On September 30, 2026, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released real GDP data for all US states for the second quarter of 2026. The FRED map above shows the annualized growth rates from the previous quarter: Red denotes contraction (0% or less growth), light green denotes slow growth (>0% to 2%), and dark green denotes stronger growth (>2% to 5%).

Highlights

• 44 of 50 state economies plus Washington, DC, grew in the second quarter. The national average was at 2.2% annualized growth.
• The median state, Iowa, grew at 1.7%, which is below the national average. 32 states had slower growth than the national average.
• New York had the fastest annualized growth, at 4%. South Carolina and Delaware were next, at 3.5% growth.
• Alaska, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming all experienced a contraction. West Virginia had the steepest contraction, at -2.3%, followed by Wyoming, at -1.6%.

According to the BEA press release, finance and insurance sectors were the leading contributors to the increase in real GDP in New York and Delaware. Mining was the leading contributor to the decline in West Virginia and Wyoming. More information on each state’s breakdown of their overall composition of real GDP can be found here.

The St. Louis Fed’s Eighth District states grew in the second quarter, with all eight growing slower than the national average. Mississippi and Illinois grew the fastest, at 2.1%.

Note: These data are subject to future revision by the source, with an annual revision the following March. 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 30, 2026.

Highlights for Q1 growth revisions are as follows:

• Q1 revisions averaged  +/- 2% across all states and Washington, DC.
• The largest downward revision was for Alaska: from 2.8% to -3.8%.
• The largest upward revision was for Washington, DC: from 2.2% to 7.3%.

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 2 and 10. For values 0 or less, choose red for contraction; for values 2 or less, choose light green to show slight growth; for values 5 or less, choose dark green to show moderate growth.

Suggested by John Fuller and Charles Gascon.