This map shows how much a single parent needs to earn to get by in every US state

Published Sat, Jun 15 2019 10:00 AM EDTUpdated Mon, Jun 17 2019 11:54 AM EDT

Emmie Martin, CFP®

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This map shows the minimum amount necessary to meet basic needs for a single parent with one child without relying on outside help, including factors such as housing, food, child care and health insurance, in addition to other regular costs. All data from MIT's Living Wage calculator.

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Depending on where you live in the United States, the amount you need to make to support a family can vary by a lot. The burden is even greater for single parents.

While a single parent with one child can manage on just over $45,000 a year in Alabama, for example, it takes at least $62,000 a year to make ends meet in California. If the family has two children, those numbers rise to $56,000 and $74,922, respectively.

That's according to updated data from MIT's living wage calculator, which determines the minimum amount necessary to meet basic needs without dipping into poverty or relying on outside help. The model takes into account factors such as food, housing, child care and health insurance, in addition to other regular expenses, and doesn't include conveniences or luxuries such as restaurant meals, vacations or money left over for investments.

Here's a closer look at what a living wage would be, before taxes, for single parents in every U.S. state.

Alabama

Total required income before taxes with one child: $45,875
Total required income before taxes with two children: $56,363
Total required income before taxes with three children: $71,463

Birmingham, Alabama.

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Alaska

Total required income before taxes with one child: $57,185
Total required income before taxes with two children: $68,575
Total required income before taxes with three children: $88,183

Arizona

Total required income before taxes with one child: $51,089
Total required income before taxes with two children: $62,903
Total required income before taxes with three children: $81,797

Arkansas

Total required income before taxes with one child: $45,182
Total required income before taxes with two children: $53,376
Total required income before taxes with three children: $66,292

California

Total required income before taxes with one child: $62,871
Total required income before taxes with two children: $74,922
Total required income before taxes with three children: $97,407

Colorado

Total required income before taxes with one child: $57,832
Total required income before taxes with two children: $67,230
Total required income before taxes with three children: $85,180

Denver, Colorado

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Connecticut

Total required income before taxes with one child: $59,759
Total required income before taxes with two children: $68,548
Total required income before taxes with three children: $83,180

Delaware

Total required income before taxes with one child: $54,155
Total required income before taxes with two children: $62,074
Total required income before taxes with three children: $76,152

Florida

Total required income before taxes with one child: $52,517
Total required income before taxes with two children: $60,757
Total required income before taxes with three children: $75,320

Georgia

Total required income before taxes with one child: $50,215
Total required income before taxes with two children: $57,630
Total required income before taxes with three children: $70,304

Hawaii

Total required income before taxes with one child: $57,142
Total required income before taxes with two children: $62,889
Total required income before taxes with three children: $81,438

Waikiki, Hawaii.

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Idaho

Total required income before taxes with one child: $49,394
Total required income before taxes with two children: $59,635
Total required income before taxes with three children: $75,678

Illinois

Total required income before taxes with one child: $54,640
Total required income before taxes with two children: $64,088
Total required income before taxes with three children: $78,847

Indiana

Total required income before taxes with one child: $47,414
Total required income before taxes with two children: $57,419
Total required income before taxes with three children: $71,989

Iowa

Total required income before taxes with one child: $48,571
Total required income before taxes with two children: $56,255
Total required income before taxes with three children: $68,865

Kansas

Total required income before taxes with one child: $48,359
Total required income before taxes with two children: $55,505
Total required income before taxes with three children: $67,736

Massachusetts Street and University of Kansas main campus, in downtown Lawrence, Kansas.

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Kentucky

Total required income before taxes with one child: $47,184
Total required income before taxes with two children: $58,448
Total required income before taxes with three children: $74,553

Louisiana

Total required income before taxes with one child: $48,831
Total required income before taxes with two children: $56,109
Total required income before taxes with three children: $68,142

Maine

Total required income before taxes with one child: $50,655
Total required income before taxes with two children: $60,341
Total required income before taxes with three children: $75,377

Maryland

Total required income before taxes with one child: $61,450
Total required income before taxes with two children: $70,523
Total required income before taxes with three children: $87,151

Massachusetts

Total required income before taxes with one child: $61,693
Total required income before taxes with two children: $70,011
Total required income before taxes with three children: $84,521

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Michigan

Total required income before taxes with one child: $48,454
Total required income before taxes with two children: $59,223
Total required income before taxes with three children: $75,096

Minnesota

Total required income before taxes with one child: $53,348
Total required income before taxes with two children: $63,179
Total required income before taxes with three children: $79,567

Mississippi

Total required income before taxes with one child: $43,828
Total required income before taxes with two children: $49,401
Total required income before taxes with three children: $59,466

Missouri

Total required income before taxes with one child: $48,755
Total required income before taxes with two children: $57,224
Total required income before taxes with three children: $70,763

Montana

Total required income before taxes with one child: $51,194
Total required income before taxes with two children: $63,113
Total required income before taxes with three children: $80,868

Butte, Montana

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Nebraska

Total required income before taxes with one child: $49,399
Total required income before taxes with two children: $58,521
Total required income before taxes with three children: $72,815

Nevada

Total required income before taxes with one child: $51,360
Total required income before taxes with two children: $61,465
Total required income before taxes with three children: $78,520

New Hampshire

Total required income before taxes with one child: $53,477
Total required income before taxes with two children: $61,536
Total required income before taxes with three children: $75,568

New Jersey

Total required income before taxes with one child: $59,525
Total required income before taxes with two children: $70,215
Total required income before taxes with three children: $87,882

New Mexico

Total required income before taxes with one child: $51,099
Total required income before taxes with two children: $60,936
Total required income before taxes with three children: $76,509

Albuquerque International Balloon Festival in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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New York

Total required income before taxes with one child: $62,471
Total required income before taxes with two children: $82,342
Total required income before taxes with three children: $109,244

North Carolina

Total required income before taxes with one child: $49,688
Total required income before taxes with two children: $57,952
Total required income before taxes with three children: $71,427

North Dakota

Total required income before taxes with one child: $48,414
Total required income before taxes with two children: $57,155
Total required income before taxes with three children: $71,754

Ohio

Total required income before taxes with one child: $47,208
Total required income before taxes with two children: $56,154
Total required income before taxes with three children: $69,783

Oklahoma

Total required income before taxes with one child: $48,085
Total required income before taxes with two children: $58,869
Total required income before taxes with three children: $74,712

Tulsa, Oklahoma

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Oregon

Total required income before taxes with one child: $53,931
Total required income before taxes with two children: $66,193
Total required income before taxes with three children: $86,817

Pennsylvania

Total required income before taxes with one child: $49,200
Total required income before taxes with two children: $60,095
Total required income before taxes with three children: $75,700

Rhode Island

Total required income before taxes with one child: $54,384
Total required income before taxes with two children: $64,568
Total required income before taxes with three children: $79,727

South Carolina

Total required income before taxes with one child: $47,249
Total required income before taxes with two children: $54,277
Total required income before taxes with three children: $66,409

South Dakota

Total required income before taxes with one child: $45,513
Total required income before taxes with two children: $54,631
Total required income before taxes with three children: $68,361

A woman stands in front of Mount Rushmore National Memorial, in South Dakota, while carrying her son.

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Tennessee

Total required income before taxes with one child: $45,640
Total required income before taxes with two children: $52,900
Total required income before taxes with three children: $64,834

Texas

Total required income before taxes with one child: $48,708
Total required income before taxes with two children: $56,201
Total required income before taxes with three children: $69,408

Utah

Total required income before taxes with one child: $49,494
Total required income before taxes with two children: $61,357
Total required income before taxes with three children: $79,837

Vermont

Total required income before taxes with one child: $53,878
Total required income before taxes with two children: $62,928
Total required income before taxes with three children: $78,145

Virginia

Total required income before taxes with one child: $57,889
Total required income before taxes with two children: $66,691
Total required income before taxes with three children: $82,494

Richmond, Virginia

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Washington

Total required income before taxes with one child: $57,070
Total required income before taxes with two children: $67,001
Total required income before taxes with three children: $86,084

West Virginia

Total required income before taxes with one child: $45,342
Total required income before taxes with two children: $54,734
Total required income before taxes with three children: $68,289

Wisconsin

Total required income before taxes with one child: $51,322
Total required income before taxes with two children: $61,010
Total required income before taxes with three children: $75,730

Wyoming

Total required income before taxes with one child: $49,398
Total required income before taxes with two children: $62,217
Total required income before taxes with three children: $80,184

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