The economy has been tough the past few years. That is reflected in median household incomes. I visited the Census Bureau's data on median income and then got the figures by state Using 2-Year-Average Medians.
The percentage change in median incomes from the 2006-2007 period and the 2008-2009 period is down 3.2% nation wide. Most states have seen drops in that period.
Here is the list of all states alphabetically :
| USA | -3.2% |
| Alabama | 0.3% |
| Alaska | 0.1% |
| Arizona | -6.1% |
| Arkansas | -6.9% |
| California | -3.1% |
| Colorado | -4.8% |
| Connecticut | -2.6% |
| Delaware | -8.6% |
| D.C. | 4.2% |
| Florida | -5.9% |
| Georgia | -13.1% |
| Hawaii | -10.4% |
| Idaho | -6.0% |
| Illinois | -0.2% |
| Indiana | -6.9% |
| Iowa | -1.1% |
| Kansas | -6.3% |
| Kentucky | 1.0% |
| Louisiana | 4.0% |
| Maine | -3.6% |
| Maryland | -5.9% |
| Massachusetts | 0.1% |
| Michigan | -7.0% |
| Minnesota | -7.6% |
| Mississippi | -5.5% |
| Missouri | -0.4% |
| Montana | -6.4% |
| Nebraska | -1.9% |
| Nevada | -5.0% |
| New Hampshire | -4.3% |
| New Jersey | -3.8% |
| New Mexico | -3.4% |
| New York | -1.4% |
| North Carolina | -3.1% |
| North Dakota | 7.6% |
| Ohio | -7.0% |
| Oklahoma | 6.7% |
| Oregon | -1.4% |
| Pennsylvania | -2.3% |
| Rhode Island | -7.6% |
| South Carolina | -5.4% |
| South Dakota | 0.9% |
| Tennessee | -6.8% |
| Texas | 0.1% |
| Utah | 6.4% |
| Vermont | -1.4% |
| Virginia | 0.2% |
| Washington | -1.3% |
| West Virginia | -7.2% |
| Wisconsin | -5.4% |
| Wyoming | 5.1% |
Here is the list in order from of which states changed the most :
| Georgia | -13.1% |
| Hawaii | -10.4% |
| Delaware | -8.6% |
| Rhode Island | -7.6% |
| Minnesota | -7.6% |
| West Virginia | -7.2% |
| Michigan | -7.0% |
| Ohio | -7.0% |
| Indiana | -6.9% |
| Arkansas | -6.9% |
| Tennessee | -6.8% |
| Montana | -6.4% |
| Kansas | -6.3% |
| Arizona | -6.1% |
| Idaho | -6.0% |
| Florida | -5.9% |
| Maryland | -5.9% |
| Mississippi | -5.5% |
| South Carolina | -5.4% |
| Wisconsin | -5.4% |
| Nevada | -5.0% |
| Colorado | -4.8% |
| New Hampshire | -4.3% |
| New Jersey | -3.8% |
| Maine | -3.6% |
| New Mexico | -3.4% |
| California | -3.1% |
| North Carolina | -3.1% |
| Connecticut | -2.6% |
| Pennsylvania | -2.3% |
| Nebraska | -1.9% |
| Vermont | -1.4% |
| New York | -1.4% |
| Oregon | -1.4% |
| Washington | -1.3% |
| Iowa | -1.1% |
| Missouri | -0.4% |
| Illinois | -0.2% |
| Texas | 0.1% |
| Massachusetts | 0.1% |
| Alaska | 0.1% |
| Virginia | 0.2% |
| Alabama | 0.3% |
| South Dakota | 0.9% |
| Kentucky | 1.0% |
| Louisiana | 4.0% |
| D.C. | 4.2% |
| Wyoming | 5.1% |
| Utah | 6.4% |
| Oklahoma | 6.7% |
| North Dakota | 7.6% |
As you can see many states lost a lot of wages. 38 states saw the median income decrease. Only 12 states and D.C. had increases. Georgia fared the worst with a drop of -13.1% and on the other end North Dakota has done OK with an increase of 7.6%.
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