Maybe I'm just being super light about this, though. These figures are only about the median imcome. Like, look at your example: in SD, your cash has 12% more buying power. Or, every dollar in AR has 30% more punch than in CA.

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The Real Purchasing Power of $100 by U.S. State

$100 doesn’t equate to much  in today’s economy. So $100 is worth $112 in South Dakota? That extra $12 isn’t moving the needle that much there plus you have to do a wage adjustment as well. 