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Montana is one of the 10 weakest economies by real GDP growth in Q2

October 9, 2026/

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Montana‘s real GDP grew by an annualized rate of 0.1% in Q2 2026, down from 1.1% in Q1 2026, placing it among the 10 weakest state economies in the country according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) via the St. Louis Fed (FRED). [1, 2, 3]

Q2 2026 10 Weakest State Economies (Annualized Real GDP Growth)

West Virginia: -2.3%

Wyoming: -1.6%

Alaska: -1.3%

North Dakota: -0.9%

Kansas: -0.6%

Nebraska: -0.1%

Montana: 0.1%

Louisiana: 0.2%

Oklahoma: 0.3%

New Mexico: 0.4% [1]

By comparison, the overall U.S. annualized real GDP growth rate for the same period was 2.2%, with leading states like New York growing at 4.0% to 4.6%. [1, 2]

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