US states by consumer spending (personal consumption expenditures)

California had the highest consumer spending (personal consumption expenditures) of 51 states in 2018, at $1.86 trillion. Wyoming had the lowest, at $24.65 billion. The median was $172.15 billion and the figure for the United States was $13.93 trillion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest1,856,117.3California

Lowest24,652.3Wyoming

Median172,147.251 states

United States13,934,441.7History

Map of states, 2018

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USD million, 2018. 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, 2018

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	2018 USD million	Change on 2017
1	California	1,856,117.3	+5.9%
2	Texas	1,124,761.1	+4.8%
3	New York	969,165.4	+4.8%
4	Florida	929,973.5	+5.8%
5	Pennsylvania	575,550.5	+5%
6	Illinois	562,269.9	+4.2%
7	Ohio	463,218	+3.4%
8	New Jersey	446,294.5	+4.1%
9	Michigan	412,800.9	+4.1%
10	Georgia	399,888.2	+5.1%
11	North Carolina	388,109.5	+4.9%
12	Massachusetts	369,729.9	+4.2%
13	Virginia	364,477.2	+4.3%
14	Washington	345,880.5	+6.2%
15	Maryland	273,861	+3.8%
16	Arizona	273,816.1	+5.7%
17	Colorado	261,807.9	+5.6%
18	Minnesota	255,563.4	+4.8%
19	Indiana	252,840.8	+4.5%
20	Tennessee	250,276.2	+4.3%
21	Missouri	244,790.5	+4.1%
22	Wisconsin	236,881.7	+3.9%
23	South Carolina	186,670.7	+4.4%
24	Connecticut	183,771.4	+3.8%
25	Oregon	174,082.3	+5.7%
26	Louisiana	172,147.2	+3.4%
27	Alabama	169,460.2	+3.6%
28	Kentucky	161,272	+4.6%
29	Oklahoma	136,007.7	+4.4%
30	Nevada	122,302.4	+6.1%
31	Iowa	119,934.4	+3.1%
32	Utah	115,404.2	+7.3%
33	Kansas	111,300	+3.6%
34	Arkansas	102,359.8	+4.4%
35	Mississippi	94,495	+2.3%
36	Nebraska	77,805	+3.5%
37	New Mexico	74,341.9	+4.5%
38	New Hampshire	69,023.5	+3.5%
39	West Virginia	66,466.4	+3.8%
40	Hawaii	63,974.4	+4.3%
41	Maine	61,115.1	+5.1%
42	Idaho	60,086.6	+5.9%
43	District of Columbia	47,906	+5.8%
44	Rhode Island	46,506.6	+4.4%
45	Delaware	44,457.3	+5.4%
46	Montana	44,342.6	+5.6%
47	Alaska	36,077.1	+3.3%
48	South Dakota	35,334.2	+4.7%
49	North Dakota	34,336.1	+4%
50	Vermont	30,274.9	+5.5%
51	Wyoming	24,652.3	+3.2%

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

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

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

California, with $1.86 trillion in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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

Wyoming, with $24.65 billion 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, 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.