The minimum income needed to be middle class ranges from $39.4K in Mississippi to $69.9K in Massachusetts. Northeastern and coastal states generally have the highest middle-class entry points. In much of the South, households can enter the middle-income range at under $45K.
What does it take to be considered middle class in the United States today?
The answer varies widely depending on where you live. The map above shows the minimum income required to qualify as middle class in each U.S. state, based on the lower bound of middle-income households. The data comes from SmartAsset, using U.S. Census Bureau median income figures and Pew Research Center’s definition of middle income as two-thirds to double the median household income.
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