The Washington monument at sunset.
Washington, DC, has the highest upper-class cutoff of any state.
  • Here's how much you need to make in each state to be upper class — and what percentage of each state is.
  • The upper class in Washington, DC, starts at $202,000, while in Mississippi, it's $105,400.
  • More than 21% of DC residents are upper class, compared with just 14.4% in Alaska.

This map shows just how much Americans in each state need to make to be considered in the upper class — and what percentage of residents fall into that demographic.