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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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CBSA!42200=METRO("Santa Maria, CA")

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro area

The Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 444,500 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $41.4 billion that year.

California1 county
GDP, 2024$41.4B#103 of 387 · +7.2% nominal
Income per person, 2024$88,347#21 of 387
Unemployment, 20254.8%#310 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)108.8#16 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$25k$50k$75k$100k19901995200020052010201520202025Santa Maria, CAUnited States
Santa Maria, CAUnited States
360K380K400K420K440K460K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$20B$40B$60B2005201020152020GDP

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 1 counties of the metro area; current dollars.

Industries, 2024

Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.

IndustryValue addedShareUS share
Real estate$7.5B18.1%13.7%
Government$5.6B13.5%11.1%
Manufacturing$3.4B8.1%9.5%
Finance & insurance$1.1B2.6%8.7%
Professional services$3.5B8.5%8.0%
Health care$3.2B7.8%7.5%
Wholesale trade$1.2B2.8%6.3%
Retail trade$2.3B5.6%5.9%
Information$3.2B7.8%5.7%
Construction$1.5B3.5%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$503M1.2%3.3%
Accommodation & food$1.9B4.6%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$1.1B2.6%3.0%
Other services$1,000M2.4%2.0%
Management of companies$903M2.2%1.8%
Utilities$145M0.3%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$307M0.7%1.3%
Education$332M0.8%1.1%
Arts & recreation$432M1.0%1.0%
Agriculture$2.3B5.6%0.8%
Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent
0%5%10%15%201620182020202220242026Unemployment rate

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

Counties in the metro area

OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).

CountyStateTypeFIPS
Santa Barbara CountyCaliforniaCentral06083