US states by consumer spending (personal consumption expenditures)

California had the highest consumer spending (personal consumption expenditures) of 51 states in 2021, at $2.16 trillion. Wyoming had the lowest, at $28.57 billion. The median was $199.04 billion and the figure for the United States was $16.11 trillion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest2,155,754California

Lowest28,574.8Wyoming

Median199,038.651 states

United States16,114,830.6History

Map of states, 2021

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USD million, 2021. 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, 2021

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	2021 USD million	Change on 2020
1	California	2,155,754	+14.1%
2	Texas	1,348,684.4	+14.5%
3	Florida	1,118,519.2	+15.7%
4	New York	1,067,974.8	+10.9%
5	Pennsylvania	637,983.4	+11%
6	Illinois	630,490.2	+12.1%
7	Ohio	522,215.7	+11.3%
8	New Jersey	516,661.9	+13.8%
9	Georgia	473,157.4	+14.6%
10	North Carolina	469,376.9	+14.9%
11	Michigan	463,824.8	+11.8%
12	Virginia	417,476.2	+12.4%
13	Massachusetts	417,114.5	+12.9%
14	Washington	405,088.3	+13.4%
15	Arizona	336,011.5	+15%
16	Colorado	316,179	+15.2%
17	Maryland	300,813.2	+11.4%
18	Tennessee	299,053.1	+14.2%
19	Indiana	291,486.7	+12.2%
20	Minnesota	279,768.5	+12.1%
21	Missouri	277,473.1	+11.8%
22	Wisconsin	269,051.9	+12.6%
23	South Carolina	223,757.7	+14%
24	Connecticut	205,471.7	+11.4%
25	Oregon	203,353.4	+13.4%
26	Alabama	199,038.6	+13.1%
27	Louisiana	195,902.6	+12.4%
28	Kentucky	185,578.2	+12.6%
29	Oklahoma	155,680.9	+12.6%
30	Utah	146,645.9	+16.9%
31	Nevada	146,139.2	+15%
32	Iowa	135,484.6	+11.9%
33	Kansas	125,067.9	+10.2%
34	Arkansas	119,256.4	+12.9%
35	Mississippi	108,538.3	+11.7%
36	Nebraska	89,995.1	+13.4%
37	New Mexico	84,887.2	+14.1%
38	New Hampshire	78,866.7	+11.3%
39	Idaho	75,901.6	+18.1%
40	West Virginia	73,945	+10.2%
41	Hawaii	71,947.8	+12.2%
42	Maine	71,541.3	+13.4%
43	Rhode Island	53,562.7	+13%
44	Montana	53,459.6	+16.5%
45	District of Columbia	53,053.4	+12.8%
46	Delaware	51,081.7	+14.3%
47	South Dakota	41,411.3	+12.7%
48	Alaska	39,730.5	+13.2%
49	North Dakota	38,438.6	+9.4%
50	Vermont	33,271.8	+9.4%
51	Wyoming	28,574.8	+11.3%

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), 2021) [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), 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/us-states?period=2021. 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), 2021. 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=2021.

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

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

California, with $2.16 trillion in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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

Wyoming, with $28.57 billion 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, 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.