Virginia’s median household income takes hit, census data indicate

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Virginia’s median household income takes hit, census data indicate
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginias-median-household-income-takes-hit-census-data-indicate/2013/09/18/d9941fc8-209f-11e3-966c-9c4293c47ebe_story.html

By Carol Morello, Jim Tankersley and Ted Mellnik, Thursday, September 19, 12:01 AM

Virginia’s median household income fell more than 2 percent last year, the most significant drop in the country at a time when most states saw their incomes go flat, according to Census Bureau figures.
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The median income for Virginia households fell in a single year by $1,400, to less than $62,000, the Census Bureau said. Adjusting for inflation, that is almost $1,000 less than it was in 2000.
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In contrast, the median household income plateaued in Maryland, which has the highest median figure in the country. It rose in the District and in Montgomery County, and it fell in Prince George’s County. Among big cities, the Washington area has the nation’s highest median income, $88,000.

The federal government spends about $17,000 in Virginia for every resident in the state, one of the highest per capita levels in the country and almost double the national average. About one in 10 state workers is employed by the federal government.

I guess that the article, after editing to clarify things, will say that Maryland is the **state** with the highest medican figure in the country.