San Diego County's GDP up to $261.7 billion -- bigger than half of U.S. states

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. The bureau uses real values, which takes into account inflation and is part of the reason it takes longer to calculate data.

San Diego County had the 10th-largest GDP in the nation. Los Angeles County was the biggest at $802 billion. Nearby Orange County was ninth at $273 million. Petroleum County, Mont., had the lowest at $17 million.

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Wouldn't be surprised if Trump declares war on California for being too darn woke and productive.