If you want to be in the top 10 percent of earners in Washington, D.C., you will need to bring in a household income of a whopping $320,814 a year. To achieve the same status in West Virginia, you’ll need $147,629 a year.

When comparing the state’s top household incomes, Alabama is much closer to West Virginia than Washington, D.C.

GoBankingRates.com used data from the Census Bureau’s 2017 American Community Survey to determine the amount needed to be in the top 10 percent of household incomes in each state.

In Alabama, the top 10 percent of households earn at least $163,823, the 45th lowest figure on the list.

“Alabama…” the website noted, “is one of the states on the list that requires the least income to achieve top 10-percent earnings. The difference between it and the two preceding states on the list — Idaho and New Mexico — is only a couple hundred dollars.”

The states where you have to make the most to be in the top 10 percent of household earners were:

1. District of Columbia - $320,814

2. Connecticut - $279,713

3. New Jersey - $270,837

4. Massachusetts - $260,362

5. New York - $250,089

6. Maryland - $252,745

7. California - $250,413

8. Virginia - $236,287

9. Hawaii - $227,101

10. Colorado - $218,980

On the opposite end of the spectrum – the states where the top 10 percent has the lowest household earnings – were:

1. West Virginia - $147,628

2. Mississippi - $148,024

3. Arkansas - $155,974

4. Kentucky - $163,474

5. Idaho - $163,598

6. New Mexico - $163,613

7. Alabama - $163,823

8. South Carolina - $168,120

9. Indiana - $168,427

10. Oklahoma - $169,347

You can see the complete list here.