Here’s How Much You Need To Earn To Be ‘Rich’ in Every State

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $103,134
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $103,135
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $174,019
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $299,882

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $104,745
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $104,746
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $188,510
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $344,470

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $110,560
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $110,561
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $194,168
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $350,411

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $110,658
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $110,659
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $188,282
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $323,568

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $111,821
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $111,822
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $195,269
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $348,180

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $112,484
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $112,485
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $193,311
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $336,788

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $114,582
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $114,583
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $201,514
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $357,026

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $115,173
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $115,174
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $210,529
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $389,257

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $116,031
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $116,032
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $207,367
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $374,427

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $116,410
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $116,411
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $205,462
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $370,234

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $116,958
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $116,959
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $200,212
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $358,060

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $116,982
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $116,983
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $198,848
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $347,661

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $117,840
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $117,841
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $203,042
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $360,622

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $118,736
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $118,737
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $207,969
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $371,277

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $120,391
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $120,392
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $209,247
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $370,964

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $120,903
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $120,904
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $205,365
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $359,776

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $121,138
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $121,139
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $217,348
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $390,822

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $121,177
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $121,178
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $203,398
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $352,704

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $122,778
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $122,779
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $230,107
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $431,870

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $123,605
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $123,606
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $213,981
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $376,426

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $129,207
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $129,208
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $218,086
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $376,807

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $129,260
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $129,261
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $217,143
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $380,261

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $130,329
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $130,330
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $234,209
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $422,018

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $133,066
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $133,067
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $234,818
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $417,872

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $$135,192
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $135,193
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $232,703
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $404,468

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $135,322
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $135,323
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $239,765
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $427,006

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $139,533
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $139,534
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $238,612
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $420,859

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $140,467
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $140,468
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $239,149
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $421,379

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $141,983
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $141,984
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $242,103
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $424,473

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $144,310
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $144,311
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $258,373
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $466,713

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $145,570
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $145,571
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $250,361
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $441,274

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $151,638
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $$151,639
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $242,097
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $394,694

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $153,337
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $153,338
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $264,516
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $466,181

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $155,955
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $155,956
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $258,632
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $440,829

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $158,335
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $158,336
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $302,676
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $574,063

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $158,711
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $158,712
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $277,165
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $487,950

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $161,393
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $161,394
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $280,299
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $486,006

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $164,036
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $164,037
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $271,560
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $459,305

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $169,182
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $169,183
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $319,533
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $602,707

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $171,386
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $171,387
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $309,857
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $555,007

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $174,295
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $174,296
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $293,979
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $503,597

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $179,469
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $179,470
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $316,447
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $558,616

• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $180,557
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 20%: $180,558
• Average adjusted gross income of the top 20%: $319,140
• The minimum you need to make to be in the top 5%: $562,886

Jordan Rosenfeld and John Csiszar contributed to the reporting for this article.

Methodology: For this piece GOBankingRates used the United States Census Bureau’s 2021 American Community Survey income quintile data to find each state’s: (1) lowest income to be considered in the top 20% richest income bracket; (2) the average income of the richest 20% and (3) the average income of the richest 5%. Only factor (1) was considered in final rankings. All data was collected and is up to date as of January 24, 2023.