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Median earnings, some college or associate's: U.S. states ranked

Measure: Median earnings with some college or an associate's degree ($). All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Median earnings by educational attainment by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.

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Data last updated
2026-11-09
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National value: 50,003 (United States).

Washington: 56,259Idaho: 46,923Montana: 46,139North Dakota: 51,970Minnesota: 54,540Michigan: 47,005Ohio: 48,798Pennsylvania: 50,545New York: 50,219Vermont: 51,932New Hampshire: 54,697Maine: 51,208Arizona: 50,321California: 51,680New Mexico: 42,493Texas: 48,742Louisiana: 42,877Mississippi: 40,958Alabama: 45,430Florida: 47,106Georgia: 46,687South Carolina: 45,521North Carolina: 46,415Virginia: 51,661District of Columbia: 49,755Maryland: 56,598Delaware: 55,444New Jersey: 52,430Connecticut: 53,574Rhode Island: 51,577Massachusetts: 53,249Oregon: 51,746Utah: 50,278Wyoming: 47,461Nevada: 48,585Colorado: 52,326South Dakota: 50,551Nebraska: 51,036Kansas: 46,704Oklahoma: 45,245Iowa: 50,277Missouri: 48,323Wisconsin: 51,418Illinois: 50,082Kentucky: 45,805Arkansas: 42,011Tennessee: 46,589West Virginia: 44,432Indiana: 48,083Alaska: 54,480Hawaii: 52,199

Small states, hard to see on the map:

  • DC 49,755 $
  • RI 51,577 $
  • DE 55,444 $
  • CT 53,574 $
  • NJ 52,430 $
  • MD 56,598 $
  • MA 53,249 $
  • VT 51,932 $
  • NH 54,697 $
  • Lowest: 40,958 to 46,415 $
  • Group 2: 46,415 to 48,585 $
  • Group 3: 48,585 to 50,551 $
  • Group 4: 50,551 to 52,199 $
  • Highest: 52,199 to 56,598 $
The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified. Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets, not to scale.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.

1Maryland56,598
2Washington56,259
3Delaware55,444
4New Hampshire54,697
5Minnesota54,540
6Alaska54,480
7Connecticut53,574
8Massachusetts53,249
9New Jersey52,430
10Colorado52,326
11Hawaii52,199
12North Dakota51,970
13Vermont51,932
14Oregon51,746
15California51,680
16Virginia51,661
17Rhode Island51,577
18Wisconsin51,418
19Maine51,208
20Nebraska51,036
21South Dakota50,551
22Pennsylvania50,545
23Arizona50,321
24Utah50,278
25Iowa50,277
26New York50,219
27Illinois50,082
28District of Columbia49,755
29Ohio48,798
30Texas48,742
31Nevada48,585
32Missouri48,323
33Indiana48,083
34Wyoming47,461
35Florida47,106
36Michigan47,005
37Idaho46,923
38Kansas46,704
39Georgia46,687
40Tennessee46,589
41North Carolina46,415
42Montana46,139
43Kentucky45,805
44South Carolina45,521
45Alabama45,430
46Oklahoma45,245
47West Virginia44,432
48Louisiana42,877
49New Mexico42,493
50Arkansas42,011
51Mississippi40,958

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, Table S1501: Educational Attainment. Reference period: 2025.

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U.S. states ranked by median earnings with some college or an associate's degree ($) (2025). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 1-year estimates, Table S1501; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-09. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-median-earnings-with-some-college-or-an-associates-degree/

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