US states by consumer spending per person

District of Columbia had the highest consumer spending per person of 51 states in 2017, at $66,528. Mississippi had the lowest, at $30,951. The median was $39,450 and the figure for the United States was $40,693. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest66,528District of Columbia

Lowest30,951Mississippi

Median39,45051 states

United States40,693History

Map of states, 2017

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USD, 2017. 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, 2017

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

Full ranking

Rank	States	2017 USD	Change on 2016
1	District of Columbia	66,528	+3%
2	Massachusetts	50,984	+3.9%
3	Connecticut	49,085	+3.1%
4	New Hampshire	49,081	+4.7%
5	Alaska	47,075	+3%
6	New Jersey	46,727	+2.5%
7	New York	45,818	+4.1%
8	Vermont	44,889	+2.8%
9	California	44,443	+4.6%
10	Colorado	44,286	+4.7%
11	Delaware	43,874	+3.1%
12	Washington	43,732	+4.3%
13	Minnesota	43,519	+3.6%
14	Maine	43,241	+4.5%
15	Maryland	43,142	+2.4%
16	North Dakota	43,075	-0%
17	Pennsylvania	42,351	+3.3%
18	Florida	42,109	+3.5%
19	Hawaii	42,053	+4.5%
20	Illinois	41,754	+3.5%
21	Wyoming	41,472	+2.5%
22	Virginia	41,090	+2.3%
23	Rhode Island	41,036	+3.1%
24	Oregon	39,694	+4.9%
25	Montana	39,682	+3.4%
26	Michigan	39,450	+3.6%
27	Wisconsin	39,052	+3.9%
28	Nevada	39,020	+4.5%
29	Nebraska	38,865	+2.7%
30	South Dakota	38,779	+3.2%
31	Missouri	38,477	+3.1%
32	Ohio	38,163	+3.6%
33	Texas	38,071	+3.6%
34	Arizona	37,691	+5.1%
35	Iowa	36,788	+3.3%
36	Kansas	36,709	+3%
37	Georgia	36,469	+4.2%
38	North Carolina	36,382	+3.8%
39	Indiana	36,171	+4.5%
40	South Carolina	36,010	+3%
41	Tennessee	35,607	+3.8%
42	Louisiana	35,578	+3.3%
43	West Virginia	35,124	+2.4%
44	Kentucky	34,455	+3.5%
45	Utah	34,413	+4.3%
46	New Mexico	33,852	+2.9%
47	Oklahoma	33,225	+3%
48	Alabama	33,014	+3.2%
49	Arkansas	32,786	+3%
50	Idaho	32,708	+3.5%
51	Mississippi	30,951	+2.5%

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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/consumer-spending-per-person/us-states?period=2017.

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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, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/consumer-spending-per-person/us-states?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which state has the highest consumer spending per person?

District of Columbia, with $66,528 in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which state has the lowest consumer spending per person?

Mississippi, with $30,951 in 2017.

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.