US states by consumer spending (personal consumption expenditures)

California had the highest consumer spending (personal consumption expenditures) of 51 states in 2016, at $1.67 trillion. Wyoming had the lowest, at $23.54 billion. The median was $157.81 billion and the figure for the United States was $12.73 trillion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest1,665,899California

Lowest23,542.4Wyoming

Median157,806.151 states

United States12,726,848.8History

Map of states, 2016

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USD million, 2016. 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, 2016

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	2016 USD million	Change on 2015
1	California	1,665,899	+4.4%
2	Texas	1,022,736.1	+3.6%
3	New York	886,553.6	+3.2%
4	Florida	835,530.6	+3.9%
5	Pennsylvania	529,679.4	+2.2%
6	Illinois	522,413.6	+2.9%
7	Ohio	431,032.4	+2.9%
8	New Jersey	415,927.6	+2.9%
9	Michigan	381,461.5	+3.9%
10	Georgia	361,258	+4.2%
11	North Carolina	352,946.4	+3.7%
12	Virginia	339,172.4	+2.6%
13	Massachusetts	338,935.6	+3.4%
14	Washington	306,811.4	+5.1%
15	Maryland	256,106.6	+2.5%
16	Arizona	243,679.6	+3.8%
17	Colorado	233,801.6	+5.1%
18	Minnesota	233,506.2	+3.3%
19	Indiana	230,556.9	+3.5%
20	Tennessee	228,864.4	+4.2%
21	Missouri	227,468.9	+2.7%
22	Wisconsin	218,417.9	+2.9%
23	Connecticut	171,683.8	+1.8%
24	South Carolina	171,615.5	+4.2%
25	Louisiana	161,306.7	+2.5%
26	Alabama	157,806.1	+3.3%
27	Oregon	154,955.2	+4.6%
28	Kentucky	148,443	+3.3%
29	Oklahoma	126,384.5	+1.9%
30	Iowa	112,218.4	+3.4%
31	Nevada	108,477.9	+4.6%
32	Kansas	104,334.8	+2.5%
33	Utah	101,149.4	+6.5%
34	Arkansas	94,866.1	+3.8%
35	Mississippi	90,111.3	+2.4%
36	Nebraska	72,752	+3.6%
37	New Mexico	69,069.9	+2%
38	New Hampshire	63,337.2	+2.6%
39	West Virginia	62,968.6	+3%
40	Hawaii	58,616.6	+2.5%
41	Maine	55,482.4	+4.8%
42	Idaho	53,613.5	+5.5%
43	District of Columbia	43,503.2	+3.1%
44	Rhode Island	43,101.6	+2.5%
45	Delaware	40,564	+2.5%
46	Montana	40,114.9	+2%
47	Alaska	33,976.4	+2.1%
48	North Dakota	32,956	-0.3%
49	South Dakota	32,326.4	+3.9%
50	Vermont	27,779.6	+1%
51	Wyoming	23,542.4	+1.7%

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), 2016) [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), 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/us-states?period=2016. 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), 2016. 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=2016.

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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), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/consumer-spending/us-states?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with $1.67 trillion in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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

Wyoming, with $23.54 billion 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, 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.