Google estimates it generated $54 billion in economic growth in 2009 across the United States. Online advertising for businesses supports the uptick.
Google says its search and advertising
tools—Google Search, AdWords, AdSense and Google Grants—helps more than a million businesses worldwide create jobs and drive economic development. These businesses range from one-person
in-home businesses to those with hundreds of employees.
In a report released Tuesday, Google outlines the multibillion impact by state,
arriving at the value for each by itemizing search and advertising by spend and clicks, and adding in the number of Google Grants and amount donated for the year. Pegs in a Google Map provides a
visual representation of the growth.