Nine of the 15 states with the lowest per-worker GDP are in the South: Per-worker GDP for the U.S. and for the 15 U.S. states with the lowest per-worker state GDP, 2019
| State | Per-worker GDP |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | $75,986 |
| Montana | $80,688 |
| Vermont | $81,715 |
| Idaho | $82,737 |
| Arkansas | $82,916 |
| Maine | $83,807 |
| Alabama | $88,377 |
| Kentucky | $88,737 |
| South Carolina | $90,414 |
| Missouri | $91,061 |
| Florida | $91,205 |
| Oklahoma | $91,626 |
| West Virginia | $93,362 |
| South Dakota | $94,331 |
| Tennessee | $94,890 |
| United States | $111,448 |
Note: States are ranked by the value of their 2019 per-worker GDP. All values are in 2021 dollars.
Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Economic Analysis, “SAGDP9N Real GDP by State.”