Here’s the Line Between Middle Class and Upper-Middle Class in Every State

You may think you’re part of the middle class, but depending on your income tax bracket you could be upper-middle class and simply not realize it.

GOBankingRates was able to find each state’s middle-class income range by sourcing the median household income, total population and households. The middle-class income was then calculated using PewResearch’s definition of middle class.

Keep reading to see what the line looks like between middle class and upper middle class-income.

• Median household income: $62,027
• Middle-class income range: $41,351 to $124,054
• Upper-middle class income begins: $96,486

• Median household income: $89,336
• Middle-class income range: $59,557 to $178,672
• Upper-middle class income begins: $138,967

• Median household income: $76,872
• Middle-class income range: $51,248 to $153,744
• Upper-middle class income begins: $119,579

• Median household income: $58,773
• Middle-class income range: $39,182 to $117,546
• Upper-middle class income begins: $91,425

• Median household income: $96,334
• Middle-class income range: $64,223 to $192,668
• Upper-middle class income begins: $149,853

• Median household income: $92,470
• Middle-class income range: $61,647 to $184,940
• Upper-middle class income begins: $143,842

• Median household income: $93,760
• Middle-class income range: $62,507 to $187,520
• Upper-middle class income begins: $145,849

• Median household income: $82,855
• Middle-class income range: $55,237 to $165,710
• Upper-middle class income begins: $128,886

• Median household income: $71,711
• Middle-class income range: $47,807 to $143,422
• Upper-middle class income begins: $111,550

• Median household income: $74,664
• Middle-class income range: $49,776 to $149,328
• Upper-middle class income begins: $116,144

• Median household income: $98,317
• Middle-class income range: $65,545 to $196,634
• Upper-middle class income begins: $152,938

• Median household income: $74,636
• Middle-class income range: $49,757 to $149,272
• Upper-middle class income begins: $116,100

• Median household income: $81,702
• Middle-class income range: $54,468 to $163,404
• Upper-middle class income begins: $127,092

• Median household income: $70,051
• Middle-class income range: $46,701 to $140,102
• Upper-middle class income begins: $108,968

• Median household income: $73,147
• Middle-class income range: $48,765 to $146,294
• Upper-middle class income begins: $113,784

• Median household income: $72,639
• Middle-class income range: $48,426 to $145,278
• Upper-middle class income begins: $112,994

• Median household income: $62,417
• Middle-class income range: $41,611 to $124,834
• Upper-middle class income begins: $97,093

• Median household income: $60,023
• Middle-class income range: $40,015 to $120,046
• Upper-middle class income begins: $93,369

• Median household income: $71,773
• Middle-class income range: $47,849 to $143,546
• Upper-middle class income begins: $111,647

• Median household income: $101,652
• Middle-class income range: $67,768 to $203,304
• Upper-middle class income begins: $158,125

• Median household income: $101,341
• Middle-class income range: $67,561 to $202,682
• Upper-middle class income begins: $157,642

• Median household income: $71,149
• Middle-class income range: $47,433 to $142,298
• Upper-middle class income begins: $110,676

• Median household income: $87,556
• Middle-class income range: $58,371 to $175,112
• Upper-middle class income begins: $136,198

• Median household income: $54,915
• Middle-class income range: $36,610 to $109,830
• Upper-middle class income begins: $85,423

• Median household income: $68,920
• Middle-class income range: $45,947 to $137,840
• Upper-middle class income begins: $107,209

• Median household income: $69,922
• Middle-class income range: $46,615 to $139,844
• Upper-middle class income begins: $108,768

• Median household income: $74,985
• Middle-class income range: $49,990 to $149,970
• Upper-middle class income begins: $116,643

• Median household income: $75,561
• Middle-class income range: $50,374 to $151,122
• Upper-middle class income begins: $117,539

• Median household income: $95,628
• Middle-class income range: $63,752 to $191,256
• Upper-middle class income begins: $148,755

• Median household income: $101,050
• Middle-class income range: $67,367 to $202,100
• Upper-middle class income begins: $157,189

• Median household income: $62,125
• Middle-class income range: $41,417 to $124,250
• Upper-middle class income begins: $96,639

• Median household income: $84,578
• Middle-class income range: $56,385 to $169,156
• Upper-middle class income begins: $131,566

• Median household income: $69,904
• Middle-class income range: $46,603 to $139,808
• Upper-middle class income begins: $108,740

• Median household income: $75,949
• Middle-class income range: $50,633 to $151,898
• Upper-middle class income begins: $118,143

• Median household income: $69,680
• Middle-class income range: $46,453 to $139,360
• Upper-middle class income begins: $108,391

• Median household income: $63,603
• Middle-class income range: $42,402 to $127,206
• Upper-middle class income begins: $98,938

• Median household income: $80,426
• Middle-class income range: $53,617 to $160,852
• Upper-middle class income begins: $125,107

• Median household income: $76,081
• Middle-class income range: $50,721 to $152,162
• Upper-middle class income begins: $118,348

• Median household income: $86,372
• Middle-class income range: $57,581 to $172,744
• Upper-middle class income begins: $134,356

• Median household income: $66,818
• Middle-class income range: $44,545 to $133,636
• Upper-middle class income begins: $103,939

• Median household income: $72,421
• Middle-class income range: $48,281 to $144,842
• Upper-middle class income begins: $112,655

• Median household income: $67,097
• Middle-class income range: $44,731 to $134,194
• Upper-middle class income begins: $104,373

• Median household income: $76,292
• Middle-class income range: $50,861 to $152,584
• Upper-middle class income begins: $118,676

• Median household income: $91,750
• Middle-class income range: $61,167 to $183,500
• Upper-middle class income begins: $142,722

• Median household income: $78,024
• Middle-class income range: $52,016 to $156,048
• Upper-middle class income begins: $121,371

• Median household income: $90,974
• Middle-class income range: $60,649 to $181,948
• Upper-middle class income begins: $141,515

• Median household income: $94,952
• Middle-class income range: $63,301 to $189,904
• Upper-middle class income begins: $147,703

• Median household income: $57,917
• Middle-class income range: $38,611 to $115,834
• Upper-middle class income begins: $90,093

• Median household income: $75,670
• Middle-class income range: $50,447 to $151,340
• Upper-middle class income begins: $117,709

• Median household income: $74,815
• Middle-class income range: $49,877 to $149,630
• Upper-middle class income begins: $116,379

Methodology: For this study, GOBankingRates analyzed each state to find their middle class income range. The median household income, total population and households were all sourced from the US Census American Community Survey. GOBankingRates was able to calculate the middle class income using PewResearch’s definition of middle class, “two-thirds to double the median income”. With the middle class income calculated the lower, middle, and upper middle class were calculated for each state. All data was collected on and is up to date as of Jan. 29, 2025.