US states by consumer spending (personal consumption expenditures)

California had the highest consumer spending (personal consumption expenditures) of 51 states in 2014, at $1.52 trillion. Wyoming had the lowest, at $22.98 billion. The median was $148.39 billion and the figure for the United States was $11.87 trillion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest1,522,216.3California

Lowest22,984.5Wyoming

Median148,385.651 states

United States11,874,450.4History

Map of states, 2014

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USD million, 2014. Source: BEA, SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, personal consumption expenditures (line 1), millions of current dollars, United States and states. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2014

USD million. Source: BEA, SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, personal consumption expenditures (line 1), millions of current dollars, United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	States	2014 USD million	Change on 2013
1	California	1,522,216.3	+4.7%
2	Texas	947,259.9	+6%
3	New York	834,805	+5%
4	Florida	763,955	+5.7%
5	Pennsylvania	504,907.8	+2.6%
6	Illinois	492,993.4	+3.5%
7	Ohio	406,986.6	+3.2%
8	New Jersey	394,640.6	+3.4%
9	Michigan	355,375.1	+4%
10	Georgia	333,433.2	+5.2%
11	North Carolina	327,466.8	+4.4%
12	Virginia	323,397.4	+3.1%
13	Massachusetts	315,986.3	+4%
14	Washington	279,767.5	+5%
15	Maryland	243,705.6	+3.2%
16	Arizona	226,151.5	+4.3%
17	Minnesota	219,517.6	+3.6%
18	Indiana	217,279.8	+3.4%
19	Missouri	215,540.2	+2.9%
20	Tennessee	213,045.3	+4.1%
21	Colorado	210,765.5	+5.9%
22	Wisconsin	206,949.5	+3.5%
23	Connecticut	164,435.2	+3.7%
24	South Carolina	158,383.2	+4.5%
25	Louisiana	153,367.7	+3.4%
26	Alabama	148,385.6	+3.1%
27	Oregon	140,520	+5.2%
28	Kentucky	138,524.8	+3%
29	Oklahoma	122,262.2	+4%
30	Iowa	106,618.9	+3.9%
31	Nevada	99,383.8	+4.7%
32	Kansas	99,265.8	+3%
33	Utah	90,645.5	+6%
34	Arkansas	88,584.1	+4%
35	Mississippi	85,932.3	+2.7%
36	Nebraska	68,366.5	+3.9%
37	New Mexico	66,245.1	+3.7%
38	West Virginia	59,585.7	+2.2%
39	New Hampshire	59,367.3	+2.2%
40	Hawaii	55,526.2	+3.3%
41	Maine	51,398.4	+1.9%
42	Idaho	49,478.7	+4.7%
43	Rhode Island	40,862.3	+4%
44	District of Columbia	40,640.2	+4.3%
45	Delaware	38,631.3	+4.5%
46	Montana	38,466.9	+4.9%
47	Alaska	32,641.4	+3.1%
48	North Dakota	32,237.4	+5.9%
49	South Dakota	30,077.6	+3.4%
50	Vermont	27,111.7	+3.3%
51	Wyoming	22,984.5	+4.9%

Other periods

About this ranking

Personal consumption expenditures on all goods and services, 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 1, Personal consumption expenditures); the national figure equals the national accounts (NIPA table 2.4.5).

The national total is slightly above the sum of the states: it also counts net spending abroad by US residents, such as government and military staff stationed overseas. 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, personal consumption expenditures (line 1), 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, personal consumption expenditures (line 1), millions of current dollars, United States and states (US states by consumer spending (personal consumption expenditures), 2014) [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, personal consumption expenditures (line 1), millions of current dollars, United States and states, US states by consumer spending (personal consumption expenditures), 2014. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 30 Sept. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/consumer-spending/us-states?period=2014. 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, personal consumption expenditures (line 1), millions of current dollars, United States and states. US states by consumer spending (personal consumption expenditures), 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/consumer-spending/us-states?period=2014.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, personal consumption expenditures (line 1), millions of current dollars, United States and states, US states by consumer spending (personal consumption expenditures), 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/consumer-spending/us-states?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest consumer spending (personal consumption expenditures)?

California, with $1.52 trillion in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which state has the lowest consumer spending (personal consumption expenditures)?

Wyoming, with $22.98 billion in 2014.

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, personal consumption expenditures (line 1), millions of current dollars, United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12.