Economy of California

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Economy of California
Statistics
GDP$3.89 trillion (2023)[1]
GDP per capita
$100,042 (2023)[2]
Population below poverty line
13.3% (absolute)[3]
19.0% (relative)[4]
Labor force
19,254,000 (November 2022)[5]
Unemployment4.8% (Oct. 2023)[6]
Public finances
Revenues$195.7 billion (2022-23)
Expenses$286.4 billion (2022-23)[7]
The 2021 California economy compared to the rest of U.S. and other countries, showing the larger economies in nominal GDP terms
California counties by GDP 2021
  California unemployment rate, 1976–2021
  US unemployment rate

The economy of the State of California is the

largest sub-national economy in the world. If California were a sovereign nation (2024), it would rank in terms of nominal GDP as the world's fifth largest economy, ahead of both India (3.176 trillion) and the United Kingdom (3.131 trillion).[8] Additionally, California's Silicon Valley is home to some of the world's most valuable technology companies, including Apple, Alphabet, and Nvidia.[9] In total, 11 of the Fortune 100 companies and 53 of the Fortune 500 companies are headquartered in California.[10]

As both the

business services, government and manufacturing. Much of the economic activity is concentrated in the coastal cities, especially Los Angeles, which has a relative focus on media—most notably Hollywood—and the San Francisco Bay Area, which predominantly concentrates on technology. Both cities, along with other major ports such as San Diego, also act as significant trade hubs to and from the United States. Furthermore, California's agriculture industry has the highest output of any U.S. state, with its Central Valley being one of the most productive agricultural regions on Earth, growing over half the country's fruits, vegetables, and nuts.[11] More recently, droughts in California are affecting California business and industry in addition to agriculture.[12]

History

California has experienced waves of migration. Once the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of 1848 was coercively signed with Mexico, the US acquired the future states of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico as well as the independent territory of Texas the newly acquired territories underwent rapid and extensive development. In 1847, California was controlled (with much difficulty due to deserters leaving to look for gold) by a U.S. Army-appointed military governor and an inadequate force of a little over 600 troops. After the finding of extensive gold deposits in California, the California gold rush started in 1848. Commerce and economic activity in California initially centered around the vastly expanded cities of San Francisco, San Jose, and Sacramento as they scrambled to supply the hordes of gold miners. Meanwhile, Los Angeles initially remained a less populated settlement with fewer than 5,000 residents.

Prior to 1850, the government was judged inadequate and poorly run, and statehood status was sought to start trying to remedy this problem. Due to the

Californio population (about 7,000 Californios were residing in California in 1850) of over 110,000.[13]
Despite a major conflict in the U.S. Congress on the number of slave versus non-slave states, the large, rapid and continuing California population gains and the large amount of gold being exported east gave California enough clout to choose its own extensive boundaries, elect its representatives and senators, write its Constitution, and be admitted to the Union as a free state in 1850 without going through territorial status as required for most other new states.

Soon after gaining statehood in 1850, the state required and paid through taxes for nearly universal elementary school education. Other private schools were founded and are still doing well. In the 1930s California was a leader in the

California Community College System consisting of 112 community colleges in 72 community college districts in California has over 1,800,000 students. California also has an extensive private college system of over 133 colleges and universities including California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and Stanford University. (See: List of colleges and universities in California
)

About half the settlers coming to California after 1846 came by the wagon trains on the

Southern Pacific Railroad entered operation. The loading of such cars with oranges, at Los Angeles on February 14, 1886, started an economic boom in the citrus industry of Southern California, by making deliveries of perishable fruits and vegetables to the eastern United States possible.[citation needed
]

Early farming in the state was primarily concentrated near the coast, and the

Sierra Nevada (U.S.) and stored for later irrigation use with an extensive system of dams and canals. The even larger California State Water Project was formed in the 1950s, consisting of the California Aqueduct and its ancillary dams. The California Aqueduct, developed at the cost of several billion dollars, helps store and transport water from the Feather River Basin to agricultural and municipal users statewide. The Colorado River Aqueduct delivers water from the Colorado River to the Imperial Valley of California area and since 1905 the Los Angeles Aqueduct delivers water over from the Owens Valley to the city of Los Angeles. One of the state's most acute problems is its appetite for water. In the extensive fields of the Imperial Valley, irrigation is facilitated in part by the All-American Canal—part of the Colorado River Aqueduct
project. Cutbacks in federally funded water projects in the 1970s and 80s led many cities to begin buying water from areas with a surplus; but political problems associated with water distribution continue. Ongoing challenges to develop a long-term plan to end surplus water withdrawals from the Colorado led the federal government to stop the release of surplus river water to the state in 2003.

Orange Grove outside of Santa Paula

Agriculture is one of the prominent elements of the state's economy: California leads the nation in the production of fruits, vegetables, wines and nuts. The state's most valuable crops are cannabis,[17] nuts, grapes, cotton, flowers, and oranges. California produces the major share of U.S. domestic wine. Dairy products contribute the single largest share of farm income. California's farms are highly productive as a result of good soil, a long growing season, the use of modern agricultural methods and extensive irrigation. Irrigation is critical since the long dry summers would not allow most crops to grow here--California Indians had almost no agriculture because of this. Extensive and expensive irrigation systems including furrow "gravity" irrigation, sprinkler and drip irrigation systems have been developed to supply the extensive irrigation needs of California.[18] Illegal immigration to the United States has been traditionally drawn to the state, in part, because corporations face intense pressure to control labor costs by using illegal means to harvest California's extensive crops.

Top 30 publicly traded companies
in California for 2022

according to revenues
with State and U.S. rankings
State Corporation US
1 Apple 4
2
Alphabet
8
3 Chevron 10
4 Meta 31
5 Wells Fargo 47
6
Disney
48
7 Intel 62
8 HP Inc. 63
9 TD Synnex 64
10
Cisco
82
11 Qualcomm 98
12 Broadcom 123
13 Molina 126
14
Uber
127
15 Netflix 129
16 Salesforce 133
17
Visa
137
18 PayPal 148
19 Gilead Sciences 150
20 Nvidia 152
21 Amgen 154
22 Applied Materials 155
23 AMD 167
24
PG&E
180
25 Western Digital 221
26 Ross 223
27 Adobe 233
28 Block 234
29 Lam Research 240
30 Edison 241
Further information:
List of California companies

Source: Fortune/Patch[10]

California's location along the Pacific coast and its rapidly growing population initially led to the constructions of major seaports at San Francisco in the

Kaiser shipyards in Richmond and the Los Angeles areas. Mare Island Naval Shipyard
(now closed) in the San Francisco Bay built submarines as well as repaired many of the ships used by the U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet in World War II. The rapidly growing California aircraft industries was greatly expanded. Since then these defense connected industries have largely closed down or moved to cheaper areas in the U.S.

With

talkies" became more and more commonplace. Within a decade, popular widespread production of silent films had ceased. Cheap land, good year-round climate and large natural spaces prompted the growing film industry to begin migrating to Southern California in the early part of the 20th century. The film patent wars of the early 20th century actually led to the spread of film companies across the U.S. Many worked with equipment for which they did not own the patent rights, and thus filming in New York was "dangerous"; it was too close to Edison's company headquarters, and to his agents which the company sent out to seize "illegal" cameras. By 1912, most major film companies had set up movie production facilities in Southern California near or in Los Angeles because of the region's favorable year-round weather and the rapidly growing supply of "talent" both before and behind the cameras.[20]
Since the 1920s California continues to be a major U.S. center for motion-picture shows, television shows, cartoons, and related entertainment industries, especially in Hollywood and Burbank areas.

Since 1945, manufacturing of electronic equipment, computers, machinery, transportation equipment, and metal products, has increased rapidly while aircraft and naval construction has largely ceased.

East Bay
. A number of high-tech companies and small low-tech, often low-wage, companies are also located in Southern California.

Tourism is also an important part of California's economy. Yosemite National Park was established in 1890, followed by nine other national parks and seashores,[24] as well as various other protected areas across California. Disneyland, established in 1955, and other theme parks draw millions of visitors each year.

California also pioneered numerous innovations in retailing during the mid-20th century, particularly

MasterCard
(originally Master Charge) was formed as the Interbank Card Association in 1966 by a group of California banks to compete against BankAmericard.

If the state were considered separately, it would rank as the fifth largest economy in the world, behind rest of the United States, China, Japan, and Germany as of 2017. The state recently overtook the United Kingdom to take the fifth spot. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that California's GDP was $2.751 trillion in 3rd quarter 2017.[25]

Sectors

California GDP by sector in 2017[26]

In 2002, the U.S. government began to use the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) system of classifying economic activities, to better reflect today's economy.[27]

Government is California's largest industry, like most states, with about 2.5 million employees. The second largest industry, according to the Census, is Healthcare and Social Assistance.[28]

International trade and tourism

Tourists at Yosemite Falls

California has historically derived significant revenue from international trade and tourism. However, the state's share of America's merchandise export trade has been steadily shrinking since 2000, from 15.4% to 11.1% in 2008.[29] The exports of goods made in California totaled $134 billion in 2007. $48 billion of that total was computers and electronics, followed by transportation, non-electrical machinery, agriculture, and chemicals. California trade and exports translate into high-paying jobs for over one million Californians. According to the US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), in 2005, foreign-controlled companies employed 542,600 California workers, the most of any state. Major sources of foreign investment in California in 2005 were Japan, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, France, and Germany. Foreign investment in California was responsible for 4.6 percent of the state's total private-industry employment in 2009.[30] Total direct travel spending in California reached $96.7 billion in 2008, a 0.8% increase over the preceding year.[31] Los Angeles County receives the most tourism in the state.[31]

Agriculture

Compared to other states, California has a large agriculture industry (including fruit, vegetables, dairy, and wine production),[32][33] The total economic contribution is likely more than double this value (see below). Airborne exports of perishable fruits and vegetables amounted to approximately $579 million in 2007.[34] By way of comparison, California exported more agricultural products by air that year than 23 other states did by all modes of transport.[34] Its agriculture is somewhat dependent on illegal immigrants.[35]

According to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, "California agriculture is a $42.6 billion dollar industry that generates at least $100 billion in related economic activity."[36] The state's agricultural sales first exceeded $30 billion in 2004,[32] making it more than twice the size of any other state's agriculture industry.

Milk is California's number one farm commodity.

The state's almond industry produces the most export value of any farm product, with $4.5 billion in foreign sales in 2016.[37] Dairy and dairy products ranked second to almonds with a total export value of $1.42 billion, a 24 percent increase over 2010.[38]

California leads the United States in strawberry production; due to its optimal climate and productive soil, the state is the source of over 80% of the nation's strawberry harvest.[39]

Energy

Oil drilling has played a significant role in the development of the state. There have been major strikes in the Bakersfield, Long Beach, Los Angeles areas and off the California coast
.

Solar power in California is also a large employer in the state. There are over 43,000 Californians working in the solar industry,[40] primarily around the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Diego, and the Central Valley.

Personal income

Economic regions of California

Greater Los Angeles Area
.

The most expensive and largest housing markets in the U.S. are in the state of California, so there are a number of communities where average housing prices hover between US$1–2 million. Generally, the Central Valley in northern California is the least expensive area, as is the Inland Empire in Southern California, though prices in these regions are still much more expensive than most other areas of the country, to the point that there are also communities in these areas where housing prices average around the $1 million mark. The agricultural central counties have some of the highest poverty rates in the state.

Taxes

California state and local tax revenue 2011
(in thousands)[42]

Revenue
type

State and
local
revenue
State
revenue
Local
revenue
General revenue from own sources 268,224,2941 142,927,463 125,296,8312
Various taxes 185,218,208 116,695,284 68,522,924
Property taxes 53,506,490 3,207,301 50,299,189
Sales and gross receipts tax 59,179,135 45,147,657 14,031,478
General sales tax 40,101,659 30,996,372 9,105,287
Selective sales tax 19,077,476 14,151,285 4,926,191
Motor fuel tax 5,705,527 5,705,527 (X)
Alcoholic beverage tax 334,178 334,178 (X)
Tobacco products tax 905,245 905,245 (X)
Public utilities 3,974,053 790,501 3,183,552
Other selective sales tax 8,158,473 6,415,834 1,742,639
Individual income tax 50,508,441 50,508,441 (X)
Corporate income tax 9,613,594 9,613,594 (X)
Vehicle license tax 3,131,975 3,090,610 41,365
Other taxes 9,278,573 5,127,681 4,150,892
Charges and misc. general revenue 83,006,086 26,232,179 56,773,907
Current charges 60,339,164 16,701,739 43,637,425
Education K-14 10,168,290 7,258,220 2,910,070
Institutions of higher education 9,104,750 7,252,680 1,852,070
School lunch sales (gross) 426,647 (X) 426,647
Hospital fees 17,007,989 6,542,258 10,465,731
Highway fees 651,115 38,490 612,625
Airport fees 2,498,811 (X) 2,498,811
Parking facilities 435,455 12,261 423,194
Sea and inland port facilities 1,334,929 (X) 1,334,929
Natural resources 2,137,297 1,297,670 839,627
Parks and recreation 1,416,246 96,167 1,320,079
Housing and community development 951,021 487 950,534
Sewerage 6,485,827 (X) 6,485,827
Solid waste management 2,469,196 (X) 2,469,196
Other charges & fees 14,782,988 1,456,186 13,326,802
Miscellaneous general revenue 22,666,922 9,530,440 13,136,482
Interest earnings 6,253,309 2,374,030 3,879,279
Special assessments 1,466,292 (X) 1,466,292
Sale of property 333,326 14,168 319,158
Other general revenue 14,613,995 7,142,242 7,471,753
Utility revenue 25,316,003 2,496,154 22,819,849
Water supply 10,334,952 (X) 10,334,952
Electric power 12,795,350 2,496,154 10,299,196
Gas supply 242,213 (X) 242,213
Transit 1,943,488 (X) 1,943,488
Insurance trust revenue3 149,964,876 120,379,020 29,585,856
Unemployment compensation 17,009,070 17,009,070 (X)
Employee retirement 124,640,863 95,055,007 29,585,856
Workers' compensation 2,077,574 2,077,574 (X)
Other insurance trust revenue 6,237,369 6,237,369 (X)
Notes:

1. Federal transfers add $75.876 billion to state and local funds.
2. There are $100.310 billion in additional local transfers;
$11.294 billion from the federal government and $89.016 billion from the state.
3. Insurance trusts include unemployment, worker's compensation and retirement accounts.

Taxes are collected by the California Franchise Tax Board.

California is divided into counties which are legal subdivisions of the state.

California counties,[44] 480 California cities,[45] and about 3,400 special districts and school districts.[46] Special districts deliver specific public programs and public facilities to constituents, and are defined as "any agency of the state for the local performance of governmental or proprietary functions within limited boundaries."[47]
Much of the government of California is in practice the responsibility of city, county and school governments. All these different governments have their own sources of tax revenue and fees; making a complicated mix of taxes, fees, transfers and responsibilities. Most taxes are collected by the state and then redistributed to the different government branches. Many fees are collected at the city and county level.

According to the U.S. Census, the federal Internal Revenue Service collected in California in 2012 $292.563 billion. This included federal income & payroll ($193.489 bn), excise ($3.227 bn), corporate income ($37.181 bn), gift ($0.288 bn), estate ($2.590 bn), unemployment ($0.838 bn), and trust ($1.091 bn) taxes.[48]

State and local tax and fee collections in California (2011) were $268.224 billion plus another $75.875 billion in federal transfers were spent by state and local government agencies.[49]

California in 2010, when measured as a percentage of GDP, had the 4th highest tax burden of all the fifty states at 13.4% of the state GDP.[50]

The maximum 13.3% state personal income tax rate is the highest in the nation, but only applies to incomes over $1 million.[50] For a married couple the first $15,164 has an income tax rate of 1.0% on taxable income (all income minus allowable deductions). The rate on taxable income between $15,164 and $35,952 is 2.0%; from $35,952 to $56,742 it is 4.0%; from $56,742 to $78,768 it is 6.0%; from $78,768 to $99,548 income has an 8.0% rate. On taxable income from $99,548 to $508,500 the rate is 9.3%. Taxable income from $508,500 to $610,200 the tax is 10.30% (of all income over $508,500). Taxable income from $610,200 to $1,017,000 the tax is 11.30% of all income over $610,200. All income over $1,017,000 has a tax of 13.3%. The standard deduction for a married couple is now $212.00. This means a married couple earning less than $18,182.00 pays no income tax. Rates for single persons are the same but the bracket amounts are halved.[51]

The 8.4 percent "average"

sales tax assessed by the state and local governments of California is one of the highest in the nation and varies by city and county from a low of 7.25% to 10.0%. Food, prescription drugs and services are exempt from sales tax — about one-third of all purchases have sales tax applied to them. Sales taxes are collected by the state, which re-allocates them to the various counties, cities, districts, etc. The basic statewide sales and use tax rate is 7.25% and is divided as follows: 6.50% State, 0.75% plus a 0.25% local transportation fund to city or county of place of sale (distributed quarterly). All taxes above 7.25% are so called "district taxes" which are imposed locally, after an area wide vote, under the Transactions and Use Tax Law. Local, voter approved, sales tax rate increases have resulted in higher sales tax rates in various California locations. Sales taxes imposed for general governmental purposes are subject to simple majority approval. Sales taxes imposed for specific purposes like transportation are subject to two-thirds voter approval.[52]

Used cars have a 7.25% to 10.0% sales tax applied to the used car purchase price. This sales tax is applied to all new and used car, planes, and boats purchased even if they are purchased out of state. In addition to having a clear title, a passed smog and emission inspection on the vehicle plus proof of insurance are needed before a car can be registered. New residents to California are required to register their vehicles within 20 days of establishing residency. A department of motor vehicle (DMV) employee will perform a physical inspection of the vehicle and verify the vehicle identification number (VIN) before one receives a California registration certificate, license plates and correct yearly registration stickers for the vehicle. State and local government vehicles are exempt from paying fees and are issued "exempt" license plates.

California vehicle license fees are 0.65% of depreciated vehicle's value. These fees are applied annually. Licenses are renewed in the month the vehicle was originally registered and have a yearly sticker applied to them after paying the registration fee to show fee payment.

The 8.84% state corporate income flat tax rate is the highest in the west and one of the highest in the nation. Banks and financials have a 10.84% flat tax applied to their profits. The S corporation rate is 1.5% while S corporation bank and financial rate is 3.5%.[51]

California property tax rates are ranked 17th highest in the nation[53] having been capped by the Proposition 13 overwhelmingly passed in 1978. Property taxes in California amounted to over $54.0 billion (2011) and are one of the largest taxes in California of which about $12.0 billion of the $54.0 billion collected was for voter approved "extras".[54] The property tax, despite being used primarily to finance local governments, has a significant effect on the state budget. The state's convoluted education finance system equalizes school district property tax revenue for K–12 districts by using the state's general funds collected mostly from income and sales taxes to provide 20 percent or more extra "supplemental" funding to high-poverty districts through the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), in addition to the state-mandated "basic aid" funding.[55]

Property in California, when sold, is assessed at 100% of full cash value. Under Proposition 13, the maximum amount of tax on real estate in California is limited to 1.0% plus local voter-approved surcharges for "extras". Revenues from these "extra" taxes are used primarily to repay general obligation bonds issued for local infrastructure projects such as school district surcharges for rehabilitation of school facilities or building new buildings. These extras may also include: water districts, sidewalk maintenance, flood control, and street lighting. The state also has statewide property taxes collected and used by the state on privately owned railroad cars and timber. The statewide average property tax is about 1.26% of assessed value but can range from about 1.03% to nearly 2.0% in some cities and counties. Proposition 13 limits property tax assessment increases to 2.0% of previously assessed value or the inflation rate over the previous year, whichever is lower. Because property prices have increased in California faster than 2.0%, on average, older properties are taxed at "effective" rates that are lower than newly sold properties.[56] This feature was part in the Proposition 13 language to encourage people to stay put in their residences longer.[57] Property taxes were allocated as follows: counties 17%, cities 10%, schools (school districts and community colleges) 54%, and special districts 19%. In 2013 the state legislature abolished special districts. Intangible personal property, personal effects, business inventory property held for resale are exempt from property taxes. A principal residence qualifies for a $7,000 homestead reduction in the taxable value of their property. Property owned by governments, non-profit hospitals, religious institutions, and charitable organizations—are exempt from the 1.0% property tax rate.

In California gasoline is taxed at $0.719/gallon and diesel at $0.749/gallon—these are the highest gas and diesel taxes in the nation. The state legislature switched its gas taxation system in 2010 so it could re-appropriate some of the gas and diesel tax money from road maintenance to other areas of the state budget which was in deficit.[58] Since they re-purposed much of the state and federal fuel taxes there are now complaints that there is not enough money in the transportation funds to do all the required highway upgrades and maintenance.

Cigarette excise taxes in California are $2.87/pack. The federal excise tax on cigarettes is an additional $1.01 making the total excise taxes on a package of cigarettes $3.88/pack. Because excise taxes are "hidden" (not listed separately) the price of the cigarettes plus the excise tax have a 7.25% to 10.0% sales tax added to the purchase price—a tax on a tax.

California alcoholic beverage taxes varies by beverage, from 20¢ per gallon of wine or beer to $6.60 per gallon of spirits (over 100 proof).

The

unemployment insurance rate, paid by the employer, is experienced based and averages about 1.0%–6.0% of the first $7,000 of worker's income—employers with high turnovers pay more. The federal unemployment insurance rate (now[when?]) is 6.2% of the first $7,000 of a worker's income. The Great Recession
resulted in a high unemployment rate, causing California to borrow about $10 billion from the federal government.

The Employment Training Tax (ETT) rate for 2014 is 0.1 percent on the first $7,000 per employee per calendar year.

The State Disability Insurance (SDI) withholding rate for 2014 is 1.0 percent up to a salary limit of $101,636 income—maximum disability tax for each employee is $1,016.36.[59]

Housing

The international boom in housing prices has been most pronounced in California, with the median property price in the state rising to about the half-million dollar mark in April 2005.

Ventura County and the San Francisco Bay Area have the highest median prices, each approaching $650,000.[60] The least expensive region is the Central Valley, with a median price of $290,000.[60]

Various real estate markets in California experienced sharp increases in value in the early 2000s, followed by declines in 2007 and 2008, as a

housing bubble burst. Beginning in 2007 with the credit crunch
in the banking system, thousands of homes have been foreclosed statewide, thereby leading to plummeting home prices.

See also

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