Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 2,404 counties, decreased in 691 counties, and was unchanged in 17 counties in 2021, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The percent change in real GDP ranged from 81.8 percent in Coke County, TX, to –34.8 percent in Chouteau County, MT (table 1). GDP is the value of goods and services produced within a county. The size of a county's economy as measured by GDP varies considerably across the United States. In 2021, the total level of real GDP ranged from $11.7 million in Petroleum County, MT, to $711.9 billion in Los Angeles County, CA. Highlights Large counties (144 counties with populations greater than 500,000 in 2021) Real GDP increased in 143 counties and decreased in 1 county. GDP ranged from $13.8 billion in Pasco County, FL, to $711.9 billion in Los Angeles County, CA. San Francisco County, CA, had the largest increase, at 14.0 percent.…