List of U.S. states by socioeconomic factors
This list of U.S. states by socioeconomic factors , unless otherwise footnoted, is taken from the "Quick Facts" web pages of the United States Census Bureau and the Population Health Institute of the University of Wisconsin . All data listed is for 2020 unless otherwise stated. Clicking on the triangles at the top of each column gives a rank ordering of states.
Socioeconomic statistics for U.S. states
Per capita income
Median household income
Population 2020
Population growth rate 2010-2020
Racial characteristics of population
% foreign born population
Life expectancy in years 2022
% of people in poverty
% of 25+ year old people with bachelor or higher degrees
% of people without health insurance
% vote for Biden in 2020 election[1] [2]
United States
$37,638
$69,201
331,449,520
7.4%
59.3% non-Hispanic white
13.6%
78.5
11.6%
33.7%
9.8%
51.3%
State
Alabama
$30,458
$54,943
5,024,206
5.1%
64.9% non-Hispanic white
3.5%
74.8
16.1%
26.7%
11.8%
36.6%
Alaska
$39,236
$80,287
739,391
4.1%
59.3% non-Hispanic white
7.9%
78.6
10.5%
30.6%
12.9%
42.8%
Arizona
$34,644
$65,913
7,151,202
18.8%
53.2% non-Hispanic white
13.0%
79.1
12.8%
31.2%
12.9%
49.4%
Arkansas
$29,210
$52,123
3,011,524
3.3%
71.3% non-Hispanic white
4.9%
75.5
16.3%
24.3%
11.0%
34.8%
California
$41,276
$84,097
39,538,223
6.1%
40.2% Hispanic
26.5%
81.0
12.3%
35.3%
8.1%
63.5%
Colorado
$42,807
$80,184
5,773,714
14.8%
67.0% non-Hispanic white
9.5%
80.0
9.7%
42.8%
9.3%
55.4%
Connecticut
$47,869
$83,572
3,605,944
0.9%
64.6% non-Hispanic white
14.8%
80.1
10.1%
40.6%
6.1%
59.3%
Delaware
$38,917
$72,724
989,948
10.2%
60.6% non-Hispanic white
9.6%
78.0
11.6%
33.6%
7.0%
58.7%
District of Columbia
$63,793
$99,547
689,545
14.6%
45.8% African American
13.5%
78.0
16.5%
61.4%
4.1%
92.2%
Florida
$35,216
$61,777
25,538,186
35.8%
52.7% non-Hispanic white
21.0%
79.7
13.1%
31.5%
15.1%
47.9%
Georgia
$34,516
$65,030
10,711,908
10.6%
51.0% non-Hispanic white
10.3%
77.3
14.0%
33.0%
14.7%
49.5%
Hawaii
$39,045
$88,005
1,455,271
7.0%
36.8% Asian
18.2%
82.3
11.2%
34.3%
4.8%
63.7%
Idaho
$31,509
$63,377
1,839,106
17.7%
81.1% non-Hispanic white
5.8%
79.2
11.0%
29.1%
10.5%
33.1%
Illinois
$39,571
$72,563
12,812,508
-0.1%
60.0% non-Hispanic white
14.1%
78.6
12.1%
36.2%
8.2%
57.5%
Indiana
$32,537
$61,944
6,785,528
4.7%
77.5% non-Hispanic white
5.4%
76.5
12.2%
27.8%
8.9%
41.0%
Iowa
$34,817
$65,429
3,190,369
4.7%
81.1% non-Hispanic white
5.5%
78.7
11.0%
29.1%
10.5%
44.9%
Kansas
$34,968
$64,521
2,937,880
3.0%
74.7% non-Hispanic white
7.0%
77.8
11.7%
34.4%
10.9%
41.4%
Kentucky
$30,634
$55,454
4,505,836
3.8%
83.5% non-Hispanic white
4.9%
75.1
16.5%
25.7%
6.7%
36.1%
Louisiana
$30,340
$53,571
4,657,757
2.7%
57.9% non-Hispanic white
4.2%
75.2
19.6%
25.5%
9.0%
39.9%
Maine
$36,171
$63,182
1,362,359
2.6%
92.5% non-Hispanic white
3.6%
78.6
11.5%
33.6%
7.3%
53.1%
Maryland
$45,915
$91,431
6,177,224
7.0%
49.0% non-Hispanic white
15.4%
78.6
10.3%
41.6%
7.1%
65.4%
Massachusetts
$48,617
$89,026
7,029,917
7.4%
70.1% non-Hispanic white
17.3%
80.2
10.4%
45.2%
2.9%
65.6%
Michigan
$34,678
$63,202
10,077,331
2.0%
74.2% non-Hispanic white
6.9%
77.5
13.1%
30.6%
6.0%
50.6%
Minnesota
$41,204
$77,706
5,706,494
7.6%
78.1% non-Hispanic white
8.5%
80.4
9.3%
37.6%
5.3%
52.4%
Mississippi
$26,807
$49,111
2,961,279
-0.2
56.0% non-Hispanic white
2.3%
73.9
19.4%
23.2%
14.2%
41.0%
Missouri
$33,770
$61,043
6,154,913
2.8%
78.7% non-Hispanic white
4.2%
76.6
12.7%
30.7%
11.3%
41.3%
Montana
$34,423
$60,560
1,084,225
9.6%
85.5% non-Hispanic white
2.2%
78.4
11.9%
33.7%
10.1%
40.6%
Nebraska
$35,189
$66,644
1,961,504
7.4%
77.4% non-Hispanic white
7.4%
79.0
10.8%
32.9%
8.3%
39.2%
Nevada
$34,621
$65,686
3,014,614
16.3%
46.6% non-Hispanic white
19.2%
78.1
14.1%
26.1%
13.7%
50.1%
New Hampshire
$43,877
$83,449
1,377,529
4.6%
89.1% non-Hispanic white
6.0%
79.6
7.2%
38.2%
6.2%
52.7%
New Jersey
$46,691
$89,703
9,288,994
5.7%
53.5% non-Hispanic white
22.9%
79.5
10.2%
41.5%
8.4%
57.1%
New Mexico
$29,624
$54,020
2,117,522
2.8%
50.1% Hispanic
9.2%
76.9
18.4%
28.5%
12.0%
54.3%
New York
$43,208
$75,157
20,201,249
4.2%
54.7% non-Hispanic white
22.5%
80.3
13.9%
38.1%
6.1%
60.8%
North Carolina
$34,209
$60,516
10,439,388
9.5%
61.9% non-Hispanic white
8.2%
77.7
13.4%
33.0%
12.4%
48.6%
North Dakota
$37,343
$68,131
779,094
15.8%
83.2% non-Hispanic white
4.4%
78.8
11.1%
31.1%
9.2%
31.8%
Ohio
$34,326
$61,838
11,799,448
2.3%
77.7% non-Hispanic white
4.3%
76.5
13.4%
29.7%
7.8%
45.2%
Oklahoma
$30,976
$56,956
3,959,353
5.5%
63.8% non-Hispanic white
6.1%
75.5
15.5%
26.8%
16.3%
32.3%
Oregon
$37,816
$70,084
4,237,256
10.6%
74.1% non-Hispanic white
9.8%
79.7
12.2%
35.0%
7.3%
56.5%
Pennsylvania
$37,725
$67,857
13,002,700
2.4%
74.8% non-Hispanic white
7.1%
78.0
12.1%
33.1%
6.6%
49.9%
Rhode Island
$39,603
$74,489
1,097,379
4.3%
70.4% non-Hispanic white
14.2%
79.4
11.4%
35.3%
5.1%
59.4%
South Carolina
$32,823
$58,234
5,118,425
10.7%
63.4% non-Hispanic white
5.2%
76.4
14.6%
29.8%
12.2%
43.4%
South Dakota
$33,468
$63,920
886,667
8.9%
80.8% non-Hispanic white
3.8%
78.2
12.3%
30.0%
11.4%
35.6%
Tennessee
$32,908
$58,516
6,910,840
8.9%
73.1% non-Hispanic white
5.3%
75.3
13.6%
29.0%
11.9%
37.5%
Texas
$34,255
$67,321
29,145,505
15.9%
40.3% non-Hispanic white
17.0%
78.4
14.2%
31.5%
20.4%
46.4%
Utah
$33,378
$79,133
3,271,616
18.4%
77.2% non-Hispanic white
8.5%
79.7
8.6%
35.4%
10.1%
37.2%
Vermont
$37,903
$67,674
643,077
2.8%
92.2% non-Hispanic white
4.4%
79.7
10.3%
40.9%
4.5%
66.1%
Virginia
$43,267
80,615
8,631,393
7.9%
60.3% non-Hispanic white
8.0%
79.1
12.5%
40.3%
8.0%
54.1%
Washington
$43,817
$82,400
7,705,281
14.6%
66.0% non-Hispanic white
14.7%
80.2
9.9%
37.3%
7.5%
58.0%
West Virginia
$28,761
$50,884
1,793,716
-3.2%
91.5% non-Hispanic white
1.6%
74.3
16.8%
21.8%
7.6%
29.7%
Wisconsin
$36,754
$67,080
5,893,718
3.6%
80.2% non-Hispanic white
5.0%
78.9
10.8%
31.5%
6.4%
49.5%
Wyoming
$36,288
$68,002
576,851
2.3%
83.3% non-Hispanic white
3.4%
78.1
11.4%
28.5%
14.8%
26.6%
Sources: [1] , "Quick Facts", U.S. Census Bureau, accessed 12 April 2023. Search states, each of which has a page with the above data. [2] , "County Health Rankings & Roadmaps," Population Health Institute, University of Wisconsin, accessed 12 April 2023. Life expectancy found under heading of "Additional Health Outcomes" for each state.
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