15 states in which the middle class disappears

The American middle class, once the source of pride for the United States, has changed greatly in recent decades. Although the United States remains one of the most prosperous countries in the world, growing income inequality has meant that the middle class is gradually disappearing.

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Over the years, the typical jobs that "average" Americans do have changed. In addition, the majority of all income received has passed into the hands of individuals and households, writes USA Today. One way to study the American middle class is to look at where middle-income people live and how the geographic concentration of the country's economic majority has changed.

To determine the states in which the middle class disappears, analysts 24 / 7 Wall St. used data from the US Census Bureau and compared 1999 and 2017 revenues. In 1999, the average income across the country, divided into three categories, ranged from 17 196 to 79 375 dollars per year, while in 2017 already ranged from 24 626 to 121 116 dollars per year.

In these 15 states, income disparities are causing the middle class to disappear, analysts say. The ranking is based on the percentage change in the share of “average” households between 2017 and 1999. The first line of analysis for each state clearly shows how the American middle class is shrinking. Country-wide ratios are shown in parentheses.

15. Pennsylvania

• Change in the proportion of households in the middle class: -1.4% (from 62.9% in 1999 to 61.6% in 2017)
• Average household income in 1999: $ 40,106 (23 is the lowest)
• Average household income in 2017: $ 59,195 (24 is the highest)
• Population growth in 1999-2017: + 4.3% (7 is the lowest)

14. New York

• Change in the proportion of households in the middle class: -1.4% (from 57.0% in 1999 to 55.6% in 2017)
• Average household income in 1999: $ 43,393 (19 is the highest)
• Average household income in 2017: $ 64,894 (14 is the highest)
• Population growth in 1999-2017: + 4.6% (8 is the lowest)

13. North Dakota

• Change in the proportion of households in the middle class: -1.6% (from 66.9% in 1999 to 65.3% in 2017)
• Average household income in 1999: $ 34,604 (10 is the lowest)
• Average household income in 2017: $ 61,843 (18 is the highest)
• Population growth in 1999-2017: + 17.6% (18 is the highest)

12. Minnesota

• Change in the proportion of households in the middle class: -1.6% (from 64.1% in 1999 to 62.5% in 2017)
• Average household income in 1999: $ 47,111 (11 is the highest)
• Average household income in 2017: $ 68,388 (12 is the highest)
• Population growth in 1999-2017: + 13.4% (25 is the lowest)

11. Wisconsin

• Change in the proportion of households in the middle class: -1.7% (from 67.2% in 1999 to 65.5% t in 2017)
• Average household income in 1999: $ 43,791 (18 is the highest)
• Average household income in 2017: $ 59,305 (22 is the highest)
• Population growth in 1999-2017: + 8.1% (16 is the lowest)

10. Virginia

• Change in the proportion of households in the middle class: -1.8% (from 60.5% in 1999 to 58.7% in 2017)
• Average household income in 1999: $ 46,677 (12 is the highest)
• Average household income in 2017: $ 71,535 (9 is the highest)
• Population growth in 1999-2017: + 19.7% (14 is the highest)

9. North Carolina
• Change in the proportion of households in the middle class: -1.9% (from 64.8% in 1999 to 62.9% t in 2017)
• Average household income in 1999: $ 39,184 (19 is the lowest)
• Average household income in 2017: $ 52,752 (13 is the lowest)
• Population growth in 1999-2017: + 27.6% (8 is the lowest)

8. Oregon

• Change in the proportion of households in the middle class: -2.0% (from 65.1% in 1999 to 63.1% in 2017)
• Average household income in 1999: $ 40,916 (24 is the highest)
• Average household income in 2017: $ 60,212 (20 is the highest)
• Population growth in 1999-2017: + 21.1% (13 is the highest)

7. South Dakota

• Change in the proportion of households in the middle class: -2.4% (from 68.3% in 1999 to 65.9% in 2017)
• Average household income in 1999: $ 35,282 (11 is the lowest)
• Average household income in 2017: $ 56,521 (22 is the lowest)
• Population growth in 1999-2017: + 15.2% (22 is the highest)

6. Washington

• Change in the proportion of households in the middle class: -2.6% (from 63.1% in 1999 to 60.5% in 2017)
• Average household income in 1999: $ 45,776 (14 is the highest)
• Average household income in 2017: $ 70,979 (10 is the highest)
• Population growth in 1999-2017: + 25.6% (10 is the highest)

5. Iowa

• Change in the proportion of households in the middle class: -2.7% (from 68.8% in 1999 to 66.1% in 2017)
• Average household income in 1999: $ 39,469 (21 is the lowest)
• Average household income in 2017: $ 58,570 (25 is the highest)
• Population growth in 1999-2017: + 7.5% (14 is the lowest)

4. Rhode Island

• Change in the proportion of households in the middle class: -2.9% (from 60.7% in 1999 to 57.8% in 2017)
• Average household income in 1999: $ 42,090 (21 is the highest)
• Average household income in 2017: $ 63,870 (15 is the highest)
• Population growth in 1999-2017: + 1.1% (3 is the lowest)

3. Vermont

• Change in the proportion of households in the middle class: -2.9% (from 67.5% in 1999 to 64.7% in 2017)
• Average household income in 1999: $ 40,856 (25 is the highest)
• Average household income in 2017: $ 57,513 (24 is the lowest)
• Population growth in 1999-2017: + 2.4% (4 is the lowest)

2. Massachusetts

• Change in the proportion of households in the middle class: -3.1% (from 56.0% in 1999 to 52.9% in 2017)
• Average household income in 1999: $ 50,502 (5 is the highest)
• Average household income in 2017: $ 77,385 (4 is the highest)
• Population growth in 1999-2017: + 8.0% (15 is the lowest)

1. New Hampshire

• Change in the proportion of households in the middle class: -4.3% (from 64.7% in 1999 to 60.4% in 2017)
• Average household income in 1999: $ 49,467 (7 is the highest)
• Average household income in 2017: $ 73,381 (6 is the highest)
• Population growth in 1999-2017: + 8.7% (18 is the lowest)

34 ranked in the list Florida with a reduction in the proportion of households in the middle class by 0,1% (from 64.0% in 1999 to 63.9% in 2017), on the 25 spot Illinois — here the percentage of middle-class households decreased by 0,8% (from 60.9% in 1999 to 60.1% in 2017). California ranked 23rd: the change in the share of households in the middle class was -0.9% (from 57.5% in 1999 to 56.5% in 2017), ahead of it - New Jersey with a decrease in the percentage of “average” households by 0,9% (from 55.0% in 1999 to 54.1% in 2017).

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