Fairfield County”™s economy grew by 0.7% to $79.8 billion in 2019, according to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Connecticut”™s total GDP rose by 0.9% to $251.3 billion.
Nationally in 2019, GDP increased in 2,484 counties, decreased in 612 counties, and was unchanged in 17 counties, according to the BEA.
The U.S. GDP increased in 2019 by 2.2% to total $19.1 trillion.
GDP is the value of goods and services produced within a county. The Bureau of Economic Analysis noted that the size of a county’s economy as measured by GDP ranged from $22.9 million in Petroleum County, Montana, to $726.9 billion in Los Angeles County, California.