U.S. States Richer than Their Neighbors

Name the states of the U.S. which have a higher median household income than every other state they border.

Not including Hawaii and Alaska

Full list of states by median household income

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First submitted	September 26, 2019
Times taken	27,326
Average score	70.0%
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Rank	State
1	Massachusetts
2	New Jersey
3	Maryland
5	California
7	Washington

Rank	State
8	Colorado
14	Minnesota
18	Illinois
23	Georgia
24	Texas

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21 Comments

Level 75

Sep 28, 2019

Funny that at least for now the highest ranked ones are the least guessed ones.

Level 60

Oct 27, 2019

I missed #1 and #2

Level 27

Dec 28, 2019

I know i got the Same. I was gonna type Minnesota, but i ran out of Time. (Add More.) I also missed Colorado. I probably would've got to It if I have a minute or Two.

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Level 70

Dec 10, 2021

Interesting capitalization.

Level 85

Dec 23, 2023

Still true for #1

Level 36

Dec 28, 2019

Nice quiz, got all but New Jersey! Surprised Georgia is richer than Florida.

Level 48

Jul 29, 2022

It is data

Level 19

Dec 24, 2020

I guessed Hawaii and Alaska

why

Level 66

Feb 11, 2022

Because they are technically richer than all of their neighbors.

Level 74

Sep 26, 2024

Except it specifically says NOT Hawaii and Alaska.

Level 62

Dec 23, 2023

Georgia ahead of Florida is surprising

Level 67

Dec 23, 2023

Why why why is there only 9 seconds per answer?!

Level 74

Dec 26, 2023

Because it takes like 2 minutes to type all states?

Level 43

Dec 23, 2023

9/10. I feel like I should've got New Jersey instead of Minnesota

Level 62

Dec 23, 2023

What's the rank based on?

Level 68

Dec 23, 2023

See the link in the description of the quiz

Level 68

Dec 23, 2023

Seems odd to see Maryland at #2/3, but also see Baltimore make the 6th highest murder rate city "U.S. Cities with the Highest Murder Rate" quiz. But it appears that the income data is from 2022.

I didn't know Minnesota was in the top half of incomes either.

Level 46

Mar 3, 2024

Texas, Really?

Level 88

Jul 22, 2024

Not much competition there--New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana.

Level 79

Feb 14, 2025

Just missed Jersey

Level 48

Oct 19, 2025

How tf is New York not in here???