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State Median Income

The tables below show Estimated State Median Income by state for a 4-person family for current and previous Federal Fiscal Years (FFY). These figures (or a percentage of them) are used by some states as the maximum income level allowed in determining income eligibility for certain programs, such as the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) or Federal Child Care and Development Funds (CCDF). Figures in the tables below have been published in the Federal Register for use in the LIHEAP program.

Note that the estimates shown in the tables are for use in determining program eligibility in the specific Federal Fiscal Years shown. They are based on income that was received by the Current Population Survey respondents during the calendar year three years earlier. In other words, the estimated median income used for eligibility determinations in Fiscal Year 2005 (which actually began October 1, 2004 and ended September 30, 2005) was based on income received during calendar year 2002 (January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002).

See the notes below the tables for directions on how to compute values for family sizes other than four, and for historical data and additional explanation.

Median Income for 4-Person Families, by State, for FY 2008-2005

Fiscal Year	2008	2007	2006	2005
United States	67,019	66,111	65,093	62,732
Alabama	53,690	58,652	55,448	53,754
Alaska	76,560	78,057	72,110	69,868
Arizona	61,102	57,119	58,206	56,857
Arkansas	52,217	51,061	48,353	49,551
California	70,712	69,377	67,814	65,766
Colorado	70,300	73,213	71,559	68,089
Connecticut	92,205	89,319	86,001	81,891
Delaware	76,288	74,993	72,680	69,469
District of Columbia	50,248	64,980	56,067	55,692
Florida	62,269	60,803	58,605	57,473
Georgia	64,427	60,447	62,294	60,676
Hawaii	79,240	73,477	71,320	67,564
Idaho	52,470	57,773	53,376	54,279
Illinois	72,368	70,558	72,368	69,168
Indiana	64,564	65,464	65,009	63,022
Iowa	65,575	66,470	64,341	61,238
Kansas	64,929	65,777	64,215	61,926
Kentucky	54,992	57,540	53,198	54,030
Louisiana	55,945	54,394	50,529	52,299
Maine	64,806	66,107	59,596	58,802
Maryland	89,608	87,972	82,363	77,938
Massachusetts	85,420	86,747	82,561	78,312
Michigan	71,542	71,324	68,602	67,995
Minnesota	77,395	78,829	76,733	72,379
Mississippi	47,726	50,801	46,570	47,847
Missouri	63,847	63,460	64,128	59,764
Montana	55,641	55,618	49,124	51,791
Nebraska	64,800	64,417	63,625	60,129
Nevada	61,777	60,520	63,005	59,588
New Hampshire	81,522	81,313	79,339	72,369
New Jersey	90,261	89,372	87,412	82,406
New Mexico	48,223	51,452	45,867	48,422
New York	72,170	67,857	69,354	65,461
North Carolina	59,481	60,303	56,712	58,227
North Dakota	59,926	68,371	57,092	57,070
Ohio	66,734	67,589	66,066	63,934
Oklahoma	53,138	56,101	50,216	51,377
Oregon	61,945	61,250	61,570	60,262
Pennsylvania	68,646	68,913	68,578	64,310
Rhode Island	78,297	72,706	71,098	67,646
South Carolina	57,932	57,539	56,433	56,110
South Dakota	61,309	61,961	59,272	55,359
Tennessee	56,874	57,569	55,401	55,605
Texas	57,511	56,508	54,554	56,278
Utah	57,999	63,233	62,032	59,864
Vermont	71,382	72,465	65,876	62,331
Virginia	77,430	74,290	71,697	66,889
Washington	72,103	71,727	69,130	66,531
West Virginia	52,292	52,176	46,169	47,550
Wisconsin	71,064	71,267	69,010	66,988
Wyoming	62,933	66,325	56,065	57,148

Median Income for 4-Person Families, by State, for FY 2004-2001

Fiscal Year	2004	2003	2002	2001 (Note 4)
United States	63,278	62,228	59,981	56,061
Alabama	54,594	51,451	52,405	50,644
Alaska	71,395	66,874	70,294	61,116
Arizona	56,067	55,663	53,041	49,445
Arkansas	47,838	44,537	46,671	44,270
California	63,761	63,206	63,100	55,415
Colorado	67,634	66,624	62,860	63,530
Connecticut	82,517	82,702	75,505	74,537
Delaware	73,301	69,360	65,584	64,184
District of Columbia	61,799	63,406	62,281	60,234
Florida	56,824	55,351	55,578	52,555
Georgia	59,497	59,489	57,795	56,172
Hawaii	66,014	65,872	66,402	61,540
Idaho	51,098	53,722	47,703	48,822
Illinois	66,507	68,117	66,356	61,733
Indiana	63,573	62,079	58,519	55,342
Iowa	61,656	57,921	58,075	53,040
Kansas	61,686	56,784	57,195	54,843
Kentucky	54,319	51,249	52,186	48,630
Louisiana	51,234	47,363	49,446	49,008
Maine	58,425	56,186	57,536	50,444
Maryland	82,879	77,562	74,806	71,244
Massachusetts	80,247	78,025	71,689	68,846
Michigan	68,337	68,740	65,467	59,053
Minnesota	72,635	70,553	66,677	67,704
Mississippi	46,810	46,331	47,915	43,976
Missouri	61,036	61,173	56,673	54,031
Montana	48,078	46,142	50,966	44,573
Nebraska	60,626	57,040	55,693	56,581
Nevada	59,283	59,614	59,479	54,320
New Hampshire	72,606	71,661	65,885	60,665
New Jersey	80,577	78,560	75,425	70,697
New Mexico	46,596	47,314	44,947	43,902
New York	66,498	64,520	59,755	57,210
North Carolina	56,500	57,203	56,115	54,687
North Dakota	55,138	53,140	51,002	50,925
Ohio	64,282	62,251	56,237	60,012
Oklahoma	53,949	48,459	52,261	47,362
Oregon	58,737	58,315	53,909	55,947
Pennsylvania	66,130	65,411	59,546	58,164
Rhode Island	70,446	68,418	64,614	62,775
South Carolina	59,212	56,294	55,978	52,417
South Dakota	59,718	55,150	52,246	50,052
Tennessee	56,052	54,899	51,999	50,434
Texas	56,606	53,513	53,291	51,148
Utah	59,035	57,043	57,251	55,392
Vermont	62,938	59,125	57,713	53,335
Virginia	69,616	68,054	64,352	60,586
Washington	65,997	63,568	62,618	60,788
West Virginia	49,470	46,270	45,202	43,181
Wisconsin	65,441	66,725	63,436	58,000
Wyoming	58,541	55,859	55,624	51,897

Median Income for 4-Person Families, by State, for FY 2001-1998

Fiscal Year	2001 (Note 4)	2000	1999	1998
United States	56,061	53,350	51,518	49,687
Alabama	51,156	48,240	44,879	42,617
Alaska	59,726	57,474	62,078	56,045
Arizona	49,397	47,133	45,032	44,526
Arkansas	44,471	38,646	36,828	38,520
California	55,209	55,217	53,807	51,519
Colorado	63,428