From Colorado to Hawaii, states where you need at least $1 million to retire
March 13, 2024Updated Feb. 26, 2025, 10:27 a.m. ET

Colorado: Racers make their way up to Mosquito Pass during the 70th Annual Burro Days Race in Fairplay, Colorado, on July 29, 2018.
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Arizona: Scattered showers fall over the desert landscape in Fountain Hills on Feb. 14, 2025.
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New Jersey: People spend time on the beach during the Memorial Day weekend on May 28, 2023, in Wildwood, New Jersey.
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Maine: Portland Head Light Maine coast.
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Rhode Island: Rochambeau overlooking Newport harbor, Rhode Island.
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Connecticut: Skyline view of Hartford, Connecticut.
Buyenlarge, Getty ImagesOregon: Jim Heck fly-fishes for smallmouth bass on the John Day River while Lucy Urness watches on a multi-day rafting trip from Thirtymile Creek boat access to Cottonwood Canyon State Park in Eastern Oregon.
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Maryland: An aerial view of the Baltimore City skyline on Dec. 1, 2016, in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Vermont: Fog settles between hills at daybreak as leaves show their fall colors, 20 October 2007, in this view from the Comstock House bed & breakfast/farm in Plainfield, Vermont, near Montpelier.
STAN HONDA, AFP Via Getty ImagesNew Hampshire: A rainbow rises over a farm after a rainstorm in Charlestown, New Hampshire, on July 6, 2011.
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Washington: The Space Needle stands over the Seattle skyline on March 13, 2022, in Seattle, Washington. The iconic observation tower was constructed in 1962 for the World's Fair and was once, at 605 feet, the tallest structure west of the Mississippi River.
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Alaska: Cruise ships are docked in this mountain view of downtown Juneau and the Gastineau Channel in Juneau, Alaska, on Aug. 27, 2023.
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New York: The Empire State Building is seen during sunset in New York on November 12, 2024.
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California: The Hollywood sign stands in front of snow-covered mountains after winter storm hit Los Angeles.
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Massachusetts: Members of the Harvard-Radcliffe Women's Heavyweight Crew team train against the Boston city skyline on the Charles River in preparation for the Head of the Charles Regatta on October 12, 2022 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Hawaii: The coastline of Honolul is pictured including the base of Diamond Head crater and state park, past the hotel lined Waikiki Beach towards downtown.
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