The States Where People Are Most and Least Likely to Live Paycheck to Paycheck

4. Alabama

• Median household income/paycheck: $1,721.46
• The leftover income after covering monthly expenses: $869.50
• Percentage of leftover income: 50.51 percent

Finally, the first state on the list where people can actually end up with more than 50 percent of their paychecks left after getting rid of monthly expenses… Housing costs are particularly low in Alabama, but overall, all living expenses are reasonable here, making the Yellowhammer State residents less likely to live paycheck to paycheck.

3. Arkansas

• Median household income/paycheck: $1,628.31
• The leftover income after covering monthly expenses: $823.87
• Percentage of leftover income: 50.60 percent

Where’s the second-lowest-cost of living in our country? In the Bear State! Maybe that’s why Arkansas’s population is constantly increasing… Because its residents are the least likely to live paycheck to paycheck even when the median household income is actually the lowest in the country.

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