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State Fact Sheets: Income Inequality Over the Past Two Decades

Income Inequality Within the States:
Ratio: Incomes of Top Fifth of Families Compared to Incomes of Bottom Fifth of Families

State-specific fact sheets containing information on income inequality over the past two decades, including the changes in average incomes and income ratios, are provided through the links below.

New Hampshire VermontMassachusettsConnecticutNew JerseyMarylandNew HampshireVermontMaineNew YorkPennsylvania MassachusettsRhode IslandConnecticutNew JerseyDistrict of ColumbiaDelawareMarylandOhioWest VirginiaVirginiaNorth CarolinaSouth CarolinaGeorgiaFloridaAlabama TennesseeKentuckyIndianaMichiganMississippiIllinoisWisconsinLouisianaArkansasMissouriIowaMinnesotaNorth DakotaSouth DakotaNebraskaKansasOklahomaColoradoTexasNew MexicoHawaiiAlaskaArizonaUtahWyomingMontanaIdahoNevadaOregonCaliforniaWashington
All fact sheet data is inflation-adjusted.

Alabama Kentucky North Dakota
Alaska Louisiana Ohio
Arizona Maine Oklahoma
Arkansas Maryland Oregon
California Massachusetts Pennsylvania
Colorado Michigan Rhode Island
Connecticut Minnesota South Carolina
Delaware Mississippi South Dakota
District of Columbia Missouri Tennessee
Florida Montana Texas
Georgia Nebraska Utah
Hawaii Nevada Vermont
Idaho New Hampshire Virginia
Illinois New Jersey Washington
Indiana New Mexico West Virginia
Iowa New York Wisconsin
Kansas North Carolina Wyoming
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