AZ:CA=COMPARE("AZ", "CA")
Arizona vs California: two economies side by side
Arizona and California share a border. Here are the two economies on the same measures, with the rank of each among 51 states and DC.
Southwest · Far WestArizona leads on 5, California on 6 of 11 measures
| Indicator | A · AZ | B · CA | Ranks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP, 2025 | $592.1B | $4.30T | 15 · 1 | ||
| Real GDP growth, 2025 | +1.5% | +3.5% | 36 · 3 | ||
| Real growth a year since 2015 | +3.9% | +3.0% | 4 · 9 | ||
| GDP per person | $77,665 | $109,196 | 35 · 6 | ||
| Income per person, 2025 | $68,373 | $90,957 | 35 · 6 | ||
| Real income per person (2017 $) | $52,890 | $63,028 | 43 · 13 | ||
| Price level (US = 100) | 100.7 | 110.7 | 17 · 1 | ||
| Housing costs (US = 100) | 106.8 | 154.3 | 16 · 2 | ||
| Unemployment, September 2026 | 4.9% | 5.1% | 46 · 49 | ||
| Population | 7,623,818 | 39,355,309 | 14 · 1 | ||
| Population growth a year since 2020 | +1.2% | −0.09% | 8 · 46 |
Highlighted: the higher value, or the lower one for prices and unemployment. BEA (GDP, income, price parities), BLS (unemployment).
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Industry mix, 2025
Share of each state’s GDP. Sorted by the gap between the two.
| Industry | AZ | CA | Gap, pp | Larger in | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information | 3.3% | 11.8% | 8.5 | CA | |
| Finance & insurance | 9.8% | 5.1% | 4.7 | AZ | |
| Professional services | 5.7% | 9.8% | 4.1 | CA | |
| Real estate | 16.9% | 13.9% | 2.9 | AZ | |
| Construction | 6.3% | 3.6% | 2.7 | AZ | |
| Retail trade | 7.1% | 5.4% | 1.8 | AZ | |
| Manufacturing | 7.4% | 9.1% | 1.6 | CA | |
| Health care | 8.5% | 7.0% | 1.5 | AZ | |
| Administrative & waste services | 4.1% | 2.8% | 1.3 | AZ | |
| Mining, oil & gas | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.9 | AZ | |
| Government | 9.7% | 10.6% | 0.9 | CA | |
| Agriculture | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.7 | CA | |
| Management of companies | 1.4% | 2.0% | 0.6 | CA | |
| Accommodation & food | 3.5% | 3.0% | 0.5 | AZ | |
| Wholesale trade | 5.6% | 6.1% | 0.5 | CA | |
| Utilities | 1.8% | 1.5% | 0.4 | AZ | |
| Transportation & warehousing | 3.2% | 2.9% | 0.3 | AZ | |
| Arts & recreation | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.3 | CA | |
| Other services | 1.9% | 1.8% | 0.1 | AZ | |
| Education | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.0 |
Real GDP growth 2025, %
−1.0%+5.1%
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