My statistics bullshit detector flashed on this line, "Average incomes have grown much faster than in western Europe or Japan. Also adjusted for purchasing powe

My statistics bullshit detector flashed on this line, "Average incomes have grown much faster than in western Europe or Japan. Also adjusted for purchasing power, they exceed $50,000 in Mississippi, America’s poorest state—higher than in France." I was imagining a handful of billionaires "averaged" with a state full of people living in desparate poverty. The census bureau [1] says that the median income in MS for 2022 (single earner family) starts at $47,446 and goes up from there. Quite surprising IMO. Just saving someone else the search. [1] https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/SEX255221 https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/SEX255221