The United States has 50 states. These states present a wide diversity of states and economies, the recovery has thus far been uneven. Some states have already come back nearly all the way to normal levels, while others have been stuck behind.
GOBankingRates developed a list talking about how states are doing economically-wise. Find out how your state is doing below:
These states have not yet been pulled up by the slow recovery in the American economy to the extent that some others have.
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15. Arkansas
Feb. 2021 unemployment rate: 4.5%
Year-over-year change in unemployment Feb. 2021: -2.8%
Q4 2020 GDP per capita: $44,328
GDP growth Q3 2020-Q4 2020: 5.1%
Average weekly wages Sept. 2020: $892
Percent change in average weekly wages Sept. 2019-Sept. 2020: 6.1%
Percent of population below poverty line 2019: 16.2%
14. Rhode Island
Feb. 2021 unemployment rate: 7.3%
Year-over-year change in unemployment Feb. 2021: -8.7%
Q4 2020 GDP per capita: $58,245
GDP growth Q3 2020-Q4 2020: 2.6%
Average weekly wages Sept. 2020: $1,092
Percent change in average weekly wages Sept. 2019-Sept. 2020: 10.4%
Percent of population below poverty line 2019: 10.8%
13. Oregon
Feb. 2021 unemployment rate: 6.1%
Year-over-year change in unemployment Feb. 2021: -7.8%
Q4 2020 GDP per capita: $62,109
GDP growth Q3 2020-Q4 2020: 2.7%
Average weekly wages Sept. 2020: $1,113
Percent change in average weekly wages Sept. 2019-Sept. 2020: 7.4%
Percent of population below poverty line 2019: 11.4%
12. Illinois
Feb. 2021 unemployment rate: 7.4%
Year-over-year change in unemployment Feb. 2021: -7.5%
Q4 2020 GDP per capita: $69,422
GDP growth Q3 2020-Q4 2020: 3.5%
Average weekly wages Sept. 2020: $1,199
Percent change in average weekly wages Sept. 2019-Sept. 2020: 6.8%
Percent of population below poverty line 2019: 11.5%
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11. Pennsylvania
Feb. 2021 unemployment rate: 7.3%
Year-over-year change in unemployment Feb. 2021: -7.2%
Q4 2020 GDP per capita: $62,497
GDP growth Q3 2020-Q4 2020: 3.7%
Average weekly wages Sept. 2020: $1,139
Percent change in average weekly wages Sept. 2019-Sept. 2020: 7.0%
Percent of population below poverty line 2019: 12.0%
10. Michigan
Feb. 2021 unemployment rate: 5.2%
Year-over-year change in unemployment Feb. 2021: -7.5%
Q4 2020 GDP per capita: $53,008
GDP growth Q3 2020-Q4 2020: 1.7%
Average weekly wages Sept. 2020: $1,096
Percent change in average weekly wages Sept. 2019-Sept. 2020: 7.5%
Percent of population below poverty line 2019: 13.0%
9. Wyoming
Feb. 2021 unemployment rate: 5.3%
Year-over-year change in unemployment Feb. 2021: -5.2%
Q4 2020 GDP per capita: $63,772
GDP growth Q3 2020-Q4 2020: 3.8%
Average weekly wages Sept. 2020: $939
Percent change in average weekly wages Sept. 2019-Sept. 2020: -0.4%
Percent of population below poverty line 2019: 10.1%
8. Kentucky
Feb. 2021 unemployment rate: 5.2%
Year-over-year change in unemployment Feb. 2021: -5.1%
Q4 2020 GDP per capita: $48,655
GDP growth Q3 2020-Q4 2020: 4.3%
Average weekly wages Sept. 2020: $935
Percent change in average weekly wages Sept. 2019-Sept. 2020: 5.8%
Percent of population below poverty line 2019: 16.3%
7. Nevada
Feb. 2021 unemployment rate: 8.3%
Year-over-year change in unemployment Feb. 2021: -10.6%
Q4 2020 GDP per capita: $60,028
GDP growth Q3 2020-Q4 2020: 4.2%
Average weekly wages Sept. 2020: $1,048
Percent change in average weekly wages Sept. 2019-Sept. 2020: 7.8%
Percent of population below poverty line 2019: 12.5%
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6. Oklahoma
Feb. 2021 unemployment rate: 4.4%
Year-over-year change in unemployment Feb. 2021: -5.4%
Q4 2020 GDP per capita: $48,508
GDP growth Q3 2020-Q4 2020: 3.5%
Average weekly wages Sept. 2020: $917
Percent change in average weekly wages Sept. 2019-Sept. 2020: 2.3%
Percent of population below poverty line 2019: 15.2%
5. Hawaii
Feb. 2021 unemployment rate: 9.2%
Year-over-year change in unemployment Feb. 2021: -17.8%
Q4 2020 GDP per capita: $63,826
GDP growth Q3 2020-Q4 2020: 2.1%
Average weekly wages Sept. 2020: $1,114
Percent change in average weekly wages Sept. 2019-Sept. 2020: 10.3%
Percent of population below poverty line 2019: 9.3%
4. Mississippi
Feb. 2021 unemployment rate: 6.3%
Year-over-year change in unemployment Feb. 2021: -4.0%
Q4 2020 GDP per capita: $39,580
GDP growth Q3 2020-Q4 2020: 5.6%
Average weekly wages Sept. 2020: $810
Percent change in average weekly wages Sept. 2019-Sept. 2020: 5.6%
Percent of population below poverty line 2019: 19.6%
3. West Virginia
Feb. 2021 unemployment rate: 6.2%
Year-over-year change in unemployment Feb. 2021: -5.5%
Q4 2020 GDP per capita: $41,798
GDP growth Q3 2020-Q4 2020: 3.4%
Average weekly wages Sept. 2020: $913
Percent change in average weekly wages Sept. 2019-Sept. 2020: 1.8%
Percent of population below poverty line 2019: 16.0%
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2. Louisiana
Feb. 2021 unemployment rate: 7.6%
Year-over-year change in unemployment Feb. 2021: -7.8%
Q4 2020 GDP per capita: $53,229
GDP growth Q3 2020-Q4 2020: 3.0%
Average weekly wages Sept. 2020: $970
Percent change in average weekly wages Sept. 2019-Sept. 2020: 5.2%
Percent of population below poverty line 2019: 19.0%
1. New Mexico
Feb. 2021 unemployment rate: 8.3%
Year-over-year change in unemployment Feb. 2021: -8.9%
Q4 2020 GDP per capita: $49,050
GDP growth Q3 2020-Q4 2020: 2.5%
Average weekly wages Sept. 2020: $944
Percent change in average weekly wages Sept. 2019-Sept. 2020: 5.1%
Percent of population below poverty line 2019: 18.2%
The rest of the states may be headed for a better year economically and may be leading the country to a full recovery. These states include Nebraska, South Dakota, and Utah.
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