What is the minimum income needed to support different family types in U.S. states?

Geber86 // Shutterstock Supporting a larger household generally increases overall costs. But thanks to economies of scale, the cost per child decreases when having more than one child per family. Additionally, if one parent stays home to care for the children, families can potentially save a significant amount on childcare and other expenses. Despite these general trends, the minimum costs required to support a family – such as housing, food, medical care, transportation and childcare – can vary due to local job and housing markets, city infrastructure and legislation, and even social and cultural influences.  SmartAsset examined cost data from MIT Living Wage to determine the incomes needed for various family types to cover life’s basic costs. Key Findings Splitting expenses with a partner is cheaper than living individually. The income needed for a childless couple is 30% lower per person compared to single adults – for two adults, the income needed to afford necessities is $62,766, or $31,383 per person. For one adult, the median income needed to cover the basics across all states is $44,737.  Massachusetts is the most expensive for working parents. For single parents, necessities require an income of $109,111 with one child in the household, $140,222 with two, and $178,113 with three children. Families with two working parents raising two or three children will need $150,578 and $176,107, respectively.  Arkansas is the most affordable state for families with only one child. Single parents with one child will need to bring in $65,274 to meet the household needs in Arkansas. For two parents where one stays home with the child, the working parent will need to bring in $65,934 before taxes. For two working parents who require daycare for their child, income needs would reach $73,789 between both workers. Stay-at-home parents in Massachusetts can save more than $75,000 per year in costs if raising three children. Most of these savings would be in childcare costs, which are $21,500 per child. On average, a parent staying home to care for a child saves about $11,000 per child per year. Taxes are lowest for single parents in South Dakota and Tennessee. For those making just enough to meet the costs of basic needs locally, South Dakota and Tennessee effective tax rates are estimated at 10.0% or less. Neither state charges an income tax. Minimum Income Needed for Basic Needs by State SmartAsset Alabama 1 adult, 0 children: $41,911 1 adult, 1 child: $69,391 1 adult, 2 children: $85,508 1 adult, 3 children: $109,774 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $58,318 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $69,501 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $78,897 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $83,487 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $58,318 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $78,919 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $96,805 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $109,692 Alaska 1 adult, 0 children: $48,375 1 adult, 1 child: $86,360 1 adult, 2 children: $109,901 1 adult, 3 children: $144,445 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $67,798 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $82,096 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $93,161 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $101,598 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $67,798 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $97,336 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $121,295 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $143,062 Arizona 1 adult, 0 children: $48,677 1 adult, 1 child: $84,200 1 adult, 2 children: $104,881 1 adult, 3 children: $137,849 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $66,944 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $79,873 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $89,716 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $98,061 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $66,944 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $93,603 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $115,314 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $135,465 Arkansas 1 adult, 0 children: $39,724 1 adult, 1 child: $65,274 1 adult, 2 children: $80,024 1 adult, 3 children: $103,256 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $55,335 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $65,934 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $75,072 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $79,698 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $54,577 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $73,789 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $90,394 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $102,282 California 1 adult, 0 children: $56,825 1 adult, 1 child: $99,763 1 adult, 2 children: $128,091 1 adult, 3 children: $170,895 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $75,602 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $91,759 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $102,122 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $113,388 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $75,602 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $109,043 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $138,357 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $167,415 Colorado 1 adult, 0 children: $51,644 1 adult, 1 child: $95,322 1 adult, 2 children: $122,274 1 adult, 3 children: $159,151 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $69,920 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $84,500 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $94,998 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $104,322 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $69,920 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $104,536 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $132,486 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $156,828 Connecticut 1 adult, 0 children: $50,194 1 adult, 1 child: $99,334 1 adult, 2 children: $129,716 1 adult, 3 children: $158,245 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $69,794 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $84,814 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $95,776 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $102,067 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $69,794 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $108,789 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $139,924 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $155,963 Delaware 1 adult, 0 children: $47,064 1 adult, 1 child: $83,373 1 adult, 2 children: $105,117 1 adult, 3 children: $130,026 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $63,345 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $77,861 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $87,262 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $93,110 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $62,947 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $92,283 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $114,467 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $127,672 Florida 1 adult, 0 children: $46,645 1 adult, 1 child: $77,515 1 adult, 2 children: $94,356 1 adult, 3 children: $122,217 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $63,567 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $75,959 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $84,825 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $92,922 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $63,567 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $86,553 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $104,524 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $121,164 Georgia 1 adult, 0 children: $48,448 1 adult, 1 child: $77,931 1 adult, 2 children: $95,995 1 adult, 3 children: $122,387 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $64,496 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $76,861 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $86,144 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $91,422 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $64,496 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $87,202 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $106,414 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $121,209 Hawaii 1 adult, 0 children: $56,841 1 adult, 1 child: $107,805 1 adult, 2 children: $135,792 1 adult, 3 children: $168,826 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $76,636 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $94,210 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $106,109 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $119,742 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $76,636 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $118,115 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $147,319 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $167,170 Idaho 1 adult, 0 children: $44,366 1 adult, 1 child: $75,977 1 adult, 2 children: $93,522 1 adult, 3 children: $122,782 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $62,628 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $76,630 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $87,324 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $94,240 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $62,628 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $86,237 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $105,611 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $121,212 Illinois 1 adult, 0 children: $47,559 1 adult, 1 child: $82,437 1 adult, 2 children: $105,478 1 adult, 3 children: $133,432 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $65,064 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $75,893 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $85,608 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $91,504 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $65,064 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $92,026 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $115,961 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $131,823 Indiana 1 adult, 0 children: $42,510 1 adult, 1 child: $74,198 1 adult, 2 children: $91,853 1 adult, 3 children: $115,738 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $59,836 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $71,134 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $80,623 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $84,550 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $59,836 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $83,673 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $102,985 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $114,447 Iowa 1 adult, 0 children: $41,678 1 adult, 1 child: $74,553 1 adult, 2 children: $94,731 1 adult, 3 children: $122,100 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $58,720 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $71,144 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $81,416 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $85,961 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $58,263 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $84,103 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $105,698 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $119,921 Kansas 1 adult, 0 children: $42,337 1 adult, 1 child: $70,773 1 adult, 2 children: $87,005 1 adult, 3 children: $110,261 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $58,773 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $70,129 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $80,034 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $84,585 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $58,773 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $80,253 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $98,369 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $109,168 Kentucky 1 adult, 0 children: $40,355 1 adult, 1 child: $68,129 1 adult, 2 children: $84,116 1 adult, 3 children: $108,026 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $56,705 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $68,244 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $77,274 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $81,872 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $56,705 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $77,128 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $95,043 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $107,524 Louisiana 1 adult, 0 children: $41,233 1 adult, 1 child: $68,038 1 adult, 2 children: $84,210 1 adult, 3 children: $109,251 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $57,567 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $68,002 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $77,175 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $81,676 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $57,567 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $77,050 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $94,791 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $108,111 Maine 1 adult, 0 children: $45,844 1 adult, 1 child: $81,548 1 adult, 2 children: $103,871 1 adult, 3 children: $131,340 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $63,054 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $77,248 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $87,715 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $92,904 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $63,054 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $91,261 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $114,784 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $129,006 Maryland 1 adult, 0 children: $51,460 1 adult, 1 child: $86,850 1 adult, 2 children: $109,995 1 adult, 3 children: $143,918 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $68,395 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $82,256 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $91,639 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $99,421 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $68,352 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $96,154 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $119,720 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $142,182 Massachusetts 1 adult, 0 children: $58,009 1 adult, 1 child: $109,111 1 adult, 2 children: $140,222 1 adult, 3 children: $178,113 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $76,237 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $91,855 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $102,357 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $109,838 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $76,237 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $118,065 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $150,578 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $176,107 Michigan 1 adult, 0 children: $42,187 1 adult, 1 child: $75,523 1 adult, 2 children: $96,370 1 adult, 3 children: $125,243 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $58,768 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $70,265 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $80,148 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $84,108 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $58,768 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $85,127 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $107,249 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $123,408 Minnesota 1 adult, 0 children: $44,626 1 adult, 1 child: $85,302 1 adult, 2 children: $112,657 1 adult, 3 children: $147,171 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $62,904 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $75,143 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $85,322 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $92,138 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $62,904 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $94,693 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $122,387 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $144,267 Mississippi 1 adult, 0 children: $41,361 1 adult, 1 child: $65,515 1 adult, 2 children: $78,075 1 adult, 3 children: $98,795 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $57,258 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $69,413 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $78,613 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $82,620 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $56,960 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $74,404 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $88,895 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $98,626 Missouri 1 adult, 0 children: $42,024 1 adult, 1 child: $71,239 1 adult, 2 children: $90,085 1 adult, 3 children: $115,945 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $58,343 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $69,578 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $79,529 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $84,172 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $58,136 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $80,545 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $101,142 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $114,544 Montana 1 adult, 0 children: $42,374 1 adult, 1 child: $74,255 1 adult, 2 children: $94,123 1 adult, 3 children: $125,320 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $60,978 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $73,301 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $83,876 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $89,335 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $60,363 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $83,877 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $105,689 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $123,110 Nebraska 1 adult, 0 children: $41,849 1 adult, 1 child: $74,579 1 adult, 2 children: $95,853 1 adult, 3 children: $127,115 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $58,670 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $70,789 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $80,651 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $85,360 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $58,670 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $84,039 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $106,557 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $124,679 Nevada 1 adult, 0 children: $46,727 1 adult, 1 child: $84,196 1 adult, 2 children: $108,404 1 adult, 3 children: $144,053 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $64,382 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $76,675 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $86,695 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $95,587 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $64,382 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $93,985 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $118,649 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $141,841 New Hampshire 1 adult, 0 children: $49,045 1 adult, 1 child: $88,074 1 adult, 2 children: $111,700 1 adult, 3 children: $146,142 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $67,155 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $82,370 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $92,631 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $99,087 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $67,155 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $97,876 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $122,072 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $143,987 New Jersey 1 adult, 0 children: $51,504 1 adult, 1 child: $90,842 1 adult, 2 children: $114,958 1 adult, 3 children: $152,243 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $70,303 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $84,354 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $94,581 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $101,719 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $70,303 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $100,487 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $125,609 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $150,156 New Mexico 1 adult, 0 children: $41,807 1 adult, 1 child: $72,450 1 adult, 2 children: $90,370 1 adult, 3 children: $117,994 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $59,442 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $70,869 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $80,827 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $86,361 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $59,442 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $81,894 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $101,959 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $116,521 New York 1 adult, 0 children: $55,878 1 adult, 1 child: $100,174 1 adult, 2 children: $129,916 1 adult, 3 children: $171,378 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $73,630 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $86,807 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $96,665 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $104,526 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $73,630 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $108,461 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $139,504 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $168,307 North Carolina 1 adult, 0 children: $44,848 1 adult, 1 child: $76,299 1 adult, 2 children: $94,250 1 adult, 3 children: $119,699 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $61,259 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $72,640 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $81,840 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $87,241 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $61,259 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $85,416 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $104,684 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $118,545 North Dakota 1 adult, 0 children: $40,262 1 adult, 1 child: $70,966 1 adult, 2 children: $90,201 1 adult, 3 children: $112,433 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $57,189 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $68,072 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $77,636 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $82,427 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $57,189 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $80,486 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $101,085 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $110,764 Ohio 1 adult, 0 children: $40,359 1 adult, 1 child: $73,072 1 adult, 2 children: $93,761 1 adult, 3 children: $118,461 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $57,076 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $68,191 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $77,744 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $81,620 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $56,945 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $82,399 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $104,658 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $116,946 Oklahoma 1 adult, 0 children: $40,211 1 adult, 1 child: $67,976 1 adult, 2 children: $85,958 1 adult, 3 children: $109,851 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $55,727 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $66,713 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $75,911 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $80,583 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $55,727 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $77,294 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $97,073 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $109,285 Oregon 1 adult, 0 children: $50,553 1 adult, 1 child: $90,179 1 adult, 2 children: $117,370 1 adult, 3 children: $153,513 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $69,249 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $82,922 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $93,735 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $103,686 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $69,249 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $100,203 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $128,652 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $151,664 Pennsylvania 1 adult, 0 children: $45,661 1 adult, 1 child: $81,898 1 adult, 2 children: $104,185 1 adult, 3 children: $135,373 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $63,788 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $77,242 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $87,417 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $92,077 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $63,788 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $91,647 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $115,218 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $133,562 Rhode Island 1 adult, 0 children: $50,418 1 adult, 1 child: $89,172 1 adult, 2 children: $114,318 1 adult, 3 children: $143,774 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $67,601 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $81,647 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $91,955 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $97,399 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $67,601 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $98,788 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $124,649 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $141,533 South Carolina 1 adult, 0 children: $44,152 1 adult, 1 child: $72,569 1 adult, 2 children: $89,929 1 adult, 3 children: $112,316 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $59,522 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $70,739 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $79,879 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $84,297 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $59,341 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $81,470 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $100,368 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $111,009 South Dakota 1 adult, 0 children: $40,718 1 adult, 1 child: $68,910 1 adult, 2 children: $84,576 1 adult, 3 children: $109,837 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $58,568 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $70,066 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $79,784 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $84,631 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $58,568 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $78,711 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $96,286 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $109,039 Tennessee 1 adult, 0 children: $43,196 1 adult, 1 child: $70,130 1 adult, 2 children: $87,222 1 adult, 3 children: $107,577 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $58,544 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $69,672 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $78,613 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $83,736 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $58,544 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $79,299 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $97,867 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $107,233 Texas 1 adult, 0 children: $43,508 1 adult, 1 child: $73,609 1 adult, 2 children: $90,695 1 adult, 3 children: $117,742 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $60,091 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $71,638 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $80,178 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $85,843 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $60,091 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $82,285 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $100,689 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $116,350 Utah 1 adult, 0 children: $46,850 1 adult, 1 child: $78,235 1 adult, 2 children: $97,076 1 adult, 3 children: $129,163 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $64,468 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $76,525 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $87,090 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $94,151 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $64,468 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $88,135 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $109,231 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $126,842 Vermont 1 adult, 0 children: $47,892 1 adult, 1 child: $87,066 1 adult, 2 children: $113,756 1 adult, 3 children: $148,333 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $66,731 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $80,851 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $91,507 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $97,542 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $66,731 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $97,273 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $124,190 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $145,620 Virginia 1 adult, 0 children: $49,973 1 adult, 1 child: $84,088 1 adult, 2 children: $107,764 1 adult, 3 children: $141,352 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $65,865 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $78,311 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $87,788 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $95,044 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $65,582 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $92,875 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $117,618 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $139,621 Washington 1 adult, 0 children: $53,242 1 adult, 1 child: $92,571 1 adult, 2 children: $118,330 1 adult, 3 children: $152,842 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $71,238 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $84,008 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $94,251 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $104,642 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $71,238 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $101,909 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $128,730 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $150,891 West Virginia 1 adult, 0 children: $39,386 1 adult, 1 child: $67,141 1 adult, 2 children: $85,618 1 adult, 3 children: $109,025 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $54,424 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $66,052 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $75,039 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $79,214 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $54,424 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $76,231 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $94,672 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $108,535 Wisconsin 1 adult, 0 children: $42,062 1 adult, 1 child: $77,433 1 adult, 2 children: $102,480 1 adult, 3 children: $134,185 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $59,468 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $70,847 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $80,927 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $85,448 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $58,938 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $86,364 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $112,529 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $131,480 Wyoming 1 adult, 0 children: $43,823 1 adult, 1 child: $72,413 1 adult, 2 children: $89,588 1 adult, 3 children: $117,759 2 adults (1 working), 0 children: $60,577 2 adults (1 working), 1 child: $73,076 2 adults (1 working), 2 children: $83,433 2 adults (1 working), 3 children: $88,677 2 adults (2 working), 0 children: $60,577 2 adults (2 working), 1 child: $82,599 2 adults (2 working), 2 children: $101,693 2 adults (2 working), 3 children: $116,570 Data and Methodology SmartAsset reviewed the minimum cost of living for each state based on MIT Living Wage Calculator data for February 2024. States are ranked by the pre-tax income needed to support 12 different family types, ranging from single adults to two working parents raising three children. This story was produced by SmartAsset and reviewed and distributed by Stacker Media.