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Current Events => Economics => Topic started by: zeitgeist on November 22, 2011, 09:46:18 AM

Title: Top 5 Richest States
Post by: zeitgeist on November 22, 2011, 09:46:18 AM
Link:>http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/business/2011/09/u-s-census-richest-and-poorest-states/

Here’s a look at 24/7 Wall Street’s lists of top five richest and poorest states according to median income:

Top 5 Richest States

1. New Hampshire, median income: $66,303
Poverty rate: 7.1% (the lowest)
Without health insurance: 10.1% (7th lowest)
Unemployment: 5.2% (4th lowest)

2. Connecticut, median income: $65,958
Poverty rate: 8.3% (2nd lowest)
Without health insurance: 10.5% (9th lowest)
Unemployment: 9.1% (19th highest)

3. New Jersey, median income: $65,173
Poverty rate: 9.8% (7th lowest)
Without health insurance: 14.4% (22nd highest)
Unemployment: 9.5% (14th highest)

4. Maryland, median income: $64,596
Poverty rate: 9.7% (6th lowest)
Without health insurance: 12.6% (17th lowest)
Unemployment: 7.2% (14th lowest)

5. Alaska, median income: $61,872
Poverty rate: 10.8% (13th lowest)
Without health insurance: 18.3% (10th highest)
Unemployment: 7.7% (20th lowest)


and a link with to a slide show with the top 50 occupations.  Very interesting to view.

http://www.wmur.com/slideshow/money/25798417/detail.html
Title: Re: Top 5 Richest States
Post by: Eupher on November 22, 2011, 10:11:41 AM
Gas passers make more than surgeons?

Who knew?
Title: Re: Top 5 Richest States
Post by: NHSparky on November 22, 2011, 11:20:42 AM
And the vaunted socialist paradises of Massholistan, Californuckistan, Obamaville, and New Yorkistan are nowhere to be seen in that list.

Amazing, really.
Title: Re: Top 5 Richest States
Post by: CG6468 on November 22, 2011, 03:19:05 PM
And the vaunted socialist paradises of Massholistan, Californuckistan, Obamaville, and New Yorkistan are nowhere to be seen in that list.

Amazing, really.

Not really. Really.