Coastal areas generate the majority of economic production in the United States. The 30 states (and D.C.) with shorelines (oceans and Great Lakes) contributed $12.1 trillion in GDP in 2011, compared to just $2.4 trillion provided by the 20 landlocked states. Coastal counties accounted for 45% of the U.S. GDP.
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Coastal areas generate the majority of economic production in the United States. The 30 states (and D.C.) with shorelines (oceans and Great Lakes) contributed $12.1 trillion in GDP in 2011, compared to just $2.4 trillion provided by the 20 landlocked states. Coastal counties accounted for 45% of the U.S. GDP.