
| 6 | Vermont | 63.0% | 15 | 27.7% | 11 | 6.6% | $23,002 | $29,352 | $35,166 | $37,483 |
| 7 | South Dakota | 62.9% | 8 | 32.3% | 2 | 10.7% | $21,949 | $27,039 | $32,293 | $35,760 |
| 8 | Maryland | 62.1% | 19 | 27.1% | 16 | 5.9% | $28,666 | $36,553 | $43,889 | $46,471 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | 60.6% | 24 | 26.1% | 17 | 5.8% | $30,498 | $38,855 | $46,305 | $48,995 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 59.9% | 12 | 29.0% | 12 | 6.6% | $34,375 | $42,629 | $51,600 | $54,981 |
| 11 | Virginia | 58.6% | 21 | 26.2% | 46 | 3.7% | $26,307 | $33,055 | $40,234 | $41,727 |
| 12 | California | 57.8% | 18 | 27.2% | 34 | 4.5% | $26,490 | $32,870 | $40,020 | $41,805 |
| 13 | Rhode Island | 57.2% | 22 | 26.2% | 20 | 5.7% | $25,341 | $31,555 | $37,669 | $39,829 |
| 14 | Texas | 57.0% | 14 | 28.5% | 23 | 5.5% | $23,616 | $28,858 | $35,162 | $37,083 |
| 15 | Florida | 56.8% | 11 | 29.1% | 47 | 3.6% | $24,502 | $29,754 | $37,099 | $38,417 |
| 16 | Downstate | 56.7% | 5 | 33.1% | 13 | 6.5% | $33,395 | $39,307 | $49,107 | $52,319 |
| 17 | New Mexico | 55.9% | 23 | 26.2% | 32 | 4.6% | $19,698 | $24,330 | $29,346 | $30,706 |
| 18 | Washington | 55.8% | 20 | 26.4% | 10 | 6.6% | $26,454 | $32,606 | $38,639 | $41,203 |
| 19 | New York | 55.3% | 9 | 31.1% | 14 | 6.0% | $29,857 | $35,363 | $43,724 | $46,364 |
| 20 | Alabama | 54.9% | 17 | 27.3% | 29 | 5.0% | $20,930 | $25,467 | $30,873 | $32,419 |
| 21 | New Jersey | 54.5% | 27 | 25.6% | 19 | 5.8% | $32,051 | $39,428 | $46,813 | $49,511 |
| 22 | Arkansas | 54.0% | 13 | 28.9% | 15 | 6.0% | $19,590 | $23,404 | $28,473 | $30,177 |
| 23 | Idaho | 54.0% | 26 | 26.0% | 31 | 4.7% | $20,648 | $25,234 | $30,374 | $31,804 |
| 24 | Mississippi | 53.9% | 16 | 27.5% | 24 | 5.4% | $18,550 | $22,386 | $27,072 | $28,541 |
| 25 | Colorado | 53.4% | 45 | 21.2% | 42 | 4.0% | $26,846 | $33,991 | $39,612 | $41,192 |
| 26 | Hawaii | 53.4% | 7 | 32.4% | 21 | 5.7% | $25,587 | $29,632 | $37,117 | $39,242 |
| 27 | Maine | 53.3% | 38 | 22.2% | 26 | 5.3% | $22,179 | $27,827 | $32,287 | $33,991 |
| 28 | New Hampshire | 52.8% | 40 | 21.9% | 30 | 4.9% | $27,257 | $34,149 | $39,703 | $41,639 |
| 29 | West Virginia | 52.7% | 39 | 22.1% | 28 | 5.2% | $19,243 | $24,070 | $27,935 | $29,385 |
| 30 | Minnesota | 52.5% | 35 | 23.5% | 22 | 5.5% | $26,953 | $33,283 | $38,944 | $41,105 |
| 31 | Pennsylvania | 52.3% | 28 | 24.8% | 25 | 5.4% | $25,475 | $31,080 | $36,800 | $38,793 |
| 32 | Kansas | 51.9% | 25 | 26.0% | 18 | 5.8% | $24,041 | $28,979 | $34,525 | $36,525 |
| 33 | Delaware | 51.5% | 42 | 21.5% | 49 | 3.5% | $26,475 | $33,007 | $38,745 | $40,112 |
| 34 | Nebraska | 51.2% | 30 | 24.5% | 7 | 6.8% | $24,061 | $29,225 | $34,053 | $36,372 |
| 35 | Arizona | 50.2% | 33 | 24.1% | 52 | 1.7% | $21,861 | $26,454 | $32,285 | $32,833 |
| 36 | Alaska | 49.6% | 32 | 24.1% | 38 | 4.4% | $26,759 | $32,258 | $38,344 | $40,042 |
| 37 | Nevada | 48.4% | 10 | 29.5% | 50 | 2.6% | $26,862 | $30,784 | $38,850 | $39,853 |
| 38 | South Carolina | 48.2% | 36 | 22.6% | 48 | 3.5% | $20,987 | $25,364 | $30,041 | $31,103 |
| 39 | Wisconsin | 48.0% | 46 | 20.9% | 27 | 5.3% | $24,514 | $29,994 | $34,461 | $36,272 |
| 40 | Illinois | 47.9% | 29 | 24.6% | 8 | 6.6% | $27,729 | $32,925 | $38,456 | $41,012 |
| 41 | Iowa | 47.8% | 31 | 24.1% | 9 | 6.6% | $23,623 | $28,128 | $32,741 | $34,916 |
| 42 | Kentucky | 47.8% | 44 | 21.3% | 40 | 4.3% | $20,855 | $25,415 | $29,542 | $30,824 |
| 43 | Upstate | 47.3% | 34 | 23.9% | 41 | 4.2% | $22,935 | $27,271 | $32,417 | $33,777 |
| 44 | Tennessee | 47.3% | 41 | 21.7% | 43 | 3.8% | $22,676 | $27,448 | $32,167 | $33,395 |
| 45 | Utah | 44.8% | 47 | 19.7% | 51 | 2.0% | $20,600 | $24,919 | $29,243 | $29,831 |
| 46 | Oregon | 43.6% | 43 | 21.4% | 37 | 4.4% | $24,469 | $28,960 | $33,648 | $35,143 |
| 47 | North Carolina | 43.4% | 37 | 22.6% | 33 | 4.5% | $23,530 | $27,515 | $32,271 | $33,735 |
| 48 | Missouri | 43.2% | 48 | 19.7% | 35 | 4.5% | $23,716 | $28,385 | $32,514 | $33,964 |
| 49 | Indiana | 42.5% | 49 | 18.4% | 44 | 3.8% | $23,306 | $28,058 | $32,006 | $33,215 |
| 50 | Georgia | 40.8% | 51 | 17.4% | 45 | 3.7% | $23,795 | $28,538 | $32,299 | $33,499 |
| 51 | Ohio | 39.8% | 50 | 18.1% | 36 | 4.4% | $24,656 | $29,197 | $33,000 | $34,468 |
| 52 | Michigan | 35.7% | 52 | 13.9% | 39 | 4.4% | $25,367 | $30,234 | $32,985 | $34,423 |
| United States | $25,334 | $30,838 | $36,794 | $38,615 | ||||||
