Middle Class Squeeze: $65K Needed for Georgia Family of 4 to Be 'Middle Class'

• Annual income of $65,364 needed for 4-person family to be considered middle class in Georgia (ties for 31st among states) • Middle class makes up smaller share of population compared to past decades • Inflation has caused some formerly middle class families to fall out of that group • Hawaii tops list with $82,630 middle class income; Mississippi lowest at $60,431
• Study found $318,406 annual salary needed for comfortable living for family of 4 in New York City