NY:VT=COMPARE("NY", "VT")
New York vs Vermont: two economies side by side
New York and Vermont share a border. Here are the two economies on the same measures, with the rank of each among 51 states and DC.
Mideast · New EnglandNew York leads on 7, Vermont on 4 of 11 measures
| Indicator | A · NY | B · VT | Ranks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP, 2025 | $2.47T | $49.7B | 3 · 51 | ||
| Real GDP growth, 2025 | +2.5% | +1.9% | 15 · 26 | ||
| Real growth a year since 2015 | +1.9% | +1.7% | 25 · 27 | ||
| GDP per person | $123,273 | $77,029 | 2 · 36 | ||
| Income per person, 2025 | $91,504 | $75,723 | 4 · 21 | ||
| Real income per person (2017 $) | $64,153 | $58,893 | 11 · 22 | ||
| Price level (US = 100) | 107.9 | 98.0 | 5 · 23 | ||
| Housing costs (US = 100) | 122.2 | 86.5 | 8 · 26 | ||
| Unemployment, September 2026 | 4.3% | 2.6% | 36 · 4 | ||
| Population | 20,002,427 | 644,663 | 4 · 50 | ||
| Population growth a year since 2020 | −0.12% | +0.05% | 47 · 44 |
Highlighted: the higher value, or the lower one for prices and unemployment. BEA (GDP, income, price parities), BLS (unemployment).
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Industry mix, 2025
Share of each state’s GDP. Sorted by the gap between the two.
| Industry | NY | VT | Gap, pp | Larger in | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance & insurance | 21.1% | 6.8% | 14.3 | NY | |
| Information | 8.3% | 3.0% | 5.3 | NY | |
| Manufacturing | 3.4% | 7.8% | 4.3 | VT | |
| Retail trade | 4.3% | 7.9% | 3.6 | VT | |
| Accommodation & food | 2.7% | 6.0% | 3.3 | VT | |
| Health care | 7.4% | 10.6% | 3.2 | VT | |
| Government | 9.6% | 12.3% | 2.8 | VT | |
| Professional services | 8.6% | 7.5% | 1.2 | NY | |
| Transportation & warehousing | 2.7% | 1.6% | 1.2 | NY | |
| Utilities | 1.4% | 2.4% | 1.1 | VT | |
| Agriculture | 0.1% | 1.1% | 0.9 | VT | |
| Construction | 2.8% | 3.6% | 0.8 | VT | |
| Wholesale trade | 4.1% | 4.8% | 0.8 | VT | |
| Management of companies | 1.5% | 0.7% | 0.8 | NY | |
| Administrative & waste services | 2.6% | 3.4% | 0.8 | VT | |
| Other services | 1.7% | 2.2% | 0.5 | VT | |
| Mining, oil & gas | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.4 | VT | |
| Real estate | 14.3% | 14.6% | 0.4 | VT | |
| Arts & recreation | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.2 | NY | |
| Education | 1.9% | 2.1% | 0.1 | VT |
Real GDP growth 2025, %
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