US states by consumer spending per person

District of Columbia had the highest consumer spending per person of 51 states in 2021, at $79,227. Mississippi had the lowest, at $36,823. The median was $46,416 and the figure for the United States was $48,524. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest79,227District of Columbia

Lowest36,823Mississippi

Median46,41651 states

United States48,524History

Map of states, 2021

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USD, 2021. 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, 2021

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

Full ranking

Rank	States	2021 USD	Change on 2020
1	District of Columbia	79,227	+13%
2	Massachusetts	59,616	+12.7%
3	Connecticut	56,953	+10.5%
4	New Hampshire	56,824	+10.5%
5	New Jersey	55,756	+13.8%
6	California	55,060	+15.2%
7	Colorado	54,379	+14.7%
8	Alaska	54,085	+12.9%
9	New York	53,842	+12.5%
10	Washington	52,308	+13.1%
11	Maine	51,879	+12.2%
12	Vermont	51,406	+8.7%
13	Florida	51,222	+14.4%
14	Delaware	50,821	+12.8%
15	Hawaii	49,725	+12.6%
16	Illinois	49,632	+12.9%
17	North Dakota	49,408	+9.6%
18	Wyoming	49,296	+10.9%
19	Pennsylvania	49,013	+10.8%
20	Minnesota	48,961	+12%
21	Rhode Island	48,810	+12.9%
22	Maryland	48,707	+11.5%
23	Montana	48,318	+14.4%
24	Virginia	48,207	+12.1%
25	Oregon	47,795	+13.1%
26	Nevada	46,416	+13.9%
27	South Dakota	46,202	+11.6%
28	Arizona	46,193	+13.6%
29	Michigan	46,187	+12.1%
30	Nebraska	45,806	+13.3%
31	Wisconsin	45,741	+12.9%
32	Texas	45,606	+13.2%
33	Missouri	44,953	+11.5%
34	North Carolina	44,425	+13.6%
35	Ohio	44,401	+11.6%
36	Utah	43,908	+15%
37	Georgia	43,839	+14%
38	South Carolina	43,077	+12.6%
39	Tennessee	42,926	+13.5%
40	Indiana	42,776	+11.8%
41	Kansas	42,555	+10.1%
42	Iowa	42,352	+11.6%
43	Louisiana	42,324	+12.9%
44	West Virginia	41,404	+10.5%
45	Kentucky	41,163	+12.6%
46	New Mexico	40,092	+14.2%
47	Idaho	39,846	+14.6%
48	Alabama	39,413	+12.7%
49	Arkansas	39,396	+12.4%
50	Oklahoma	38,991	+11.9%
51	Mississippi	36,823	+12.1%

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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/consumer-spending-per-person/us-states?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which state has the highest consumer spending per person?

District of Columbia, with $79,227 in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which state has the lowest consumer spending per person?

Mississippi, with $36,823 in 2021.

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.