US states by GDP per capita (US dollars)

Name: US states by GDP per capita (US dollars), 2018
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District of Columbia had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 51 states in 2018, at $206,047. Mississippi had the lowest, at $38,044. The median was $58,180 and the figure for the United States was $62,876. Source: BEA.

Highest206,047District of Columbia

Lowest38,044Mississippi

Median58,18051 states

United States62,876History

All states, 2018

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

Full ranking

Rank	States	2018 USD	Change on 2017
1	District of Columbia	206,047	+4.4%
2	New York	84,605	+5.1%
3	Massachusetts	80,007	+5%
4	North Dakota	78,259	+6.2%
5	Connecticut	77,684	+2.3%
6	Delaware	75,556	+4.5%
7	Washington	75,551	+6.7%
8	Alaska	74,232	+2.8%
9	California	73,339	+5.5%
10	Wyoming	68,921	+5.6%
11	Illinois	67,587	+4.9%
12	New Jersey	67,173	+4.5%
13	Maryland	66,910	+2.3%
14	Minnesota	65,912	+4.2%
15	Colorado	65,867	+5.3%
16	Nebraska	65,770	+3.3%
17	Texas	63,421	+7.2%
18	Virginia	62,845	+3.7%
19	Hawaii	62,285	+3.9%
20	New Hampshire	61,438	+2.9%
21	South Dakota	60,954	+2.8%
22	Iowa	60,903	+2.9%
23	Pennsylvania	60,136	+3.2%
24	Kansas	59,140	+4.1%
25	Utah	58,714	+6.7%
26	Georgia	58,180	+4%
27	Nevada	57,306	+3.8%
28	Wisconsin	57,202	+3.7%
29	Ohio	57,174	+2.9%
30	Oregon	57,003	+4.8%
31	Indiana	56,108	+4.9%
32	North Carolina	55,290	+2.9%
33	Rhode Island	55,013	+1.6%
34	Louisiana	54,913	+7.1%
35	Tennessee	54,314	+3%
36	Missouri	52,288	+2.7%
37	Vermont	52,261	+2.5%
38	Michigan	52,156	+3.8%
39	Oklahoma	51,979	+5.8%
40	Arizona	50,783	+4.8%
41	Florida	50,735	+4.3%
42	Maine	49,027	+4.7%
43	Montana	47,958	+4.7%
44	South Carolina	47,128	+4%
45	New Mexico	46,995	+5.9%
46	Kentucky	46,912	+3.1%
47	Alabama	45,461	+4%
48	Idaho	44,691	+6.3%
49	West Virginia	44,071	+6.9%
50	Arkansas	43,112	+4.1%
51	Mississippi	38,044	+2.9%

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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 $206,047 in 2018, according to BEA.

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

Mississippi, with $38,044 in 2018.

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.