| Indicator | A · AR | B · TX | Ranks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP, 2025 | $196.0B | $2.93T | 35 · 2 | ||
| Real GDP growth, 2025 | +0.93% | +2.8% | 44 · 9 | ||
| Real growth a year since 2015 | +2.0% | +3.6% | 24 · 6 | ||
| GDP per person | $62,922 | $92,474 | 50 · 14 | ||
| Income per person, 2025 | $61,697 | $73,156 | 47 · 26 | ||
| Real income per person (2017 $) | $55,219 | $58,219 | 38 · 27 | ||
| Price level (US = 100) | 86.9 | 97.1 | 51 · 25 | ||
| Housing costs (US = 100) | 58.2 | 96.5 | 49 · 20 | ||
| Unemployment, September 2026 | 3.9% | 4.4% | 26 · 38 | ||
| Population | 3,114,791 | 31,709,821 | 33 · 2 | ||
| Population growth a year since 2020 | +0.66% | +1.6% | 19 · 4 |
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 | AR | TX | Gap, pp | Larger in | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mining, oil & gas | 0.4% | 6.9% | 6.5 | TX | |
| Management of companies | 5.4% | 1.3% | 4.1 | AR | |
| Professional services | 3.9% | 7.5% | 3.5 | TX | |
| Health care | 8.6% | 5.6% | 3.0 | AR | |
| Government | 11.0% | 9.0% | 2.0 | AR | |
| Information | 2.0% | 4.0% | 1.9 | TX | |
| Retail trade | 7.6% | 5.7% | 1.9 | AR | |
| Real estate | 11.1% | 12.7% | 1.7 | TX | |
| Agriculture | 2.1% | 0.6% | 1.5 | AR | |
| Manufacturing | 12.8% | 11.3% | 1.5 | AR | |
| Finance & insurance | 6.3% | 7.4% | 1.1 | TX | |
| Utilities | 2.8% | 1.8% | 1.0 | AR | |
| Wholesale trade | 8.0% | 8.6% | 0.7 | TX | |
| Construction | 4.3% | 4.9% | 0.6 | TX | |
| Other services | 2.3% | 1.8% | 0.5 | AR | |
| Transportation & warehousing | 4.3% | 3.9% | 0.4 | AR | |
| Accommodation & food | 2.9% | 2.6% | 0.3 | AR | |
| Administrative & waste services | 3.1% | 3.2% | 0.1 | TX | |
| Education | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1 | TX | |
| Arts & recreation | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0 |
Real GDP growth 2025, %
−1.0%+5.1%
AL+2.0%AK+4.7%AZ+1.5%AR+0.9%CA+3.5%CO+1.9%CT+2.5%DE+5.1%DC−1.0%FL+2.8%GA+2.9%HI+1.5%ID+3.1%IL+2.6%IN+1.9%IA−0.4%KS+1.0%KY+3.0%LA+1.5%ME+1.4%MD+0.8%MA+1.3%MI+2.2%MN+0.7%MS+1.3%MO+1.2%MT+2.0%NE+1.3%NV+2.0%NH+1.7%NJ+2.0%NM+1.8%NY+2.5%NC+1.8%ND+0.5%OH+2.4%OK+2.2%OR+1.4%PA+1.8%RI+2.8%SC+3.3%SD+1.8%TN+2.1%TX+2.8%UT+2.7%VT+1.9%VA+2.3%WA+3.2%WV+2.8%WI+0.8%WY+0.1%