How Much Money Is Needed To Be Considered Middle Class in Your State?
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Nicole SpectorJune 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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How much money do you need to be considered middle class? It might take more money than you think to reach this income tier. The Pew Research Center defines the middle class, or middle-income households, as those with incomes that are two-thirds to double the U.S. median household income.
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However, because the cost of living and average income vary so widely from state to state, the income needed to be "middle class" in one state could be much more or less than what it takes to be middle class in another. Here's the middle-class income for every state.
SeanPavonePhoto / Getty Images/iStockphotoAlabama -
Median household income: $62,027
Lowest end of middle class income: $41,351
Highest end of middle class income: $124,054
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filo / iStock.comAlaska -
Median household income: $89,336
Lowest end of middle class income: $59,557
Highest end of middle class income: $178,672
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halbergman / Getty Images/iStockphotoArizona -
Median household income: $76,872
Lowest end of middle class income: $51,248
Highest end of middle class income: $153,744
DenisTangneyJr / iStock.comArkansas -
Median household income: $58,773
Lowest end of middle class income: $39,182
Highest end of middle class income: $117,546
©ZillowCalifornia -
Median household income: $96,334
Lowest end of middle class income: $64,223
Highest end of middle class income: $192,668
©Shutterstock.comColorado -
Median household income: $92,470
Lowest end of middle class income: $61,647
Highest end of middle class income: $184,940
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Pugalenthi / Getty Images/iStockphotoConnecticut -
Median household income: $93,760
Lowest end of middle class income: $62,507
Highest end of middle class income: $187,520
DenisTangneyJr / iStock.comDelaware -
Median household income: $82,855
Lowest end of middle class income: $55,237
Highest end of middle class income: $165,710
Art Wager / iStock/Getty ImagesFlorida -
Median household income: $71,711
Lowest end of middle class income: $47,807
Highest end of middle class income: $143,422
©Shutterstock.comGeorgia -
Median household income: $74,664
Lowest end of middle class income: $49,776
Highest end of middle class income: $149,328
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Art Wager / Getty ImagesHawaii -
Median household income: $98,317
Lowest end of middle class income: $65,545
Highest end of middle class income: $196,634
Charles Knowles / Shutterstock.comIdaho -
Median household income: $74,636
Lowest end of middle class income: $49,757
Highest end of middle class income: $149,272
©Shutterstock.comIllinois -
Median household income: $81,702
Lowest end of middle class income: $54,468
Highest end of middle class income: $163,404
Purdue9394 / Getty ImagesIndiana -
Median household income: $70,051
Lowest end of middle class income: $46,701
Highest end of middle class income: $140,102
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Davel5957 / Getty ImagesIowa -
Median household income: $73,147
Lowest end of middle class income: $48,765
Highest end of middle class income:$146,294
Davel5957 / iStock.comKansas -
Median household income: $72,639
Lowest end of middle class income: $48,426
Highest end of middle class income: $145,278
Davel5957 / iStock.comKentucky -
Median household income: $62,417
Lowest end of middle class income: $41,611
Highest end of middle class income: $124,834
Jorg Hackermann / Shutterstock.comLouisiana -
Median household income: $60,023
Lowest end of middle class income: $40,015
Highest end of middle class income: $120,046
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DenisTangneyJr / Getty Images/iStockphotoMaine -
Median household income: $71,773
Lowest end of middle class income: $47,849
Highest end of middle class income: $143,546
Melpomenem / Getty Images/iStockphotoMaryland -
Median household income: $101,652
Lowest end of middle class income: $67,768
Highest end of middle class income: $203,304
©Shutterstock.comMassachusetts -
Median household income: $101,341
Lowest end of middle class income: $67,561
Highest end of middle class income: $202,682
©iStock.comMichigan -
Median household income: $71,149
Lowest end of middle class income: $47,433
Highest end of middle class income: $142,298
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YinYang / iStock.comMinnesota -
Median household income: $87,556
Lowest end of middle class income: $58,371
Highest end of middle class income: $175,112
DenisTangneyJr / Getty Images/iStockphotoMississippi -
Median household income: $54,915
Lowest end of middle class income: $36,610
Highest end of middle class income: $109,830
Josh_Weinstock / Getty Images/iStockphotoMissouri -
Median household income: $68,920
Lowest end of middle class income: $45,947
Highest end of middle class income: $137,840
Jon Bilous / Shutterstock.comMontana -
Median household income: $69,922
Lowest end of middle class income: $46,615
Highest end of middle class income: $139,844
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benkrut / Getty Images/iStockphotoNebraska -
Median household income: $74,985
Lowest end of middle class income: $49,990
Highest end of middle class income: $149,970
LPETTET / Getty ImagesNevada -
Median household income: $75,561
Lowest end of middle class income: $50,375
Highest end of middle class income: $151,122
DenisTangneyJr / Getty Images/iStockphotoNew Hampshire -
Median household income: $95,628
Lowest end of middle class income: $63,752
Highest end of middle class income: $191,256
hanusst / Getty Images/iStockphotoNew Jersey -
Median household income: $101,050
Lowest end of middle class income: $67,367
Highest end of middle class income: $202,100
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DenisTangneyJr / iStock.comNew Mexico -
Median household income: $62,125
Lowest end of middle class income: $41,417
Highest end of middle class income: $124,250
frankpeters / Getty Images/iStockphotoNew York -
Median household income: $84,578
Lowest end of middle class income: $56,385
Highest end of middle class income: $169,156
©Shutterstock.comNorth Carolina -
Median household income: $69,904
Lowest end of middle class income: $46,603
Highest end of middle class income: $139,808
DenisTangneyJr / Getty Images/iStockphotoNorth Dakota -
Median household income: $75,949
Lowest end of middle class income: $50,633
Highest end of middle class income: $151,898
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Jenjira Indon / Getty Images/iStockphotoOhio -
Median household income: $69,680
Lowest end of middle class income: $46,453
Highest end of middle class income: $139,360
©Shutterstock.comOklahoma -
Median household income: $63,603
Lowest end of middle class income: $42,402
Highest end of middle class income: $127,206
©ZillowOregon -
Median household income: $80,426
Lowest end of middle class income: $53,617
Highest end of middle class income: $160,852
Pgiam / iStock.comPennsylvania -
Median household income: $76,081
Lowest end of middle class income: $50,721
Highest end of middle class income: $152,162
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SeanPavonePhoto / iStock.comRhode Island -
Median household income: $86,372
Lowest end of middle class income: $57,581
Highest end of middle class income: $172,744
Sean Pavone / Shutterstock.comSouth Carolina -
Median household income: $66,818
Lowest end of middle class income: $44,545
Highest end of middle class income: $133,636
DenisTangneyJr / Getty Images/iStockphotoSouth Dakota -
Median household income: $72,421
Lowest end of middle class income: $48,281
Highest end of middle class income: $144,842
Sean Pavone / Shutterstock.comTennessee -
Median household income: $67,097
Lowest end of middle class income: $44,731
Highest end of middle class income: $134,194
©Shutterstock.comTexas -
Median household income: $76,292
Lowest end of middle class income: $50,861
Highest end of middle class income: $152,584
AndreyKrav / iStock.comUtah -
Median household income: $91,750
Lowest end of middle class income: $61,167
Highest end of middle class income: $183,500
DenisTangneyJr / iStock.comVermont -
Median household income: $78,024
Lowest end of middle class income: $52,016
Highest end of middle class income: $156,048
ferrantraite / Getty ImagesVirginia -
Median household income: $90,974
Lowest end of middle class income: $60,649
Highest end of middle class income: $181,948
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SEASTOCK / Getty Images/iStockphotoWashington -
Median household income: $94,952
Lowest end of middle class income: $63,301
Highest end of middle class income: $189,904
©Shutterstock.comWest Virginia -
Median household income: $57,917
Lowest end of middle class income: $38,611
Highest end of middle class income: $115,834
Ron_Thomas / Getty ImagesWisconsin -
Median household income: $75,670
Lowest end of middle class income: $50,447
Highest end of middle class income: $151,340
DenisTangneyJr / Getty Images/iStockphotoWyoming -
Median household income: $74,815
Lowest end of middle class income: $49,877
Highest end of middle class income: $149,630
Travis Woods contributed to the reporting of this article.
Methodology: For this study, GOBankingRates analyzed each US state using the U.S. Census's 2023 5-year American Community Survey to find the household income needed to qualify as middle class. Using the definition of middle class from Pew Research which states that middle class income is two-thirds to double the median household income, the median income was used to calculated the minimum and maximum household income to qualify as middle class. All data was collected on and is up to date as of May 30, 2025.
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