US states by GDP per capita (US dollars)

Name: US states by GDP per capita (US dollars), 2016
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District of Columbia had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 51 states in 2016, at $192,943. Mississippi had the lowest, at $36,120. The median was $53,777 and the figure for the United States was $57,977. Source: BEA.

Highest192,943District of Columbia

Lowest36,120Mississippi

Median53,77751 states

United States57,977History

All states, 2016

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USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

Rank	States	2016 USD	Change on 2015
1	District of Columbia	192,943	+2.9%
2	New York	77,269	+3.6%
3	Massachusetts	74,404	+2.6%
4	Delaware	73,464	-4.1%
5	Connecticut	73,389	+1.7%
6	North Dakota	68,865	-7.8%
7	Alaska	68,768	-1.4%
8	Washington	66,941	+2.8%
9	California	65,942	+3.3%
10	Maryland	63,563	+4.7%
11	New Jersey	63,432	+1.8%
12	Illinois	62,848	+1.5%
13	Nebraska	62,130	+0.8%
14	Minnesota	62,128	+1.7%
15	Wyoming	62,037	-6.3%
16	Colorado	59,793	+1.4%
17	Virginia	59,090	+2.1%
18	New Hampshire	59,030	+2.5%
19	Iowa	58,368	+0.9%
20	South Dakota	57,919	+1.4%
21	Hawaii	57,857	+2.8%
22	Texas	56,889	-1.7%
23	Pennsylvania	56,752	+2.2%
24	Kansas	55,391	+4%
25	Wisconsin	54,263	+2%
26	Georgia	53,777	+4.3%
27	Ohio	53,604	+1.7%
28	Rhode Island	53,319	+1.5%
29	Nevada	52,784	+3.4%
30	North Carolina	52,447	+2.7%
31	Utah	51,996	+4.2%
32	Oregon	51,741	+3.7%
33	Indiana	51,469	+2.4%
34	Tennessee	50,853	+3%
35	Vermont	50,032	+2.1%
36	Missouri	49,914	+1.2%
37	Michigan	49,390	+2.9%
38	Louisiana	48,541	-3.2%
39	Florida	46,972	+3%
40	Oklahoma	46,529	-3.1%
41	Arizona	46,191	+3.6%
42	Maine	45,581	+3.6%
43	Kentucky	44,405	+1.4%
44	South Carolina	44,323	+3.6%
45	Montana	43,852	-2.5%
46	New Mexico	43,090	-0.5%
47	Alabama	42,344	+2.3%
48	Idaho	40,767	+2.6%
49	Arkansas	40,593	+1.7%
50	West Virginia	38,808	-0.1%
51	Mississippi	36,120	+1.1%

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About this ranking

Gross domestic product at current prices in US dollars divided by the resident population.

United States, states and counties: Invokely calculation, BEA current-dollar GDP divided by the BEA mid-year population of the same year and place; both inputs are shown with each value. GDP is counted where production happens and population where people live, so places with many commuters or capital-intensive industries, such as the District of Columbia or oil counties, show very high values. Not the same as per_capita_personal_income. For Spain and the EU use gdp_per_capita (EUR) or gdp_per_capita_pps. Other countries and the World: World Bank, converted at official annual average exchange rates (market rates, not purchasing power parity, so it understates living standards in lower-price countries). For euros use gdp_per_capita.

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

Invokely calculation from GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#gdp_per_capita_usd. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which state has the highest GDP per capita (US dollars)?

District of Columbia, with $192,943 in 2016, according to BEA.

Which state has the lowest GDP per capita (US dollars)?

Mississippi, with $36,120 in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Invokely, GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). Retrieved 2026-10-09.