Fewer U.S. States Show Income Drop, Vermont's Up: Census

Source: nyt/reuters

Median household income dropped in fewer U.S. states last year than in 2010, with 18 registering a fall and one state - Vermont - notching an increase, the Census Bureau said on Thursday.

Vermont's 4 percent rise in median household income last year was the first shown by a state since 2009, the Census Bureau said in its 2011 American Community Survey (ACS) breakdown of income, poverty and insurance.

The biggest decline in median household income was a 6 percent downturn in Nevada, one of the states hardest hit by the collapse in housing prices. . .

Among states whose electoral votes could decide the November presidential election, four - Nevada, Ohio, North Carolina and Florida - showed declines in household income.





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