Median household income, Black householders: U.S. states ranked (2025)
Measure: Median household income, Black householders ($). All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Median household income by race and Hispanic origin by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.
National value: 59,022 (United States).
Small states, hard to see on the map:
- Lowest: 36,775 to 50,469 $
- Group 2: 50,469 to 54,643 $
- Group 3: 54,643 to 64,664 $
- Group 4: 64,664 to 72,226 $
- Highest: 72,226 to 115,635 $
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.
Note: Medians for smaller groups rest on small ACS samples and have wide margins of error; groups the Census Bureau does not publish for a state are left out.
| 1 | Wyoming | 115,635 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Hawaii | 89,404 |
| 3 | Vermont | 87,869 |
| 4 | Maryland | 85,462 |
| 5 | New Hampshire | 84,033 |
| 6 | New Jersey | 77,291 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 76,581 |
| 8 | Delaware | 76,064 |
| 9 | Washington | 75,846 |
| 10 | Rhode Island | 73,268 |
| 11 | Colorado | 72,226 |
| 12 | North Dakota | 71,435 |
| 13 | Connecticut | 71,232 |
| 14 | Alaska | 70,845 |
| 15 | Arizona | 70,352 |
| 16 | California | 70,026 |
| 17 | Idaho | 68,634 |
| 18 | Virginia | 67,550 |
| 19 | Georgia | 65,368 |
| 20 | Montana | 64,833 |
| 21 | Texas | 64,664 |
| 22 | South Dakota | 63,640 |
| 23 | Florida | 62,051 |
| 24 | Oregon | 61,077 |
| 25 | New York | 60,718 |
| 26 | Nevada | 57,829 |
| 27 | Nebraska | 56,777 |
| 28 | Kansas | 56,095 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania | 56,035 |
| 30 | North Carolina | 55,671 |
| 31 | Tennessee | 54,643 |
| 32 | Minnesota | 54,440 |
| 33 | Illinois | 54,407 |
| 34 | New Mexico | 52,848 |
| 35 | Missouri | 52,610 |
| 36 | Utah | 52,476 |
| 37 | Indiana | 52,161 |
| 38 | South Carolina | 51,600 |
| 39 | Kentucky | 51,392 |
| 40 | District of Columbia | 51,282 |
| 41 | Maine | 50,469 |
| 42 | Iowa | 49,341 |
| 43 | Ohio | 49,212 |
| 44 | Oklahoma | 48,567 |
| 45 | Michigan | 47,762 |
| 46 | Alabama | 46,212 |
| 47 | Wisconsin | 44,802 |
| 48 | Arkansas | 44,282 |
| 49 | Louisiana | 43,512 |
| 50 | Mississippi | 41,365 |
| 51 | West Virginia | 36,775 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, Table S1903: Median Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2025 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars). Reference period: 2025.
Cite this ranking
U.S. states ranked by median household income, Black householders ($) (2025). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 1-year estimates, Table S1903; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-09. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-median-household-income-black-householders/