CO:KS=COMPARE("CO", "KS")
Colorado vs Kansas: two economies side by side
Colorado and Kansas share a border. Here are the two economies on the same measures, with the rank of each among 51 states and DC.
Rocky Mountain · PlainsColorado leads on 8, Kansas on 3 of 11 measures
| Indicator | A · CO | B · KS | Ranks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP, 2025 | $574.9B | $232.1B | 17 · 33 | ||
| Real GDP growth, 2025 | +1.9% | +1.00% | 27 · 43 | ||
| Real growth a year since 2015 | +3.2% | +1.2% | 8 · 42 | ||
| GDP per person | $95,610 | $77,961 | 12 · 33 | ||
| Income per person, 2025 | $86,342 | $69,149 | 10 · 33 | ||
| Real income per person (2017 $) | $65,223 | $59,172 | 8 · 21 | ||
| Price level (US = 100) | 103.1 | 90.1 | 13 · 42 | ||
| Housing costs (US = 100) | 127.4 | 71.2 | 5 · 40 | ||
| Unemployment, September 2026 | 4.1% | 3.8% | 31 · 25 | ||
| Population | 6,012,561 | 2,977,220 | 20 · 34 | ||
| Population growth a year since 2020 | +0.77% | +0.26% | 15 · 36 |
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 | CO | KS | Gap, pp | Larger in | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 5.1% | 15.1% | 10.1 | KS | |
| Professional services | 11.4% | 6.0% | 5.4 | CO | |
| Real estate | 15.8% | 11.4% | 4.4 | CO | |
| Information | 6.4% | 2.6% | 3.7 | CO | |
| Mining, oil & gas | 3.0% | 0.5% | 2.5 | CO | |
| Agriculture | 0.5% | 3.0% | 2.5 | KS | |
| Health care | 6.4% | 8.2% | 1.8 | KS | |
| Construction | 5.7% | 4.6% | 1.1 | CO | |
| Government | 11.3% | 12.3% | 1.0 | KS | |
| Arts & recreation | 1.5% | 0.6% | 1.0 | CO | |
| Wholesale trade | 5.5% | 6.5% | 1.0 | KS | |
| Accommodation & food | 3.6% | 2.8% | 0.9 | CO | |
| Utilities | 1.1% | 1.8% | 0.7 | KS | |
| Retail trade | 5.5% | 6.2% | 0.7 | KS | |
| Transportation & warehousing | 3.4% | 4.1% | 0.7 | KS | |
| Finance & insurance | 5.8% | 6.2% | 0.4 | KS | |
| Administrative & waste services | 2.8% | 3.1% | 0.3 | KS | |
| Education | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2 | CO | |
| Other services | 2.3% | 2.4% | 0.1 | KS | |
| Management of companies | 1.9% | 1.8% | 0.1 | CO |
Real GDP growth 2025, %
−1.0%+5.1%
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