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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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D70=SAGDP2(line 70)

Health care by state

Health care and social assistance added $2.33 trillion to US GDP in 2025 — 7.5% of the total. States are ranked by the industry’s share of their economy.

BEA line 70 · NAICS7.5% of US GDP+44% since 2020
#StateValue addedShare5-year change
1West Virginia$12.8B11.5%+46%
2Maine$11.4B11.2%+36%
3Vermont$5.3B10.6%+36%
4Pennsylvania$110.8B10.5%+37%
5Minnesota$51.9B10.1%+40%
6Rhode Island$8.8B10.0%+41%
7Montana$7.9B9.8%+42%
8Oregon$33.5B9.7%+51%
9South Dakota$7.8B9.5%+33%
10Missouri$44.2B9.3%+44%
11Massachusetts$74.7B9.2%+35%
12Tennessee$53.7B9.2%+45%
13Kentucky$28.3B9.0%+45%
14New Hampshire$11.5B9.0%+39%
15Wisconsin$41.9B8.7%+35%
16New Jersey$76.4B8.6%+50%
17Idaho$11.8B8.6%+65%
18Alaska$6.3B8.6%+41%
19Arkansas$16.8B8.6%+40%
20Connecticut$32.5B8.5%+41%
21Arizona$50.3B8.5%+53%
22Ohio$82.9B8.5%+36%
23Michigan$61.8B8.4%+36%
24Indiana$45.6B8.4%+38%
25Kansas$19.0B8.2%+38%
26Florida$145.5B8.1%+55%
27Louisiana$27.5B8.0%+41%
28Oklahoma$21.8B8.0%+49%
29North Dakota$6.5B7.9%+32%
30Maryland$43.9B7.7%+40%
31Mississippi$12.5B7.6%+37%
32New York$183.2B7.4%+41%
33Hawaii$9.1B7.4%+34%
34Illinois$91.3B7.4%+42%
35New Mexico$11.1B7.3%+41%
36Delaware$8.8B7.2%+51%
37California$300.3B7.0%+46%
38Alabama$23.7B7.0%+33%
39Nebraska$14.3B6.9%+42%
40Georgia$64.5B6.9%+58%
41North Carolina$60.2B6.7%+52%
42Virginia$53.3B6.6%+51%
43Colorado$36.7B6.4%+47%
44South Carolina$24.0B6.4%+52%
45Iowa$17.0B6.2%+30%
46Washington$54.4B6.1%+47%
47Nevada$16.6B5.9%+47%
48Texas$164.4B5.6%+47%
49Utah$17.4B5.5%+56%
50District of Columbia$9.2B4.7%+34%
51Wyoming$2.3B4.5%+33%

BEA SAGDP2, current dollars, 2025. US share: 7.5%.

Fig. 1Health care in the US, 2010–2025Value added, billions of current dollars
1,1121,1501,1951,2331,2701,3441,4141,4711,5351,6141,6151,7341,8632,0192,1852,327
201020122014201620182020202220242025

Metro areas most dependent on health care

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

#Metro areaValue addedShare
1Springfield, MA$4.6B15.0%
2Erie, PA$2.2B14.7%
3Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$2.5B14.1%
4McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$4.3B13.8%
5Modesto, CA$4.2B13.0%
6Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$6.9B12.9%
7Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$7.9B12.9%
8Rockford, IL$2.7B12.9%
9Eugene-Springfield, OR$3.0B12.6%
10Yakima, WA$1.6B12.2%
11Salem, OR$3.3B12.1%
12Worcester, MA$7.2B11.8%
13Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$4.9B11.8%
14Winston-Salem, NC$5.5B11.7%
15Flint, MI$2.4B11.7%
16Fargo, ND-MN$2.6B11.6%
17Bend, OR$2.2B11.4%
18Fresno, CA$8.3B11.4%
19Youngstown-Warren, OH$2.5B11.4%
20Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$4.1B11.3%
21New Haven, CT$5.7B11.3%
22Reading, PA$2.9B11.1%
23Ocala, FL$1.9B10.8%
24Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$3.7B10.8%
25Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$6.5B10.7%