Idaho vs Oregon: two economies side by side

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

Rocky Mountain · Far WestIdaho leads on 6, Oregon on 5 of 11 measures

Indicator	A · ID	B · OR	Ranks
GDP, 2025	$137.4B	$343.2B	39 · 25
Real GDP growth, 2025	+3.1%	+1.4%	6 · 38
Real growth a year since 2015	+4.3%	+2.6%	2 · 16
GDP per person	$67,695	$80,317	46 · 28
Income per person, 2025	$64,200	$73,283	43 · 25
Real income per person (2017 $)	$52,816	$55,451	44 · 37
Price level (US = 100)	95.5	103.4	29 · 12
Housing costs (US = 100)	90.0	108.6	24 · 14
Unemployment, September 2026	3.6%	5.0%	20 · 48
Population	2,029,733	4,273,586	37 · 27
Population growth a year since 2020	+1.9%	+0.14%	1 · 39

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.

Industry	ID	OR	Gap, pp	Larger in
Government	10.4%	12.9%	2.5	OR
Information	2.5%	4.7%	2.2	OR
Agriculture	3.9%	1.8%	2.1	ID
Retail trade	7.8%	5.7%	2.1	ID
Construction	6.6%	4.8%	1.8	ID
Management of companies	1.3%	2.8%	1.6	OR
Mining, oil & gas	1.4%	0.1%	1.3	ID
Health care	8.6%	9.7%	1.2	OR
Wholesale trade	6.9%	5.8%	1.0	ID
Administrative & waste services	3.4%	2.8%	0.6	ID
Other services	1.9%	2.4%	0.5	OR
Manufacturing	9.7%	10.1%	0.4	OR
Real estate	14.8%	15.1%	0.3	OR
Transportation & warehousing	2.8%	3.0%	0.2	OR
Utilities	1.5%	1.7%	0.2	OR
Accommodation & food	3.1%	3.3%	0.2	OR
Finance & insurance	5.4%	5.3%	0.2	ID
Professional services	6.4%	6.3%	0.1	ID
Arts & recreation	0.8%	0.9%	0.1	OR
Education	0.8%	0.8%	0.0