GDP, 2025$121.9B#42 of 51 · 0.4% of US
Real GDP growth, 2025+5.1%#1 of 51 · US +2.3%
Income per person, 2025$68,630#34 of 51 · US $77,028
Unemployment, September 20264.6%#40 of 51 · #1 = lowest
Current dollarsReal, 2017 dollars
BEA, GDP by state (SAGDP1). 2025 is the latest annual estimate.
Industries, 2025
Value added by industry and its share of the state economy; rank among 51 by share.
| Industry | Value added | Share | vs US share | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real estate | $17.2B | 14.1% | +0.4 pp | 15 | ||
| Government | $10.0B | 8.2% | −2.9 pp | 51 | ||
| Manufacturing | $8.5B | 6.9% | −2.6 pp | 40 | ||
| Finance & insurance | $41.9B | 34.4% | +25.7 pp | 1 | ||
| Professional services | $7.4B | 6.0% | −1.9 pp | 32 | ||
| Health care | $8.8B | 7.2% | −0.4 pp | 36 | ||
| Wholesale trade | $3.3B | 2.7% | −3.6 pp | 50 | ||
| Retail trade | $4.5B | 3.7% | −2.1 pp | 50 | ||
| Information | $1.6B | 1.3% | −4.4 pp | 51 | ||
| Construction | $4.0B | 3.3% | −1.1 pp | 47 | ||
| Transportation & warehousing | $2.3B | 1.9% | −1.4 pp | 48 | ||
| Accommodation & food | $2.4B | 2.0% | −1.1 pp | 51 | ||
| Administrative & waste services | $2.9B | 2.4% | −0.6 pp | 44 | ||
| Other services | $1.5B | 1.2% | −0.8 pp | 51 | ||
| Management of companies | $2.1B | 1.7% | −0.1 pp | 21 | ||
| Utilities | $1.7B | 1.4% | −0.2 pp | 45 | ||
| Mining, oil & gas | $8M | 0.0% | −1.3 pp | 50 | ||
| Education | $576M | 0.5% | −0.7 pp | 48 | ||
| Arts & recreation | $576M | 0.5% | −0.6 pp | 49 | ||
| Agriculture | $741M | 0.6% | −0.2 pp | 30 |
BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Latest month: September 2026.
Metro areas in Delaware
Metro areas with at least one county in the state; multi-state metros are shown in full. Sums of BEA county estimates, 2024.
| Metro area | Population | GDP | Income per person | Unemployment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 6,330,422 | $582.1B | $80,403 | 4.5% | |
| Dover, DE | 192,690 | $11.7B | $55,475 | 5.3% |