These are the states where incomes grew the most, least in recent decades

By: Kevin Hardy

Outlets: Stateline

Published: January 27, 2026

Words: 315

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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Household incomes have grown in nearly every state over the past 50 years, but a new study concludes that growth has been uneven across the country.

An analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data, released Tuesday from the Urban Institute’s Center for Local Finance and Growth, found inflation-adjusted incomes in Western, mid-Atlantic and New England states have grown the most since 1970, while incomes in Midwestern states have grown the least.

Between 1970 and 2023, …

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