Total GDP per state is much less meaningful than per capita GDP. The 10 lowest states on your list for GDP are also small and/or sparsely populated. I mean, you can't compare a state like Vermont, pop 625,000 to a state like Texas, pop. 28.6 million. It's like comparing the total number of COVID cases for each state. The menangful number is cases per 100,000 population.

And some states that are considered "business friendly" aren't really, they're just friendly to some (Flori-duh's governor DeathSantis' recent fight with Walt Disney World is a good example. I think a metric like "ease of doing business as a small business" would be more to the point.

And last, what about quality of life? That's really the most important thing, isn't it?