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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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D83=SAGDP2(line 83)

Government by state

Government and government enterprises added $3.43 trillion to US GDP in 2025 — 11.1% of the total. States are ranked by the industry’s share of their economy.

BEA line 83 · NAICS11.1% of US GDP+26% since 2020
#StateValue addedShare5-year change
1District of Columbia$58.1B30.1%+19%
2New Mexico$32.6B21.5%+28%
3Maryland$113.9B20.1%+28%
4Hawaii$24.3B19.7%+28%
5Alaska$13.6B18.5%+19%
6Virginia$130.7B16.2%+29%
7Mississippi$26.0B16.0%+25%
8Oklahoma$43.0B15.7%+26%
9Alabama$52.7B15.5%+33%
10Wyoming$8.1B15.5%+24%
11West Virginia$16.2B14.6%+21%
12South Carolina$48.9B12.9%+27%
13Oregon$44.3B12.9%+33%
14Montana$10.1B12.4%+26%
15Kansas$28.6B12.3%+25%
16Vermont$6.1B12.3%+21%
17Kentucky$38.0B12.1%+27%
18Rhode Island$10.5B11.9%+22%
19Maine$11.8B11.6%+30%
20North Carolina$101.5B11.3%+29%
21Colorado$65.0B11.3%+32%
22Washington$99.0B11.1%+28%
23Arkansas$21.6B11.0%+19%
24Louisiana$37.0B10.8%+22%
25California$456.0B10.6%+28%
26Iowa$28.8B10.6%+23%
27Utah$33.1B10.4%+37%
28Idaho$14.2B10.4%+28%
29North Dakota$8.5B10.4%+26%
30Missouri$48.8B10.3%+23%
31Nebraska$21.1B10.2%+23%
32Michigan$73.5B10.0%+29%
33Wisconsin$47.9B10.0%+26%
34Ohio$97.6B10.0%+28%
35South Dakota$8.1B9.9%+27%
36Georgia$92.1B9.8%+25%
37Tennessee$57.4B9.8%+32%
38Arizona$57.7B9.7%+22%
39New York$235.9B9.6%+26%
40Minnesota$49.2B9.5%+27%
41Nevada$26.4B9.4%+35%
42New Jersey$81.1B9.1%+21%
43Texas$264.1B9.0%+29%
44New Hampshire$11.5B9.0%+24%
45Illinois$109.8B8.9%+27%
46Connecticut$33.7B8.8%+22%
47Massachusetts$70.8B8.7%+23%
48Pennsylvania$90.4B8.6%+17%
49Florida$149.7B8.3%+23%
50Indiana$44.8B8.3%+20%
51Delaware$10.0B8.2%+27%

BEA SAGDP2, current dollars, 2025. US share: 11.1%.

Fig. 1Government in the US, 2010–2025Value added, billions of current dollars
2,1102,1392,1612,2152,2762,3442,3922,4562,5592,6302,7112,8142,9313,1063,3163,429
201020122014201620182020202220242025

Metro areas most dependent on government

Metro areas with at least 250,000 residents, share of metro GDP in 2024.