Maryland has the highest median income, but it also is the full of government employees. Alaska is second, with 67,825 but the cost of living is probably the most expensive. New Jersey is third, with 67,458, but they were 2 billion dollars in the hole when the failed democrat governor left office. They raised taxes 119 times in eight years. I guess you cannot tax yourself into prosperity.

Who is it that democrats criticize for being against the poor and middle class, which according to you have a lower education. They charge that republicans do not relate to poor people. But yet, you think the poor vote for republicans.

Being poor is not a cast system. All young people are poor by comparison. Those who did not graduate high school and those who begin families, without being married, fall into poverty the easiest.
Its not Romneys fault if daughters are out late at night looking for a future husband in the back seat. It makes it a lot tougher to finish school if you are taking care of a baby. Schools send dolls home with kids as assignments, to get the point across, how much responsibilty is attached to a child. We have about 1.5 million abortions per year, so the education process does not seem to be working for kids and adults.

Connecticut is fourth
Massachusetts is the fifth richest state per median income.

The poorest is Mississippi but the median income is still 36,616 dollars, which not horrible wages, unless you have kids. Alabama has a median income of 41,415. Alabama is 5th from the bottom. West Virginia is no. 2. Arkansas is 3 and Kentucky is 4th at 41,141.

What is left out, is the cost of living. You dont get much in Ca, or Ny with the high cost of land and all the taxes. NY and CA are not poor income wise, but they are losing population and house seats.