Figure B
2019-2021 income inequality map: Household income for lowest quintile and lower limit of top 5% by state, 2019-2021
| State | 2021 lowest quintile | 2021 lower limit of top 5%* | 2021 ratio of lowest quintile to top 5% | 2019–2021 lowest quintile change | 2019–2021 lower limit of top 5% change | 2019–2021 difference between top 5% and lowest quintile (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $20,610 | $189,695 | 9.2 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Alaska | $33,772 | $242,208 | 7.2 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Arizona | $27,447 | $220,936 | 8.0 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Arkansas | $20,716 | $176,997 | 8.5 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| California | $32,059 | $250,000 | 7.8 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Colorado | $34,210 | $250,000 | 7.3 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Connecticut | $30,618 | $250,000 | 8.2 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Delaware | $30,521 | $235,059 | 7.7 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Washington D.C. | $32,278 | $250,000 | 7.7 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Florida | $25,868 | $226,319 | 8.7 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Georgia | $25,750 | $233,979 | 9.1 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Hawaii | $35,167 | $250,000 | 7.1 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Idaho | $28,096 | $199,218 | 7.1 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Illinois | $27,634 | $250,000 | 9.0 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Indiana | $25,661 | $194,407 | 7.6 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Iowa | $27,649 | $199,328 | 7.2 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Kansas | $27,490 | $211,256 | 7.7 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Kentucky | $21,187 | $185,241 | 8.7 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Louisiana | $18,767 | $199,417 | 10.6 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Maine | $25,701 | $202,639 | 7.9 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Maryland | $36,110 | $250,000 | 6.9 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Massachusetts | $32,118 | $250,000 | 7.8 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Michigan | $25,775 | $209,099 | 8.1 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Minnesota | $33,007 | $244,552 | 7.4 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Mississippi | $17,634 | $172,337 | 9.8 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Missouri | $24,405 | $201,541 | 8.3 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Montana | $24,595 | $187,867 | 7.6 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Nebraska | $28,970 | $203,793 | 7.0 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Nevada | $27,448 | $221,626 | 8.1 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| New Hampshire | $34,526 | $250,000 | 7.2 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| New Jersey | $34,653 | $250,000 | 7.2 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| New Mexico | $20,841 | $192,480 | 9.2 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| New York | $26,458 | $250,000 | 9.4 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| North Carolina | $24,517 | $213,009 | 8.7 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| North Dakota | $27,800 | $220,611 | 7.9 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Ohio | $24,913 | $204,940 | 8.2 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Oklahoma | $23,152 | $194,523 | 8.4 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Oregon | $29,092 | $229,747 | 7.9 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Pennsylvania | $26,417 | $233,467 | 8.8 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Rhode Island | $27,745 | $235,524 | 8.5 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| South Carolina | $23,691 | $204,826 | 8.6 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| South Dakota | $27,104 | $190,156 | 7.0 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Tennessee | $23,997 | $205,063 | 8.5 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Texas | $26,977 | $241,212 | 8.9 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Utah | $35,805 | $235,835 | 6.6 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Vermont | $27,331 | $212,823 | 7.8 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Virginia | $31,870 | $250,000 | 7.8 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Washington | $34,346 | $250,000 | 7.3 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| West Virginia | $19,877 | $171,816 | 8.6 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Wisconsin | $28,639 | $202,582 | 7.1 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
| Wyoming | $27,789 | $199,944 | 7.2 | -100.00% | -100.00% | 0.00% |
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