With recent talk of raising the minimum wage and living wages, we take a look at exactly how much it costs to support two adults and a child in Texas and Oklahoma.

Lately we've covered things like how many hours you'd have to work at minimum wage to afford a one-bedroom apartment, how much Millennials make in each state, and how much $100 will get you.  But now, we look at the families and exactly what it takes to support a family consisting of two adults and one child today.

The career website Zippia compiled the living wages of every state using MIT's  Living Wage Calculator.  Unsurprisingly, states like California, New York, and Hawaii, which topped other lists we covered, are among the most expensive states to live in.  Texas showed up around the middle of the list, and Oklahoma near the bottom.

Living Wages for a Family of Three (High to Low)

  1. Washington D.C. - $67,867
  2. Hawaii - $60,700
  3. Massachusetts - $59,560
  4. Connecticut - $59,502
  5. New York - $59,128
  6. Maryland - $58,178
  7. California - $57,315
  8. New Jersey - $56,109
  9. New Hampshire - $55,103
  10. Alaska - $54,400
  11. Virginia - $54,264
  12. Colorado - $53,792
  13. Rhode Island - $53,240
  14. Delaware - $53,112
  15. Nevada - $52,698
  16. Illinois - $52,304
  17. Florida - $52,206
  18. Minnesota - $52,115
  19. Vermont - $51,977
  20. Oregon - $51,900
  21. Arizona - $51,341
  22. Maine - $51,305
  23. Washington - $51,271
  24. Wisconsin - $51,120
  25. Pennsylvania - $49,914
  26. North Carolina - $49,575
  27. Iowa - $48,882
  28. Michigan - $48,837
  29. Texas - $48,160
  30. Nebraska - $48,076
  31. Kansas - $48,054
  32. New Mexico - $48,050
  33. Louisiana - $47,975
  34. Wyoming - $47,951
  35. Georgia - $47,946
  36. Utah - $47,922
  37. Montana - $47,083
  38. Indiana - $46,838
  39. North Dakota - $46,814
  40. Tennessee - $46,785
  41. Oklahoma - $46,613
  42. South Carolina - $46,568
  43. Missouri - $46,159
  44. Mississippi - $46,084
  45. Ohio - $45,853
  46. Alabama - $45,824
  47. Idaho - $45,801
  48. South Dakota - $45,410
  49. West Virginia - $44,823
  50. Arkansas - $44,571
  51. Kentucky - $43,308

 

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