US states by real GDP growth

Name: US states by real GDP growth, 2022
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Delaware had the highest real GDP growth of 51 states in 2022, at 8.6%. Alaska had the lowest, at -2.3%. The median was 2.2% and the figure for the United States was 2.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest8.6Delaware

Lowest-2.3Alaska

Median2.251 states

United States2.4History

All states, 2022

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

Full ranking

Rank	States	2022 (%)	Change on 2021
1	Delaware	8.6	+2.3 pts
2	Nevada	6.6	-3.5 pts
3	Florida	6.4	-3 pts
4	Kansas	5.4	+3.4 pts
5	South Carolina	4.7	-0.2 pts
6	Montana	4.6	-1.7 pts
7	Texas	4.5	-3 pts
8	Colorado	4.3	-2.4 pts
8	Georgia	4.3	-2.8 pts
8	Vermont	4.3	-0.5 pts
11	Arizona	4.2	-4.5 pts
12	Idaho	4	-5.7 pts
12	North Carolina	4	-1.9 pts
14	Hawaii	3.7	-2.7 pts
15	Utah	3.6	-5.1 pts
16	Connecticut	3.3	-0.2 pts
16	New Mexico	3.3	+0.1 pts
18	Tennessee	3.1	-5.7 pts
19	New Jersey	3	-2.4 pts
20	Nebraska	2.9	-4.2 pts
21	Alabama	2.6	-2.5 pts
21	Virginia	2.6	-3.1 pts
23	Kentucky	2.5	-2.1 pts
23	Michigan	2.5	-2.6 pts
25	Washington	2.4	-4.5 pts
26	Maine	2.2	-2.5 pts
26	Massachusetts	2.2	-4.7 pts
26	Minnesota	2.2	-2.7 pts
26	West Virginia	2.2	+0.3 pts
26	Wisconsin	2.2	-1.2 pts
31	New Hampshire	2	-6.2 pts
32	Illinois	1.9	-4.7 pts
32	South Dakota	1.9	-2.2 pts
34	Missouri	1.8	-3.1 pts
35	Iowa	1.7	-5.7 pts
35	Maryland	1.7	-3.3 pts
35	New York	1.7	-2.8 pts
38	North Dakota	1.6	-0.1 pts
39	Indiana	1.4	-6.6 pts
40	Rhode Island	1.1	-3.9 pts
41	Ohio	1	-4.2 pts
41	Pennsylvania	1	-2.6 pts
43	District of Columbia	0.9	-3.7 pts
44	Arkansas	0.8	-5.7 pts
45	Oregon	0.7	-5.3 pts
46	Wyoming	0.4	-1.6 pts
47	Louisiana	0	-7.6 pts
48	California	-0.2	-8.2 pts
49	Oklahoma	-0.6	-2.7 pts
50	Mississippi	-1.2	-5.7 pts
51	Alaska	-2.3	-3.6 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?

Delaware, with 8.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which state has the lowest real GDP growth?

Alaska, with -2.3% in 2022.

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.