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50 State Millionaires (2006)

Income information listed by median household income for each state. (List by state, number per state, per 1,000 households, or average household income in state)
Rank State Millionaires Per 1,000 Households Avg. Median Household IncomeList by median household income per state
1. New Jersey 207,693 42.5 $59,989
2. Maryland 132,354 39.1 $58,347
3. New Hampshire 26,498 32.8 $58,223
4. Hawaii 29,423 43.1 $57,572
5. Connecticut 84,508 41.4 $57,369
6. Minnesota 99,246 31 $56,084
7. Alaska 12,167 31.5 $55,935
8. Massachusetts 141,186 37.1 $54,617
9. Virginia 159,395 34 $54,301
10. Utah 36,348 30 $53,226
11. Colorado 89,896 31.8 $52,011
12. California 663,394 35.7 $51,647
13. Delaware 17,939 34.7 $50,970
14. Washington 118,132 30.3 $50,885
15. Rhode Island 20,229 30.2 $48,823
16. Vermont 11,390 28 $48,508
17. Nevada 42,888 30 $48,314
18. Illinois 243,350 33.1 $47,978
19. Wisconsin 99,976 28.1 $47,004
20. Nebraska 29,862 26.8 $46,613
21. New York 368,388 33.6 $46,242
22. Pennsylvania 228,270 29.6 $45,814
23. Michigan 190,871 30.6 $45,793
24. Wyoming 8,708 25.5 $45,598
25. Iowa 50,529 26.8 $45,086
26. Idaho 20,493 24.6 $44,994
27. Ohio 203,404 27.8 $44,961
28. Arizona 105,722 30.9 $44,748
29. Georgia 141,701 26.9 $44,439
30. Missouri 98,279 26.7 $44,324
31. Kansas 47,855 28.2 $43,802
32. Indiana 104,539 26.4 $43,735
33. Oregon 63,943 28.7 $43,570
34. South Dakota 11,769 23.6 $42,525
35. Florida 369,912 33.6 $42,079
36. Maine 22,218 24.5 $42,006
37. Texas 350,727 27.4 $41,959
38. North Dakota 10,163 23.7 $41,869
39. North Carolina 140,501 25.9 $41,067
40. South Carolina 68,178 25.5 $40,350
41. Tennessee 94,419 24.4 $39,524
42. Oklahoma 53,939 24.2 $38,895
43. Alabama 72,299 24.2 $38,180
44. Kentucky 62,394 22.4 $37,566
45. Louisiana 64,972 23.1 $36,814
46. Montana 14,155 22.9 $36,200
47. Arkansas 40,756 22.8 $35,591
48. West Virginia 27,302 22 $35,234
49. Mississippi 39,270 21.5 $34,508
50. New Mexico 30,891 25.9 $32,029

Information souces: U.S. Census Bureau, www.census.gov, February 27, 2008
Phoenix Marketing International, www.phoenixmi.com, February 27, 2008

The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy

The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy, by Thomas Stanley and William Danko. 272 pages. Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing; Reissue edition (November 16, 2010)

According to the authors, most people have it all wrong about how you become wealthy in America. Wealth in America is more often the result of hard work, diligent savings, and living below your means than it is about inheritance, advance degrees, and even intelligence.
Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth

Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth, by T. Harv Eker. 224 pages. Publisher: Harper Business; roughcut edition (February 15, 2005)

Have you ever wondered why some people seem to get rich easily, while others are destined for a life of financial struggle? Is the difference found in their education, intelligence, skills, timing, work habits, contacts, luck, or their choice of jobs, businesses, or investments?

Part I explains how your money blueprint works. Through Eker's rare combination of street smarts, humor, and heart, you will learn how your childhood influences have shaped your financial destiny.

In Part II you will be introduced to seventeen "Wealth Files," which describe exactly how rich people think and act differently than most poor and middle-class people.