Ranked: The Top 10 States by Average Net Worth

The average American’s net worth across all states is nearly $595,000. However, wealth levels vary among states alongside cost of living and other factors. As Visual Capitalist's Alejandra Dander notes, according to anonymized data from nearly 2 million Empower Personal Dashboard™ users, we highlight the top ten states with the highest average net worth per person.A closer look at average net worthNet worth is calculated by taking what a person owns (their assets) and subtracting what they owe (their debts). Here are the leading states by net worth as of September 2024.Connecticut has the highest net worth of nearly $920,000,...