The 10 richest states in the U.S. average nearly $92,000 in median household income between them.

10. Connecticut Median Household Income: $88,429 Connecticut is home to a total of 15 companies on the 2022 Fortune 500 list, encompassing key industries such as insurance, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, biosciences and medical technology, according to the state.

9. Utah  Median Household Income: $89,168 The largest employers in Utah include Intermountain Health system, retailer Walmart and the state government, as well as major universities including Brigham Young University and the University of Utah, which includes a hospital. Each of those companies and institutions employ an average of more than 15,000 people, according to the state.

8. Colorado  Median Household Income: $89,302 One of the leading employment supersectors in Colorado is trade, transportation and utilities, which employed nearly 500,000 people as of October of 2023, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates.

7. New Hampshire  Median Household Income: $89,992 Health care is one of the largest industries in New Hampshire. Data published by the state indicates there were approximately 95,000 workers in the health care and social assistance sector as of October 2023.

6. Washington  Median Household Income: $91,306  Government jobs are the second-largest source of employment in the state, with more than 587,000 workers in that supersector as of October 2023, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates. The trade, transportation and utilities supersector was the largest, and employed more than 620,000 workers in October.

5. California  Median Household Income: $91,551  Four counties in California, including San Francisco, Marin, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, are among the wealthiest counties in the country, according to a recent U.S. News analysis. The median household income of the richest, Santa Clara, is $140,258, according to 2017-2021 Census Bureau estimates..

4. Hawaii  Median Household Income: $92,458   With large workforces in the trade, transportation and utilities supersector and in the leisure and hospitality supersector, the public sector remains the largest employer in Hawaii, with more than 124,000 government workers as of October 2023, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

3. Massachusetts  Median Household Income: $94,488   The education and health services supersector is the largest in Massachusetts, with more than 840,000 workers employed in those fields as of October 2023, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

2. Maryland  Median Household Income: $94,991   Maryland’s Howard County, with a median household income of $129,549, was the seventh-wealthiest county in the nation, according to 2017-2021 Census Bureau estimates. The largest employer in the state is the government, which had a workforce of more than 530,000 people as of October 2023, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

1. New Jersey  Median Household Income: $96,346    New Jersey has a total of three counties among the 15 wealthiest counties in the U.S., according to 2017-2021 Census Bureau figures. Its richest county – Morris County – has a median household income of $123,727. The trade, transportation and utilities supersector has the largest number of workers in the state, with more than 920,000 employees as of October 2023, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.