minnesota ranks way higher in per capita income than so many other states ..but i hate the cold weather there ..cannot stand it ...............ill get numb anyway here's the list and texas is way behind minnesota 1 - New Hampshire 2 - New Jersey 3 - Maryland 4 - Connecticut 5 - Minnesota 6 - Alaska 7 - Virginia 8 - Hawaii 9 - Massachusetts 10 - Colorado 11 - Utah 12 - Delaware 13 - California 14 - Washington (state) 15 - Wisconsin 16 - Nevada 17 - Rhode Island 18 - Illinois 19 - Vermont 20 - Nebraska 21 - Michigan (22) - United States national average 22 - Pennsylvania 23 - New York 24 - Ohio 25 - Missouri 26 - Kansas 27 - Wyoming 28 - Georgia 29 - Iowa (30) - District of Columbia 30 - Indiana 31 - Oregon 32 - Arizona 33 - Idaho 34 - Texas 35 - South Dakota 36 - Florida 37 - North Dakota 38 - Maine 39 - South Carolina 40 - North Carolina 41 - Tennessee 42 - Oklahoma 43 - Alabama 44 - New Mexico 45 - Kentucky 46 - Louisiana 47 - Montana 48 - Arkansas 49 - Mississippi 50 - West Virginia source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_income_in_the_United_States#Income_by_state