Here’s How Much the Definition of Middle Class Has Changed in Your State ~ TREND MAG

Here's How Much the Definition of Middle Class Has Changed in Your State Gabrielle OlyaSeptember 11, 2025 at 11:47 PM 0 Wavebreakmedia / iStock.com Over the last decade, the household income needed to be a part of the middle class has increased significantly.

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Gabrielle OlyaSeptember 11, 2025 at 11:47 PM

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Over the last decade, the household income needed to be a part of the middle class has increased significantly. As inflation and cost of living have skyrocketed, so too has the dividing line that defines the American middle class.

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That said, the shifts in middle-class household income requirements have not been the same in every state. In some states, the household income range of the middle class hasn't increased quite as much as the national average.

To find the household income needed to be middle class in each state, GOBankingrates defined "middle class" as those with an annual household income that is two-thirds to double the median income.

Here's a look at how much the definition of middle class changed in every state from 2013 to 2023 — ranked by largest to smallest change.

400tmax / Getty Images1. Washington -

2023 middle-class income range: $63,301 to $189,904

2013 middle-class income range: $39,652 to $118,956

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DenisTangneyJr / Getty Images/iStockphoto2. California -

2023 middle-class income range: $64,223 to $192,668

2013 middle-class income range: $40,729 to $122,188

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3. Colorado -

2023 middle-class income range: $61,647 to $184,940

2013 middle-class income range: $38,955 to $116,866

johnnya123 / iStock.com4. Utah -

2023 middle-class income range: $61,167 to $183,500

2013 middle-class income range: $39,214 to $117,642

jmoor17 / Shutterstock.com5. Oregon -

2023 middle-class income range: $53,617 to $160,852

2013 middle-class income range: $33,486 to $100,458

SeanPavonePhoto / Getty Images6. Massachusetts -

2023 middle-class income range: $67,561 to $202,682

2013 middle-class income range: $44,577 to $133,732

Ric Schafer / Shutterstock.com7. Idaho -

2023 middle-class income range: $49,757 to $149,272

2013 middle-class income range: $31,178 to $93,534

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lucky-photographer / Getty Images/iStockphoto8. Rhode Island -

2023 middle-class income range: $57,581 to $172,744

2013 middle-class income range: $37,574 to $112,722

9. Arizona -

2023 middle-class income range: $51,248 to $153,744

2013 middle-class income range: $33,183 to $99,548

DenisTangneyJr / Getty Images10. New Hampshire -

2023 middle-class income range: $63,752 to $191,256

2013 middle-class income range: $43,277 to $129,832

Darryl Brooks / Shutterstock.com11. Georgia -

2023 middle-class income range: $49,776 to $149,328

2013 middle-class income range: $32,786 to $98,358

Art Wager / Getty Images12. Hawaii -

2023 middle-class income range: $65,545 to $196,634

2013 middle-class income range: $44,935 to $134,804

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aimintang / iStock.com13. Florida -

2023 middle-class income range: $47,807 to $143,422

2013 middle-class income range: $31,304 to $93,912

Dean_Fikar / Getty Images/iStockphoto14. Montana -

2023 middle-class income range: $46,615 to $139,844

2013 middle-class income range: $30,820 to $92,460

dreamyguy1 / Getty Images/iStockphoto15. Minnesota -

2023 middle-class income range: $58,371 to $175,112

2013 middle-class income range: $39,891 to $119,672

Ryan Herron / Getty Images/iStockphoto16. North Carolina -

2023 middle-class income range: $46,603 to $139,808

2013 middle-class income range: $30,889 to $92,668

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benedek / Getty Images17. Tennessee -

2023 middle-class income range: $44,731 to $134,194

2013 middle-class income range: $29,532 to $88,596

HaizhanZheng / Getty Images/iStockphoto18. New York -

2023 middle-class income range: $56,385 to $169,156

2013 middle-class income range: $38,669 to $116,006

Art Wager / Getty Images19. Texas -

2023 middle-class income range: $50,861 to $152,584

2013 middle-class income range: $34,600 to $103,800

EJJohnsonPhotography / Getty Images/iStockphoto20. Maine -

2023 middle-class income range: $47,849 to $143,546

2013 middle-class income range: $32,302 to $96,906

SeanPavonePhoto / Getty Images/iStockphoto21. South Carolina -

2023 middle-class income range: $44,545 to $133,636

2013 middle-class income range: $29,853 to $89,558

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Vito Palmisano / Getty Images/iStockphoto22. Michigan -

2023 middle-class income range: $47,433 to $142,298

2013 middle-class income range: $32,274 to $96,822

DenisTangneyJr / Getty Images23. South Dakota -

2023 middle-class income range: $48,281 to $144,842

2013 middle-class income range: $32,997 to $98,990

Jim / Flickr.com24. New Jersey -

2023 middle-class income range: $67,367 to $202,100

2013 middle-class income range: $47,753 to $143,258

Davel5957 / Getty Images/iStockphoto25. Virginia -

2023 middle-class income range: $60,649 to $181,948

2013 middle-class income range: $42,605 to $127,814

xavierarnau / Getty Images26. Illinois -

2023 middle-class income range: $54,468 to $163,404

2013 middle-class income range: $37,865 to $113,594

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Aspects and Angles / Shutterstock.com27. Nebraska -

2023 middle-class income range: $49,990 to $149,970

2013 middle-class income range: $34,448 to $103,344

luminouslens / Getty Images/iStockphoto28. Pennsylvania -

2023 middle-class income range: $50,721 to $152,162

2013 middle-class income range: $35,032 to $105,096

Ron and Patty Thomas / Getty Images29. Wisconsin -

2023 middle-class income range: $50,447 to $151,340

2013 middle-class income range: $34,942 to $104,826

Sean Pavone / Shutterstock.com30. Vermont -

2023 middle-class income range: $52,016 to $156,048

2013 middle-class income range: $36,178 to $108,534

Ron_Thomas / Getty Images31. Indiana -

2023 middle-class income range: $46,701 to $140,102

2013 middle-class income range: $32,165 to $96,496

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STLJB / Shutterstock.com32. Missouri -

2023 middle-class income range: $45,947 to $137,840

2013 middle-class income range: $31,587 to $94,760

tobiasjo / Getty Images33. Nevada -

2023 middle-class income range: $50,374 to $151,122

2013 middle-class income range: $35,200 to $105,600

BorisVetshev / Shutterstock.com34. Ohio -

2023 middle-class income range: $46,453 to $139,360

2013 middle-class income range: $32,205 to $96,616

alexeys / Getty Images/iStockphoto35. Kentucky -

2023 middle-class income range: $41,611 to $124,834

2013 middle-class income range: $28,691 to $86,072

DenisTangneyJr / Getty Images36. North Dakota -

2023 middle-class income range: $50,633 to $151,898

2013 middle-class income range: $35,827 to $107,482

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DenisTangneyJr / Getty Images/iStockphoto37. Maryland -

2023 middle-class income range: $67,768 to $203,304

2013 middle-class income range: $49,025 to $147,076

DenisTangneyJr / Getty Images/iStockphoto38. Kansas -

2023 middle-class income range: $48,426 to $145,278

2013 middle-class income range: $34,221 to $102,664

Allard1 / Getty Images/iStockphoto39. Alabama -

2023 middle-class income range: $41,351 to $124,054

2013 middle-class income range: $28,835 to $86,506

Sean Pavone / Shutterstock.com40. Arkansas -

2023 middle-class income range: $39,182 to $117,546

2013 middle-class income range: $27,179 to $81,536

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Laurens Hoddenbagh / Shutterstock.com41. Iowa -

2023 middle-class income range: $48,765 to $146,294

2013 middle-class income range: $34,562 to $103,686

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AndreyKrav / iStock.com42. Delaware -

2023 middle-class income range: $55,237 to $165,710

2013 middle-class income range: $39,919 to $119,756

JTSorrell / Getty Images43. Oklahoma -

2023 middle-class income range: $42,402 to $127,206

2013 middle-class income range: $30,226 to $90,678

ablokhin / iStock.com44. West Virginia -

2023 middle-class income range: $38,611 to $115,834

2013 middle-class income range: $27,362 to $82,086

2023 middle-class income range: $36,610 to $109,830

2013 middle-class income range: $26,021 to $78,062

benedek / Getty Images46. New Mexico -

2023 middle-class income range: $41,417 to $124,250

2013 middle-class income range: $29,951 to $89,854

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James Kirkikis / Shutterstock.com47. Connecticut -

2023 middle-class income range: $62,507 to $187,520

2013 middle-class income range: $46,307 to $138,922

SeanPavonePhoto / Getty Images48. Louisiana -

2023 middle-class income range: $40,015 to $120,046

2013 middle-class income range: $29,916 to $89,748

RiverNorthPhotography / Getty Images49. Wyoming -

2023 middle-class income range: $49,877 to $149,630

2013 middle-class income range: $38,271 to $114,812

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brytta / Getty Images50. Alaska -

2023 middle-class income range: $59,557 to $178,672

2013 middle-class income range: $47,173 to $141,520

Travis Woods contributed to the reporting for this article.

Methodology: For this study, GOBankingRates sourced data from the U.S. Census' 2023 and 2013 5-year American Community Survey. Using the definition of middle class from Pew Research that states middle-class income is two-thirds to double the median household income, the middle-class income range for each state was calculated. The states were sorted to show largest increase from 2013 to 2023 median household income. All data was collected on and is up to date as of May 30, 2025.

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