The middle class is shrinking in every state

The middle class is getting smaller across the country. Some Americans are moving up, while others are slipping down

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Alabama

-2.6

% point change
Middle class households2013: 44.1%2000: 46.7%

Alaska

-1.7

% point change
Middle class households2013: 51.8%2000: 53.5%

Arizona

-4.1

% point change
Middle class households2013: 45.9%2000: 50.0%

Arkansas

-3.1

% point change
Middle class households2013: 45.7%2000: 48.9%

California

-3.2

% point change
Middle class households2013: 43.5%2000: 46.7%

Colorado

-4.0

% point change
Middle class households2013: 47.3%2000: 51.3%

Connecticut

-4.0

% point change
Middle class households2013: 44.9%2000: 48.9%

Washington D.C.

-2.6

% point change
Middle class households2013: 39.3%2000: 41.9%

Delaware

-4.3

% point change
Middle class households2013: 47.9%2000: 52.2%

Florida

-2.8

% point change
Middle class households2013: 45.9%2000: 48.8%

Georgia

-4.8

% point change
Middle class households2013: 44.2%2000: 49.0%

Hawaii

-1.3

% point change
Middle class households2013: 48.6%2000: 49.9%

Idaho

-0.8

% point change
Middle class households2013: 51.9%2000: 52.7%

Illinois

-3.9

% point change
Middle class households2013: 45.8%2000: 49.8%

Indiana

-4.4

% point change
Middle class households2013: 48.6%2000: 53.0%

Iowa

-3.1

% point change
Middle class households2013: 51.0%2000: 54.1%

Kansas

-3.5

% point change
Middle class households2013: 48.3%2000: 51.8%

Kentucky

-2.6

% point change
Middle class households2013: 44.5%2000: 47.1%

Louisiana

-3.0

% point change
Middle class households2013: 42.0%2000: 45.0%

Maine

-4.7

% point change
Middle class households2013: 46.9%2000: 51.6%

Maryland

-3.4

% point change
Middle class households2013: 48.2%2000: 51.6%

Massachusetts

-3.8

% point change
Middle class households2013: 44.8%2000: 48.6%

Michigan

-4.3

% point change
Middle class households2013: 46.3%2000: 50.6%

Minnesota

-4.0

% point change
Middle class households2013: 48.9%2000: 52.9%

Mississippi

-3.5

% point change
Middle class households2013: 42.8%2000: 46.3%

Missouri

-3.1

% point change
Middle class households2013: 47.1%2000: 50.2%

Montana

-4.6

% point change
Middle class households2013: 46.6%2000: 51.3%

Nebraska

-3.1

% point change
Middle class households2013: 49.1%2000: 52.2%

Nevada

-4.9

% point change
Middle class households2013: 48.8%2000: 53.6%

New Hampshire

-4.3

% point change
Middle class households2013: 49.7%2000: 53.9%

New Jersey

-4.0

% point change
Middle class households2013: 44.8%2000: 48.8%

New Mexico

-4.8

% point change
Middle class households2013: 43.2%2000: 48.0%

New York

-2.8

% point change
Middle class households2013: 42.3%2000: 45.1%

North Carolina

-4.6

% point change
Middle class households2013: 45.7%2000: 50.3%

North Dakota

-5.1

% point change
Middle class households2013: 47.5%2000: 52.6%

Ohio

-5.2

% point change
Middle class households2013: 45.7%2000: 50.9%

Oklahoma

-2.1

% point change
Middle class households2013: 46.8%2000: 48.9%

Oregon

-3.7

% point change
Middle class households2013: 47.7%2000: 51.4%

Pennsylvania

-2.8

% point change
Middle class households2013: 46.5%2000: 49.3%

Rhode Island

-3.1

% point change
Middle class households2013: 45.1%2000: 48.2%

South Carolina

-4.2

% point change
Middle class households2013: 45.8%2000: 50.0%

South Dakota

-3.1

% point change
Middle class households2013: 49.4%2000: 52.6%

Tennessee

-3.5

% point change
Middle class households2013: 45.8%2000: 49.2%

Texas

-2.6

% point change
Middle class households2013: 45.2%2000: 47.8%

Utah

-2.7

% point change
Middle class households2013: 52.3%2000: 55.0%

Vermont

-5.0

% point change
Middle class households2013: 47.4%2000: 52.4%

Virginia

-3.6

% point change
Middle class households2013: 45.9%2000: 49.5%

Washington

-4.3

% point change
Middle class households2013: 47.4%2000: 51.7%

West Virginia

-2.0

% point change
Middle class households2013: 44.7%2000: 46.7%

Wisconsin

-5.6

% point change
Middle class households2013: 48.9%2000: 54.6%

Wyoming

-0.3

% point change
Middle class households2013: 51.2%2000: 51.5%

% point change in
middle class 2000-2013
-60
Source: Pew/Stateline analysis of American Community Survey, U.S. Census and IPUMS-USA, University of Minnesota CNNMoney