Utah has a lot of people living in its middle-income households, and as a result, the state leads the nation in median household income. After adjusting for cost-of-living differences among states, Utah’s median household income of $98,336 ranks highest in the country, nearly 27 percent higher than the U.S. average of $77,719.
Those numbers are contained in a new research brief from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah.
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