In 2012, median household income ranged from a high of $71,836 in Maryland to a low of $36,641 in Mississippi, according to the Census Bureau. Only five states and the District of Columbia experienced an increase in median household income between 2007 and 2012, after adjusting for inflation. Here are those states, their median household income in 2012, and the percent change in their median since 2007 (in 2012 dollars)...
States with growing household incomes, 2007 to 2012
District of Columbia: $65,246 (16.0%)
North Dakota: $55,766 (6.7%)
Wyoming: 57,512 (6.5%)
Vermont: $55,582 (5.9%)
Texas: $51,926 (1.8%)
Oklahoma: $48,407 (1.1%)
Source: Census Bureau, Historical Income Tables: Households
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