On September 26, 2025, the Bureau of Economic Analysis released real GDP data for all US states for the second quarter of 2025. The FRED map above shows the percent change growth rates from the previous quarter: Red denotes contraction, light green denotes slight growth, and dark green denotes rapid growth.

Highlights

• 48 of 50 state economies grew in the second quarter, with a national average of 3.3% growth annualized.
• The median state grew at 3.5%, and 23 other states had slower growth than the US average.
• North Dakota had the fastest growth, at 7.3% annualized.
• Arkansas had the steepest contraction, at –1.1% annualized.

The St. Louis Fed’s Eighth District states all grew except for Arkansas and Mississippi, which contracted 1.1% and 0.9%, respectively. Illinois and Kentucky were the only District states that grew above the national average: Illinois had the largest growth, at about 4.8%, and Kentucky grew 4.6%. Missouri, Tennessee, and Indiana were all close to the national average, each growing 3.1%.

NOTE: These data are subject to future revision by the source. Our ALFRED database records vintages of the data, so users can view the data as they appeared at various points in history. The link takes you to real GDP for Missouri, as of September 26, 2025.

How this map was created: Search FRED for “Real Total Gross Domestic Product for Missouri” and click the first available series. Click the “View Map” button and then the blue “Edit Map” button. Modify the units to “Compounded Annual Rate of Change.” Use “Format” to switch the number of color groups to 3, with the data grouped by “User Defined Method”; then define the scales to be 0, 4, and 10. For values less than 0, choose red to show contraction; for values less than 4, choose light green to show slight growth; for values less than 10, choose dark green to show faster growth.

Suggested by John Fuller and Violeta Gutkowski.