US states by GDP per capita (US dollars)

Name: US states by GDP per capita (US dollars), 2017
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District of Columbia had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 51 states in 2017, at $197,304. Mississippi had the lowest, at $36,964. The median was $55,562 and the figure for the United States was $60,048. Source: BEA.

Highest197,304District of Columbia

Lowest36,964Mississippi

Median55,56251 states

United States60,048History

All states, 2017

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

Full ranking

Rank	States	2017 USD	Change on 2016
1	District of Columbia	197,304	+2.3%
2	New York	80,486	+4.2%
3	Massachusetts	76,178	+2.4%
4	Connecticut	75,917	+3.4%
5	North Dakota	73,722	+7.1%
6	Delaware	72,333	-1.5%
7	Alaska	72,177	+5%
8	Washington	70,785	+5.7%
9	California	69,514	+5.4%
10	Maryland	65,382	+2.9%
11	Wyoming	65,286	+5.2%
12	Illinois	64,446	+2.5%
13	New Jersey	64,303	+1.4%
14	Nebraska	63,694	+2.5%
15	Minnesota	63,275	+1.8%
16	Colorado	62,541	+4.6%
17	Virginia	60,586	+2.5%
18	Hawaii	59,963	+3.6%
19	New Hampshire	59,731	+1.2%
20	South Dakota	59,321	+2.4%
21	Iowa	59,165	+1.4%
22	Texas	59,148	+4%
23	Pennsylvania	58,268	+2.7%
24	Kansas	56,798	+2.5%
25	Georgia	55,955	+4%
26	Ohio	55,562	+3.7%
27	Nevada	55,232	+4.6%
28	Wisconsin	55,148	+1.6%
29	Utah	55,033	+5.8%
30	Oregon	54,383	+5.1%
31	Rhode Island	54,162	+1.6%
32	North Carolina	53,754	+2.5%
33	Indiana	53,474	+3.9%
34	Tennessee	52,732	+3.7%
35	Louisiana	51,261	+5.6%
36	Vermont	50,993	+1.9%
37	Missouri	50,915	+2%
38	Michigan	50,259	+1.8%
39	Oklahoma	49,113	+5.6%
40	Florida	48,632	+3.5%
41	Arizona	48,469	+4.9%
42	Maine	46,842	+2.8%
43	Montana	45,810	+4.5%
44	Kentucky	45,481	+2.4%
45	South Carolina	45,316	+2.2%
46	New Mexico	44,362	+3%
47	Alabama	43,733	+3.3%
48	Idaho	42,040	+3.1%
49	Arkansas	41,423	+2%
50	West Virginia	41,241	+6.3%
51	Mississippi	36,964	+2.3%

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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 $197,304 in 2017, according to BEA.

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

Mississippi, with $36,964 in 2017.

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.