The American economy, state by state and metro by metro
Output, income, prices and jobs for every state and metropolitan area, straight from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. No forecasts, no opinions — the latest published figure and the year it belongs to.
Fifty-one economies at a glance
Darker tiles mean a higher value, in six equal groups. Switch the indicator; every tile opens the state profile.
BEA: real GDP (SAGDP), personal income per person (SAINC1), regional price parities (SARPP). BLS: unemployment, seasonally adjusted (LAUS).
Who grew fastest in 2025
Change in real GDP from 2024, after inflation.
| # | Fastest | GDP 2025 | Real growth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delaware | $121.9B | +5.1% | |
| 2 | Alaska | $73.6B | +4.7% | |
| 3 | California | $4.30T | +3.5% | |
| 4 | South Carolina | $378.4B | +3.3% | |
| 5 | Washington | $892.3B | +3.2% | |
| 6 | Idaho | $137.4B | +3.1% | |
| 7 | Kentucky | $313.6B | +3.0% | |
| 8 | Georgia | $936.1B | +2.9% | |
| 9 | Texas | $2.93T | +2.8% | |
| 10 | West Virginia | $111.3B | +2.8% |
| # | Slowest | GDP 2025 | Real growth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | District of Columbia | $193.0B | −1.0% | |
| 50 | Iowa | $271.9B | −0.4% | |
| 49 | Wyoming | $52.5B | +0.1% | |
| 48 | North Dakota | $82.3B | +0.5% | |
| 47 | Minnesota | $515.1B | +0.7% | |
| 46 | Maryland | $567.0B | +0.8% | |
| 45 | Wisconsin | $478.8B | +0.8% | |
| 44 | Arkansas | $196.0B | +0.9% | |
| 43 | Kansas | $232.1B | +1.0% | |
| 42 | Missouri | $475.4B | +1.2% |
United States: +2.3%. 17 of 51 grew faster than the nation as a whole.
The fifteen largest metro economies
Metro totals are sums of BEA county estimates for 2024; unemployment is the BLS annual average for 2025.
| Metro area | Population | GDP | GDP per person | Income per person | Price level | Unemployment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NYNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 19.9M | $2.44T | $122,491 | $94,460 | 112.6 | 4.8% | |
| Los Angeles, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 12.9M | $1.35T | $104,793 | $86,376 | 113.6 | 5.3% | |
| Chicago, ILChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 9.4M | $923.1B | $98,115 | $79,997 | 103.6 | 4.7% | |
| Dallas, TXDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 8.3M | $800.6B | $95,949 | $77,801 | 103.1 | 3.9% | |
| Houston, TXHouston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 7.8M | $758.3B | $97,262 | $76,916 | 98.6 | 4.5% | |
| Washington, DCWashington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 6.6M | $759.0B | $115,653 | $93,299 | 108.9 | 3.8% | |
| Miami, FLMiami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 6.5M | $575.0B | $89,036 | $89,115 | 114.2 | 3.3% | |
| Atlanta, GAAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 6.4M | $604.3B | $94,255 | $71,365 | 100.1 | 3.4% | |
| Philadelphia, PAPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 6.3M | $582.1B | $91,951 | $80,403 | 102.6 | 4.5% | |
| Phoenix, AZPhoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 5.2M | $435.5B | $83,965 | $70,055 | 103.3 | 3.8% | |
| Boston, MABoston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 5M | $644.8B | $128,308 | $104,104 | 108.3 | 4.2% | |
| Riverside, CARiverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 4.7M | $272.7B | $57,474 | $55,278 | 106.4 | 5.5% | |
| San Francisco, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 4.6M | $801.3B | $172,381 | $136,552 | 115.6 | 4.4% | |
| Detroit, MIDetroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 4.4M | $348.0B | $79,089 | $68,889 | 100.3 | 5.0% | |
| Seattle, WASeattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 4.1M | $604.1B | $145,716 | $104,529 | 111.1 | 4.6% |
What the US economy is made of
Share of national GDP in 2025 and the change in value added over five years, current dollars.
Inflation in large metro areas
Consumer price index for all urban consumers, change over the latest twelve months published.
BLS CPI-U, all items, not seasonally adjusted. Some metro areas are priced every other month, so their latest month may lag.