Best and Worst States to Make A Living 2012 – Complete List

For the second year in a row, MoneyRates has crunched data on income, cost of living, taxes, and unemployment to make its lists of the Best and Worst States to Make a Living.

These rankings are determined by an adjusted average income figure for each state, a number that factors together the four variables above to determine each state’s relative standing for career-related conditions.

For more info on the best and worst states on the list, please see the 2012 Best States to Make Living and Worst States to Make a Living lists.

Here are the rankings of all 50 states, complete with each state’s adjusted average income figure:

To see how the states have shifted in the last year, see the 2011 50-state rankings.