by Average annual per capita income reached a new high of $1,150 in 1945, according to an article in the September 5, 1946 Ralston Recorder. Nebraska ranked 21st among the states plus the District of Columbia, at $1,117 — slightly below the national average, but ahead of all our neighbors. Interestingly, our six neighboring states occupied the next six spots on the list.
1. New York – $1,595
2. California – $1,480
3. Connecticut – $1,449
4. Washington – $1,407
5. Delaware – $1,381
6. New Jersey – $1,373
7. District of Columbia – $1,361
8. Illinois – $1,360
9. Massachusetts – $1,321
10. Ohio – $1,289
11. Rhode Island – $1,268
12. Oregon – $1,266
13. Nevada – $1,243
14. Maryland – $1,212
— Michigan – $1,212
16. Pennsylvania – $1,199
17. Montana – $1,172
18. Wisconsin – $1,161
19. Indiana – $1,152
20. North Dakota – $1,123
21. Nebraska – $1,117
22. Kansas – $1,113
23. Iowa – $1,109
24. Colorado – $1,100
25. Wyoming – $1,096
26. South Dakota – $1,083
27. Missouri – $1,063
28. Minnesota – $1,061
29. Idaho – $1,054
30. Maine – $1,051
31. Vermont – $1,023
— Utah – $1,023
33. Florida – $996
34. New Hampshire – $971
35. Arizona – $918
36. Texas – $917
37. Virginia – $903
38. Oklahoma – $889
39. West Virginia – $839
40. Tennessee – $813
41. New Mexico – $812
42. Louisiana – $785
43. Georgia – $745
44. Kentucky – $735
45. North Carolina – $732
46. Alabama – $700
47. South Carolina – $633
48. Arkansas – $564
49. Mississippi – $556
