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Mapped: America’s $2 Trillion Economic Drop, by State and Sector

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Mapped: America’s $2 Trillion Economic Drop

It only took a handful of months for the U.S. economy to reel from COVID-19’s effects.

As unemployment rates hit all-time highs and businesses scrambled to stay afloat, new data shows that current dollar GDP plummeted from nearly $21.6 trillion down to $19.5 trillion between Q1’2020 and Q2’2020 (seasonally adjusted at annual rates).

While all states experienced a decline, the effects were not distributed equally across the nation. This visualization takes a look at the latest data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, uncovering the biggest declines across states, and which industries were most affected by COVID-19 related closures and uncertainty.

Change in GDP by State and Industry

Between March-June 2020, stay-at-home orders resulted in disruptions to consumer activity, health, and the broader economy, causing U.S. GDP to fall by 31.4% from numbers posted in Q1.

The U.S. economy is the sum of its parts, with each state contributing to the total output—making the COVID-19 decline even more evident when state-by-state change in GDP is taken into consideration.

StateReal GDP ChangeBiggest Industry DeclineIndustry Change
(p.p.)
Alabama-29.6Durable Goods Manufacturing-5.02
Alaska-33.8Transport and Warehousing-9.43
Arizona-25.3Accommodation and Food Services-4.2
Arkansas-27.9Health Care and Social Assistance-4.57
California-31.5Accommodation and Food Services-4.43
Colorado-28.1Accommodation and Food Services-3.85
Connecticut-31.1Health Care and Social Assistance-4.61
Delaware-21.9Health Care and Social Assistance-4.19
Florida-30.1Accommodation and Food Services-5.3
Georgia-27.7Accommodation and Food Services-3.43
Hawaii-42.2Accommodation and Food Services-18.85
Idaho-32.4Health Care and Social Assistance-4.49
Illinois-29.7Accommodation and Food Services-4.11
Indiana-33.0Durable Goods Manufacturing-6.74
Iowa-28.2Durable Goods Manufacturing-4.35
Kansas-30.3Durable Goods Manufacturing-4.42
Kentucky-34.5Durable Goods Manufacturing-5.41
Louisiana-31.4Accommodation and Food Services-4.72
Maine-34.4Accommodation and Food Services-7.09
Maryland-27.7Health Care and Social Assistance-4.18
Massachusetts-31.6Health Care and Social Assistance-4.73
Michigan-37.6Durable Goods Manufacturing-7.57
Minnesota-31.3Health Care and Social Assistance-4.55
Mississippi-32.9Health Care and Social Assistance-4.56
Missouri-32.1Health Care and Social Assistance-4.29
Montana-30.8Health Care and Social Assistance-5.67
Nebraska-31.0Transport and Warehousing-6.13
Nevada-42.2Accommodation and Food Services-15.62
New Hampshire-36.9Accommodation and Food Services-6.7
New Jersey-35.6Health Care and Social Assistance-5.33
New Mexico-28.3Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction-4.4
New York-36.3Accommodation and Food Services-5.97
North Carolina-30.5Accommodation and Food Services-4.67
North Dakota-27.6Transport and Warehousing-4.94
Ohio-33.0Durable Goods Manufacturing-4.92
Oklahoma-31.1Transport and Warehousing-6.22
Oregon-31.9Accommodation and Food Services-5.81
Pennsylvania-34.0Health Care and Social Assistance-5.07
Rhode Island-32.4Health Care and Social Assistance-5.73
South Carolina-32.6Accommodation and Food Services-6.16
South Dakota-28.8Health Care and Social Assistance-5.44
Tennessee-40.4Health Care and Social Assistance-6.25
Texas-29.0Health Care and Social Assistance-3.13
Utah-22.4Transport and Warehousing-3.12
Vermont-38.2Accommodation and Food Services-8.52
Virginia-27.0Health Care and Social Assistance-3.59
Washington-25.5Accommodation and Food Services-4.39
West Virginia-29.6Health Care and Social Assistance-5.48
Wisconsin-32.6Durable Goods Manufacturing-5.17
Wyoming-32.5Transport and Warehousing-7.38
🇺🇸 U.S.-31.4Accommodation and Food Services-4.38

Note: Industry changes are reported in percentage points (p.p.) of total current dollar GDP between Q1 and Q2.

A total of 18 states took the biggest hit within the Accommodation & Food Services sector, which was also the industry that suffered the most nationally, dropping by 4.38%.

Highly dependent on tourism, Hawaii bore the brunt of decline in this industry with a 18.85% drop. According to The Economic Research Organization at the University of Hawaii (UHERO), a second wave of infections and expired financial assistance were behind this contraction.

Next, the Health Care & Social Assistance sector was most impacted in 17 states between the two quarters, falling the most in Tennessee (-6.25%).

The most resilient industry amid the pandemic was Financial Services. In the state of Delaware, home to major banks such as JPMorgan Chase and Capital One, the sector actually grew by 4.47%. However, Delaware’s GDP ultimately still fell due to contractions in other sectors.

Each Industry’s Worst Performing State

Looking at it another way, the worst-performing state by industry also becomes clear when the change in percentage points (p.p.) Q1’–Q2’2020 GDP contributions are measured. Of the 21 industries profiled, Nevada shows up in the lower end of the spectrum four times.

IndustryWorst-performing stateChange (p.p.)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and huntingNebraska-4.99%
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extractionWyoming-5.76%
UtilitiesNebraska-0.33%
ConstructionNew York-2.02%
Durable goods manufacturingMichigan-7.57%
Nondurable goods manufacturingIndiana-2.65%
Wholesale tradeNew Jersey-3.35%
Retail tradeNevada-2.88%
Transportation and warehousingAlaska-9.43%
InformationCalifornia-0.88%
Finance and insuranceSouth Dakota-1.53%
Real estate and rental and leasingFlorida-2.00%
Professional, scientific, and technical servicesDistrict of Columbia-4.46%
Management of companies and enterprisesNevada-0.38%
Administrative/ support /waste management / remediationNevada-2.48%
Educational servicesRhode Island-1.47%
Health care and social assistanceTennessee-6.25%
Arts, entertainment, and recreationNevada-4.44%
Accommodation and food servicesHawaii-18.85%
Other services (ex. govt)District of Columbia-2.40%
Government and government enterprisesAlaska-4.19%

With many U.S. business leaders expecting a second contraction to occur in the economy, will future figures reflect further declines, or will states manage to bounce back?

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Mapped: Renewable Energy and Battery Installations in the U.S. in 2023

This graphic describes new U.S. renewable energy installations by state along with nameplate capacity, planned to come online in 2023.

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Renewable and Battery Installations in the U.S. in 2023

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Renewable energy, in particular solar power, is set to shine in 2023. This year, the U.S. plans to get over 80% of its new energy installations from sources like battery, solar, and wind.

The above map uses data from EIA to highlight planned U.S. renewable energy and battery storage installations by state for 2023.

Total U.S. renewable energy and battery installations, broken down by share

Texas and California Leading in Renewable Energy

Nearly every state in the U.S. has plans to produce new clean energy in 2023, but it’s not a surprise to see the two most populous states in the lead of the pack.

Even though the majority of its power comes from natural gas, Texas currently leads the U.S. in planned renewable energy installations. The state also has plans to power nearly 900,000 homes using new wind energy.

California is second, which could be partially attributable to the passing of Title 24, an energy code that makes it compulsory for new buildings to have the equipment necessary to allow the easy installation of solar panels, battery storage, and EV charging.

New solar power in the U.S. isn’t just coming from places like Texas and California. In 2023, Ohio will add 1,917 MW of new nameplate solar capacity, with Nevada and Colorado not far behind.

Top 10 StatesBattery (MW)Solar (MW)Wind (MW)Total (MW)
Texas1,9816,4621,94110,385
California4,5554,2931238,970
Nevada6781,59602,274
Ohio121,91751,934
Colorado2301,1872001,617
New York585095591,125
Wisconsin4939921,034
Florida39780980
Kansas00843843
Illinois0363477840

The state of New York is also looking to become one of the nation’s leading renewable energy providers. The New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA) is making real strides towards this objective with 11% of the nation’s new wind power projects expected to come online in 2023.

According to the data, New Hampshire is the only state in the U.S. that has no new utility-scale renewable energy installations planned for 2023. However, the state does have plans for a massive hydroelectric plant that should come online in 2024.

Decarbonizing Energy

Renewable energy is considered essential to reduce global warming and CO2 emissions.

In line with the efforts by each state to build new renewable installations, the Biden administration has set a goal of achieving a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035 and a net zero emissions economy by no later than 2050.

The EIA forecasts the share of U.S. electricity generation from renewable sources rising from 22% in 2022 to 23% in 2023 and to 26% in 2024.

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