No one argues that being in the top 1% of income earners makes you rich.
But the annual income that gets you there depends on where you live.
The Economic Policy Institute calculated how much money puts a household in the top 1% of income earners in each of the 50 US states. For the US overall, the income threshold required to be in the 1% of earners is $389,436, pre-tax. In 12 states, including Connecticut, California, New York, and Texas, a household must earn more than that to be in the state's highest earners.
Below, see what it takes to be in the top 1% — and top .01%, just in case you were feeling flush — of every state, listed from lowest to highest annual income needed.
New Mexico
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $231,276
Top .01%: $3,853,057
Arkansas
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $237,428
Top .01%: $5,323,445
West Virginia
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $244,879
Top .01%: $2,522,272
Mississippi
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $264,952
Top .01%: $3,279,541
Kentucky
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $267,635
Top .01%: $3,716,230
Hawaii
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $281,620
Top .01%: $4,357,613
Maine
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $282,474
Top .01%: $3,435,796
Alabama
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $283,899
Top .01%: $3,992,394
South Carolina
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $288,042
Top .01%: $3,988,813
Idaho
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $292,324
Top .01%: $4,768,525
Indiana
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $296,640
Top .01%: $4,448,865
Montana
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $297,689
Top .01%: $4,628,105
Vermont
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $299,259
Top .01%: $4,657,840
Missouri
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $305,471
Top .01%: $5,715,368
Michigan
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $306,740
Top .01%: $5,705,460
Tennessee
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $308,834
Top .01%: $5,517,447
Arizona
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $309,102
Top .01%: $5,090,195
Nevada
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $311,977
Top .01%: $10,930,356
Wisconsin
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $312,375
Top .01%: $6,245,825
Oregon
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $312,839
Top .01%: $4,727,899
Ohio
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $317,124
Top .01%: $4,610,782
Iowa
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $317,234
Top .01%: $4,190,419
Oklahoma
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $324,935
Top .01%: $6,545,212
Louisiana
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $325,163
Top .01%: $5,717,205
North Carolina
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $327,549
Top .01%: $4,402,239
Utah
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $333,775
Top .01%: $6,606,832
Rhode Island
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $336,625
Top .01%: $5,958,482
Delaware
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $342,699
Top .01%: $4,402,704
Georgia
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $345,876
Top .01%: $5,435,322
Nebraska
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $346,252
Top .01%: $5,704,685
Kansas
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $351,497
Top .01%: $6,867,921
New Hampshire
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $359,844
Top .01%: $7,123,629
Pennsylvania
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $360,343
Top .01%: $6,125,315
Alaska
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $365,332
Top .01%: $4,781,020
Wyoming
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $368,468
Top .01%: $16,294,136
Florida
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $385,410
Top .01%: $9,503,505
South Dakota
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $386,622
Top .01%: $6,946,192
Washington
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $387,854
Top .01%: $7,805,465
Virginia
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $406,412
Top .01%: $6,244,774
Colorado
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $410,716
Top .01%: $7,517,480
Minnesota
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $411,022
Top .01%: $6,772,630
Illinois
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $416,319
Top .01%: $8,634,123
Maryland
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $421,188
Top .01%: $6,473,201
Texas
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $424,507
Top .01%: $9,548,502
California
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $453,772
Top .01%: $10,484,559
North Dakota
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $481,492
Top .01%: $8,604,082
New York
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $517,557
Top .01%: $15,788,964
Massachusetts
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $539,055
Top .01%: $12,718,018
New Jersey
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $547,737
Top .01%: $9,902,751
Connecticut
Income required to be in the:
Top 1%: $659,979
Top .01%: $18,725,678
