US states by real GDP growth

Name: US states by real GDP growth, 2016
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Utah had the highest real GDP growth of 51 states in 2016, at 4.6%. North Dakota had the lowest, at -6.7%. The median was 1.4% and the figure for the United States was 1.8%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest4.6Utah

Lowest-6.7North Dakota

Median1.451 states

United States1.8History

All states, 2016

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%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	States	2016 (%)	Change on 2015
1	Utah	4.6	+1 pts
2	Oregon	4.5	-0.5 pts
3	Georgia	4	-0.4 pts
3	Washington	4	-0.5 pts
5	Idaho	3.9	+2.4 pts
6	Kansas	3.8	+0.9 pts
7	Florida	3.5	-0.9 pts
7	Maryland	3.5	+1.2 pts
9	Arizona	3.4	+1.1 pts
9	South Carolina	3.4	-0.1 pts
11	Nevada	3.3	-0.7 pts
12	California	3.1	-1.7 pts
13	District of Columbia	2.4	+0.6 pts
13	Maine	2.4	+0.8 pts
13	Tennessee	2.4	-1.2 pts
16	Colorado	2.2	-2.6 pts
16	Hawaii	2.2	-0.9 pts
18	Indiana	2.1	+2.9 pts
18	North Carolina	2.1	-0.9 pts
20	Alabama	1.9	+0.5 pts
20	Michigan	1.9	-0.4 pts
22	New Hampshire	1.8	-1.4 pts
23	New York	1.6	-0.4 pts
24	Minnesota	1.5	-0.5 pts
24	Pennsylvania	1.5	-0.7 pts
26	Massachusetts	1.4	-2.3 pts
26	Nebraska	1.4	-2 pts
28	Arkansas	1.2	+1.1 pts
28	Virginia	1.2	-0.9 pts
30	Wisconsin	1.1	-0.9 pts
31	New Jersey	1	-0.9 pts
32	Kentucky	0.8	-0.6 pts
32	Ohio	0.8	-0.5 pts
32	South Dakota	0.8	-1.7 pts
32	Vermont	0.8	+0.2 pts
36	Mississippi	0.5	+0.4 pts
37	Iowa	0.4	-2.7 pts
37	Rhode Island	0.4	-1 pts
39	Illinois	0.1	-1.6 pts
39	Missouri	0.1	-1.3 pts
41	Texas	0	-4.8 pts
42	Connecticut	-0.3	-3.5 pts
43	Alaska	-0.4	-1.1 pts
44	New Mexico	-0.5	-1.5 pts
45	West Virginia	-1	-1.2 pts
46	Montana	-1.2	-4.7 pts
47	Louisiana	-1.7	-0.3 pts
48	Oklahoma	-1.9	-5.8 pts
49	Wyoming	-5.5	-7.5 pts
50	Delaware	-5.6	-8.6 pts
51	North Dakota	-6.7	-4.2 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.

Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.

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. SAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, United States and states. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAGDP.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which state has the highest real GDP growth?

Utah, with 4.6% in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which state has the lowest real GDP growth?

North Dakota, with -6.7% 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, SAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-08.