Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 44 states and the District of Columbia in the second quarter of 2023, with the percent change ranging from 8.7 percent in Wyoming to –1.9 percent in Vermont (table 1), according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).

Current-dollar GDP increased in 46 states and the District of Columbia in the second quarter, with the percent change ranging from 8.3 percent in Kansas to –4.3 percent in North Dakota.

Real GDP

In the second quarter of 2023, while real GDP for the nation increased at an annual rate of 2.1 percent, real GDP increased in 14 of the 23 industry groups for which BEA prepares quarterly state estimates (table 2).…