Five Highest Per Capita Incomes By State

A recent report ranks per capita incomes by state. The first of a two-part series

By U.S. News Staff

February 27, 2009 RSS Feed Print
  1. Connecticut — $63,160 per capita income
  2. Massachusetts — $56,661 per capita income
  3. New Jersey — $56,116 per capita income
  4. New York — $55,032 per capita income
  5.  Wyoming — $53, 163 per capita income

Source: Tax Foundation

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big dick daddy of 1:11PM October 19, 2009

the reason wyoming is there is because of the coal mines. Here in Gillette miners make 50000 a year easy same for methane drillers and oil drillers

Ben of WY 6:39PM March 14, 2009

Any info on how Wyoming has so much? Are there a few super wealthy types that skew the numbers?

Dorfy of SC 9:25AM February 27, 2009

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