Poorest US States
Median household income: 69,021
Poorest state: Puerto Rico
| State | Abbreviation | Median household |
|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico | PR | 21,967 |
| Mississippi | MS | 49,111 |
| West Virginia | WV | 50,884 |
| Arkansas | AR | 52,123 |
| Louisiana | LA | 53,571 |
| New Mexico | NM | 54,020 |
| Alabama | AL | 54,943 |
| Kentucky | KY | 55,454 |
| Oklahoma | OK | 56,956 |
| South Carolina | SC | 58,234 |
| Tennessee | TN | 58,516 |
| North Carolina | NC | 60,516 |
| Montana | MT | 60,560 |
| Missouri | MO | 61,043 |
| Florida | FL | 61,777 |
| Ohio | OH | 61,938 |
| Indiana | IN | 61,944 |
| Maine | ME | 63,182 |
| Michigan | MI | 63,202 |
| Idaho | ID | 63,377 |
| South Dakota | SD | 63,920 |
| Kansas | KS | 64,521 |
| Georgia | GA | 65,030 |
| Iowa | IA | 65,429 |
| Nevada | NV | 65,686 |
| Arizona | AZ | 65,913 |
| Nebraska | NE | 66,644 |
| Wisconsin | WI | 67,080 |
| Texas | TX | 67,321 |
| Pennsylvania | PA | 67,587 |
| Vermont | VT | 67,674 |
| Wyoming | WY | 68,002 |
| North Dakota | ND | 68,131 |
| Oregon | OR | 70,084 |
| Illinois | IL | 72,563 |
| Delaware | DE | 72,724 |
| Rhode Island | RI | 74,489 |
| New York | NY | 75,157 |
| Minnesota | MN | 77,706 |
| Utah | UT | 79,133 |
| Colorado | CO | 80,184 |
| Alaska | AK | 80,287 |
| Virginia | VA | 80,615 |
| Washington | WA | 82,400 |
| New Hampshire | NH | 83,449 |
| Connecticut | CT | 83,572 |
| California | CA | 84,097 |
| Hawaii | HI | 88,005 |
| Massachusetts | MA | 89,026 |
| New Jersey | NJ | 89,703 |
| Maryland | MD | 91,431 |
| District of Columbia | DC | 93,547 |
What is the poorest state in the US?
Puerto Rico is the poorest state in the US with median household income of 21,967.
TOP-5 poorest states in US:
- Puerto Rico
- Mississippi
- West Virginia
- Arkansas
- Louisiana