Table 6
Personal Income Per Capita, 1999
Rank	State	Amt.		Rank	State	Amt.
1	Connecticut	$39,300		27	Kansas	$26,824
2	Massachusetts	35,551		28	Wyoming	26,396
3	New Jersey	35,551		29	Missouri	26,376
4	NEW YORK	$33,890		30	Indiana	26,143
5	Maryland	32,465		31	North Carolina	26,003
6	Colorado	31,546		32	Vermont	25,889
7	Illinois	31,145		33	Iowa	25,615
8	New Hampshire	31,114		34	Tennessee	25,574
9	Nevada	31,022		35	Arizona	25,189
10	Minnesota	30,793		36	South Dakota	25,045
11	Delaware	30,778		37	Maine	24,603
12	Washington	30,392		38	South Carolina	23,545
13	California	29,910		39	North Dakota	23,313
14	Virginia	29,789		40	Utah	23,288
15	Rhode Island	29,377		41	Kentucky	23,237
16	Pennsylvania	28,605		42	Alabama	22,987
17	Alaska	28,577		43	Oklahoma	22,953
18	Michigan	28,113		44	Louisiana	22,847
19	Florida	27,780		45	Idaho	22,835
20	Hawaii	27,544		46	Arkansas	22,244
21	Wisconsin	27,390		47	Montana	22,019
22	Georgia	27,340		48	New Mexico	21,853
23	Ohio	27,152		49	West Virginia	20,966
24	Nebraska	27,049		50	Mississippi	20,688
25	Oregon	27,023		U.S. average		$28,542
26	Texas	26,858		N.Y.S. above avg.		18.7%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
New Yorkers' relatively high incomes are a positive economic indicator and generate high levels of tax revenue for public services.