Just the Facts 1999-2000

Table 13
Median Family Income, 1996
Rank	State	Amt.	Rank	State	Amt.
1	Connecticut	$67,380	27	Georgia	$48,920
2	New Jersey	65,586	28	Maine	48,632
3	Massachusetts	62,385	29	Iowa	48,167
4	Alaska	62,078	30	South Carolina	46,973
5	Maryland	61,860	31	Wyoming	46,830
6	Hawaii	57,909	32	Texas	46,757
7	Delaware	56,662	33	Nebraska	46,726
8	New Hampshire	56,497	34	Oregon	46,245
9	Minnesota	56,200	35	Utah	45,775
10	Michigan	56,174	36	North Dakota	45,480
11	Illinois	55,372	37	Tennessee	45,245
12	Rhode Island	53,967	38	South Dakota	45,043
13	Pennsylvania	53,814	39	Arizona	45,032
14	California	53,807	40	Kentucky	44,932
15	Colorado	53,632	41	Alabama	44,879
16	Virginia	53,394	42	Florida	44,829
17	Washington	53,153	43	Idaho	44,133
18	Wisconsin	52,986	44	Oklahoma	43,138
19	Indiana	52,962	45	Louisiana	41,851
20	NEW YORK	52,799	46	Montana	41,462
21	Ohio	51,835	47	West Virginia	41,293
22	Nevada	50,946	48	Mississippi	38,748
23	Missouri	50,015	49	New Mexico	38,143
24	Vermont	49,401	50	Arkansas	36,828
25	North Carolina	49,272	U.S. Average		$51,518
26	Kansas	49,034	N.Y.S. % above avg.		2.5%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contrary to claims that "income inequality" afflicts typical working New Yorkers, our median income is above the national average.