Best and Worst States to Make A Living 2012 – Complete List

For the second year in a row, MoneyRates.com has crunched data on income, cost of living, taxes and unemployment to make its lists of the Best and Worst States to Make a Living.
These rankings are determined by an adjusted average income figure for each state, a number that factors together the four variables above to determine each state’s relative standing for career-related conditions.
For more info on the best and worst states on the list, please see the 2012 Best States to Make Living and Worst States to Make a Living lists.
Here are the rankings of all 50 states, complete with each state’s adjusted average income figure:
1. Virginia $43,677
2. Washington $43,662
3. Texas $42,816
4. Illinois $41,865
5. Colorado $40,490
6. Michigan $40,421
7. Wyoming $39,745
8. Utah $39,250
9. Delaware $38,802
10. Massachusetts $38,793
11. Tennessee $38,700
12. Minnesota $38,571
13. Ohio $38,364
14. Georgia $37,930
15. Pennsylvania $37,858
16. Indiana $37,181
17. Florida $37,145
18. Nevada $37,078
19. Kansas $37,008
20. Missouri $36,919
21. Nebraska $36,882
22. Wisconsin $36,588
23. Maryland $36,416
24. Arizona $36,314
25. Oklahoma $36,251
26. Alabama $36,205
27. New Mexico $35,813
28. Louisiana $35,727
29. North Dakota $35,642
30. Kentucky $35,520
31. Idaho $35,192
32. New Hampshire $35,173
33. North Carolina $35,064
34. Alaska $34,914
35. Iowa $34,845
36. New York $34,074
37. Connecticut $34,017
38. Oregon $33,788
39. Arkansas $33,763
40. New Jersey $33,623
41. South Dakota $33,121
42. South Carolina $32,645
43. West Virginia $32,297
44. California $31,459
45. Rhode Island $31,353
46. Montana $31,256
47. Mississippi $31,178
48. Vermont $30,433
49. Maine $29,703
50. Hawaii $22,394
To see how the states have shifted in the last year, see the 2011 50-state rankings.