Ranked: U.S. States vs. Countries by GDP per Capita

Ranked: U.S. States vs. Countries by GDP per Capita

GDP per capita divides an economy’s output by its population, providing a useful, though imperfect, measure of economic output per person.

This ranking combines 2025 nominal GDP per capita data from the IMF with state GDP data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

U.S. States Rival the World’s Richest Countries

The table below compares U.S. states and selected countries using IMF and BEA data, with figures expressed in current U.S. dollars.

Rank	Country / State	Type	GDP per Capita (USD)
1	District of Columbia	U.S. Federal District	277,689
2	Liechtenstein	Country	217,928
3	Luxembourg	Country	148,247
4	Ireland	Country	130,652
5	New York	U.S. State	123,369
6	Switzerland	Country	115,620
7	Massachusetts	U.S. State	114,635
8	Washington	U.S. State	111,860
9	Delaware	U.S. State	110,588
10	California	U.S. State	108,012
11	North Dakota	U.S. State	102,436
12	Connecticut	U.S. State	102,062
13	Alaska	U.S. State	101,742
14	Singapore	Country	99,365
15	Iceland	Country	99,071
16	Nebraska	U.S. State	98,153
17	Colorado	U.S. State	97,184
18	Illinois	U.S. State	94,503
19	Norway	Country	94,468
20	New Jersey	U.S. State	92,915
21	Texas	U.S. State	91,594
22	Minnesota	U.S. State	91,154
23	Maryland	U.S. State	90,680
24	United States	Country	89,991
25	Virginia	U.S. State	89,914
26	Wyoming	U.S. State	89,379
27	Utah	U.S. State	89,286
28	New Hampshire	U.S. State	88,688
29	Hawaii	U.S. State	86,967
30	South Dakota	U.S. State	86,248
31	Nevada	U.S. State	85,752
32	Iowa	U.S. State	85,570
33	Georgia	U.S. State	81,823
34	Ohio	U.S. State	81,239
35	Kansas	U.S. State	81,075
36	Pennsylvania	U.S. State	80,895
37	Tennessee	U.S. State	80,630
38	Oregon	U.S. State	80,225
39	North Carolina	U.S. State	79,815
40	Wisconsin	U.S. State	79,199
41	Arizona	U.S. State	78,463
42	Florida	U.S. State	78,195
43	Indiana	U.S. State	78,188
44	Denmark	Country	77,046
45	Rhode Island	U.S. State	75,329
46	Vermont	U.S. State	75,001
47	Missouri	U.S. State	74,710
48	Netherlands	Country	73,833
49	Louisiana	U.S. State	73,639
50	Maine	U.S. State	72,688
51	Michigan	U.S. State	72,085

Washington, D.C. leads the ranking at $277,689 per person, ahead of Liechtenstein at $217,928. Massachusetts ($114,635) sits just below Switzerland, while California ($108,012) ranks ahead of Singapore and Iceland.

GDP measures the value of goods and services produced within an economy. On a per capita basis, differences can reflect productivity, workforce and industry composition, and resource endowments, rather than household wealth or living standards.

These factors help explain why GDP per person varies so widely internationally and why some of the richest countries often have highly productive, specialized economies.

How American States Compare

The scale and diversity of the U.S. economy allow individual states to develop highly productive industry clusters. Finance and professional services are important in New York, technology plays a major role on the West Coast, and energy production supports output in several resource-rich states.

Altogether, 13 U.S. states plus Washington, D.C. rank above the national figure of $89,991. Even Maine, ranked 50th in the graphic at $72,688, sits relatively close to the Netherlands at $73,833.

Still, GDP per capita should not be interpreted as average income. It measures production rather than how that output is distributed among residents. Fiscal structures also differ significantly between economies, as illustrated by our look at tax revenue as a share of GDP.

Learn More on the Voronoi App

For another perspective on America’s economic footprint, see America’s $3.4T in Imports Equal to 12% of GDP on the Voronoi app.

• Source: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-u-s-states-vs-countries-by-gdp-per-capita/