The U.S. Census Bureau released the latest statistics about household incomes, New Hampshire was the winner with a median income averaging $65,028 annually over the past two years.
Mississippi posted the lowest median household income of $35,693 per year in 2008 and 2009. Mississippi’s income levels were 45 percent lower than those of New Hampshire, and it had the lowest income of any state.
The 10 states with the highest median incomes were:
· New Hampshire, $65,028
· New Jersey, $64,918
· Connecticut, $64,644
· Maryland, $63,828
· Alaska, $62,675
· Virginia, $61,126
· Utah, $60,396
· Massachusetts, $59,732
· Hawaii, $58,469
· Washington, $58,404
Here are the 10 states with the lowest median incomes:
· Mississippi, $35,693
· Arkansas, $37,987
· West Virginia, $39,170
· Tennessee, $40,034
· South Carolina, $41,548
· Montana, $41,587
· Kentucky, $41,828
· Alabama, $42,144
· North Carolina, $42,337
· Louisiana, $42,423
