AZ:CO=COMPARE("AZ", "CO")
Arizona vs Colorado: two economies side by side
Arizona and Colorado share a border. Here are the two economies on the same measures, with the rank of each among 51 states and DC.
Southwest · Rocky MountainArizona leads on 6, Colorado on 5 of 11 measures
| Indicator | A · AZ | B · CO | Ranks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP, 2025 | $592.1B | $574.9B | 15 · 17 | ||
| Real GDP growth, 2025 | +1.5% | +1.9% | 36 · 27 | ||
| Real growth a year since 2015 | +3.9% | +3.2% | 4 · 8 | ||
| GDP per person | $77,665 | $95,610 | 35 · 12 | ||
| Income per person, 2025 | $68,373 | $86,342 | 35 · 10 | ||
| Real income per person (2017 $) | $52,890 | $65,223 | 43 · 8 | ||
| Price level (US = 100) | 100.7 | 103.1 | 17 · 13 | ||
| Housing costs (US = 100) | 106.8 | 127.4 | 16 · 5 | ||
| Unemployment, September 2026 | 4.9% | 4.1% | 46 · 31 | ||
| Population | 7,623,818 | 6,012,561 | 14 · 20 | ||
| Population growth a year since 2020 | +1.2% | +0.77% | 8 · 15 |
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 | CO | Gap, pp | Larger in | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional services | 5.7% | 11.4% | 5.7 | CO | |
| Finance & insurance | 9.8% | 5.8% | 4.0 | AZ | |
| Information | 3.3% | 6.4% | 3.0 | CO | |
| Manufacturing | 7.4% | 5.1% | 2.4 | AZ | |
| Health care | 8.5% | 6.4% | 2.1 | AZ | |
| Mining, oil & gas | 1.1% | 3.0% | 1.9 | CO | |
| Retail trade | 7.1% | 5.5% | 1.6 | AZ | |
| Government | 9.7% | 11.3% | 1.6 | CO | |
| Administrative & waste services | 4.1% | 2.8% | 1.3 | AZ | |
| Real estate | 16.9% | 15.8% | 1.1 | AZ | |
| Utilities | 1.8% | 1.1% | 0.7 | AZ | |
| Construction | 6.3% | 5.7% | 0.6 | AZ | |
| Arts & recreation | 0.9% | 1.5% | 0.6 | CO | |
| Management of companies | 1.4% | 1.9% | 0.5 | CO | |
| Other services | 1.9% | 2.3% | 0.4 | CO | |
| Education | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.2 | AZ | |
| Transportation & warehousing | 3.2% | 3.4% | 0.2 | CO | |
| Accommodation & food | 3.5% | 3.6% | 0.1 | CO | |
| Wholesale trade | 5.6% | 5.5% | 0.1 | AZ | |
| Agriculture | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0 |
Real GDP growth 2025, %
−1.0%+5.1%
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