Economic indicators by state

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Economic indicators for the fifty states and the District of Columbia.

Broadly defined, a healthy economy is typically one that has a stable and strong rate of economic growth (gross state product, in this case) and low unemployment, among many other factors. The table below displays and compares some of those most important economic indicators for the fifty states and the District of Columbia.

Note: Gross state product (GSP) on its own is not necessarily an indicator of economic health; GSP may also be influenced by state population size. Many factors must be looked at together to assess state economic health.

Various economic indicators by state
State	Distribution of population by FPL* (2013)				Median annual income (2011-2013)	Unemployment rate		Total GSP (2013)†
	Under 100%	100-199%	200-399%	400%+		Sept. 2013	Sept. 2014
Alabama	17%	22%	33%	28%	$43,330	6.4%	6.6%	$193,566
Alaska	11%	16%	29%	44%	$61,749	6.6%	6.8%	$59,355
Arizona	20%	23%	25%	31%	$49,698	8%	6.9%	$279,024
Arkansas	17%	26%	33%	24%	$40,877	7.7%	6.2%	$124,218
California	15%	21%	28%	36%	$57,161	8.8%	7.3%	$2,202,678
Colorado	11%	17%	29%	44%	$61,634	6.6%	4.7%	$294,443
Connecticut	11%	13%	26%	50%	$67,807	7.7%	6.4%	$249,251
Delaware	14%	18%	31%	36%	$54,377	6.6%	6.5%	$62,703
Washington, D.C.	21%	14%	21%	44%	$61,229	8.2%	7.7%	$113,362
Florida	15%	20%	32%	32%	$47,106	6.9%	6.1%	$800,492
Georgia	16%	21%	32%	31%	$47,753	8%	7.9%	$454,532
Hawaii	11%	16%	35%	38%	$60,814	4.7%	4.2%	$75,235
Idaho	13%	25%	34%	29%	$49,952	6%	4.5%	$62,247
Illinois	13%	17%	31%	39%	$54,083	9.1%	6.6%	$720,692
Indiana	12%	23%	31%	35%	$48,178	7.3%	5.7%	$317,102
Iowa	11%	18%	35%	36%	$53,364	4.5%	4.6%	$165,767
Kansas	13%	18%	34%	34%	$49,804	5.3%	4.8%	$144,062
Kentucky	20%	22%	30%	28%	$42,260	8.3%	6.7%	$183,373
Louisiana	19%	22%	29%	29%	$40,844	6%	6%	$253,576
Maine	12%	20%	31%	37%	$50,668	6.6%	5.8%	$54,755
Maryland	10%	16%	28%	46%	$69,518	6.5%	6.3%	$342,382
Massachusetts	12%	15%	24%	49%	$64,555	7.2%	6%	$446,323
Michigan	15%	19%	30%	37%	$49,902	8.8%	7.2%	$432,573
Minnesota	12%	14%	28%	46%	$59,847	4.9%	4.1%	$312,081
Mississippi	23%	20%	29%	28%	$40,338	8.4%	7.7%	$105,163
Missouri	14%	17%	32%	38%	$49,290	6.4%	6.3%	$276,345
Montana	15%	19%	35%	31%	$43,924	5.6%	4.6%	$44,040
Nebraska	11%	17%	36%	36%	$55,107	3.9%	3.6%	$109,614
Nevada	17%	26%	28%	29%	$49,204	9.6%	7.3%	$132,024
New Hampshire	9%	13%	29%	49%	$69,888	5.2%	4.3%	$67,848
New Jersey	11%	15%	28%	46%	$65,321	7.9%	6.5%	$543,071
New Mexico	22%	20%	28%	30%	$44,472	6.9%	6.6%	$92,245
New York	15%	20%	26%	39%	$51,962	7.5%	6.2%	$1,310,712
North Carolina	19%	21%	32%	28%	$44,254	7.7%	6.7%	$471,365
North Dakota	10%	17%	33%	40%	$55,583	2.8%	2.8%	$56,329
Ohio	14%	21%	33%	32%	$46,672	7.4%	5.6%	$565,272
Oklahoma	14%	24%	31%	31%	$47,282	5.6%	4.7%	$182,086
Oregon	15%	19%	31%	35%	$54,066	7.6%	7.1%	$219,590
Pennsylvania	13%	17%	30%	40%	$52,481	7.3%	5.7%	$644,915
Rhode Island	14%	20%	25%	42%	$55,158	9.5%	7.6%	$53,184
South Carolina	16%	19%	35%	30%	$43,716	7.3%	6.6%	$183,561
South Dakota	11%	17%	35%	37%	$50,488	3.7%	3.4%	$46,732
Tennessee	18%	20%	34%	28%	$42,785	8.2%	7.3%	$287,633
Texas	17%	20%	31%	32%	$51,752	6.3%	5.2%	$1,532,623
Utah	8%	20%	36%	36%	$60,053	4.3%	3.5%	$141,240
Vermont	9%	19%	31%	40%	$56,175	4.5%	4.4%	$29,509
Virginia	11%	15%	26%	48%	$65,635	5.5%	5.5%	$452,585
Washington	12%	19%	28%	41%	$60,520	6.9%	5.7%	$408,049
West Virginia	18%	22%	33%	27%	$43,361	6.4%	6.6%	$73,970
Wisconsin	11%	15%	31%	42%	$54,205	6.6%	5.5%	$282,486
Wyoming	12%	18%	31%	39%	$56,569	4.6%	4.7%	$45,432
United States	15%	19%	30%	36%	$52,047	7.2%	5.9%	$16,701,415
* Federal Poverty Level. "The U.S. Census Bureau's poverty threshold for a family with two adults and one child was $18,751 in 2013. This is the official measurement of poverty used by the Federal Government." † In millions of current dollars. "Gross State Product is a measurement of a state's output; it is the sum of value added from all industries in the state." Source: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, "State Health Facts"