List of U.S. states and territories by economic growth rate
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This is a list of U.S. states and territories by economic growth rate. This article includes a list of the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the 5 inhabited U.S. territories sorted by economic growth — the percentage change in real GDP for the third quarter of 2023 is listed (for the 50 states and District of Columbia), using the most recent data available from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.[1] The most recent data for American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands is from 2018.
Within the 50 states and District of Columbia, Kansas had the largest GDP growth rate (
9.7%) in the third quarter 2023, while Arkansas had the smallest growth rate ( 0.7%).[2] In the 2018—2019 period, the Northern Mariana Islands had the lowest GDP growth rate (
19.6%).[3] In 2017, American Samoa had a very low GDP growth rate ( 5.8%), but its GDP has grown since then.[4] Also, the Northern Mariana Islands had the highest GDP growth rate in the United States in 2017 ( 25.1%), but it now has the lowest GDP growth rate in the United States.[5][3]
Third Quarter 2023 list
[edit]| Rank | State federal district or territory |
2023 (Third Quarter) GDP Percent change [note 1] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kansas |
9.7
|
| 2 |  Texas |
7.7
|
| 3 |  Nebraska |
7.5
|
| 4 |  Idaho |
7.0
|
| 5 |  Louisiana |
6.6
|
| 6 |  Nevada |
6.3
|
| 7 |  Utah |
6.1
|
| 8 |  Florida |
6.1
|
| 9 |  Oklahoma |
6.0
|
| 10 |  Colorado |
5.8
|
| 11 |  New Mexico |
5.7
|
| 12 |  South Carolina |
5.7
|
| 13 |  Wyoming |
5.7
|
| 14 |  Pennsylvania |
5.6
|
| 15 |  South Dakota |
5.2
|
| 16 |  Tennessee |
5.2
|
| 17 |  Washington |
5.1
|
| 18 |  Wisconsin |
5.0
|
| 19 |  Maine |
4.9
|
| 20 |  Arizona |
4.9
|
| 21 |  Kentucky |
4.9
|
| 22 |  California |
4.8
|
| 23 |  Indiana |
4.8
|
| 24 |  Oregon |
4.8
|
| 25 |  Massachusetts |
4.8
|
| 26 |  New Jersey |
4.8
|
| 27 |  Connecticut |
4.7
|
| 28 |  North Carolina |
4.6
|
| 29 |  Ohio |
4.6
|
| 30 |  Georgia |
4.5
|
| 31 |  New Hampshire |
4.5
|
| 32 |  Virginia |
4.2
|
| 33 |  Montana |
4.2
|
| 34 |  Alabama |
4.1
|
| 35 |  Illinois |
4.1
|
| 36 |  Minnesota |
4.1
|
| 37 |  Iowa |
4.1
|
| 38 |  Missouri |
4.0
|
| 39 |  Vermont |
3.9
|
| 40 |  Rhode Island |
3.9
|
| 41 |  West Virginia |
3.7
|
| 42 |  Hawaii |
3.7
|
| 43 |  Alaska |
3.6
|
| 44 |  New York |
3.5
|
| — |  Puerto Rico (2022)[6] |
3.4
|
| 45 |  Delaware |
3.3
|
| 46 |  North Dakota |
2.9
|
| 47 |  Michigan |
2.9
|
| — |  U.S. Virgin Islands (2021)[7] |
2.9
|
| 48 |  Maryland |
2.7
|
| — |  District of Columbia |
2.4
|
| — |  American Samoa (2022)[8] |
1.7
|
| — |  Guam (2021)[9] |
1.1
|
| 49 |  Mississippi |
0.8
|
| 50 |  Arkansas |
0.7
|
| — |  Northern Mariana Islands (2020)[10] |
19.6
|
2017−2022 list
[edit]| State or federal district |
2022 GDP Percent change |
2021 GDP Percent change |
2020 GDP Percent change |
2019 GDP Percent change |
2018 GDP Percent change |
2017 GDP Percent change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States
|
1.9
|
5.8
|
2.2
|
2.5
|
3.0
|
2.3
|
| Alabama
|
1.7
|
4.4
|
1.3
|
1.9
|
1.9
|
1.1
|
| Alaska
|
1.4
|
1.3
|
3.8
|
0.3
|
2.0
|
0.9
|
| Arizona
|
3.2
|
7.8
|
0.8
|
3.8
|
4.0
|
3.7
|
| Arkansas
|
1.3
|
5.9
|
0.7
|
0.7
|
2.0
|
1.3
|
| California
|
0.7
|
7.6
|
1.3
|
3.9
|
4.0
|
4.3
|
| Colorado
|
2.2
|
6.8
|
0.7
|
5.0
|
4.3
|
4.0
|
| Connecticut
|
2.9
|
4.0
|
5.7
|
0.1
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
| Delaware
|
1.0
|
2.6
|
2.7
|
5.3
|
1.9
|
1.7
|
| District of Columbia
|
0.9
|
3.6
|
0.8
|
0.6
|
2.8
|
0.7
|
| Florida
|
4.6
|
9.0
|
1.0
|
2.7
|
3.5
|
3.6
|
| Georgia
|
2.6
|
6.1
|
3.0
|
3.3
|
3.0
|
3.7
|
| Hawaii
|
1.6
|
0.1
|
10.5
|
0.3
|
1.4
|
2.5
|
| Idaho
|
6.5
|
4.6
|
1.9
|
4.6
|
6.5
|
4.2
|
| Illinois
|
1.3
|
5.3
|
5.6
|
0.8
|
2.2
|
0.8
|
| Indiana
|
3.1
|
6.9
|
3.2
|
0.6
|
3.1
|
2.0
|
| Iowa
|
0.3
|
6.1
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
2.3
|
0.3
|
| Kansas
|
1.1
|
2.6
|
1.1
|
0.3
|
2.1
|
1.3
|
| Kentucky
|
1.4
|
4.0
|
2.6
|
2.8
|
1.2
|
0.6
|
| Louisiana
|
1.2
|
2.3
|
7.1
|
0.5
|
2.2
|
1.5
|
| Maine
|
2.2
|
5.1
|
1.6
|
2.4
|
2.9
|
1.6
|
| Maryland
|
1.6
|
4.5
|
3.4
|
 0.0
|
0.7
|
1.6
|
| Massachusetts
|
3.6
|
3.2
|
1.9
|
3.2
|
3.6
|
2.4
|
| Michigan
|
1.6
|
5.8
|
3.0
|
0.2
|
2.3
|
1.4
|
| Minnesota
|
1.2
|
4.6
|
2.9
|
1.1
|
2.8
|
1.8
|
| Mississippi
|
|
3.9
|
0.6
|
0.3
|
0.1
|
0.7
|
| Missouri
|
2.0
|
4.7
|
1.7
|
2.1
|
0.9
|
1.1
|
| Montana
|
1.9
|
5.6
|
0.3
|
1.7
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
| Nebraska
|
2.7
|
5.2
|
0.5
|
1.5
|
1.9
|
1.9
|
| Nevada
|
3.4
|
9.2
|
5.7
|
4.2
|
3.3
|
3.6
|
| New Hampshire
|
0.3
|
8.1
|
1.0
|
2.1
|
1.3
|
1.7
|
| New Jersey
|
2.8
|
5.5
|
3.4
|
1.7
|
2.8
|
0.1
|
| New Mexico
|
1.8
|
2.1
|
2.9
|
4.5
|
3.1
|
0.1
|
| New York
|
2.3
|
4.5
|
3.5
|
2.7
|
2.5
|
1.9
|
| North Carolina
|
2.0
|
5.8
|
0.6
|
2.1
|
1.8
|
2.4
|
| North Dakota
|
1.1
|
0.5
|
5.8
|
1.1
|
3.5
|
0.3
|
| Ohio
|
0.5
|
4.8
|
2.9
|
2.7
|
0.6
|
1.3
|
| Oklahoma
|
1.0
|
1.5
|
4.4
|
1.8
|
1.8
|
|
| Oregon
|
1.8
|
5.2
|
0.9
|
2.4
|
3.9
|
4.2
|
| Pennsylvania
|
1.0
|
3.8
|
4.7
|
1.1
|
1.3
|
0.6
|
| Rhode Island
|
2.3
|
4.5
|
2.9
|
1.9
|
0.1
|
0.6
|
| South Carolina
|
2.5
|
4.8
|
1.6
|
2.5
|
3.0
|
3.1
|
| South Dakota
|
0.3
|
4.6
|
0.6
|
0.8
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
| Tennessee
|
3.9
|
8.2
|
1.0
|
2.1
|
2.0
|
2.2
|
| Texas
|
4.8
|
5.7
|
1.7
|
3.2
|
4.8
|
2.8
|
| Utah
|
1.9
|
7.8
|
1.1
|
5.8
|
5.8
|
4.4
|
| Vermont
|
2.2
|
4.8
|
2.7
|
1.2
|
0.7
|
0.4
|
| Virginia
|
2.5
|
5.4
|
1.3
|
2.5
|
2.4
|
1.7
|
| Washington
|
1.6
|
6.8
|
0.2
|
4.8
|
6.6
|
5.5
|
| West Virginia
|
1.3
|
2.1
|
3.7
|
0.8
|
3.0
|
0.7
|
| Wisconsin
|
0.4
|
3.6
|
3.2
|
1.5
|
2.2
|
1.0
|
| Wyoming
|
1.0
|
2.1
|
6.2
|
1.5
|
0.9
|
0.6
|
2013 list
[edit]
| 2013 Rank |
State or federal district |
2013 GDP Percent change[13] |
2010–13 GDP Percent change |
2010–13 Pop. Percent change[14] |
2010–13 Per Capita GDP percent change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | United States
|
1.8
|
2.0
|
0.8
|
1.2
|
| 1 | North Dakota
|
9.7
|
11.7
|
2.4
|
9.3
|
| 2 | Wyoming
|
7.6
|
1.2
|
1.1
|
0.1
|
| 3 | West Virginia
|
5.1
|
2.3
|
|
2.3
|
| 4 | Oklahoma
|
4.2
|
2.8
|
0.8
|
2.0
|
| 5 | Idaho
|
4.1
|
1.4
|
0.9
|
0.5
|
| 6 | Utah
|
3.8
|
2.5
|
1.5
|
1.0
|
| 7 | Colorado
|
3.8
|
3.5
|
1.5
|
2.0
|
| 8 | Texas
|
3.7
|
4.5
|
1.6
|
2.9
|
| 9 | Nebraska
|
3.1
|
2.8
|
1.2
|
1.6
|
| 10 | South Dakota
|
3.0
|
3.1
|
0.7
|
2.4
|
| 11 | Montana
|
3.0
|
2.8
|
0.8
|
2.0
|
| 12 | Iowa
|
2.9
|
2.5
|
0.5
|
2.0
|
| 13 | Minnesota
|
2.8
|
2.8
|
0.7
|
2.1
|
| 14 | Washington
|
2.7
|
4.1
|
0.8
|
3.3
|
| 15 | Oregon
|
2.7
|
2.2
|
1.3
|
0.9
|
| 16 | Arkansas
|
2.4
|
2.3
|
0.4
|
1.9
|
| 17 | North Carolina
|
2.3
|
1.8
|
1.0
|
0.8
|
| 18 | Florida
|
2.2
|
1.0
|
1.3
|
0.3
|
| 19 | Indiana
|
2.1
|
3.0
|
0.4
|
2.6
|
| 20 | California
|
2.0
|
1.8
|
1.0
|
0.8
|
| 21 | Michigan
|
2.0
|
2.8
|
0.1
|
2.7
|
| 22 | Vermont
|
1.9
|
2.4
|
0.1
|
2.3
|
| 23 | Kansas
|
1.9
|
2.3
|
0.4
|
1.9
|
| 24 | Hawaii
|
1.9
|
1.9
|
1.1
|
0.8
|
| 25 | Georgia
|
1.8
|
1.2
|
1.0
|
0.2
|
| 26 | Ohio
|
1.8
|
2.5
|
0.1
|
2.4
|
| 27 | Wisconsin
|
1.7
|
1.8
|
0.3
|
1.5
|
| 28 | Massachusetts
|
1.6
|
2.4
|
0.7
|
1.7
|
| 29 | Mississippi
|
1.6
|
1.3
|
0.2
|
1.1
|
| 30 | Kentucky
|
1.6
|
2.3
|
0.4
|
1.9
|
| 31 | Delaware
|
1.6
|
0.9
|
0.9
|
|
| 32 | New Mexico
|
1.5
|
0.9
|
0.4
|
0.5
|
| 33 | Rhode Island
|
1.4
|
1.3
|
|
1.3
|
| 34 | Louisiana
|
1.3
|
1.5
|
0.6
|
0.9
|
| 35 | South Carolina
|
1.2
|
1.9
|
1.0
|
0.9
|
| 36 | Arizona
|
1.1
|
1.9
|
1.1
|
0.8
|
| 37 | New Jersey
|
1.1
|
1.0
|
0.4
|
0.6
|
| 38 | Nevada
|
1.0
|
0.8
|
1.1
|
0.3
|
| 39 | Connecticut
|
0.9
|
0.4
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
| 40 | New Hampshire
|
0.9
|
1.5
|
0.2
|
1.3
|
| 41 | Maine
|
0.9
|
0.4
|
|
0.4
|
| 42 | Illinois
|
0.9
|
1.3
|
0.1
|
1.2
|
| 43 | Tennessee
|
0.8
|
1.7
|
0.3
|
1.4
|
| 44 | Missouri
|
0.8
|
2.2
|
0.7
|
1.5
|
| 45 | Alabama
|
0.8
|
0.8
|
0.3
|
0.5
|
| 46 | New York
|
0.7
|
1.6
|
0.5
|
1.1
|
| 47 | Pennsylvania
|
0.7
|
1.4
|
0.2
|
1.2
|
| 48 | Virginia
|
0.1
|
1.3
|
1.0
|
0.3
|
| 49 | Maryland
|
|
1.4
|
0.9
|
0.5
|
| 50 | Alaska
|
2.5
|
0.8
|
1.1
|
0.3
|
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Gross Domestic Product by State, First Quarter 2019 | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)". www.bea.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ a b "Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 3rd Quarter 2023". Bureau of Economic Analysis.
- ^ a b "Gross Domestic Product for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), 2018 | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)". www.bea.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "American Samoa GDP Increases in 2018 | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)". www.bea.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "Northern Mariana Islands' GDP Increases in 2017 | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)". www.bea.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ a b "World Bank Open Data". World Bank Open Data. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "GDP growth (annual %) - Virgin Islands (U.S.)". World Bank Open Data. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "GDP growth (annual %) - American Samoa". World Bank Open Data. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "GDP growth (annual %) - Guam". World Bank Open Data. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "World Bank Open Data". GDP growth (annual %) - Northern Mariana Islands. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "Gross Domestic Product by County, 2019" (PDF).
- ^ "BEA Interactive Data Application". apps.bea.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "BEA official report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-11-22. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". 2014 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. December 23, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
