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Here's how much money you need to make to be middle-class in every US state
A SmartAsset study using US Census Bureau data defines middle-class income ranges as two-thirds to double the median household income per state. Massachusetts has the highest upper limit at $209,656, while Mississippi's threshold is $118,254, with significant variation across states like West Virginia ($40,532) and New Jersey ($69,529).
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