On June 27, 2025, the Bureau of Economic Analysis released real GDP data for all US states for the first quarter of 2025. The FRED map above shows the percent change growth rates from the previous quarter: Dark red denotes contraction, light red denotes a small contraction, and green denotes growth.

Highlights

• 39 of 50 state economies contracted in the first quarter, with a national average of –0.5% contraction annualized.
• The median state contracted at –0.64%, and 28 other states had slower growth than the US average.
• South Carolina had the fastest growth, at 1.7% annualized.
• Nebraska and Iowa had the steepest contraction, at –6.1% annualized.

The St. Louis Fed’s Eighth District states all contracted except for Arkansas and Mississippi, which grew 0.8% and 0.7%, respectively. The rest of the District was below the national average: Illinois had the steepest contraction, at about –2.2%, followed by Missouri, which contracted -1.8%. Indiana was the closest to the national average, contracting –0.6%.

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 –1, 0, and 5. For values less than –1, choose dark red to show steeper contraction; for values less than 0, choose light red to show a slight contraction; for values less than 5, choose green to show an expansion.

Suggested by John Fuller and Violeta Gutkowski.