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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"

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