| Real Gross Domestic Product Q4 2012 to Q4 2022 | ||||
| Total change in state economic activity over the past decade, in 2012 chained (inflation-adjusted) dollars. | ||||
| Rank | State | Change | Q4 2012 | Q4 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | 49.2% | $130b | $194b |
| 2 | Washington | 47.6% | $399b | $589b |
| 3 | Idaho | 46.1% | $58b | $85b |
| 4 | Colorado | 39.5% | $279b | $389b |
| 5 | Florida | 39.1% | $779b | $1,084b |
| 6 | Oregon | 38.6% | $172b | $238b |
| 7 | California | 35.9% | $2,142b | $2,911b |
| 8 | Georgia | 33.4% | $447b | $597b |
| 9 | Texas | 32.7% | $1,448b | $1,921b |
| 10 | Arizona | 32.5% | $272b | $360b |
| 11 | Nevada | 31.0% | $128b | $168b |
| 12 | Tennessee | 29.8% | $287b | $373b |
| 13 | South Carolina | 29.2% | $176b | $228b |
| 14 | North Carolina | 27.5% | $442b | $564b |
| 15 | Maine | 23.8% | $53b | $65b |
| 16 | Massachusetts | 23.7% | $443b | $548b |
| 17 | New Hampshire | 20.5% | $69b | $83b |
| 18 | Nebraska | 19.7% | $103b | $123b |
| 19 | Kansas | 19.5% | $138b | $165b |
| 20 | Indiana | 18.8% | $297b | $353b |
| 21 | Arkansas | 18.3% | $108b | $127b |
| 22 | Minnesota | 18.0% | $298b | $352b |
| 23 | Montana | 17.9% | $42b | $50b |
| 24 | Ohio | 17.8% | $543b | $640b |
| 25 | Michigan | 16.3% | $422b | $491b |
| 26 | New York | 16.3% | $1,349b | $1,569b |
| 27 | Virginia | 15.9% | $445b | $516b |
| 28 | District of Columbia | 15.9% | $112b | $130b |
| 29 | Kentucky | 14.5% | $177b | $202b |
| 30 | Alabama | 14.4% | $188b | $215b |
| 31 | New Jersey | 13.9% | $514b | $585b |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | 13.7% | $644b | $733b |
| 33 | Wisconsin | 13.5% | $275b | $312b |
| 34 | Iowa | 13.1% | $156b | $177b |
| 35 | Maryland | 12.0% | $330b | $370b |
| 36 | South Dakota | 12.0% | $44b | $49b |
| 37 | Missouri | 11.7% | $270b | $302b |
| 38 | Illinois | 11.0% | $720b | $800b |
| 39 | New Mexico | 10.8% | $86b | $96b |
| 40 | Oklahoma | 10.6% | $175b | $194b |
| 41 | Vermont | 10.0% | $29b | $32b |
| 42 | Delaware | 9.4% | $61b | $66b |
| 43 | Rhode Island | 8.5% | $51b | $56b |
| 44 | Mississippi | 6.1% | $99b | $105b |
| 45 | Hawaii | 5.5% | $72b | $76b |
| 46 | West Virginia | 5.2% | $69b | $73b |
| 47 | Connecticut | 5.0% | $241b | $253b |
| 48 | North Dakota | 0.3% | $53b | $54b |
| 49 | Wyoming | β3.4% | $38b | $37b |
| 50 | Louisiana | β5.2% | $230b | $218b |
| 51 | Alaska | β12.1% | $57b | $51b |
| Andy Arthur, 5/1/23. Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total in New York [NYRQGSP], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/NYRQGSP, May 1, 2023. |
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