US states by consumer spending on hotels and other accommodation

California had the highest consumer spending on hotels and other accommodation of 51 states in 2018, at $24.34 billion. Wyoming had the lowest, at $286.2 million. The median was $1.95 billion and the figure for the United States was $156.81 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest24,335.9California

Lowest286.2Wyoming

Median1,95451 states

United States156,808.8History

Map of states, 2018

Under 600
600 to 900
900 to 2,000
2,000 to 3,000
3,000 to 4,000
4,000 and over

USD million, 2018. Source: BEA, SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, accommodations (line 85), millions of current dollars, United States and states. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2018

USD million. Source: BEA, SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, accommodations (line 85), millions of current dollars, United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	States	2018 USD million	Change on 2017
1	California	24,335.9	+4.9%
2	Florida	15,818.8	+4.4%
3	New York	13,022	+3.8%
4	Texas	10,658.2	+4.6%
5	Illinois	4,740.9	+5.9%
6	Arizona	4,712.2	+5.7%
7	Pennsylvania	4,672.2	+1.3%
8	Georgia	4,197.3	+4.8%
9	Virginia	3,965.5	+0.9%
10	Washington	3,959.9	+7.7%
11	Colorado	3,801.7	+5.9%
12	North Carolina	3,611.4	+2.4%
13	Massachusetts	3,491.5	+4.8%
14	Michigan	3,463.9	+4.3%
15	New Jersey	3,458.8	+5%
16	Tennessee	3,389.8	+12.3%
17	Maryland	3,225.5	+4.3%
18	Ohio	2,835.7	+4.4%
19	South Carolina	2,733.6	+3.8%
20	Oklahoma	2,221.2	+4.1%
21	Wisconsin	2,166.8	+3.3%
22	Nevada	2,157.5	+13.4%
23	Louisiana	2,126.5	+4.3%
24	Indiana	2,027.3	+4.5%
25	Missouri	2,021.3	+4.8%
26	Alabama	1,954	+4.1%
27	Oregon	1,881.8	+10.1%
28	Minnesota	1,711.2	+3.7%
29	Connecticut	1,709.6	+4.5%
30	Utah	1,499.9	+5.6%
31	New Mexico	1,406.9	+4.4%
32	Kentucky	1,243.8	+4.4%
33	Iowa	1,020.6	+4.5%
34	Maine	906.7	+3.9%
35	Mississippi	873.2	+4.4%
36	West Virginia	798	+4.3%
37	Hawaii	789.7	+8.6%
38	Arkansas	747.9	+0.4%
39	Kansas	737.8	+1.4%
40	Montana	719.3	+4.3%
41	Idaho	677.4	+10.7%
42	North Dakota	647.8	+4.3%
43	Alaska	647.4	+3.2%
44	Nebraska	620.6	+4.8%
45	Vermont	571.6	+4.3%
46	District of Columbia	558.3	+3.8%
47	Rhode Island	533.3	+6.4%
48	New Hampshire	529.9	+3.2%
49	Delaware	486.4	+5.8%
50	South Dakota	434	+2.2%
51	Wyoming	286.2	+11.1%

Other periods

About this ranking

Personal consumption expenditures on hotels, motels and other lodging, including housing at schools, by the households and nonprofit institutions serving households resident in the place, in millions of current US dollars. Bureau of Economic Analysis, PCE by state by type of product (table SAPCE3, line 85, Accommodations); the national figure equals the national accounts (NIPA table 2.4.5).

Counted in the state where the traveller lives, not where the hotel is: this measures what residents spend, not hotel revenue in the state. Millions of current US dollars: not adjusted for inflation or for price differences between states (see regional_price_parity). Spending is assigned to the state where the buyer lives, wherever the purchase is made. It includes purchases paid on behalf of households by employers, insurers and government programs, and the spending of nonprofit institutions serving households. Not the same as retail sales, which count store sales where the store is, and not the PCE price index. BEA revises the latest years every September.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, accommodations (line 85), millions of current dollars, United States and states. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, accommodations (line 85), millions of current dollars, United States and states (US states by consumer spending on hotels and other accommodation, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip

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SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, accommodations (line 85), millions of current dollars, United States and states, US states by consumer spending on hotels and other accommodation, 2018. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 30 Sept. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/consumer-spending-accommodation/us-states?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, accommodations (line 85), millions of current dollars, United States and states. US states by consumer spending on hotels and other accommodation, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/consumer-spending-accommodation/us-states?period=2018.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, accommodations (line 85), millions of current dollars, United States and states, US states by consumer spending on hotels and other accommodation, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/consumer-spending-accommodation/us-states?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest consumer spending on hotels and other accommodation?

California, with $24.34 billion in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which state has the lowest consumer spending on hotels and other accommodation?

Wyoming, with $286.2 million in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, accommodations (line 85), millions of current dollars, United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12.