US states by real GDP growth

Name: US states by real GDP growth, 2017
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Washington had the highest real GDP growth of 51 states in 2017, at 6.3%. Delaware had the lowest, at -3.3%. The median was 1.8% and the figure for the United States was 2.5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest6.3Washington

Lowest-3.3Delaware

Median1.851 states

United States2.5History

All states, 2017

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

Full ranking

Rank	States	2017 (%)	Change on 2016
1	Washington	6.3	+2.3 pts
2	Utah	5.9	+1.3 pts
3	Oregon	5	+0.5 pts
4	Nevada	4.6	+1.3 pts
5	California	4.5	+1.4 pts
6	Arizona	4.4	+1 pts
7	Georgia	3.9	-0.1 pts
8	Colorado	3.7	+1.5 pts
8	Florida	3.7	+0.2 pts
10	Idaho	3.5	-0.4 pts
10	Tennessee	3.5	+1.1 pts
12	North Dakota	3.2	+9.9 pts
13	Montana	2.7	+3.9 pts
14	Indiana	2.6	+0.5 pts
15	West Virginia	2.3	+3.3 pts
16	New York	2.2	+0.6 pts
16	Ohio	2.2	+1.4 pts
18	Connecticut	2.1	+2.4 pts
18	Hawaii	2.1	-0.1 pts
20	Maryland	2	-1.5 pts
20	North Carolina	2	-0.1 pts
20	South Carolina	2	-1.4 pts
20	Texas	2	+2 pts
20	Virginia	2	+0.8 pts
25	Alabama	1.8	-0.1 pts
25	Louisiana	1.8	+3.5 pts
27	District of Columbia	1.6	-0.8 pts
27	Maine	1.6	-0.8 pts
27	Massachusetts	1.6	+0.2 pts
27	Nebraska	1.6	+0.2 pts
31	Kentucky	1.3	+0.5 pts
31	Oklahoma	1.3	+3.2 pts
31	Pennsylvania	1.3	-0.2 pts
34	Minnesota	1.2	-0.3 pts
35	Kansas	1	-2.8 pts
35	Michigan	1	-0.9 pts
37	Missouri	0.9	+0.8 pts
37	Vermont	0.9	+0.1 pts
39	Illinois	0.8	+0.7 pts
39	Wisconsin	0.8	-0.3 pts
41	Arkansas	0.7	-0.5 pts
41	South Dakota	0.7	-0.1 pts
43	New Hampshire	0.5	-1.3 pts
43	New Jersey	0.5	-0.5 pts
45	Mississippi	0.3	-0.2 pts
46	Alaska	0.2	+0.6 pts
46	Iowa	0.2	-0.2 pts
46	New Mexico	0.2	+0.7 pts
46	Rhode Island	0.2	-0.2 pts
50	Wyoming	-0.6	+4.9 pts
51	Delaware	-3.3	+2.3 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?

Washington, with 6.3% in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which state has the lowest real GDP growth?

Delaware, with -3.3% in 2017.

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.