>On a per capita basis, California's GDP is not remarkable and is significantly worse than some other States Per capita its still the 5th(6th if you include DC

>On a per capita basis, California's GDP is not remarkable and is significantly worse than some other States Per capita its still the 5th(6th if you include DC) highest and 30% more than the median state. I think people reference the fifth largest economy factoid because it also speaks to how Californian has several large industries from tech to agriculture. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_GDP_per_capita#Current https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territ...