It sounds like you get it, but comparing a city to a state is misleading, especially for cities with a huge metro area that contains a lot of the prosperity. S

It sounds like you get it, but comparing a city to a state is misleading, especially for cities with a huge metro area that contains a lot of the prosperity. St. Louis County's median income is $35k (61% of NYC avg), and Jackson County (main part of Kansas City) is $26k (46% of NYC). The county median incomes NYC counties: Manhattan (New York County) is $67k, Brooklyn (Kings) is $25k, Queens is $26k, Bronx is $18k, and Staten Island (Richmond County) is $32k. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_counties_by_per_capita_income https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_counties...