They are at the top because of the high cost of living in those blue states. You don't seem to grasp that reality. The more you pay in taxes and higher prices for goods and services the less spendable income you have. As proven it costs a lot more to live in LA than W. Virginia or Mississippi yet the poverty dollar amount is the same for all states. People at the poverty level in low cost of living red states have more spendable income. I find it amazing how people are fleeing liberal utopia for Red states since Blue states offer so much according to youYou're another case of con ignorance. Most states at the top of the disposable income list are blue. Most at the bottom are red:
Per capita disposable personal income by state U.S. 2022 | Statista
In 2022, the national per capita disposable personal income was 55,832 U.S.www.statista.com
Another Conservative disposable claim.
Tell that to the people moving to TX from California, why are they doing that? You really don't get cost of living, do you
Yes and yet it is spendable income that matters, the higher the taxes the less spendable income people have for goods and services. You still don't get it, the poverty level is a fixed amount FOR THE NATION ignoring state cost of living so as I posted the very poor state of Mississippi with a person at or below the poverty level has more spendable income than someone living in California.. For some reason you cannot grasp that reality as all poverty isn't equal.
The evidence that matters is the cost of living, also personal responsibility exists in this country which apparently doesn't exist with you. it is cheaper to live in say Mississippi or most Red states than it is Blue states that is a fact thus poverty activity is also different. People are fleeing California being replaced by welfare whores, that too is reality. Why don't you find out why people are leaving liberal utopias for Red States? Quality of life plays a role as does the freedom from Gov't interference. You deem Blue state values more than the people leaving the state
Disposable income is affected by taxes and regulations, where did you get your education? You need more income to live in Blue states than Red states and as pointed out, fact remains the poverty level and dollar amount is universal but cost of living isn't
So since you supported democracy why do you have a problem with States controlling abortion, same sex weddings, minimum wage? States are indeed true democracies so how much you want a democracy with state's rights
I had to come up with that number myself, because while the median household income stat is a standard, dividing it by the average number of people per household isn't nor is adjusting it by cost of living. Unfortunately the character limit prevents me from posting the entire chart, but here's the numbers for the top ten. Note that you divide by the CoL Index, not multiply:
| Rank | State | 2021 Median Household | Individuals per Household | 2021 CoL Index | pc Median HI/CoL |
| 1 | North Dakota | $90,100 | 2.28 | 0.9791 | $40,361.09 |
| 2 | Iowa | $79,500 | 2.38 | 0.9162 | $36,458.59 |
| 3 | Minnesota | $93,100 | 2.48 | 1.0308 | $36,418.63 |
| 4 | Wyoming | $81,900 | 2.42 | 0.9311 | $36,347.30 |
| 5 | New Hampshire | $98,200 | 2.44 | 1.1125 | $36,176.09 |
| 6 | Illinois | $85,000 | 2.54 | 0.9378 | $35,684.12 |
| 7 | New Jersey | $106,000 | 2.65 | 1.1403 | $35,078.49 |
| 8 | Nebraska | $79,400 | 2.44 | 0.9308 | $34,960.23 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | $80,300 | 2.38 | 0.9751 | $34,601.06 |
| 10 | Ohio | $75,300 | 2.40 | 0.9102 | $34,470.45 |
How is unemployment looking?
The top ten are:
Remarkable. I wonder when the last time 4.5% unemployment was the worst state in the nation.
What are you ranking?
Right now I’m using the votes for governor, the House, Senate, and president, over the past eight election cycles, each of the four counting for 25% of the total.
