List of U.S. states by socioeconomic factors

This list of U.S. states by socioeconomic factors, unless otherwise footnoted, is taken from the "Quick Facts" web pages of the United States Census Bureau and the Population Health Institute of the University of Wisconsin. All data listed is for 2020 unless otherwise stated. Clicking on the triangles at the top of each column gives a rank ordering of states.

Socioeconomic statistics for U.S. states[edit]

Per capita income Median household income Population 2020 Population growth rate 2010-2020 Racial characteristics of population % foreign born population Life expectancy in years 2022 % of people in poverty % of 25+ year old people with bachelor or higher degrees % of people without health insurance % vote for Biden in 2020 election[1][2]
United States $37,638 $69,201 331,449,520 7.4% 59.3% non-Hispanic white 13.6% 78.5 11.6% 33.7% 9.8% 51.3%
State
Alabama $30,458 $54,943 5,024,206 5.1% 64.9% non-Hispanic white 3.5% 74.8 16.1% 26.7% 11.8% 36.6%
Alaska $39,236 $80,287 739,391 4.1% 59.3% non-Hispanic white 7.9% 78.6 10.5% 30.6% 12.9% 42.8%
Arizona $34,644 $65,913 7,151,202 18.8% 53.2% non-Hispanic white 13.0% 79.1 12.8% 31.2% 12.9% 49.4%
Arkansas $29,210 $52,123 3,011,524 3.3% 71.3% non-Hispanic white 4.9% 75.5 16.3% 24.3% 11.0% 34.8%
California $41,276 $84,097 39,538,223 6.1% 40.2% Hispanic 26.5% 81.0 12.3% 35.3% 8.1% 63.5%
Colorado $42,807 $80,184 5,773,714 14.8% 67.0% non-Hispanic white 9.5% 80.0 9.7% 42.8% 9.3% 55.4%
Connecticut $47,869 $83,572 3,605,944 0.9% 64.6% non-Hispanic white 14.8% 80.1 10.1% 40.6% 6.1% 59.3%
Delaware $38,917 $72,724 989,948 10.2% 60.6% non-Hispanic white 9.6% 78.0 11.6% 33.6% 7.0% 58.7%
District of Columbia $63,793 $99,547 689,545 14.6% 45.8% African American 13.5% 78.0 16.5% 61.4% 4.1% 92.2%
Florida $35,216 $61,777 25,538,186 35.8% 52.7% non-Hispanic white 21.0% 79.7 13.1% 31.5% 15.1% 47.9%
Georgia $34,516 $65,030 10,711,908 10.6% 51.0% non-Hispanic white 10.3% 77.3 14.0% 33.0% 14.7% 49.5%
Hawaii $39,045 $88,005 1,455,271 7.0% 36.8% Asian 18.2% 82.3 11.2% 34.3% 4.8% 63.7%
Idaho $31,509 $63,377 1,839,106 17.7% 81.1% non-Hispanic white 5.8% 79.2 11.0% 29.1% 10.5% 33.1%
Illinois $39,571 $72,563 12,812,508 -0.1% 60.0% non-Hispanic white 14.1% 78.6 12.1% 36.2% 8.2% 57.5%
Indiana $32,537 $61,944 6,785,528 4.7% 77.5% non-Hispanic white 5.4% 76.5 12.2% 27.8% 8.9% 41.0%
Iowa $34,817 $65,429 3,190,369 4.7% 81.1% non-Hispanic white 5.5% 78.7 11.0% 29.1% 10.5% 44.9%
Kansas $34,968 $64,521 2,937,880 3.0% 74.7% non-Hispanic white 7.0% 77.8 11.7% 34.4% 10.9% 41.4%
Kentucky $30,634 $55,454 4,505,836 3.8% 83.5% non-Hispanic white 4.9% 75.1 16.5% 25.7% 6.7% 36.1%
Louisiana $30,340 $53,571 4,657,757 2.7% 57.9% non-Hispanic white 4.2% 75.2 19.6% 25.5% 9.0% 39.9%
Maine $36,171 $63,182 1,362,359 2.6% 92.5% non-Hispanic white 3.6% 78.6 11.5% 33.6% 7.3% 53.1%
Maryland $45,915 $91,431 6,177,224 7.0% 49.0% non-Hispanic white 15.4% 78.6 10.3% 41.6% 7.1% 65.4%
Massachusetts $48,617 $89,026 7,029,917 7.4% 70.1% non-Hispanic white 17.3% 80.2 10.4% 45.2% 2.9% 65.6%
Michigan $34,678 $63,202 10,077,331 2.0% 74.2% non-Hispanic white 6.9% 77.5 13.1% 30.6% 6.0% 50.6%
Minnesota $41,204 $77,706 5,706,494 7.6% 78.1% non-Hispanic white 8.5% 80.4 9.3% 37.6% 5.3% 52.4%
Mississippi $26,807 $49,111 2,961,279 -0.2 56.0% non-Hispanic white 2.3% 73.9 19.4% 23.2% 14.2% 41.0%
Missouri $33,770 $61,043 6,154,913 2.8% 78.7% non-Hispanic white 4.2% 76.6 12.7% 30.7% 11.3% 41.3%
Montana $34,423 $60,560 1,084,225 9.6% 85.5% non-Hispanic white 2.2% 78.4 11.9% 33.7% 10.1% 40.6%
Nebraska $35,189 $66,644 1,961,504 7.4% 77.4% non-Hispanic white 7.4% 79.0 10.8% 32.9% 8.3% 39.2%
Nevada $34,621 $65,686 3,014,614 16.3% 46.6% non-Hispanic white 19.2% 78.1 14.1% 26.1% 13.7% 50.1%
New Hampshire $43,877 $83,449 1,377,529 4.6% 89.1% non-Hispanic white 6.0% 79.6 7.2% 38.2% 6.2% 52.7%
New Jersey $46,691 $89,703 9,288,994 5.7% 53.5% non-Hispanic white 22.9% 79.5 10.2% 41.5% 8.4% 57.1%
New Mexico $29,624 $54,020 2,117,522 2.8% 50.1% Hispanic 9.2% 76.9 18.4% 28.5% 12.0% 54.3%
New York $43,208 $75,157 20,201,249 4.2% 54.7% non-Hispanic white 22.5% 80.3 13.9% 38.1% 6.1% 60.8%
North Carolina $34,209 $60,516 10,439,388 9.5% 61.9% non-Hispanic white 8.2% 77.7 13.4% 33.0% 12.4% 48.6%
North Dakota $37,343 $68,131 779,094 15.8% 83.2% non-Hispanic white 4.4% 78.8 11.1% 31.1% 9.2% 31.8%
Ohio $34,326 $61,838 11,799,448 2.3% 77.7% non-Hispanic white 4.3% 76.5 13.4% 29.7% 7.8% 45.2%
Oklahoma $30,976 $56,956 3,959,353 5.5% 63.8% non-Hispanic white 6.1% 75.5 15.5% 26.8% 16.3% 32.3%
Oregon $37,816 $70,084 4,237,256 10.6% 74.1% non-Hispanic white 9.8% 79.7 12.2% 35.0% 7.3% 56.5%
Pennsylvania $37,725 $67,857 13,002,700 2.4% 74.8% non-Hispanic white 7.1% 78.0 12.1% 33.1% 6.6% 49.9%
Rhode Island $39,603 $74,489 1,097,379 4.3% 70.4% non-Hispanic white 14.2% 79.4 11.4% 35.3% 5.1% 59.4%
South Carolina $32,823 $58,234 5,118,425 10.7% 63.4% non-Hispanic white 5.2% 76.4 14.6% 29.8% 12.2% 43.4%
South Dakota $33,468 $63,920 886,667 8.9% 80.8% non-Hispanic white 3.8% 78.2 12.3% 30.0% 11.4% 35.6%
Tennessee $32,908 $58,516 6,910,840 8.9% 73.1% non-Hispanic white 5.3% 75.3 13.6% 29.0% 11.9% 37.5%
Texas $34,255 $67,321 29,145,505 15.9% 40.3% non-Hispanic white 17.0% 78.4 14.2% 31.5% 20.4% 46.4%
Utah $33,378 $79,133 3,271,616 18.4% 77.2% non-Hispanic white 8.5% 79.7 8.6% 35.4% 10.1% 37.2%
Vermont $37,903 $67,674 643,077 2.8% 92.2% non-Hispanic white 4.4% 79.7 10.3% 40.9% 4.5% 66.1%
Virginia $43,267 80,615 8,631,393 7.9% 60.3% non-Hispanic white 8.0% 79.1 12.5% 40.3% 8.0% 54.1%
Washington $43,817 $82,400 7,705,281 14.6% 66.0% non-Hispanic white 14.7% 80.2 9.9% 37.3% 7.5% 58.0%
West Virginia $28,761 $50,884 1,793,716 -3.2% 91.5% non-Hispanic white 1.6% 74.3 16.8% 21.8% 7.6% 29.7%
Wisconsin $36,754 $67,080 5,893,718 3.6% 80.2% non-Hispanic white 5.0% 78.9 10.8% 31.5% 6.4% 49.5%
Wyoming $36,288 $68,002 576,851 2.3% 83.3% non-Hispanic white 3.4% 78.1 11.4% 28.5% 14.8% 26.6%

Sources: [1], "Quick Facts", U.S. Census Bureau, accessed 12 April 2023. Search states, each of which has a page with the above data. [2], "County Health Rankings & Roadmaps," Population Health Institute, University of Wisconsin, accessed 12 April 2023. Life expectancy found under heading of "Additional Health Outcomes" for each state.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Federal Elections, 2020" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  2. ^ Leip, David. "Presidential General Election Results Comparison –National". US Election Atlas. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
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