US states by consumer spending per person

District of Columbia had the highest consumer spending per person of 51 states in 2018, at $69,887. Mississippi had the lowest, at $31,767. The median was $40,991 and the figure for the United States was $42,415. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest69,887District of Columbia

Lowest31,767Mississippi

Median40,99151 states

United States42,415History

Map of states, 2018

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USD, 2018. 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, 2018

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

Full ranking

Rank	States	2018 USD	Change on 2017
1	District of Columbia	69,887	+5%
2	Massachusetts	52,861	+3.7%
3	Connecticut	50,889	+3.7%
4	New Hampshire	50,569	+3%
5	Alaska	48,904	+3.9%
6	New Jersey	48,405	+3.6%
7	New York	47,932	+4.6%
8	Vermont	47,254	+5.3%
9	California	46,948	+5.6%
10	Colorado	46,118	+4.1%
11	Washington	45,818	+4.8%
12	Delaware	45,778	+4.3%
13	Maine	45,250	+4.6%
14	Minnesota	45,228	+3.9%
15	Maryland	44,609	+3.4%
16	North Dakota	44,506	+3.3%
17	Pennsylvania	44,338	+4.7%
18	Florida	44,010	+4.5%
19	Hawaii	43,819	+4.2%
20	Illinois	43,629	+4.5%
21	Wyoming	42,890	+3.4%
22	Virginia	42,642	+3.8%
23	Rhode Island	42,595	+3.8%
24	Oregon	41,613	+4.8%
25	Montana	41,573	+4.8%
26	Michigan	40,991	+3.9%
27	Nevada	40,618	+4.1%
28	Wisconsin	40,430	+3.5%
29	South Dakota	40,371	+4.1%
30	Nebraska	39,993	+2.9%
31	Missouri	39,943	+3.8%
32	Texas	39,454	+3.6%
33	Ohio	39,379	+3.2%
34	Arizona	39,317	+4.3%
35	Georgia	37,966	+4.1%
35	Kansas	37,966	+3.4%
37	Iowa	37,816	+2.8%
38	North Carolina	37,776	+3.8%
39	Indiana	37,592	+3.9%
40	South Carolina	37,188	+3.3%
41	Louisiana	36,862	+3.6%
42	Tennessee	36,768	+3.3%
43	West Virginia	36,710	+4.5%
44	Utah	36,272	+5.4%
45	Kentucky	35,940	+4.3%
46	New Mexico	35,348	+4.4%
47	Oklahoma	34,622	+4.2%
48	Arkansas	34,152	+4.2%
49	Alabama	34,048	+3.1%
50	Idaho	33,961	+3.8%
51	Mississippi	31,767	+2.6%

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, 2018) [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, 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-per-person/us-states?period=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/consumer-spending-per-person/us-states?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which state has the highest consumer spending per person?

District of Columbia, with $69,887 in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which state has the lowest consumer spending per person?

Mississippi, with $31,767 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, SAPCE2: per capita personal consumption expenditures (PCE), current dollars, United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12.