With California outranking Japan in 2024 as the world’s fourth-largest economy, the personal-finance website WalletHub recently released its report on 2025’s Best & Worst State Economies, as well as expert commentary.
Idaho falls at number seven in the “Best State Economies” list.
To determine America’s top economic performers, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 28 key indicators of economic performance and strength. The data set ranges from change in GDP to startup activity to the share of jobs in high-tech industries.
•Top 10 best state economies are Massachusetts, Utah, Washington, California, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Idaho, Texas, Maryland and Colorado.
•The 10 worst state economies are Wyoming, Nebraska, Mississippi, Alaska, Louisiana, South Dakota, North Dakota, Hawaii, West Virginia and Iowa.