(Date from the Selig Center's study, Multicultural Economy,
2004, Table 5, p. 20)
(thousands of dollars)
| Total Buying Power in 2004 | Total Buying Power in 2005 | Total Buying Power in 2006 | Total Buying Power in 2007 | Total Buying Power in 2008 | Total Buying Power in 2009 | Percent Change 2004-2009 | SHARE OF TOTAL 2009 | |
| UNITED STATES | $ 723,108,552 | $ 765,901,067 | $ 811,368,905 | $ 859,542,341 | $ 910,579,582 | $ 964,647,512 | 33% | 100% |
| New York | $ 67,767,914 | $ 70,881,643 | $ 74,149,894 | $ 77,563,010 | $ 81,127,004 | $ 84,848,111 | 25% | 9% |
| California | $ 55,623,308 | $ 58,211,470 | $ 60,934,118 | $ 63,777,148 | $ 66,745,447 | $ 69,844,076 | 26% | 7% |
| Texas | $ 53,039,904 | $ 56,680,324 | $ 60,580,653 | $ 64,746,439 | $ 69,195,460 | $ 73,946,659 | 39% | 8% |
| Georgia | $ 49,485,899 | $ 53,309,310 | $ 57,428,201 | $ 61,852,659 | $ 66,603,696 | $ 71,703,542 | 45% | 7% |
| Florida | $ 43,264,065 | $ 46,204,217 | $ 49,347,088 | $ 52,701,305 | $ 56,280,865 | $ 60,100,673 | 39% | 6% |
| Maryland | $ 40,863,992 | $ 43,501,260 | $ 46,311,277 | $ 49,296,901 | $ 52,468,623 | $ 55,837,524 | 37% | 6% |
| Illinois | $ 39,728,722 | $ 41,962,517 | $ 44,326,388 | $ 46,820,748 | $ 49,452,591 | $ 52,229,272 | 31% | 5% |
| North Carolina | $ 32,518,812 | $ 34,456,944 | $ 36,508,084 | $ 38,672,986 | $ 40,956,705 | $ 43,364,319 | 33% | 4% |
| Virginia | $ 30,382,189 | $ 32,264,667 | $ 34,267,981 | $ 36,392,704 | $ 38,645,922 | $ 41,035,111 | 35% | 4% |
| Michigan | $ 30,046,956 | $ 31,665,851 | $ 33,374,656 | $ 35,174,167 | $ 37,069,072 | $ 39,064,292 | 30% | 4% |
| New Jersey | $ 28,627,350 | $ 30,130,402 | $ 31,720,052 | $ 33,388,622 | $ 35,139,601 | $ 36,976,592 | 29% | 4% |
| Ohio | $ 26,018,486 | $ 27,388,063 | $ 28,830,930 | $ 30,349,165 | $ 31,946,661 | $ 33,627,508 | 29% | 3% |
| Pennsylvania | $ 25,650,465 | $ 26,992,312 | $ 28,406,033 | $ 29,892,644 | $ 31,455,810 | $ 33,099,373 | 29% | 3% |
| Louisiana | $ 22,832,611 | $ 24,221,260 | $ 25,694,457 | $ 27,255,857 | $ 28,910,637 | $ 30,664,270 | 34% | 3% |
| South Carolina | $ 19,242,923 | $ 20,336,433 | $ 21,492,076 | $ 22,711,783 | $ 23,998,901 | $ 25,356,926 | 32% | 3% |
| Alabama | $ 18,946,281 | $ 20,040,360 | $ 21,197,015 | $ 22,418,722 | $ 23,708,924 | $ 25,071,218 | 32% | 3% |
| Tennessee | $ 18,470,823 | $ 19,665,128 | $ 20,935,930 | $ 22,286,223 | $ 23,720,571 | $ 25,243,737 | 37% | 3% |
| Mississippi | $ 15,380,262 | $ 16,383,814 | $ 17,452,159 | $ 18,588,681 | $ 19,797,565 | $ 21,083,233 | 37% | 2% |
| Missouri | $ 12,975,304 | $ 13,735,427 | $ 14,540,651 | $ 15,392,663 | $ 16,294,147 | $ 17,247,936 | 33% | 2% |
| Indiana | $ 10,889,259 | $ 11,566,172 | $ 12,285,331 | $ 13,048,650 | $ 13,858,784 | $ 14,718,547 | 35% | 2% |
| Massachusetts | $ 8,107,461 | $ 8,567,556 | $ 9,054,749 | $ 9,568,886 | $ 10,111,385 | $ 10,683,732 | 32% | 1% |
| District of Columbia | $ 8,080,247 | $ 8,284,670 | $ 8,494,269 | $ 8,708,371 | $ 8,927,042 | $ 9,150,342 | 13% | 1% |
| Connecticut | $ 7,413,183 | $ 7,790,834 | $ 8,188,323 | $ 8,605,505 | $ 9,043,308 | $ 9,502,698 | 28% | 1% |
| Arkansas | $ 6,228,260 | $ 6,589,957 | $ 6,972,016 | $ 7,375,077 | $ 7,800,110 | $ 8,248,100 | 32% | 1% |
| Kentucky | $ 5,589,871 | $ 5,918,379 | $ 6,266,384 | $ 6,634,587 | $ 7,024,132 | $ 7,436,222 | 33% | 1% |
| Wisconsin | $ 5,447,297 | $ 5,819,115 | $ 6,216,519 | $ 6,640,769 | $ 7,093,649 | $ 7,577,058 | 39% | 1% |
| Washington | $ 5,037,360 | $ 5,389,580 | $ 5,767,685 | $ 6,171,937 | $ 6,604,108 | $ 7,066,089 | 40% | 1% |
| Oklahoma | $ 4,730,562 | $ 5,008,937 | $ 5,303,929 | $ 5,616,054 | $ 5,946,289 | $ 6,295,661 | 33% | 1% |
| Colorado | $ 4,174,577 | $ 4,454,879 | $ 4,754,475 | $ 5,074,097 | $ 5,415,073 | $ 5,778,819 | 38% | 1% |
| Minnesota | $ 3,994,040 | $ 4,388,417 | $ 4,821,833 | $ 5,297,401 | $ 5,819,123 | $ 6,391,369 | 60% | 1% |
| Arizona | $ 3,630,171 | $ 3,910,224 | $ 4,212,426 | $ 4,537,908 | $ 4,888,454 | $ 5,265,988 | 45% | 1% |
| Nevada | $ 3,611,730 | $ 3,959,165 | $ 4,341,590 | $ 4,760,473 | $ 5,219,229 | $ 5,721,590 | 58% | 1% |
| Delaware | $ 3,534,266 | $ 3,777,999 | $ 4,038,793 | $ 4,317,084 | $ 4,613,998 | $ 4,930,729 | 40% | 1% |
| Kansas | $ 3,038,469 | $ 3,196,055 | $ 3,361,912 | $ 3,536,228 | $ 3,719,421 | $ 3,911,930 | 29% | 0.41% |
| Nebraska | $ 1,382,297 | $ 1,466,121 | $ 1,554,955 | $ 1,648,967 | $ 1,748,434 | $ 1,853,645 | 34% | 0.19% |
| Iowa | $ 1,153,008 | $ 1,227,587 | $ 1,306,971 | $ 1,391,396 | $ 1,481,170 | $ 1,576,620 | 37% | 0.16% |
| Oregon | $ 1,145,139 | $ 1,217,839 | $ 1,295,225 | $ 1,377,405 | $ 1,464,662 | $ 1,557,296 | 36% | 0.16% |
| West Virginia | $ 1,000,458 | $ 1,047,373 | $ 1,096,517 | $ 1,147,958 | $ 1,201,802 | $ 1,258,161 | 26% | 0.13% |
| Rhode Island | $ 880,055 | $ 928,950 | $ 980,520 | $ 1,034,869 | $ 1,092,139 | $ 1,152,478 | 31% | 0.12% |
| New Mexico | $ 729,339 | $ 774,417 | $ 822,324 | $ 873,122 | $ 926,978 | $ 984,073 | 35% | 0.10% |
| Hawaii | $ 570,794 | $ 592,524 | $ 614,695 | $ 637,636 | $ 661,370 | $ 685,923 | 20% | 0.07% |
| Alaska | $ 549,151 | $ 569,983 | $ 591,738 | $ 614,310 | $ 637,729 | $ 662,026 | 21% | 0.07% |
| Utah | $ 431,753 | $ 470,274 | $ 512,253 | $ 557,956 | $ 607,713 | $ 661,879 | 53% | 0.07% |
| New Hampshire | $ 230,789 | $ 244,408 | $ 258,846 | $ 274,131 | $ 290,311 | $ 307,439 | 33% | 0.03% |
| Maine | $ 149,842 | $ 159,393 | $ 169,557 | $ 180,369 | $ 191,868 | $ 204,099 | 36% | 0.02% |
| Idaho | $ 122,023 | $ 132,425 | $ 143,719 | $ 155,974 | $ 169,274 | $ 183,705 | 51% | 0.02% |
| South Dakota | $ 98,601 | $ 105,670 | $ 113,252 | $ 121,376 | $ 130,080 | $ 139,405 | 41% | 0.01% |
| Wyoming | $ 94,475 | $ 99,965 | $ 105,775 | $ 111,924 | $ 118,429 | $ 125,311 | 33% | 0.01% |
| North Dakota | $ 73,808 | $ 77,706 | $ 81,813 | $ 86,135 | $ 90,683 | $ 95,469 | 29% | 0.01% |
| Vermont | $ 62,836 | $ 67,895 | $ 73,363 | $ 79,270 | $ 85,652 | $ 92,547 | 47% | 0.01% |
| Montana | $ 61,166 | $ 65,200 | $ 69,503 | $ 74,091 | $ 78,981 | $ 84,194 | 38% | 0.01% |