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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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CO:WY=COMPARE("CO", "WY")

Colorado vs Wyoming: two economies side by side

Colorado and Wyoming share a border. Here are the two economies on the same measures, with the rank of each among 51 states and DC.

Rocky MountainColorado leads on 6, Wyoming on 5 of 11 measures
IndicatorA · COB · WYRanks
GDP, 2025$574.9B$52.5B17 · 50
Real GDP growth, 2025+1.9%+0.13%27 · 49
Real growth a year since 2015+3.2%+0.02%8 · 51
GDP per person$95,610$89,15712 · 19
Income per person, 2025$86,342$91,10910 · 5
Real income per person (2017 $)$65,223$75,5018 · 2
Price level (US = 100)103.192.713 · 36
Housing costs (US = 100)127.471.15 · 41
Unemployment, September 20264.1%3.0%31 · 7
Population6,012,561588,75320 · 51
Population growth a year since 2020+0.77%+0.38%15 · 31

Highlighted: the higher value, or the lower one for prices and unemployment. BEA (GDP, income, price parities), BLS (unemployment).

Fig. 1Real GDP, index 2015 = 100Chained 2017 dollars
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Fig. 2Unemployment rateMonthly, seasonally adjusted, since 2015
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Industry mix, 2025

Share of each state’s GDP. Sorted by the gap between the two.

IndustryCOWYGap, ppLarger in
Mining, oil & gas3.0%11.6%8.5WY
Professional services11.4%4.2%7.2CO
Information6.4%1.8%4.6CO
Transportation & warehousing3.4%7.7%4.2WY
Government11.3%15.5%4.2WY
Real estate15.8%13.0%2.8CO
Manufacturing5.1%7.7%2.6WY
Health care6.4%4.5%1.9CO
Finance & insurance5.8%3.9%1.9CO
Wholesale trade5.5%3.7%1.9CO
Utilities1.1%2.8%1.7WY
Management of companies1.9%0.5%1.4CO
Agriculture0.5%1.7%1.2WY
Administrative & waste services2.8%1.9%0.9CO
Construction5.7%6.3%0.6WY
Retail trade5.5%6.1%0.6WY
Other services2.3%1.8%0.5CO
Education0.8%0.4%0.5CO
Arts & recreation1.5%1.1%0.4CO
Accommodation & food3.6%4.0%0.4WY