Florida vs Georgia: two economies side by side

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

SoutheastFlorida leads on 6, Georgia on 5 of 11 measures

Indicator	A · FL	B · GA	Ranks
GDP, 2025	$1.81T	$936.1B	4 · 8
Real GDP growth, 2025	+2.8%	+2.9%	11 · 8
Real growth a year since 2015	+3.8%	+2.9%	5 · 12
GDP per person	$76,958	$82,819	37 · 25
Income per person, 2025	$78,345	$65,111	16 · 42
Real income per person (2017 $)	$57,131	$52,952	30 · 42
Price level (US = 100)	103.4	96.3	11 · 27
Housing costs (US = 100)	122.1	88.7	9 · 25
Unemployment, September 2026	4.4%	3.3%	37 · 11
Population	23,462,518	11,302,748	3 · 8
Population growth a year since 2020	+1.7%	+1.0%	2 · 11

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

FloridaGeorgia

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.

Industry	FL	GA	Gap, pp	Larger in
Real estate	20.7%	14.1%	6.5	FL
Manufacturing	4.8%	9.4%	4.5	GA
Finance & insurance	6.5%	9.8%	3.3	GA
Information	3.7%	6.0%	2.4	GA
Accommodation & food	4.4%	2.8%	1.6	FL
Government	8.3%	9.8%	1.5	GA
Retail trade	7.3%	5.8%	1.5	FL
Wholesale trade	6.8%	8.3%	1.5	GA
Health care	8.1%	6.9%	1.2	FL
Professional services	8.1%	7.2%	0.9	FL
Arts & recreation	1.5%	0.7%	0.8	FL
Administrative & waste services	3.9%	3.1%	0.7	FL
Other services	2.3%	1.7%	0.6	FL
Construction	5.5%	5.1%	0.4	FL
Transportation & warehousing	3.6%	4.0%	0.4	GA
Management of companies	1.6%	1.9%	0.3	GA
Education	0.9%	1.1%	0.2	GA
Mining, oil & gas	0.1%	0.2%	0.1	GA
Utilities	1.8%	1.7%	0.1	FL
Agriculture	0.5%	0.5%	0.0