Idaho vs Wyoming: two economies side by side

Idaho 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 MountainIdaho leads on 5, Wyoming on 6 of 11 measures

Indicator	A · ID	B · WY	Ranks
GDP, 2025	$137.4B	$52.5B	39 · 50
Real GDP growth, 2025	+3.1%	+0.13%	6 · 49
Real growth a year since 2015	+4.3%	+0.02%	2 · 51
GDP per person	$67,695	$89,157	46 · 19
Income per person, 2025	$64,200	$91,109	43 · 5
Real income per person (2017 $)	$52,816	$75,501	44 · 2
Price level (US = 100)	95.5	92.7	29 · 36
Housing costs (US = 100)	90.0	71.1	24 · 41
Unemployment, September 2026	3.6%	3.0%	20 · 7
Population	2,029,733	588,753	37 · 51
Population growth a year since 2020	+1.9%	+0.38%	1 · 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.

Industry	ID	WY	Gap, pp	Larger in
Mining, oil & gas	1.4%	11.6%	10.2	WY
Government	10.4%	15.5%	5.1	WY
Transportation & warehousing	2.8%	7.7%	4.9	WY
Health care	8.6%	4.5%	4.1	ID
Wholesale trade	6.9%	3.7%	3.2	ID
Agriculture	3.9%	1.7%	2.2	ID
Professional services	6.4%	4.2%	2.2	ID
Manufacturing	9.7%	7.7%	2.0	ID
Real estate	14.8%	13.0%	1.8	ID
Retail trade	7.8%	6.1%	1.7	ID
Finance & insurance	5.4%	3.9%	1.6	ID
Administrative & waste services	3.4%	1.9%	1.5	ID
Utilities	1.5%	2.8%	1.3	WY
Accommodation & food	3.1%	4.0%	0.9	WY
Management of companies	1.3%	0.5%	0.8	ID
Information	2.5%	1.8%	0.7	ID
Education	0.8%	0.4%	0.4	ID
Construction	6.6%	6.3%	0.4	ID
Arts & recreation	0.8%	1.1%	0.3	WY
Other services	1.9%	1.8%	0.1	ID