Charts: Upper, Middle, Lower Class for Each Big US City [Video]

Most Americans consider themselves middle class, but in reality, the cutoffs are more limiting. In some states, just over 40% of residents fall in the middle-income bracket.

This chart shows exactly how much it takes in each major US city to be considered upper, middle, and lower class.

A Business Insider analysis of US Census Bureau data for about 400 metropolitan areas reveals that in some parts of the Bay Area, your household needs to make six figures to be considered middle class, while in a few cities in the South, making six figures is upper class.