<P> The southern states had, on average, the lowest median household income, with nine of the country's fifteen poorest states located in the South . However, most of the poverty in the South is located in rural areas . Metropolitan areas such as Atlanta, Nashville, Charlotte, Raleigh, Birmingham, Dallas, Houston, and Miami are areas within the southern states that have above average income levels . Overall, median household income tended to be the highest in the nation's most urbanized northeastern, upper midwestern and west coast states, while rural areas, mostly in the southern and mountain states (like New Mexico, Montana and Idaho), had the lowest median household income . </P> <P> As of 2015, the median household income ranged from $40,037 in Mississippi to $76,805 in Maryland . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> State </Th> <Th> 2015 </Th> <Th> 2009 </Th> <Th> 2008 </Th> <Th> 2007 </Th> <Th> 2004--2006 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Maryland </Td> <Td> $76,805 </Td> <Td> $77,491 </Td> <Td> $78,641 </Td> <Td> $78,808 </Td> <Td> $77,548 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> New Hampshire </Td> <Td> $75,675 </Td> <Td> $60,567 </Td> <Td> $63,731 </Td> <Td> $62,369 </Td> <Td> $60,489 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Alaska </Td> <Td> $75,112 </Td> <Td> $66,953 </Td> <Td> $68,460 </Td> <Td> $64,333 </Td> <Td> $57,639 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Connecticut </Td> <Td> $72,889 </Td> <Td> $67,034 </Td> <Td> $68,595 </Td> <Td> $65,967 </Td> <Td> $59,972 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> District of Columbia </Td> <Td> $70,071 </Td> <Td> $59,290 </Td> <Td> $57,936 </Td> <Td> $54,317 </Td> <Td> $47,221 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Minnesota </Td> <Td> $68,730 </Td> <Td> $55,616 </Td> <Td> $57,288 </Td> <Td> $55,082 </Td> <Td> $57,363 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> $68,357 </Td> <Td> $68,342 </Td> <Td> $70,378 </Td> <Td> $67,035 </Td> <Td> $64,169 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> $67,861 </Td> <Td> $64,081 </Td> <Td> $65,401 </Td> <Td> $62,365 </Td> <Td> $56,236 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Washington </Td> <Td> $67,243 </Td> <Td> $56,548 </Td> <Td> $58,078 </Td> <Td> $55,591 </Td> <Td> $53,439 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Colorado </Td> <Td> $66,596 </Td> <Td> $55,430 </Td> <Td> $56,993 </Td> <Td> $55,212 </Td> <Td> $54,039 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Utah </Td> <Td> $66,258 </Td> <Td> $55,117 </Td> <Td> $56,633 </Td> <Td> $55,109 </Td> <Td> $55,179 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Hawaii </Td> <Td> $64,514 </Td> <Td> $64,098 </Td> <Td> $67,214 </Td> <Td> $63,746 </Td> <Td> $60,681 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> California </Td> <Td> $63,636 </Td> <Td> $58,931 </Td> <Td> $61,021 </Td> <Td> $59,948 </Td> <Td> $53,770 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> $61,486 </Td> <Td> $59,330 </Td> <Td> $61,233 </Td> <Td> $59,562 </Td> <Td> $55,108 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Wyoming </Td> <Td> $60,925 </Td> <Td> $52,664 </Td> <Td> $53,207 </Td> <Td> $51,731 </Td> <Td> $47,227 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Iowa </Td> <Td> $60,855 </Td> <Td> $48,044 </Td> <Td> $48,980 </Td> <Td> $47,292 </Td> <Td> $47,489 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Oregon </Td> <Td> $60,834 </Td> <Td> $48,457 </Td> <Td> $50,169 </Td> <Td> $48,730 </Td> <Td> $45,485 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Nebraska </Td> <Td> $60,747 </Td> <Td> $47,357 </Td> <Td> $49,693 </Td> <Td> $47,085 </Td> <Td> $48,126 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Illinois </Td> <Td> $60,413 </Td> <Td> $53,966 </Td> <Td> $56,235 </Td> <Td> $54,124 </Td> <Td> $49,280 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> $60,389 </Td> <Td> $49,520 </Td> <Td> $50,713 </Td> <Td> $48,576 </Td> <Td> $47,791 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Vermont </Td> <Td> $59,494 </Td> <Td> $51,618 </Td> <Td> $52,104 </Td> <Td> $49,907 </Td> <Td> $51,622 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> $59,196 </Td> <Td> $45,229 </Td> <Td> $46,867 </Td> <Td> $45,114 </Td> <Td> $44,651 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> $58,005 </Td> <Td> $54,659 </Td> <Td> $56,033 </Td> <Td> $53,514 </Td> <Td> $48,201 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Delaware </Td> <Td> $57,756 </Td> <Td> $56,860 </Td> <Td> $57,989 </Td> <Td> $54,610 </Td> <Td> $52,214 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> North Dakota </Td> <Td> $57,415 </Td> <Td> $47,827 </Td> <Td> $45,685 </Td> <Td> $43,753 </Td> <Td> $43,753 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Texas </Td> <Td> $56,473 </Td> <Td> $48,259 </Td> <Td> $50,043 </Td> <Td> $47,548 </Td> <Td> $43,425 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> Rhode Island </Td> <Td> $55,701 </Td> <Td> $54,119 </Td> <Td> $55,701 </Td> <Td> $53,568 </Td> <Td> $52,003 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> Wisconsin </Td> <Td> $55,425 </Td> <Td> $49,993 </Td> <Td> $52,094 </Td> <Td> $50,578 </Td> <Td> $48,874 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> South Dakota </Td> <Td> $55,065 </Td> <Td> $45,043 </Td> <Td> $46,032 </Td> <Td> $43,424 </Td> <Td> $44,624 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> Kansas </Td> <Td> $54,865 </Td> <Td> $47,817 </Td> <Td> $50,177 </Td> <Td> $47,451 </Td> <Td> $44,264 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> Michigan </Td> <Td> $54,203 </Td> <Td> $45,255 </Td> <Td> $48,591 </Td> <Td> $47,950 </Td> <Td> $47,064 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> Ohio </Td> <Td> $53,301 </Td> <Td> $45,395 </Td> <Td> $47,988 </Td> <Td> $46,597 </Td> <Td> $45,837 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> Arizona </Td> <Td> $52,248 </Td> <Td> $48,745 </Td> <Td> $50,958 </Td> <Td> $49,889 </Td> <Td> $46,729 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> Nevada </Td> <Td> $52,008 </Td> <Td> $53,341 </Td> <Td> $56,361 </Td> <Td> $55,062 </Td> <Td> $50,819 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> Indiana </Td> <Td> $51,983 </Td> <Td> $45,424 </Td> <Td> $47,966 </Td> <Td> $47,448 </Td> <Td> $44,806 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> Idaho </Td> <Td> $51,624 </Td> <Td> $44,926 </Td> <Td> $47,576 </Td> <Td> $46,253 </Td> <Td> $46,395 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> Montana </Td> <Td> $51,395 </Td> <Td> $42,322 </Td> <Td> $43,654 </Td> <Td> $43,531 </Td> <Td> $38,629 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> $50,797 </Td> <Td> $43,674 </Td> <Td> $46,549 </Td> <Td> $44,670 </Td> <Td> $42,061 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> $50,768 </Td> <Td> $47,590 </Td> <Td> $50,861 </Td> <Td> $49,136 </Td> <Td> $46,841 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> Maine </Td> <Td> $50,756 </Td> <Td> $45,734 </Td> <Td> $46,581 </Td> <Td> $45,888 </Td> <Td> $45,040 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> Florida </Td> <Td> $48,825 </Td> <Td> $44,736 </Td> <Td> $47,778 </Td> <Td> $47,804 </Td> <Td> $44,448 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> $47,330 </Td> <Td> $41,725 </Td> <Td> $43,614 </Td> <Td> $42,367 </Td> <Td> $40,676 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> Oklahoma </Td> <Td> $47,077 </Td> <Td> $41,664 </Td> <Td> $42,822 </Td> <Td> $41,567 </Td> <Td> $40,001 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> $46,360 </Td> <Td> $44,625 </Td> <Td> $43,329 </Td> <Td> $40,822 </Td> <Td> $39,454 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> $45,922 </Td> <Td> $42,492 </Td> <Td> $43,733 </Td> <Td> $40,926 </Td> <Td> $37,943 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 46 </Td> <Td> New Mexico </Td> <Td> $45,119 </Td> <Td> $43,028 </Td> <Td> $43,508 </Td> <Td> $41,452 </Td> <Td> $40,827 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 47 </Td> <Td> Alabama </Td> <Td> $44,509 </Td> <Td> $40,489 </Td> <Td> $42,666 </Td> <Td> $40,554 </Td> <Td> $38,473 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> West Virginia </Td> <Td> $42,824 </Td> <Td> $37,435 </Td> <Td> $37,989 </Td> <Td> $37,060 </Td> <Td> $37,227 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 49 </Td> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td> $42,798 </Td> <Td> $40,489 </Td> <Td> $41,393 </Td> <Td> $42,229 </Td> <Td> $41,679 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 50 </Td> <Td> Kentucky </Td> <Td> $42,387 </Td> <Td> $40,072 </Td> <Td> $41,538 </Td> <Td> $40,267 </Td> <Td> $38,466 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 51 </Td> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> $40,037 </Td> <Td> $36,646 </Td> <Td> $37,790 </Td> <Td> $36,338 </Td> <Td> $35,261 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> State </Th> <Th> 2015 </Th> <Th> 2009 </Th> <Th> 2008 </Th> <Th> 2007 </Th> <Th> 2004--2006 </Th> </Tr>

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