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I'll help with the normal responses and save some people the trouble of posting.
"I can't believe (insert state here) is so low/high because (insert reason that leaves out any real point) (add more useless rambling and opinion that doesn't change anything yet act like it does here)"
"Where is your source/link?"
"What about the rest of the states?"
"GDP isn't the best/a good way to measure wealth because (insert very debatable reason)"
Not really the "richest" if you are talking about how much money the average person has - those states are Maryland, Connecticut, New Jersey and Massachusetts.
That list doesn't really exactly show how rich the states are.
It's from most populous to least populous pretty much, so the numbers go accordingly.
Wouldn't it be strange to call VT the poorest state?
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You should go by average/median household income and compile a list, though It's been done plenty of times before.
Median Household Income, 2008(Census Bureau) States and Largest CSAs and uncombined MSAs
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV $78,084 San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA $77,247
New Jersey $70,738
Maryland $70,545
Connecticut $68,595
Alaska $68,460
Hawaii $67,214 Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH $66,723 New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA $65,484
Massachusetts $65,401 Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WS $64,875 Minneapolis-St Paul-St Cloud, MN-WI $64,458
New Hampshire $63,731 San Diego-Carlsbadd-San Marcos, CA $63,026
Virginia $61,233
California $61,021 Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI $61,019 Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO $60,574 Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD $60,253 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA $60,141 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL $59,676
Washington $58,078
Delaware $57,989
District of Columbia $57,936
Minnesota $57,288
Colorado $56,993
Utah $56,633
Nevada $56,361
Illinois $56,235
New York $56,033 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $55,887 Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX $55,866
Rhode Island $55,701 Dallas-Ft Worth, TX $55,649
Wyoming $53,207 Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI $52,176
Vermont $52,104
Wisconsin $52,094
Arizona $50,958
Georgia $50,861
Pennsylvania $50,713
Kansas $50,177
Oregon $50,169
Texas $50,043 Miami-Ft Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL $49,313
Iowa $48,980
Nebraska $49,693
Michigan $48,591
Ohio $47,988
Indiana $47,966
Florida $47,778
Idaho $47,576
Missouri $46,867
Maine $46,581
North Carolina $46,549
South Dakota $46,032
North Dakota $45,685
South Carolina $44,625
Louisiana $43,733
Montana $43,654
Tennessee $43,614
New Mexico $43,508
Oklahoma $42,822
Alabama $42,666
Kentucky $41,538
Arkansas $38,815
West Virginia $37,989
Mississippi $37,790
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