10 Richest States in America

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3. Alaska

Mean household income: $67,712

Total Population: 731,449

Alaska is known to have the second-lowest poverty rate in the United States thanks to a jobless percentage has been below the national rate for more than four years in a row. Although the median cost of a home in Anchorage in 2013 was still below $200,000, housing costs did increase there during the recession.

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