(单词翻译:单击)
5. Connecticut
5.康涅狄格
Connecticut is one of just a handful of states with a poverty rate under 10%, at 9.6%.
康涅狄格是仅有的少数几个贫困率在10%以下的州之一，康涅狄格的贫困率在9.6%。
Connecticut workers are more likely than those in almost all other states to work in high paying fields like information and finance.
康涅狄格州的工人比其他几乎所有州的雇员更有可能在类似信息和金融的高薪领域工作。
As such, the state has the second highest percentage of households with investable assets over a million dollars.
正因为如此，该州才有第二高的可投资资产超过一百万美元的家庭占比率。
However, its unemployment rate puts it above the national average.
但，康涅狄格的失业率高于全美平均水平。
Workers are less likely to work in lower paying fields such as agriculture and transportation.
人们不太可能服务于如农业和交通业等低收入领域。
4. Massachusetts
4.马萨诸塞
According to the Census Bureau,
根据人口统计局，
Massachusetts has the highest percentage of residents with bachelor's degrees.
马萨诸塞拥有学士学位居民的比例最高。
Adults with at least a bachelor’s degree tend to be qualified for a wider range of careers,
拥有至少是学士学位的成年人往往更能胜任更广泛的行业，
many of which pay higher salaries.
其中很多行业会支付更高的薪水。
Along with its universities (among the world's best),
和这里的大学（属于世界最好的大学行列）一样，
financial services, technology and medicine are strong engines of the state's economy.
金融服务，科技和医药行业都是马萨诸塞州经济的主动力。
3. Hawaii
3.夏威夷
Hawaii households are among the least likely to be impoverished
夏威夷的家庭属于最不可能贫困之列，
and workers are the least likely to be unemployed.
这里的人们也最不可能失业。
Barack Obama's home state can be rather expensive to live in,
巴拉克·欧巴马的家所在的州的生活可能相当昂贵，
but Hawaii's booming tourist economy has lifted the median household income.
但是夏威夷兴旺的旅游经济提高了这里的家庭收入中值。
Defense is another major industry,
国防是另一大主要产业，
with 75,000 U.S. Department of Defense personnel living on the islands.
岛上居住着7.5万名美国国防部职员。
Some 17.3% of workers in the state are involved in the arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation,
其中17.3%的该州国防职工涉猎艺术，娱乐，休闲，住宿
and food service industries, as Hawaii is a popular vacation spot.
以及饮食服务行业，因为夏威夷是一个受欢迎的度假胜地。
Overall, the Hawaiian economy functions much differently than the other 49 states.
总体来说，夏威夷和其他49个州的经济运行方式大不相同。
Shipping goods to Hawaii is quite expensive, which makes prices higher for consumers.
运输货物到夏威夷是非常昂贵的，因此消费者的消费价格会更高。
On the other hand, Hawaii’s median home value is by far the highest in the country at $617,4000,
另一方面，到目前为止，夏威夷的房屋中位价是617,4000美元，美国最高，
more than $100,000 higher than the next highest state.
比第二高的州高出10万美元。
2. New Jersey
2.新泽西
Across the river from New York City,
新泽西和纽约隔河相望，
New Jersey has the highest population density in the country.
新泽西州的人口密度是全国最高的。
Biopharmaceuticals, transportation and manufacturing are leading industries here,
生物制药，交通业和制造业是该州的主导产业，
and more than a few millionaires commute to Wall Street.
而且这里有不少百万富翁在华尔街上班。
A New Jersey household has a better chance to be wealthy than in any other state,
住在新泽西的家庭比其他州的家庭有更好的致富机会，
with 13% of New Jersey households earning north of $200,000.
因为13%的新泽西家庭的收入超过20万美元。
Meanwhile, just one in 10 people in the state live below the poverty line.
以此同时，该州仅有1/10的人生活在贫困线以下。
Nearly 40% of New Jersey adults hold at least a bachelor’s degree,
新泽西近40%的成年人至少拥有一个学士学位，
making them qualified to work in the high paying, specialized industries that have located in the state.
所以能胜任该州高薪的专业化领域工作。
1. Maryland
1.马里兰
Maryland is tops. The state benefits from its proximity to the centers of power in Washington.
马里兰是最富有的州。该州得益于它邻近华盛顿的政权中心。
It borders Washington D.C. on three sides,
马里兰三面邻华盛顿特区，
so it should come as no surprise that more than one in 10 Maryland workers are in the public administration sector,
所以马里兰超过1/10的人就职于公共行政部门也就不足为奇了。
which includes many lucrative federal government jobs.
其中包括很多有利可图的联邦政府工作。
The National Security Agency (NSA) is the largest employer of mathematicians in the U.S.,
国家安全局（NSA）是美国数学家的最大雇主，
and it stands among the top places to work in Maryland.
它也是马里兰最顶级的工作场所之一。
