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US states by consumer spending per person

District of Columbia had the highest consumer spending per person of 51 states in 2016, at $64,600. Mississippi had the lowest, at $30,194. The median was $37,860 and the figure for the United States was $39,238. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest64,600District of Columbia
Lowest30,194Mississippi
Median37,86051 states
United States39,238History

Map of states, 2016

Alabama: 31,999 USDAlaska: 45,704 USDArizona: 35,871 USDArkansas: 31,829 USDCalifornia: 42,472 USDColorado: 42,290 USDConnecticut: 47,589 USDDelaware: 42,558 USDDistrict of Columbia: 64,600 USDFlorida: 40,691 USDGeorgia: 35,010 USDHawaii: 40,236 USDIdaho: 31,591 USDIllinois: 40,356 USDIndiana: 34,625 USDIowa: 35,629 USDKansas: 35,643 USDKentucky: 33,300 USDLouisiana: 34,426 USDMaine: 41,396 USDMaryland: 42,119 USDMassachusetts: 49,052 USDMichigan: 38,081 USDMinnesota: 42,020 USDMississippi: 30,194 USDMissouri: 37,331 USDMontana: 38,359 USDNebraska: 37,860 USDNevada: 37,347 USDNew Hampshire: 46,876 USDNew Jersey: 45,594 USDNew Mexico: 32,895 USDNew York: 44,002 USDNorth Carolina: 35,040 USDNorth Dakota: 43,092 USDOhio: 36,833 USDOklahoma: 32,268 USDOregon: 37,857 USDPennsylvania: 41,001 USDRhode Island: 39,819 USDSouth Carolina: 34,964 USDSouth Dakota: 37,565 USDTennessee: 34,297 USDTexas: 36,755 USDUtah: 33,009 USDVermont: 43,651 USDVirginia: 40,161 USDWashington: 41,933 USDWest Virginia: 34,298 USDWisconsin: 37,575 USDWyoming: 40,450 USD
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USD, 2016. Source: BEA, SAPCE2: per capita personal consumption expenditures (PCE), current dollars, United States and states. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2016

District of Columbia: 64,600 USDDistrict of Columbia64,600Massachusetts: 49,052 USDMassachusetts49,052Connecticut: 47,589 USDConnecticut47,589New Hampshire: 46,876 USDNew Hampshire46,876Alaska: 45,704 USDAlaska45,704New Jersey: 45,594 USDNew Jersey45,594New York: 44,002 USDNew York44,002Vermont: 43,651 USDVermont43,651North Dakota: 43,092 USDNorth Dakota43,092Delaware: 42,558 USDDelaware42,558California: 42,472 USDCalifornia42,472Colorado: 42,290 USDColorado42,290Maryland: 42,119 USDMaryland42,119Minnesota: 42,020 USDMinnesota42,020Washington: 41,933 USDWashington41,933Maine: 41,396 USDMaine41,396Pennsylvania: 41,001 USDPennsylvania41,001Florida: 40,691 USDFlorida40,691Wyoming: 40,450 USDWyoming40,450Illinois: 40,356 USDIllinois40,356Hawaii: 40,236 USDHawaii40,236Virginia: 40,161 USDVirginia40,161Rhode Island: 39,819 USDRhode Island39,819Montana: 38,359 USDMontana38,359Michigan: 38,081 USDMichigan38,081Nebraska: 37,860 USDNebraska37,860Oregon: 37,857 USDOregon37,857Wisconsin: 37,575 USDWisconsin37,575South Dakota: 37,565 USDSouth Dakota37,565Nevada: 37,347 USDNevada37,347Missouri: 37,331 USDMissouri37,331Ohio: 36,833 USDOhio36,833Texas: 36,755 USDTexas36,755Arizona: 35,871 USDArizona35,871Kansas: 35,643 USDKansas35,643Iowa: 35,629 USDIowa35,629North Carolina: 35,040 USDNorth Carolina35,040Georgia: 35,010 USDGeorgia35,010South Carolina: 34,964 USDSouth Carolina34,964Indiana: 34,625 USDIndiana34,625Louisiana: 34,426 USDLouisiana34,426West Virginia: 34,298 USDWest Virginia34,298Tennessee: 34,297 USDTennessee34,297Kentucky: 33,300 USDKentucky33,300Utah: 33,009 USDUtah33,009New Mexico: 32,895 USDNew Mexico32,895Oklahoma: 32,268 USDOklahoma32,268Alabama: 31,999 USDAlabama31,999Arkansas: 31,829 USDArkansas31,829Idaho: 31,591 USDIdaho31,591Mississippi: 30,194 USDMississippi30,194District of Columbia: 64,600 USDDistrict of Columbia64,600Massachusetts: 49,052 USDMassachusetts49,052Connecticut: 47,589 USDConnecticut47,589New Hampshire: 46,876 USDNew Hampshire46,876Alaska: 45,704 USDAlaska45,704New Jersey: 45,594 USDNew Jersey45,594New York: 44,002 USDNew York44,002Vermont: 43,651 USDVermont43,651North Dakota: 43,092 USDNorth Dakota43,092Delaware: 42,558 USDDelaware42,558California: 42,472 USDCalifornia42,472Colorado: 42,290 USDColorado42,290Maryland: 42,119 USDMaryland42,119Minnesota: 42,020 USDMinnesota42,020Washington: 41,933 USDWashington41,933Maine: 41,396 USDMaine41,396Pennsylvania: 41,001 USDPennsylvania41,001Florida: 40,691 USDFlorida40,691Wyoming: 40,450 USDWyoming40,450Illinois: 40,356 USDIllinois40,356Hawaii: 40,236 USDHawaii40,236Virginia: 40,161 USDVirginia40,161Rhode Island: 39,819 USDRhode Island39,819Montana: 38,359 USDMontana38,359Michigan: 38,081 USDMichigan38,081Nebraska: 37,860 USDNebraska37,860Oregon: 37,857 USDOregon37,857Wisconsin: 37,575 USDWisconsin37,575South Dakota: 37,565 USDSouth Dakota37,565Nevada: 37,347 USDNevada37,347Missouri: 37,331 USDMissouri37,331Ohio: 36,833 USDOhio36,833Texas: 36,755 USDTexas36,755Arizona: 35,871 USDArizona35,871Kansas: 35,643 USDKansas35,643Iowa: 35,629 USDIowa35,629North Carolina: 35,040 USDNorth Carolina35,040Georgia: 35,010 USDGeorgia35,010South Carolina: 34,964 USDSouth Carolina34,964Indiana: 34,625 USDIndiana34,625Louisiana: 34,426 USDLouisiana34,426West Virginia: 34,298 USDWest Virginia34,298Tennessee: 34,297 USDTennessee34,297Kentucky: 33,300 USDKentucky33,300Utah: 33,009 USDUtah33,009New Mexico: 32,895 USDNew Mexico32,895Oklahoma: 32,268 USDOklahoma32,268Alabama: 31,999 USDAlabama31,999Arkansas: 31,829 USDArkansas31,829Idaho: 31,591 USDIdaho31,591Mississippi: 30,194 USDMississippi30,194
USD. Source: BEA, SAPCE2: per capita personal consumption expenditures (PCE), current dollars, United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2016
USD		Change on 2015
1District of Columbia64,600+1.8%
2Massachusetts49,052+2.8%
3Connecticut47,589+1.9%
4New Hampshire46,876+2%
5Alaska45,704+1.5%
6New Jersey45,594+2.4%
7New York44,002+2.9%
8Vermont43,651+1%
9North Dakota43,092-0.6%
10Delaware42,558+1.6%
11California42,472+3.7%
12Colorado42,290+3.4%
13Maryland42,119+1.9%
14Minnesota42,020+2.5%
15Washington41,933+3.2%
16Maine41,396+4.4%
17Pennsylvania41,001+2%
18Florida40,691+1.9%
19Wyoming40,450+2%
20Illinois40,356+3%
21Hawaii40,236+1.8%
22Virginia40,161+2%
23Rhode Island39,819+2%
24Montana38,359+0.9%
25Michigan38,081+3.6%
26Nebraska37,860+2.7%
27Oregon37,857+2.7%
28Wisconsin37,575+2.6%
29South Dakota37,565+2.9%
30Nevada37,347+2.9%
31Missouri37,331+2.4%
32Ohio36,833+2.6%
33Texas36,755+2%
34Arizona35,871+2.5%
35Kansas35,643+2.3%
36Iowa35,629+3%
37North Carolina35,040+2.6%
38Georgia35,010+2.9%
39South Carolina34,964+3%
40Indiana34,625+3%
41Louisiana34,426+2.1%
42West Virginia34,298+3.6%
43Tennessee34,297+3.2%
44Kentucky33,300+3%
45Utah33,009+4.3%
46New Mexico32,895+1.9%
47Oklahoma32,268+1.5%
48Alabama31,999+2.8%
49Arkansas31,829+3.5%
50Idaho31,591+3.4%
51Mississippi30,194+2.4%

Other periods

About this ranking

Personal consumption expenditures of the residents of a state divided by its population, in current US dollars: goods and services bought by households and by nonprofits serving them, including health care paid by insurers and government programs and the rental value of owner-occupied homes. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis, table SAPCE2 line 1, nation and states.

Measured where residents live, wherever they spend. Not adjusted for price differences between states; regional_price_parity shows those. The state total is consumer_spending_usd_total.

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. SAPCE2: per capita personal consumption expenditures (PCE), 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). SAPCE2: per capita personal consumption expenditures (PCE), current dollars, United States and states (US states by consumer spending per person, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip

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SAPCE2: per capita personal consumption expenditures (PCE), current dollars, United States and states, US states by consumer spending per person, 2016. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 30 Sept. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/consumer-spending-per-person/us-states?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) SAPCE2: per capita personal consumption expenditures (PCE), current dollars, United States and states, US states by consumer spending per person, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/consumer-spending-per-person/us-states?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest consumer spending per person?

District of Columbia, with $64,600 in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which state has the lowest consumer spending per person?

Mississippi, with $30,194 in 2016.

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, SAPCE2: per capita personal consumption expenditures (PCE), current dollars, United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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