Three-year median household income, Ohio and U.S. 

In the '90s and early 2000s, Ohio's median income was similar to that of the U.S. Ohio began to lag behind the national average in the early 2000s. The disparity peaked in the Great Recession.

Three-year average median household incomes are adjusted for inflation and expressed in 2021 dollars. The three-year average from 2012-2014 was not available.  
Chart: Lucas Daprile, cleveland.com Source: U.S. Census, Table H-8B. Median Income of Households by State Using Three-Year Moving Averages: 1984 to 2021 Get the data