Top 1% Income by State

How much do you need to earn to be in the top 1% of income earners in each state? Ranked from highest to lowest threshold.

National top 1% threshold: $685,000 — you need to earn at least this much to be in the top 1% nationwide.

#	State	Top 1% Threshold	vs National
1	District Of Columbia	$1,100,000	+61%
2	Connecticut	$950,000	+39%
3	New York	$920,000	+34%
4	California	$885,000	+29%
5	Massachusetts	$860,000	+26%
6	New Jersey	$820,000	+20%
7	Washington	$780,000	+14%
8	Maryland	$750,000	+9%
9	Colorado	$720,000	+5%
10	Illinois	$720,000	+5%
11	Virginia	$700,000	+2%
12	Florida	$680,000	-1%
13	Texas	$660,000	-4%
14	Minnesota	$650,000	-5%
15	New Hampshire	$650,000	-5%
16	Hawaii	$620,000	-9%
17	Oregon	$620,000	-9%
18	Pennsylvania	$620,000	-9%
19	Georgia	$600,000	-12%
20	Arizona	$580,000	-15%
21	Delaware	$580,000	-15%
22	Nevada	$580,000	-15%
23	Rhode Island	$580,000	-15%
24	Utah	$580,000	-15%
25	North Carolina	$560,000	-18%
26	Tennessee	$560,000	-18%
27	Wyoming	$560,000	-18%
28	Alaska	$550,000	-20%
29	Michigan	$540,000	-21%
30	Wisconsin	$540,000	-21%
31	Vermont	$530,000	-23%
32	Idaho	$520,000	-24%
33	Kansas	$520,000	-24%
34	Missouri	$520,000	-24%
35	Montana	$520,000	-24%
36	Nebraska	$520,000	-24%
37	North Dakota	$520,000	-24%
38	Ohio	$520,000	-24%
39	South Dakota	$520,000	-24%
40	Indiana	$500,000	-27%
41	Louisiana	$500,000	-27%
42	Maine	$500,000	-27%
43	South Carolina	$500,000	-27%
44	Iowa	$490,000	-28%
45	Alabama	$480,000	-30%
46	Oklahoma	$480,000	-30%
47	Kentucky	$470,000	-31%
48	Arkansas	$450,000	-34%
49	New Mexico	$450,000	-34%
50	Mississippi	$420,000	-39%
51	West Virginia	$400,000	-42%

Data Source: IRS Statistics of Income, 2022 tax year (individual AGI).