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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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Iowa vs Missouri: two economies side by side

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

PlainsIowa leads on 5, Missouri on 6 of 11 measures
IndicatorA · IAB · MORanks
GDP, 2025$271.9B$475.4B32 · 22
Real GDP growth, 2025−0.43%+1.2%50 · 42
Real growth a year since 2015+0.97%+1.6%49 · 31
GDP per person$83,973$75,81124 · 38
Income per person, 2025$67,321$69,83638 · 31
Real income per person (2017 $)$60,144$57,85019 · 28
Price level (US = 100)87.890.849 · 39
Housing costs (US = 100)65.369.944 · 42
Unemployment, September 20263.2%3.6%9 · 21
Population3,238,3876,270,54132 · 18
Population growth a year since 2020+0.29%+0.37%34 · 32

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
9510010511011512020162018202020222024IowaMissouri
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Fig. 2Unemployment rateMonthly, seasonally adjusted, since 2015
0%5%10%15%201620182020202220242026IowaMissouri
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Industry mix, 2025

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

IndustryIAMOGap, ppLarger in
Finance & insurance15.7%9.2%6.5IA
Manufacturing16.8%10.7%6.1IA
Agriculture5.2%1.2%4.0IA
Real estate8.8%12.7%3.9MO
Professional services3.7%6.8%3.2MO
Health care6.2%9.3%3.1MO
Information2.5%3.7%1.2MO
Wholesale trade6.0%7.0%1.0MO
Administrative & waste services2.0%2.9%0.9MO
Retail trade5.6%6.5%0.8MO
Accommodation & food2.2%3.0%0.8MO
Management of companies1.6%2.2%0.7MO
Education0.8%1.1%0.4MO
Government10.6%10.3%0.3IA
Arts & recreation0.8%1.1%0.3MO
Other services2.0%2.3%0.3MO
Construction4.5%4.8%0.2MO
Transportation & warehousing3.2%3.3%0.1MO
Mining, oil & gas0.2%0.2%0.1MO
Utilities1.6%1.6%0.1MO