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California

United States · GDP 2025
#1 of 51 US states by GDP71st-percentile growth
EA Place Score
methodology in progress
GDP 2025 (USD)
$4.3T
BEA · 2025
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.0%
BEA · 2025
Jobs tracked
16,405,436
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,029,689
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$87.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
39,356,104
Census PEP · 2022

California · GDP by county

BEA 2025 · hover or tap
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Industry mix · employment
Health care25%
Food & accommodation19%
Retail trade18%
Professional services15%
Manufacturing12%
Admin & support10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023

GDP trend

20212025 · nominal
$3.4T
2021
$3.6T
2022
$3.8T
2023
$4.0T
2024
$4.3T
2025
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 20192023
$87.5k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of California?

California's economy produced $4.3T in 2025, growing 5.0% year over yearfaster than most US states. Its largest employment sector is health care.

GDP: BEA (2025), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.