24. Nebraska
> Median household income: $54,996
> Population: 1,896,190 (14th lowest)
> 2015 Unemployment rate: 3.0% (2nd lowest)
> Poverty rate: 12.6% (19th lowest)
The typical Nebraska household earns $54,996 a year. Though the state’s median household income is nearly $1,000 lower than the corresponding national figure, it is significantly higher than it was in 2014, when the typical Nebraska household earned $52,707.
While Nebraska residents may not be the highest earners in the country, they benefit from several important economic advantages. Goods and services are 9.4% cheaper in the state than they are across the country, and the state’s 3% unemployment rate in 2015 was the second lowest in the country.