Proprietors' income share of income: U.S. states ranked (2025)
Measure: Proprietors' income share of personal income (%, derived). All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Sources of personal income by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.
National value: 7.7 (United States).
Small states, hard to see on the map:
- Lowest: 2.1 to 6.1 %
- Group 2: 6.1 to 6.9 %
- Group 3: 6.9 to 8.1 %
- Group 4: 8.1 to 9.4 %
- Highest: 9.4 to 16.6 %
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.
Note: Shares are derived by Quadranac from BEA's personal income components and do not sum to 100: contributions for government social insurance are subtracted from personal income and the residence adjustment is not shown.
| 1 | South Dakota | 16.6 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Oklahoma | 14.3 |
| 3 | Tennessee | 14.2 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 13.1 |
| 5 | District of Columbia | 12.7 |
| 6 | Texas | 12.2 |
| 7 | North Dakota | 11.1 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 10.2 |
| 9 | New Hampshire | 10.1 |
| 10 | Colorado | 9.5 |
| 11 | Indiana | 9.4 |
| 12 | Iowa | 9.3 |
| 13 | Montana | 9.1 |
| 14 | Massachusetts | 8.9 |
| 14 | Vermont | 8.9 |
| 16 | New York | 8.8 |
| 17 | Idaho | 8.5 |
| 17 | Missouri | 8.5 |
| 17 | Wyoming | 8.5 |
| 20 | Utah | 8.3 |
| 21 | Kansas | 8.1 |
| 21 | Louisiana | 8.1 |
| 23 | Minnesota | 7.6 |
| 24 | Alaska | 7.5 |
| 25 | New Jersey | 7.4 |
| 26 | California | 7.3 |
| 27 | Maine | 7.2 |
| 27 | Oregon | 7.2 |
| 27 | Pennsylvania | 7.2 |
| 30 | Hawaii | 7.1 |
| 31 | Rhode Island | 6.9 |
| 32 | Michigan | 6.5 |
| 33 | New Mexico | 6.4 |
| 34 | Arizona | 6.3 |
| 34 | Illinois | 6.3 |
| 34 | Kentucky | 6.3 |
| 34 | North Carolina | 6.3 |
| 34 | Ohio | 6.3 |
| 39 | Maryland | 6.2 |
| 40 | Nevada | 6.1 |
| 40 | Wisconsin | 6.1 |
| 42 | Alabama | 5.9 |
| 43 | Mississippi | 5.8 |
| 44 | West Virginia | 5.5 |
| 45 | Washington | 5.4 |
| 46 | Arkansas | 5.3 |
| 47 | Georgia | 4.9 |
| 47 | South Carolina | 4.9 |
| 47 | Virginia | 4.9 |
| 50 | Florida | 4.7 |
| 51 | Delaware | 2.1 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Accounts, Table SAINC4: Personal income and employment by major component. Reference period: 2025.
Cite this ranking
U.S. states ranked by proprietors' income share of personal income (%, derived) (2025). Data: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Accounts, Table SAINC4; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-09. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-proprietors-income-share-of-personal-income/