Getting it done

 

As a San Diego county native and longtime resident, this was eye opening for me. San Diego County’s GDP up to $261.7 billion — bigger than half of U.S. states. I had no idea, did you? 

San Diego County last year saw its GDP rise 1.4% to $261.7 billion — bigger than half the states in America.

In data released Wednesday by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, the U.S. gross domestic product grew 2.9% to $22.7 trillion — by far the largest in the world.

Slower GDP growth was common across the U.S. in 2023 in the bureau’s delayed data, but followed major gains during and after the pandemic. For instance, San Diego’s GDP rose 7.3% in 2021 and 3.1% in 2022.

GDP is the value of goods and services produced by the county’s economy less the value of goods and services used up in production. 

O.B. 

It is sad that our county's gross domestic production is not matched with commensurate political power. 

But unfortunately, minority rule is the standard today in our country. 

Here is a list of gdp by country. 

We here in our quaint little southwestern town productively smoke entire countries like New Zealand, Ukraine and Croatia in the productivity department. 

Which is hard to do when you factor in our mostly non performing districts like Ocean Beach.

While San Diego County might not top the U.S. list, it still is bigger than the gross national product of many nations, including Greece ($234 billion), Hungary ($190 billion), Morocco ($142 billion) and Ecuador ($118 billion).

Another way to look at it: The GDP in San Diego County is more than 25 entire states. San Diego’s GDP of $261.7 billion outpaces all of Louisiana ($249 billion), Alabama ($245 billion), Utah ($225 billion), Kentucky ($224 billion) and more.

So dental deficient red states whose economies we dwarf get to call the tune. I found it interesting that the state of California's GDP nearly doubles that of New York.

The three U.S. states with the highest GDPs were California ($4.080 trillion), Texas ($2.695 trillion), and New York ($2.284 trillion). The three U.S. states with the lowest GDPs were Vermont ($45.4 billion), Wyoming ($53.0 billion), and Alaska ($69.8 billion).

GDP per capita also varied widely throughout the United States in 2024, with New York ($117,332), Massachusetts ($110,561), and Washington (state) ($108,468) recording the three highest GDP per capita figures in the U.S., while Mississippi ($53,061), Arkansas ($60,276), and West Virginia ($60,783) recorded the three lowest GDP per capita figures in the U.S. The District of Columbia, though, recorded a GDP per capita figure far higher than any U.S. state in 2024 at $263,220.

Good for you, San Diego County! 

Vermont, you may not get much done but hey, you're chill and you make damn good ice cream.