| Overall Rank |
State |
Total Score |
Average Annual Income of Top 5% (Adjusted for COLI) |
Median Annual Income (Adjusted for COLI) |
Average Annual Income of Bottom 20% (Adjusted for COLI) |
| 39 |
Hawaii |
30.01 |
$360,535 50th |
$149,911 2nd |
$14,375 41st |
Hawaii has the second-poorest rich people, and the 10th-poorest poor people -- but the 2nd-richest middle class. And yet middle class families still can't afford their first home and are fleeing Hawaii by the thousands.
States Where People Have the Highest Income (2026)
from WalletHub, Jun 2, 2026
The median yearly income in the U.S. is around $83,700, according to the latest data from the Federal Reserve. However, there is a great deal of income disparity, with some people making vastly more than that while others are unfortunately stuck in poverty.
In order to get a feel for how well-off Americans are across the country, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across three key metrics: the average annual income of the top 5%, the average for the bottom 20%, and the median for all of each state’s residents.
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