Where you’ll live from Paycheck to Paycheck

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By GOBankingRates, Special for  USDR

Hawaii is the state where Americans are most likely to live paycheck to paycheck, whereas residents of Mississippi are least likely, according to the latest GOBankingRates  study.

While a majority of the 10 states where Americans are most strapped for cash are the same states featured in last year’s study, the 2017 study found many new states rank as the best for stretching your paycheck, including MichiganOklahoma and  Mississippi.

States were evaluated and ranked according to the percentage of the median paycheck that was left over after subtracting the  following:

  • Housing costs
  • Food expenditures
  • Transportation expenses
  • Utilities
  • Healthcare

To see full rankings and methodology, visit:  https://www.gobankingrates.com/personal-finance/states-least-likely-live-paycheck-paycheck-2017/ 

The 10 states where Americans are most likely to live paycheck to  paycheck:

  1. Hawaii
  2. California
  3. New York
  4. Massachusetts
  5. Alaska
  6. Maryland
  7. Connecticut
  8. Vermont
  9. New Jersey
  10. Oregon

The 10 states where Americans are least likely to live paycheck to  paycheck:

  1. Mississippi
  2. Arkansas
  3. Oklahoma
  4. Tennessee
  5. Indiana
  6. Alabama
  7. Kansas
  8. Missouri
  9. Kentucky
  10. Michigan

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