States with the Lowest Wage/Income Gap (%)

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AfghanistanAfricaAlbaniaArgentinaArmeniaAsiaAustraliaAustriaAzoresBahamasBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBulgariaBurma / MyanmarCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCaribbeanCentral AmericaChileChinaColombiaCongoCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCzechoslovakiaDenmarkDominicaDominican RepublicEastern AfricaEastern AsiaEastern EuropeEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEnglandEritreaEthiopiaEuropeFijiFranceGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKoreaKuwaitLaosLatin AmericaLatviaLebanonLiberiaLithuaniaMalaysiaMexicoMicronesiaMiddle AfricaMoldovaMoroccoNepalNetherlandsNicaraguaNigeriaNorth MacedoniaNorthern AfricaNorthern EuropeNorwayOceaniaPakistanPanamaPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSaudi ArabiaScotlandSenegalSerbiaSierra LeoneSingaporeSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth AmericaSouth Central AsiaSouth Eastern AsiaSouthern EuropeSpainSri LankaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSudanSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanThailandTrinidad and TobagoTurkeyUgandaUkraineUruguayUzbekistanVenezuelaVietnamWest IndiesWestern AfricaWestern AsiaWestern EuropeYemenZaireZimbabwe
Immigrant Origin (Percentage)
AfghanistanAfricaAlbaniaArgentinaArmeniaAsiaAustraliaAustriaAzoresBahamasBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBulgariaBurma / MyanmarCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCaribbeanCentral AmericaChileChinaColombiaCongoCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCzechoslovakiaDenmarkDominicaDominican RepublicEastern AfricaEastern AsiaEastern EuropeEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEnglandEritreaEthiopiaEuropeFijiFranceGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKoreaKuwaitLaosLatin AmericaLatviaLebanonLiberiaLithuaniaMalaysiaMexicoMicronesiaMiddle AfricaMoldovaMoroccoNepalNetherlandsNicaraguaNigeriaNorth MacedoniaNorthern AfricaNorthern EuropeNorwayOceaniaPakistanPanamaPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSaudi ArabiaScotlandSenegalSerbiaSierra LeoneSingaporeSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth AmericaSouth Central AsiaSouth Eastern AsiaSouthern EuropeSpainSri LankaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSudanSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanThailandTrinidad and TobagoTurkeyUgandaUkraineUruguayUzbekistanVenezuelaVietnamWest IndiesWestern AfricaWestern AsiaWestern EuropeYemenZaireZimbabwe
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Map of States with the Lowest Wage/Income Gap (%)

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States with the Lowest Wage/Income Gap (%) in the United States Map

States with the Lowest Wage/Income Gap (%) in the United States

State Wage/Income Gap (%) vs State Median vs National
1.Vermont18.3%28.4% (-0.101)28.0%(-0.096)
2.Nevada21.4%28.4% (-0.071)28.0%(-0.066)
3.Maryland21.9%28.4% (-0.065)28.0%(-0.061)
4.Hawaii22.5%28.4% (-0.059)28.0%(-0.054)
5.Arizona22.5%28.4% (-0.059)28.0%(-0.054)
6.Florida22.6%28.4% (-0.059)28.0%(-0.054)
7.New York22.6%28.4% (-0.058)28.0%(-0.053)
8.Delaware24.3%28.4% (-0.041)28.0%(-0.037)
9.North Carolina24.5%28.4% (-0.039)28.0%(-0.035)
10.Alaska24.7%28.4% (-0.038)28.0%(-0.033)
11.Maine25.0%28.4% (-0.034)28.0%(-0.029)
12.California25.7%28.4% (-0.027)28.0%(-0.023)
13.New Mexico25.7%28.4% (-0.027)28.0%(-0.023)
14.Georgia25.8%28.4% (-0.027)28.0%(-0.022)
15.Arkansas26.0%28.4% (-0.025)28.0%(-0.020)
16.Rhode Island26.1%28.4% (-0.023)28.0%(-0.019)
17.Minnesota26.2%28.4% (-0.022)28.0%(-0.017)
18.Oregon26.6%28.4% (-0.018)28.0%(-0.014)
19.Tennessee26.7%28.4% (-0.017)28.0%(-0.013)
20.Massachusetts26.8%28.4% (-0.017)28.0%(-0.012)
21.South Dakota26.9%28.4% (-0.015)28.0%(-0.011)
22.Missouri27.1%28.4% (-0.013)28.0%(-0.009)
23.Connecticut27.8%28.4% (-0.006)28.0%(-0.002)
24.South Carolina28.0%28.4% (-0.005)28.0%(-0.000)
25.Kentucky28.4%28.4% (-0.000)28.0%(+0.004)
26.Colorado28.4%28.4% (+0.000)28.0%(+0.005)
27.Ohio29.0%28.4% (+0.005)28.0%(+0.010)
28.Nebraska29.0%28.4% (+0.006)28.0%(+0.010)
29.Montana29.0%28.4% (+0.006)28.0%(+0.011)
30.Texas29.4%28.4% (+0.010)28.0%(+0.014)
31.Wisconsin29.4%28.4% (+0.010)28.0%(+0.014)
32.New Jersey29.5%28.4% (+0.010)28.0%(+0.015)
33.Virginia29.5%28.4% (+0.011)28.0%(+0.015)
34.Illinois29.6%28.4% (+0.012)28.0%(+0.016)
35.New Hampshire29.8%28.4% (+0.014)28.0%(+0.018)
36.Iowa29.9%28.4% (+0.015)28.0%(+0.019)
37.Kansas30.4%28.4% (+0.020)28.0%(+0.024)
38.North Dakota30.5%28.4% (+0.021)28.0%(+0.025)
39.Mississippi30.5%28.4% (+0.021)28.0%(+0.025)
40.Pennsylvania30.8%28.4% (+0.024)28.0%(+0.028)
41.Indiana30.9%28.4% (+0.025)28.0%(+0.029)
42.Washington30.9%28.4% (+0.025)28.0%(+0.029)
43.Oklahoma31.4%28.4% (+0.030)28.0%(+0.034)
44.Michigan31.6%28.4% (+0.032)28.0%(+0.036)
45.West Virginia31.9%28.4% (+0.035)28.0%(+0.039)
46.Alabama34.0%28.4% (+0.056)28.0%(+0.060)
47.Idaho36.3%28.4% (+0.079)28.0%(+0.084)
48.Louisiana37.0%28.4% (+0.085)28.0%(+0.090)
49.Wyoming40.6%28.4% (+0.121)28.0%(+0.126)
50.Utah42.4%28.4% (+0.139)28.0%(+0.144)

Common Questions

What are the Top 10 States with the Lowest Wage/Income Gap (%) in the United States?
Top 10 States with the Lowest Wage/Income Gap (%) in the United States are:
#1
18.3%
#2
21.4%
#3
21.9%
#4
22.5%
#5
22.5%
#6
22.6%
#7
22.6%
#8
24.3%
#9
24.5%
#10
24.7%
What state has the Lowest Wage/Income Gap (%) in the United States?
Vermont has the Lowest Wage/Income Gap (%) in the United States with 18.3%.
What is the Wage / Income Gap in Percentage Terms in the United States?
Wage / Income Gap in Percentage Terms in the United States is 28.0%.