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The data found on the ESA's Industry Impact hub is derived from a variety of sources including:

  • The ESA's "Essential Facts about the Video Game Industry" report. This report details American's video game usage and can be found here. View Here
  • The ESA's "Video Games in the 21st Century" economic impact report, a comprehensive look at the companies that make up the US video game industry, and industry's overall impact on the US's economy. View Here
  • The ESA's annual holiday survey, which tracks both kids' and parents' holiday gift trends. View Here The ESA's 2025 "Video Games and Veterans" survey. View Here

In addition, the Impact Hub features data from the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), Circana, and Sensor Tower.

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StateDirect JobsTotal JobsCompaniesRemote WorkersState Tax Rev.Federal Tax Rev.
California CA$52.17B36,217119,0337103,684 (—)$1.74B$4.79B
Washington WA$13.39B9,79528,4511911,436 (—)$264.17M$1.30B
Texas TX$6.34B8,12422,1081881,465 (—)$84.51M$507.98M
New York NY$4.37B4,03611,4731151,200 (—)$116.37M$388.66M
Florida FL$2.35B3,0348,68884797 (—)$36.11M$206.97M
North Carolina NC$2.09B2,4676,71735507 (—)$42.60M$178.23M
Massachusetts MA$1.55B1,3084,07565287 (—)$39.87M$142.99M
Illinois IL$1.43B1,6404,70041557 (—)$38.31M$121.89M
Georgia GA$1.15B1,3864,09133437 (—)$20.69M$88.79M
Oregon OR$1.06B9183,38945397 (—)$22.25M$83.30M
Maryland MD$894.55M1,1943,01420175 (—)$24.58M$74.34M
Colorado CO$885.03M9342,76340370 (—)$13.87M$74.55M
Pennsylvania PA$831.75M1,1813,14135336 (—)$20.80M$70.58M
New Jersey NJ$676.90M6862,53321239 (—)$20.31M$62.75M
Nevada NV$605.37M6932,19618261 (—)$14.47M$51.81M
Arizona AZ$592.05M5572,37023184 (—)$13.34M$48.09M
Wisconsin WI$534.86M6211,80017145 (—)$13.34M$43.70M
Utah UT$498.09M5221,62414206 (—)$10.15M$39.46M
Minnesota MN$468.93M5871,67519116 (—)$15.15M$37.63M
Virginia VA$457.99M6841,88012256 (—)$11.48M$41.07M
Ohio OH$436.27M7781,86720215 (—)$10.34M$32.61M
Michigan MI$362.79M5991,49621179 (—)$9.21M$28.52M
Tennessee TN$259.01M4571,1318117 (—)$6.94M$22.18M
Louisiana LA$231.67M5441,0547116 (—)$5.63M$15.39M
Missouri MO$220.01M3959661472 (—)$3.84M$16.96M
District of Columbia DC$178.12M138370455 (—)$0.00M$14.25M
Indiana IN$172.59M3858651267 (—)$5.10M$13.76M
Connecticut CT$167.16M2266161575 (—)$5.47M$15.58M
Puerto Rico PR$150.44M72357197 (—)$4.41M$5.82M
South Carolina SC$142.04M316754948 (—)$4.44M$12.52M
Idaho ID$130.85M155559858 (—)$4.06M$9.75M
New Hampshire NH$128.93M151479443 (—)$2.01M$12.55M
Kentucky KY$114.31M3536381130 (—)$4.00M$8.94M
Alabama AL$91.81M229473340 (—)$2.83M$6.92M
Iowa IA$76.37M154343932 (—)$1.93M$5.84M
Kansas KS$70.96M157348536 (—)$2.18M$5.59M
Oklahoma OK$58.89M164348426 (—)$1.55M$4.53M
Arkansas AR$56.85M126283730 (—)$2.08M$4.01M
Hawaii HI$50.87M82210518 (—)$2.59M$4.05M
New Mexico NM$50.63M128258927 (—)$2.14M$3.52M
Rhode Island RI$47.16M69208434 (—)$1.45M$4.03M
Nebraska NE$45.99M64188314 (—)$1.06M$3.45M
Maine ME$39.17M69176327 (—)$1.10M$3.10M
Delaware DE$34.13M6915757 (—)$1.13M$2.78M
Vermont VT$33.91M48138424 (—)$1.27M$2.49M
Mississippi MS$30.34M14123725 (—)$1.66M$2.46M
West Virginia WV$24.36M10117325 (—)$1.31M$2.04M
North Dakota ND$20.35M5210833 (—)$0.56M$1.55M
Montana MT$19.22M4711326 (—)$0.51M$1.60M
Alaska AK$16.88M287635 (—)$0.36M$1.21M
South Dakota SD$15.75M246914 (—)$0.33M$1.10M
Wyoming WY$11.32M255724 (—)$0.42M$0.86M
Source: US Video Game Program College Database 2026