There's been a lot of talk lately about the 1%. Who they are, how they got so wealthy, what power they wield, etc. They are the halves and the rest of us are the have nots – well to an extent. There's a big difference between the 1% and the 99%. We thought it would be interesting to take a look at the median incomes and the cost of living in each state and calculate how much someone who lives there would have to earn to be considered part of the 1% in their state (and the District of Columbia).
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Alabama
1%: $655,097
Average Income of the 99%: $38,854
Alaska
1%: $833,117
Average Income of the 99%: $63,226
Arizona
1%: $784,469
Average Income of the 99%: $38,354
Arkansas
1%: $750,101
Average Income of the 99%: $36,421
California
1%: $1,411,375
Average Income of the 99%: $48,899
Colorado
1%: $1,101,214
Average Income of the 99%: $54,809
Connecticut
1%: $2,402,339
Average Income of the 99%: $56,445
Delaware
1%: $768,109
Average Income of the 99%: $48,371
District of Columbia
1%: $1,531,432
Average Income of the 99%: $63,100
Florida
1%: $1,264,774
Average Income of the 99%: $36,530
Georgia
1%: $857,728
Average Income of the 99%: $40,095
Hawaii
1%: $690,073
Average Income of the 99%: $51,033
Idaho
1%: $738,278
Average Income of the 99%: $45,254
Illinois
1%: $1,207,547
Average Income of the 99%: $48,684
Indiana
1%: $717,688
Average Income of the 99%: $43,426
Iowa
1%: $714,758
Average Income of the 99%: $51,248
Kansas
1%: $981,279
Average Income of the 99%: $50,367
Kentucky
1%: $619,585
Average Income of the 99%: $37,371
Louisiana
1%: $859,619
Average Income of the 99%: $41,600
Maine
1%: $612,494
Average Income of the 99%: $41,165
Maryland
1%: $1,024,110
Average Income of the 99%: $60,172
Massachusetts
1%: $1,692,079
Average Income of the 99%: $56,115
Michigan
1%: $834,008
Average Income of the 99%: $37,896
Minnesota
1%: $1,035,928
Average Income of the 99%: $52,689
Mississippi
1%: $565,813
Average Income of the 99%: $33,383
Missouri
1%: $833,823
Average Income of the 99%: $41,641
Montana
1%: $730,864
Average Income of the 99%: $42,013
Nebraska
1%: $872,892
Average Income of the 99%: $57,076
Nevada
1%: $1,386,448
Average Income of the 99%: $36,169
New Hampshire
1%: $1,011,141
Average Income of the 99%: $56,475
New Jersey
1%: $1,453,741
Average Income of the 99%: $57,447
New Mexico
1%: $593,739
Average Income of the 99%: $33,383
New York
1%: $2,006,632
Average Income of the 99%: $44,163
North Carolina
1%: $745,686
Average Income of the 99%: $42,162
North Dakota
1%: $1,282,551
Average Income of the 99%: $61,178
Ohio
1%: $752,582
Average Income of the 99%: $42,391
Oklahoma
1%: $930,201
Average Income of the 99%: $44,849
Oregon
1%: $754,431
Average Income of the 99%: $40,179
Pennsylvania
1%: $926,051
Average Income of the 99%: $45,781
Rhode Island
1%: $884,509
Average Income of the 99%: $47,545
South Carolina
1%: $668,739
Average Income of the 99%: $36,950
South Dakota
1%: $1,025,091
Average Income of the 99%: $53,213
Tennessee
1%: $820,373
Average Income of the 99%: $40,156
Texas
1%: $1,301,618
Average Income of the 99%: $48,350
Utah
1%: $940,662
Average Income of the 99%: $50,367
Vermont
1%: $735,607
Average Income of the 99%: $45,719
Virginia
1%: $987,607
Average Income of the 99%: $55,743
Washington
1%: $1,100,186
Average Income of the 99%: $50,372
West Virginia
1%: $488,634
Average Income of the 99%: $34,407
Wisconsin
1%: $888,121
Average Income of the 99%: $46,669
Wyoming
1%: $2,118,167
Average Income of the 99%: $52,196
