District of Columbia

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Last updated: 17 Oct 2026.

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In today's data

District of Columbia leads states on AI use: 37% of businesses, +13.2 points above the nation — the nation 24.1% · change over 6 months · four-survey average; small states have wide survey margins and Census suppresses the least reliable cells (Census Bureau, 17 Oct 2026)
Unemployment is highest in District of Columbia at 5.6% in September 2026; lowest in South Dakota at 2.0% — The five highest of 50 states and DC, seasonally adjusted; District of Columbia was 6.6% a year earlier. Annual, United States: 170.9 million in the labor force in 2025 (+0.5% on 2024), unemployment 4.3%. (Bureau of Labor Statistics (Local Area Unemployment Statistics), 29 Sep 2026)
District of Columbia has the highest minimum wage: $18.40 an hour on 1 January 2026 — 31 of the 51 (50 states and D.C.) pay more than the federal $7.25 · $17.50 a year earlier (Dept. of Labor, 31 Dec 2025)
District of Columbia has the highest personal income per person: $119,772 in 2025 — U.S. $77,028 · $115,442 in 2024 · the five highest of 51 (50 states and D.C.) (BEA, 30 Dec 2025)
District of Columbia had the largest share of adults with a bachelor's degree or more: 64.9% in 2025 — District of Columbia -0.5 points on 2024 (65.5%) · U.S. 37.4% · 50 states and DC reporting · across 50 states and DC the share and median household income have a correlation of +0.82 (an association, not proof that one… (Census ACS table B15003, 30 Dec 2025)
Violent crime is highest in District of Columbia at 806 per 100,000 people in 2025; lowest in Maine at 95 — Rose on the year before in 5 of 50 (49 states and DC). The five highest of 49 states and DC (the 1 whose agencies covered under 80% of residents are left out of the ranking). (FBI Crime Data Explorer, 30 Dec 2025)
Delaware: 34% of state GDP comes from finance and insurance, the largest single-industry share of any state (2025) — Each state's largest industry by share of GDP: District of Columbia government and government enterprises 30%; Indiana manufacturing 24%; New Mexico government and government enterprises 21%. BEA current-dollar value… (Bureau of Economic Analysis (GDP by state), 30 Dec 2025)
District of Columbia has the lowest home ownership, 38.1% of households in 2025; United States 65.3% — The five lowest of 50 states and DC. Ownership is lower than five years earlier in 9 of 51 (50 states and DC). (Census Bureau (American Community Survey), 30 Dec 2025)
District of Columbia had the highest first-year retention at four-year colleges: 90.1% in 2024 — District of Columbia +0.3 points on 2023 (89.8%) · U.S. 82.3% · 50 states and DC reporting (IPEDS Fall Enrollment retention rates, 30 Dec 2024)
Donors in District of Columbia gave the followed committees $553M in the 2023-24 cycle, 16% of what they raised in itemised gifts — $248M in 2021-22 · California 15%, Texas 10%, New York 8% · the state a donor lives in, as the donor filed it (FEC, 30 Dec 2024)
Employees in District of Columbia earn the most: $101,634 a year on average (2023) — The 50 states and DC; the average over all of them is $68,342. Total payroll divided by employees at private employers, before taxes. (Census Bureau (County Business Patterns), 11 Mar 2023)
42.7% of first-time, full-time students at two-year colleges completed a credential within three years nationally (2023); District of Columbia was highest at 69.7% — U.S. +3.2 points on 2022 (39.5%) · 49 states and DC reporting (IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 30 Dec 2023)
District of Columbia had the highest six-year bachelor's completion rate: 78.7% for 2023 — District of Columbia +0.2 points on 2022 (78.6%) · U.S. 65.2% · 50 states and DC reporting (IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 30 Dec 2023)