US states by consumer spending (personal consumption expenditures)

California had the highest consumer spending (personal consumption expenditures) of 51 states in 2019, at $1.94 trillion. Wyoming had the lowest, at $25.27 billion. The median was $177.06 billion and the figure for the United States was $14.44 trillion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest1,941,141California

Lowest25,266Wyoming

Median177,059.651 states

United States14,437,543History

Map of states, 2019

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USD million, 2019. 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, 2019

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	2019 USD million	Change on 2018
1	California	1,941,141	+4.6%
2	Texas	1,170,241.6	+4%
3	New York	1,006,154.7	+3.8%
4	Florida	967,992.8	+4.1%
5	Pennsylvania	591,606.7	+2.8%
6	Illinois	574,747.9	+2.2%
7	Ohio	476,406.6	+2.8%
8	New Jersey	464,060.7	+4%
9	Michigan	424,195.6	+2.8%
10	Georgia	416,267.9	+4.1%
11	North Carolina	405,542.5	+4.5%
12	Massachusetts	382,411.5	+3.4%
13	Virginia	375,793	+3.1%
14	Washington	361,208	+4.4%
15	Arizona	286,698.1	+4.7%
16	Maryland	279,524.7	+2.1%
17	Colorado	276,054.3	+5.4%
18	Minnesota	261,201.9	+2.2%
19	Tennessee	261,088.3	+4.3%
20	Indiana	259,391.9	+2.6%
21	Missouri	250,508	+2.3%
22	Wisconsin	244,056.1	+3%
23	South Carolina	194,896.8	+4.4%
24	Connecticut	186,723.7	+1.6%
25	Oregon	180,603.2	+3.7%
26	Alabama	177,059.6	+4.5%
27	Louisiana	176,757	+2.7%
28	Kentucky	165,214.9	+2.4%
29	Oklahoma	138,657.4	+1.9%
30	Nevada	128,266.7	+4.9%
31	Iowa	123,012.4	+2.6%
32	Utah	122,043.4	+5.8%
33	Kansas	114,450.9	+2.8%
34	Arkansas	104,412.9	+2%
35	Mississippi	96,211.5	+1.8%
36	Nebraska	80,025.6	+2.9%
37	New Mexico	75,460.4	+1.5%
38	New Hampshire	71,187.4	+3.1%
39	West Virginia	67,853.8	+2.1%
40	Hawaii	66,855	+4.5%
41	Maine	62,945.6	+3%
42	Idaho	62,753.4	+4.4%
43	District of Columbia	49,654.6	+3.7%
44	Rhode Island	47,860.6	+2.9%
45	Delaware	45,859.5	+3.2%
46	Montana	45,832.4	+3.4%
47	Alaska	36,873	+2.2%
48	South Dakota	36,511.8	+3.3%
49	North Dakota	35,593.8	+3.7%
50	Vermont	30,955.1	+2.2%
51	Wyoming	25,266	+2.5%

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), 2019) [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), 2019. 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=2019. 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), 2019. 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=2019.

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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), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/consumer-spending/us-states?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with $1.94 trillion in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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

Wyoming, with $25.27 billion in 2019.

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.