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In the framework of American federalism, states generally have wide latitude to enact policies within their borders, including state taxation and labor laws.Among the factors that may increase inequality in a state are regressive state tax policies [2] (taxation has played a growing role in diminishing inequality since the 1980s), [3] tax incentives for large companies, [4] corruption, [5 ...
This is a list of U.S. states, territories, and Washington, D.C. by income.Data is given according to the 2023 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-Year Estimates, except for the American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands, for which the data comes from 2010, as ACS does not operate in these areas.
Average wage in the United States was $69,392 in 2020. [1] Median income per person in the U.S. was $42,800 in 2019. [2] The average is higher than the median because there are a small number of individuals with very high earnings, and a large number of individuals with relatively low earnings. (See Income inequality in the United States.)
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This is a list of countries and territories by income inequality metrics, as calculated by the World Bank, UNU-WIDER, OCDE, and World Inequality Database, based on different indicators, like Gini coefficient and specific income ratios. Income from black market economic activity is not included.
The following table of the 100 highest income counties in the United States by per capita income is from the American Community Survey data for 2017-2021, in constant 2021 dollars. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Rank
This list of U.S. states by socioeconomic factors, unless otherwise footnoted, is taken from the "Quick Facts" web pages of the United States Census Bureau and the Population Health Institute of the University of Wisconsin. All data listed is for 2020 unless otherwise stated.
Rank State, federal district, or territory HDI (2022) [note 1] [1] Very High Human Development 1 Massachusetts: 0.956 New Hampshire: 3 Colorado: 0.952 Washington: 5 Minnesota: 0.951 6 Connecticut: 0.950 — District of Columbia: 0.947 7 Hawaii: 8 Vermont: 0.945 9 New Jersey: 0.943 10 Maryland: 0.942 11 Virginia: 0.939 12 Oregon: 0.938 13 New York