MEDIAN INCOME

November 30, 2005 at 12:00a.m.

MEDIAN INCOME
State rankings
The states with the five highest and five lowest median incomes, as well as states in the region and the U.S. median income:
TOP 5
StateMedian income
Connecticut$56,409
New Jersey56,356
Maryland54,302
Massachusetts52,713
New Hampshire 52,409
BOTTOM 5
StateMedian income
Montana34,449
Louisiana33,792
Arkansas33,445
West Virginia32,967
Mississippi32,397
REGION
Ohio 43,119
Pennsylvania42,952
Nation$43,318
Source: U.S. Census Bureau