Indiana vs Ohio: two economies side by side

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

Great LakesIndiana leads on 2, Ohio on 8 of 11 measures

Indicator	A · IN	B · OH	Ranks
GDP, 2025	$542.5B	$976.9B	19 · 7
Real GDP growth, 2025	+1.9%	+2.4%	28 · 17
Real growth a year since 2015	+2.2%	+1.5%	23 · 33
GDP per person	$77,790	$82,087	34 · 26
Income per person, 2025	$66,455	$67,584	40 · 37
Real income per person (2017 $)	$55,562	$56,232	36 · 34
Price level (US = 100)	93.3	92.8	34 · 35
Housing costs (US = 100)	73.9	73.0	36 · 38
Unemployment, September 2026	3.4%	3.4%	14 · 16
Population	6,973,333	11,900,510	17 · 7
Population growth a year since 2020	+0.53%	+0.17%	25 · 38

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	IN	OH	Gap, pp	Larger in
Manufacturing	23.8%	13.6%	10.3	IN
Finance & insurance	6.2%	13.3%	7.1	OH
Management of companies	1.1%	2.9%	1.7	OH
Government	8.3%	10.0%	1.7	OH
Real estate	10.8%	12.2%	1.4	OH
Construction	5.2%	4.2%	1.0	IN
Information	1.6%	2.6%	1.0	OH
Agriculture	1.3%	0.7%	0.6	IN
Transportation & warehousing	3.7%	3.2%	0.5	IN
Accommodation & food	2.9%	2.5%	0.4	IN
Professional services	5.1%	5.5%	0.4	OH
Utilities	1.9%	1.7%	0.2	IN
Other services	2.2%	2.1%	0.2	IN
Education	1.0%	0.8%	0.2	IN
Arts & recreation	1.1%	0.9%	0.2	IN
Administrative & waste services	2.7%	2.8%	0.1	OH
Retail trade	5.8%	5.9%	0.1	OH
Health care	8.4%	8.5%	0.1	OH
Mining, oil & gas	0.3%	0.3%	0.0
Wholesale trade	6.4%	6.4%	0.0