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US states by real GDP growth

Arizona had the highest real GDP growth of 51 states in 2020, at 1.8%. Hawaii had the lowest, at -10.4%. The median was -1.8% and the figure for the United States was -2.1%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest1.8Arizona
Lowest-10.4Hawaii
Median-1.851 states
United States-2.1History

All states, 2020

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ArizonaArizona: 1.8 %1.8IdahoIdaho: 1.8 %1.8South DakotaSouth Dakota: 1.5 %1.5UtahUtah: 1 %1MaineMaine: 0.9 %0.9ArkansasArkansas: 0.8 %0.8MississippiMississippi: -0.1 %-0.1NebraskaNebraska: -0.3 %-0.3MontanaMontana: -0.4 %-0.4WashingtonWashington: -0.4 %-0.4New HampshireNew Hampshire: -0.6 %-0.6North CarolinaNorth Carolina: -0.6 %-0.6TennesseeTennessee: -0.8 %-0.8District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: -0.9 %-0.9DelawareDelaware: -1 %-1AlabamaAlabama: -1.1 %-1.1ColoradoColorado: -1.1 %-1.1VirginiaVirginia: -1.1 %-1.1CaliforniaCalifornia: -1.2 %-1.2FloridaFlorida: -1.2 %-1.2TexasTexas: -1.2 %-1.2MassachusettsMassachusetts: -1.4 %-1.4MissouriMissouri: -1.5 %-1.5OregonOregon: -1.6 %-1.6IowaIowa: -1.7 %-1.7KansasKansas: -1.8 %-1.8OhioOhio: -2.4 %-2.4New MexicoNew Mexico: -2.5 %-2.5VermontVermont: -2.5 %-2.5WisconsinWisconsin: -2.5 %-2.5IndianaIndiana: -2.6 %-2.6New YorkNew York: -2.6 %-2.6South CarolinaSouth Carolina: -2.6 %-2.6AlaskaAlaska: -2.7 %-2.7KentuckyKentucky: -2.7 %-2.7GeorgiaGeorgia: -2.8 %-2.8Rhode IslandRhode Island: -2.8 %-2.8New JerseyNew Jersey: -3.2 %-3.2West VirginiaWest Virginia: -3.2 %-3.2MarylandMaryland: -3.4 %-3.4MinnesotaMinnesota: -3.4 %-3.4MichiganMichigan: -3.6 %-3.6PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: -4.1 %-4.1OklahomaOklahoma: -4.3 %-4.3North DakotaNorth Dakota: -4.4 %-4.4ConnecticutConnecticut: -4.6 %-4.6IllinoisIllinois: -5 %-5WyomingWyoming: -5.5 %-5.5NevadaNevada: -6.2 %-6.2LouisianaLouisiana: -8.7 %-8.7HawaiiHawaii: -10.4 %-10.4
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankStates2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Arizona1.8-2 pts
1Idaho1.8-2.7 pts
3South Dakota1.5+0.4 pts
4Utah1-4.8 pts
5Maine0.9-2.1 pts
6Arkansas0.8+0.1 pts
7Mississippi-0.1-1 pts
8Nebraska-0.3-1.9 pts
9Montana-0.4-2 pts
9Washington-0.4-5.2 pts
11New Hampshire-0.6-3.3 pts
11North Carolina-0.6-2.6 pts
13Tennessee-0.8-3 pts
14District of Columbia-0.9-1.5 pts
15Delaware-1-6.2 pts
16Alabama-1.1-3.1 pts
16Colorado-1.1-6.2 pts
16Virginia-1.1-3.6 pts
19California-1.2-5.4 pts
19Florida-1.2-4.5 pts
19Texas-1.2-4.6 pts
22Massachusetts-1.4-4.5 pts
23Missouri-1.5-3.8 pts
24Oregon-1.6-3.9 pts
25Iowa-1.7-1.3 pts
26Kansas-1.8-1.6 pts
27Ohio-2.4-5.1 pts
28New Mexico-2.5-6.9 pts
28Vermont-2.5-4.1 pts
28Wisconsin-2.5-3.7 pts
31Indiana-2.6-3.1 pts
31New York-2.6-4.9 pts
31South Carolina-2.6-5.8 pts
34Alaska-2.7-2.5 pts
34Kentucky-2.7-5.5 pts
36Georgia-2.8-6.1 pts
36Rhode Island-2.8-5.2 pts
38New Jersey-3.2-5.1 pts
38West Virginia-3.2-2.9 pts
40Maryland-3.4-3.4 pts
40Minnesota-3.4-4.7 pts
42Michigan-3.6-4.4 pts
43Pennsylvania-4.1-5.1 pts
44Oklahoma-4.3-6.3 pts
45North Dakota-4.4-5.9 pts
46Connecticut-4.6-4.9 pts
47Illinois-5-5.8 pts
48Wyoming-5.5-7.1 pts
49Nevada-6.2-10.6 pts
50Louisiana-8.7-9.3 pts
51Hawaii-10.4-10.4 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?

Arizona, with 1.8% in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which state has the lowest real GDP growth?

Hawaii, with -10.4% in 2020.

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.

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