GDP per capita by state

The top of the list

The five highest states are all on the East or West Coast. After New York ($123,273) come Delaware ($115,043), Massachusetts ($113,724), Washington ($111,518) and California ($109,196). New York is $32,979 (37%) above the US figure ($90,294); California, the most populous state, is $18,902 (21%) above the US figure ($90,294)¹.

The rest of the top ten adds Connecticut, two Great Plains states and Alaska: Connecticut ($103,727), North Dakota ($103,020), Nebraska ($102,386) and Alaska ($99,875¹). North Dakota and Nebraska, two states with small populations, are close behind Connecticut.

The District of Columbia is in a category of its own. Its $278,205 is $187,911 (208%) above the US figure ($90,294)¹, more than double New York's figure. Its figure sets the output of a city, the 3rd smallest³ jurisdiction by population, against that city's residents only.

Mississippi $55,117District of Columbia $278,205

Source: BEA, SAGDP1 State annual GDP summary. Each dot is a state. Period: 2025.

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State	GDP per capita
District of Columbia	$278,205
New York	$123,273
Delaware	$115,043
Massachusetts	$113,724
Washington	$111,518
California	$109,196
Connecticut	$103,727
North Dakota	$103,020
Nebraska	$102,386
Alaska	$99,875
Illinois	$97,568
Colorado	$95,610
New Jersey	$92,980
Texas	$92,474
Virginia	$90,981
New Hampshire	$90,634
Maryland	$90,501
Utah	$90,191
Wyoming	$89,157
Minnesota	$88,350
South Dakota	$87,694
Hawaii	$85,959
Nevada	$85,728
Iowa	$83,973
Georgia	$82,819
Ohio	$82,087
Pennsylvania	$80,898
Oregon	$80,317
Wisconsin	$80,160
Tennessee	$80,137
North Carolina	$80,007
Rhode Island	$79,174
Kansas	$77,961
Indiana	$77,790
Arizona	$77,665
Vermont	$77,029
Florida	$76,958
Missouri	$75,811
Louisiana	$74,125
Michigan	$72,462
Maine	$71,898
New Mexico	$71,569
Montana	$70,713
Kentucky	$68,065
South Carolina	$67,929
Idaho	$67,695
Oklahoma	$66,523
Alabama	$65,286
West Virginia	$63,020
Arkansas	$62,922
Mississippi	$55,117

The bottom of the list

Mississippi is lowest at $55,117, $35,177 (39%) below the US figure ($90,294) and lower than every bordering state (Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee). Mississippi is well behind the next two states: Arkansas ($62,922) and West Virginia ($63,020¹) are separated by about a hundred dollars, and Mississippi trails both by several thousand.

United States$90,294

New Mexico$71,569

Montana$70,713

Kentucky$68,065

South Carolina$67,929

Idaho$67,695

Oklahoma$66,523

Alabama$65,286

West Virginia$63,020

Arkansas$62,922

Mississippi$55,117

Source: BEA, SAGDP1 State annual GDP summary. Period: 2025.

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State	GDP per capita
United States	$90,294
New Mexico	$71,569
Montana	$70,713
Kentucky	$68,065
South Carolina	$67,929
Idaho	$67,695
Oklahoma	$66,523
Alabama	$65,286
West Virginia	$63,020
Arkansas	$62,922
Mississippi	$55,117

Seven of the ten lowest are in the South. The others are Idaho ($67,695), Montana ($70,713) and New Mexico ($71,569). West Virginia is lower than every bordering state (Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia)¹.

Most states are below the US figure

17 states, counting DC, had GDP per capita above the national $90,294, and 34 were below it. The median of the 51 values is $82,087¹, which is Ohio's figure. The national figure is total US output divided by the total population, so it is weighted toward the most populous states, and California and New York are both well above it.

Four states are within a thousand dollars of the US figure, so their order says little: Virginia ($687 (1%) above the US figure ($90,294)), New Hampshire ($340 (0%) above the US figure ($90,294)), Maryland ($207 (0%) above the US figure ($90,294)) and Utah ($103 (0%) below the US figure ($90,294)¹). These are not survey estimates and carry no margin of error, but a revision of a few hundred dollars could reorder them.

The three most populous states land in very different places. California ranks 6th highest, Texas 14th highest ($2,180 (2%) above the US figure ($90,294)) and Florida 15th lowest ($13,336 (15%) below the US figure ($90,294)). Florida is higher than Alabama; lower than Georgia¹.

Regional pattern

• Northeast. New York leads at $123,273 and is higher than every bordering state (Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont). Maine is lowest in the region ($71,898), and lower than New Hampshire, its only bordering state.
• Midwest. The two highest are on the Plains: North Dakota ($103,020) and Nebraska, which is higher than every bordering state (Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota and Wyoming). Michigan is lowest ($72,462) and lower than every bordering state (Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin).
• South. The region holds both extremes. Beyond the District of Columbia, Delaware is the 2nd highest in the South and Texas the 3rd highest in the South; Georgia is higher than every bordering state (Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee). Mississippi is lowest in the region and the country.
• West. Washington ($111,518) leads, ahead of California and Alaska. Idaho ($67,695) is lowest and lower than every bordering state (Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming)¹.

Output per resident against income per resident

GDP counts production where it happens: the BEA measures the value of goods and services produced by the labor and property located in a state. Personal income counts what residents receive, and the BEA adjusts earnings from a place-of-work to a place-of-residence basis. Dividing each by population gives two per-person figures that often rank a state very differently. Nationally, GDP per capita was $90,294¹ in 2025 and personal income per capita $77,028².

• Higher on output than on income. Delaware has the 3rd highest GDP per capita but the 18th lowest personal income per capita. Nebraska ranks 9th highest on output and 20th highest on income; North Dakota 8th highest and 18th highest. New York leads the states on output but is 4th highest on income.
• Higher on income than on output. Wyoming is 19th highest on GDP per capita and 5th highest on personal income per capita, the highest in the West. Florida is 15th lowest on output and 16th highest on income. Connecticut's income per resident ($102,307) is the highest of any state (the District of Columbia is higher), while its GDP per capita ranks 7th highest. New Hampshire is 16th highest¹ on output and 9th highest on income.
• Lowest on both. Mississippi is last on both measures, with personal income per capita of $54,433².

For a measure of residents' own resources, the per capita income ranking and median household income are closer to the question than GDP.

Prices are not taken into account

GDP per capita is in current dollars at each state's own prices, and the same dollar buys more in some states than in others. The BEA's regional price parities for 2024, the latest year published, put prices in Mississippi 13% below the US figure (100.0) and in Arkansas 13% below the US figure (100.0), against California at 11% above the US figure (100.0) and New York at 8% above the US figure (100.0)⁵.

The BEA's real GDP by state uses national price indexes and does not capture differences in prices between states. It does publish real personal income per capita, adjusted for state prices. In 2024 Mississippi was still the lowest on that measure ($48,465), while Arkansas was 14th lowest⁵. The cost of living ranking has the full price comparison.

Before you compare states

• The District of Columbia is a city. Its output is set against its residents only, so its figure is not comparable with that of a state that includes suburbs and rural areas. Read the ranking among states from New York down.
• GDP per capita is not a wage or a household income. It is total output divided by every resident, including children and retirees.
• 2025, current dollars. This page covers 2025 only. Dollar values from different years are not comparable without adjusting for inflation.
• Revisions. The BEA revises state GDP regularly; its release for the third quarter of 2026, expected on December 23, 2026, may change the 2025 figures. This page will be updated when it appears.
• Total size is a different ranking. A small state can top this list with a small economy. For the size of each state's economy, see GDP by state.