US states by real GDP growth

Name: US states by real GDP growth, 2019
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 2019, at 5.8%. Iowa had the lowest, at -0.4%. The median was 2% and the figure for the United States was 2.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest5.8Utah

Lowest-0.4Iowa

Median251 states

United States2.6History

All states, 2019

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

Full ranking

Rank	States	2019 (%)	Change on 2018
1	Utah	5.8	0 pts
2	Delaware	5.2	+3.3 pts
3	Colorado	5.1	+0.8 pts
4	Washington	4.8	-1.8 pts
5	Idaho	4.5	-1.9 pts
6	Nevada	4.4	+1.1 pts
6	New Mexico	4.4	+1.3 pts
8	California	4.2	+0.2 pts
9	Arizona	3.8	-0.2 pts
10	Texas	3.4	-1.3 pts
11	Florida	3.3	-0.2 pts
11	Georgia	3.3	+0.3 pts
13	South Carolina	3.2	+0.2 pts
14	Massachusetts	3.1	-0.5 pts
15	Maine	3	+0.1 pts
16	Kentucky	2.8	+1.6 pts
17	New Hampshire	2.7	+1.4 pts
17	Ohio	2.7	+2.1 pts
19	Virginia	2.5	+0.1 pts
20	Rhode Island	2.4	+2.5 pts
21	Missouri	2.3	+1.4 pts
21	New York	2.3	-0.2 pts
21	Oregon	2.3	-1.6 pts
24	Tennessee	2.2	+0.2 pts
25	Alabama	2	+0.1 pts
25	North Carolina	2	+0.2 pts
25	Oklahoma	2	+0.2 pts
28	New Jersey	1.9	-0.9 pts
29	Montana	1.6	-0.4 pts
29	Nebraska	1.6	-0.2 pts
29	Vermont	1.6	+0.9 pts
29	Wyoming	1.6	+0.7 pts
33	North Dakota	1.5	-1.9 pts
34	Minnesota	1.3	-1.5 pts
35	Wisconsin	1.2	-0.9 pts
36	South Dakota	1.1	+0.6 pts
37	Pennsylvania	1	-0.3 pts
38	Mississippi	0.9	+1 pts
39	Illinois	0.8	-1.4 pts
39	Michigan	0.8	-1.5 pts
41	Arkansas	0.7	-1.3 pts
42	District of Columbia	0.6	-2.2 pts
42	Louisiana	0.6	-1.6 pts
44	Indiana	0.5	-2.6 pts
45	Connecticut	0.3	0 pts
46	Hawaii	0	-1.6 pts
46	Maryland	0	-0.7 pts
48	Alaska	-0.2	+1.8 pts
48	Kansas	-0.2	-2.3 pts
50	West Virginia	-0.3	-3.3 pts
51	Iowa	-0.4	-1.5 pts

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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 5.8% in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which state has the lowest real GDP growth?

Iowa, with -0.4% 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, SAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-08.