Red States Leading US Economic Growth, Commerce Department Report Finds
South Dakota, Texas and Utah were the country’s economic engines in the fourth quarter of last year, according to a report from the US Department of Commerce.
The three states were all tagged as red states led by Republicans — from governors, state senators and Republican state assemblies.
The Commerce department’s report is based on the 2020 fourth quarter gross domestic product (GDP) data and February 2021 unemployment rates, the Center Square reported.
While real GDP — which measures the inflation-adjusted value of goods and services produced in a particular area — rose in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, the percent change in the last quarter of 2020 ranged from 9.9% recorded in South Dakota to 1.2% in the District of Columbia.
