What I do have on-hand is that NH has a higher median income than any other nation in the world (incl Luxembourg), despite being a net-payer of federal taxes.
It's true that NH has traditionally been in the top-tier of states when it comes to median household income. In the 2016 ACS, it appears to have reached the top:
But its lead is not an overwhelming one. Connecticut's 2016 median hh income was just ~$350 less. According to the the previous ACS in 2015, NH was number 8. And 6 of the top 7 were traditionally blue states.
I seriously doubt it has anything to do with the FSP.
Of course, the median income metric is not the end-all be-all, either. For example, it ignores all the state-provided benefits that those high taxes pay for.
https://www.pressherald.com/2017/09/13/the-state-with-highes...
But its lead is not an overwhelming one. Connecticut's 2016 median hh income was just ~$350 less. According to the the previous ACS in 2015, NH was number 8. And 6 of the top 7 were traditionally blue states.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territ...
- 1. Maryland
- 2. DC
- 3. Hawaii
- 4. Alaska
- 5. New Jersey
- 6. Connecticut
- 7. Massachusetts