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    District of Columbia

    South
    #38 of 51 states · IEPA 2025
    52.5▲ +0 YoY
    ●●●0.85IEPA COMPOSITE

    District of Columbia scores 52.5 out of 100 on the IEPA US state layer (2025 edition), ranking #38 of 51 US states. That is unchanged on the year before. Its strongest zone is Innovation Capacity at 100.0. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is FDI Accelerator at 5.5. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2019–2025
    20192020202120222023202420253642485460
    TRADE · TOTAL GOODS EXPORTS (US$)
    20192020202120222023$0$950M$1.9B$2.9B$3.8B
    Goods exports · annual, US$
    STANDING
    National rank: #38 of 51
    US region: South
    Indices scored: 11
    Scored within the 50 states + DC across the same six zones. Expand any factor for the indices behind the number.
    PEERS · SOUTH
    SCSouth Carolina53.9→DEDelaware58.3→KYKentucky46.4→LALouisiana45.3→TNTennessee60.3→

    District of Columbia: common questions

    What is District of Columbia's IEPA score?
    District of Columbia scores 52.5 out of 100 on the IEPA US state layer, 2025 edition, which ranks it #38 of 51 US states.
    What is District of Columbia's strongest zone?
    Innovation Capacity, at 100.0. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding District of Columbia back?
    Its binding constraint is FDI Accelerator, at 5.5, the lowest of its six zones. The IEPA reports every zone separately so the constraint stays visible instead of being averaged into the composite.
    How does District of Columbia compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are South Carolina (53.9), Delaware (58.3), Kentucky (46.4), Louisiana (45.3), Tennessee (60.3).
    What is the IEPA?
    The Innovation Ecosystem Prosperity Assessment (IEPA) scores economies across six zones: innovation capacity, entrepreneurship capacity, resilience, alignment, the FDI accelerator, and prosperity outcomes. Every score carries a confidence band and traces to the evidence behind it.
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