Leisure and hospitality share of GDP: U.S. states ranked (2025)
Measure: Arts, recreation, accommodation and food services share of GDP (%, derived). All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in GDP by industry by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.
National value: 4.2 (United States).
Small states, hard to see on the map:
- Lowest: 2.5 to 3.5 %
- Group 2: 3.5 to 3.8 %
- Group 3: 3.8 to 4.1 %
- Group 4: 4.1 to 5.1 %
- Highest: 5.1 to 15 %
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.
Note: BEA suppresses some state industry values to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; those states are left out of that ranking. Shares are of current-dollar GDP, derived by Quadranac.
| 1 | Nevada | 15 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Hawaii | 10.8 |
| 3 | Vermont | 7.2 |
| 4 | Tennessee | 6.4 |
| 5 | Maine | 6 |
| 6 | Florida | 5.9 |
| 7 | Montana | 5.8 |
| 8 | New Hampshire | 5.5 |
| 9 | Rhode Island | 5.3 |
| 10 | Colorado | 5.2 |
| 11 | Wyoming | 5.1 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 5 |
| 13 | Mississippi | 4.5 |
| 13 | South Dakota | 4.5 |
| 15 | Arizona | 4.4 |
| 15 | District of Columbia | 4.4 |
| 15 | Louisiana | 4.4 |
| 15 | New Mexico | 4.4 |
| 19 | California | 4.2 |
| 19 | Massachusetts | 4.2 |
| 21 | Alaska | 4.1 |
| 21 | Illinois | 4.1 |
| 21 | Indiana | 4.1 |
| 21 | Maryland | 4.1 |
| 21 | Missouri | 4.1 |
| 21 | New York | 4.1 |
| 21 | Oregon | 4.1 |
| 28 | Idaho | 3.9 |
| 28 | Kentucky | 3.9 |
| 30 | Michigan | 3.8 |
| 30 | North Carolina | 3.8 |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | 3.8 |
| 30 | Wisconsin | 3.8 |
| 34 | New Jersey | 3.7 |
| 35 | Minnesota | 3.6 |
| 35 | Oklahoma | 3.6 |
| 35 | Virginia | 3.6 |
| 38 | Arkansas | 3.5 |
| 38 | Georgia | 3.5 |
| 38 | Ohio | 3.5 |
| 38 | West Virginia | 3.5 |
| 42 | Alabama | 3.4 |
| 42 | Connecticut | 3.4 |
| 42 | Utah | 3.4 |
| 42 | Washington | 3.4 |
| 46 | Kansas | 3.3 |
| 47 | Texas | 3.2 |
| 48 | Iowa | 3.1 |
| 49 | North Dakota | 2.9 |
| 50 | Nebraska | 2.8 |
| 51 | Delaware | 2.5 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Accounts, Table SAGDP2: Gross domestic product (GDP) by state, by industry (NAICS). Reference period: 2025.
Cite this ranking
U.S. states ranked by arts, recreation, accommodation and food services share of GDP (%, derived) (2025). Data: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Accounts, Table SAGDP2; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-09. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-arts-recreation-accommodation-and-food-services-share-of-gdp/