Top 100 U.S.

Metro Economies
GMP REPORT JUNE 2008
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA
Denver-Aurora, CO
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
Baltimore-Towson, MD
St. Louis, MO-IL
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Pittsburgh, PA
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH
Kansas City, MO-KS
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN
Indianapolis, IN
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV
Columbus, OH
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
Austin-Round Rock, TX
San Antonio, TX
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
Richmond, VA
Salt Lake City, UT
Jacksonville, FL
Louisville-Jeerson County, KY-IN
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
Oklahoma City, OK
Raleigh-Cary, NC
Rochester, NY
Honolulu, HI
Tulsa, OK
Omaha-Council Blus, NE-IA
Bualo-Niagara Falls, NY
Baton Rouge, LA
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
New Haven-Milford, CT
Des Moines, IA
Albuquerque, NM
Oxnard-Tousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
Dayton, OH
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
Greensboro-High Point, NC
Madison, WI
Tucson, AZ
Durham, NC
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR
Columbia, SC
Knoxville, TN
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
Worcester, MA
Fresno, CA
Akron, OH
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
Bakerseld, CA
Syracuse, NY
Toledo, OH
Wichita, KS
El Paso, TX
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
Anchorage, AK
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC
Boise City-Nampa, ID
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME
Winston-Salem, NC
Trenton-Ewing, NJ
Colorado Springs, CO
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
Lexington-Fayette, KY
Jackson, MS
Springeld, MA
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY
Chattanooga, TN-GA
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
Reno-Sparks, NV
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
Manchester-Nashua, NH
Stockton, CA
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1210.2
697.9
506.1
383.4
378.3
365.0
321.4
298.3
289.9
270.2
252.5
208.6
201.4
188.0
181.6
160.2
145.6
139.8
130.4
125.0
124.2
113.8
112.0
109.9
109.0
105.1
101.2
100.4
97.7
94.5
93.6
91.4
90.4
81.3
79.5
78.5
77.3
75.8
75.4
72.4
68.7
64.7
61.8
61.2
60.1
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45.6
45.1
43.3
43.1
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RANK METRO AREA GMP RANK METRO AREA GMP
source: GLOBAL INSIGHT
Te United States Conference of Mayors
Council for the New American City
2007 RANKING GROSS METROPOLITAN PRODUCT (GMP) IN BILLIONS OF U.S. $
Economic Gains
GMP REPORT JUNE 2008
SHARES OF U.S. ECONOMY 2007
source: GLOBAL INSIGHT
Te United States Conference of Mayors
Council for the New American City
Metro areas generate over 85% of the nations employment
and 90% of income and production of goods and services.
100%
50%
0%
employment
labor income
GDP
U.S. METRO SHARE
85.9%
117.9 million
jobs
U.S. METRO SHARE
90.1%
$5.7 trillion
U.S. METRO SHARE
89.9%
$12.4 trillion
United States
Japan
Germany
China
United Kingdom
France
Italy
Spain
Canada
Brazil
Russia
NewYork-Northern NewJersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA
India
South Korea
Australia
Mexico
Netherlands
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
Turkey
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI
Sweden
Belgium
Indonesia
Switzerland
Poland
Norway
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Taiwan
Saudi Arabia
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
Austria
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Greece
Denmark
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
Iran
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH
South Africa
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marieta, GA
Argentina
Ireland
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL
Tailand
Finland
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3280.6
2770.2
2558.7
2103.2
1438.0
1425.9
1313.3
1287.7
1210.2
1135.1
969.5
906.7
893.2
766.4
697.9
656.4
506.1
455.5
454.0
432.8
423.6
420.3
390.4
383.4
382.4
381.7
378.3
373.4
365.0
321.4
312.7
311.8
298.3
294.6
289.9
282.7
270.2
260.8
254.5
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RANK
source: GLOBAL INSIGHT
Te United States Conference of Mayors
Council for the New American City
If U.S. Metro Economies Were Nations
GMP REPORT JUNE 2008
WORLD RANKINGS OF GROSS DOMESTIC AND METROPOLITAN PRODUCT 2007 IN BILLIONS OF U.S. $
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Venezuela
Portugal
Seatle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Hong Kong
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI
United Arab Emirates
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Malaysia
Phoenix-Mesa-Scotsdale, AZ
Czech Republic
Colombia
Romania
Chile
Israel
Singapore
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA
Nigeria
Denver-Aurora, CO
Pakistan
Philippines
Ukraine
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
Hungary
Algeria
Baltmore-Towson, MD
Egypt
New Zealand
St. Louis, MO-IL
Charlote-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC
Kuwait
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Pitsburgh, PA
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Peru
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH
Kazakhstan
Kansas City, MO-KS
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL
Cincinnat-Middletown, OH-KY-IN
Indianapolis, IN
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV
Columbus, OH
Puerto Rico
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
Austn-Round Rock, TX
San Antonio, TX
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN
Hartord-West Hartord-East Hartord, CT
Iraq
Slovakia
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
Vietnam
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA
Bangladesh
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA
Libya
Morocco
Qatar
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
Richmond, VA
Salt Lake City, UT
Jacksonville, FL
Cuba
Angola
Louisville-Jeferson County, KY-IN
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
Oklahoma City, OK
Croatia
Raleigh-Cary, NC
Luxembourg
Rochester, NY
Slovenia
Honolulu, HI
Sudan
Tulsa, OK
Belarus
Ecuador
Omaha-Council Blufs, NE-IA
Bufalo-Niagara Falls, NY
Dominican Republic
Oman
Syria
Serbia & Montenegro
Bulgaria
Baton Rouge, LA
Lithuania
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
New Haven-Milford, CT
Des Moines, IA
Albuquerque, NM
Tunisia
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
Sri Lanka
Dayton, OH
Guatemala
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
Greensboro-High Point, NC
Madison, WI
Tucson, AZ
Durham, NC
Litle Rock-North Litle Rock, AR
Kenya
Azerbaijan
Columbia, SC
Knoxville, TN
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
Worcester, MA
Fresno, CA
Turkmenistan
Akron, OH
Latvia
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
Bakersfeld, CA
Syracuse, NY
Costa Rica
Toledo, OH
Wichita, KS
El Paso, TX
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
Anchorage, AK
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC
Boise City-Nampa, ID
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME
Winston-Salem, NC
Trenton-Ewing, NJ
Uruguay
Colorado Springs, CO
Lebanon
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
Uzbekistan
Lexington-Fayete, KY
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223.1
208.6
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201.4
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188.0
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128.3
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112.0
109.9
109.0
108.8
105.1
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94.5
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91.4
90.4
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78.5
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75.0
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71.2
68.7
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NATION OR METRO AREA GP RANK NATION OR METRO AREA GP RANK NATION OR METRO AREA GP RANK NATION OR METRO AREA GP
California
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA
Texas
New York
Florida
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI
Ohio
New Jersey
North Carolina
Georgia
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Virginia
Michigan
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Massachusetts
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Washington
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marieta, GA
Maryland
Minnesota
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL
Arizona
Indiana
Tennessee
Colorado
Wisconsin
Missouri
Connecticut
Louisiana
Seatle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Phoenix-Mesa-Scotsdale, AZ
Alabama
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA
Oregon
Kentucky
South Carolina
Denver-Aurora, CO
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
Oklahoma
Baltmore-Towson, MD
Iowa
Nevada
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1103.0
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697.9
609.6
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506.1
466.3
465.5
399.4
396.5
383.4
383.0
382.0
378.3
365.0
351.5
321.4
311.3
298.3
289.9
270.2
268.7
255.0
252.5
247.0
246.4
243.9
236.3
232.3
229.5
216.3
216.1
208.6
201.4
188.0
181.6
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154.2
152.8
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139.8
139.3
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RANK
source: GLOBAL INSIGHT
Te United States Conference of Mayors
Council for the New American City
Ranking of U.S. Metro Areas with States
GMP REPORT JUNE 2008
GROSS METROPOLITAN PRODUCT OF U.S. METRO AREAS AND GROSS STATE PRODUCT OF U.S. STATES 2007 IN BILLIONS OF U.S. $
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St. Louis, MO-IL
Charlote-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC
Kansas
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Pitsburgh, PA
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Utah
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH
Kansas City, MO-KS
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL
Cincinnat-Middletown, OH-KY-IN
Arkansas
Indianapolis, IN
District Of Columbia
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV
Columbus, OH
Mississippi
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
Nebraska
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
Austn-Round Rock, TX
San Antonio, TX
New Mexico
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN
Hartord-West Hartord-East Hartord, CT
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
Hawaii
Richmond, VA
Delaware
Salt Lake City, UT
West Virginia
Jacksonville, FL
New Hampshire
Louisville-Jeferson County, KY-IN
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
Oklahoma City, OK
Idaho
Raleigh-Cary, NC
Maine
Rhode Island
Rochester, NY
Honolulu, HI
Tulsa, OK
Alaska
Omaha-Council Blufs, NE-IA
Bufalo-Niagara Falls, NY
Baton Rouge, LA
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
New Haven-Milford, CT
Des Moines, IA
Albuquerque, NM
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
Montana
South Dakota
Dayton, OH
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
Greensboro-High Point, NC
Wyoming
Madison, WI
Tucson, AZ
Durham, NC
Litle Rock-North Litle Rock, AR
Columbia, SC
Knoxville, TN
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
Worcester, MA
Fresno, CA
North Dakota
Akron, OH
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
Bakersfeld, CA
Syracuse, NY
Toledo, OH
Wichita, KS
El Paso, TX
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
Anchorage, AK
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC
Vermont
Boise City-Nampa, ID
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME
Winston-Salem, NC
Trenton-Ewing, NJ
Colorado Springs, CO
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
Lexington-Fayete, KY
Jackson, MS
Springfeld, MA
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY
Chatanooga, TN-GA
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
Reno-Sparks, NV
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
Manchester-Nashua, NH
125.0
124.2
117.3
113.8
112.0
109.9
109.0
105.7
105.1
101.2
100.4
97.7
95.4
94.5
93.8
93.6
91.4
90.4
88.5
81.3
80.1
79.5
78.5
77.3
76.2
75.8
75.4
72.4
68.7
64.7
61.8
61.5
61.2
60.1
60.1
57.7
57.6
57.3
55.7
54.2
53.0
51.1
51.1
48.1
46.9
46.3
45.6
45.1
44.5
43.3
43.1
39.3
38.2
37.6
35.5
35.4
34.9
34.3
33.9
33.8
33.3
33.3
31.5
31.5
30.5
30.5
29.6
29.1
29.1
29.0
28.0
28.0
27.7
27.4
27.2
26.6
26.6
26.0
25.7
25.6
25.2
25.1
24.8
24.7
24.5
24.5
24.3
23.4
23.3
23.0
22.3
22.2
22.1
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21.3
20.6
20.4
20.2
20.2
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STATE OR METRO AREA GP RANK STATE OR METRO AREA GP RANK STATE OR METRO AREA GP
GMP vs. GSP
GMP REPORT JUNE 2008
source: GLOBAL INSIGHT
Te United States Conference of Mayors
Council for the New American City
2007 COMPARISON
Te Gross Metropolitan Product of the top 10 metro
areas in 2007 exceeded the combined output of the
following 37 states, including the District of Columbia.
TOTAL GROSS
METRO PRODUCT
TOTAL GROSS
STATE PRODUCT
$4.72 trillion $4.65 trillion
New York, NY-NJ-PA
Los Angeles, CA
Chicago, IL-IN-WI
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV
Houston, TX
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD
San Francisco, CA
Boston, MA-NH
Atlanta, GA
Vermont
North Dakota
Wyoming
South Dakota
Montana
Alaska
Rhode Island
Maine
Idaho
New Hampshire
West Virginia
Delaware
Hawaii
New Mexico
Nebraska
Mississippi
District of
Columbia
Arkansas
Utah
Kansas
Nevada
Iowa
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Kentucky
Oregon
Alabama
Louisiana
Connecticut
Missouri
Wisconsin
Colorado
Tennessee
Indiana
Arizona
Minnesota
Maryland
is greater
than
GMP vs. GSP
GMP REPORT JUNE 2008
EXAMPLES 2007
source: GLOBAL INSIGHT
Te United States Conference of Mayors
Council for the New American City
IN BILLIONS OF U.S. $
In 32 states, metro areas account for
75% or more of gross state product.
Virginia
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
Charlottesville, VA
Danville, VA
Harrisonburg, VA
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA
Lynchburg, VA
Richmond, VA
Roanoke, VA
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport
News, VA-NC
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria,
DC-VA-MD-WV (MSA)
Winchester, VA-WV
$4.63
$8.68
$2.85
$5.14
$2.38
$8.24
$61.19
$12.36
$72.08
$176.15
$4.67
1.2
2.3
0.7
1.3
0.6
2.2
16.0
3.2
18.8
46.0
1.2
METRO AREA GMP % of GSP
SUM OF METRO AREAS $358.36 93.6
Colorado
Boulder, CO
Colorado Springs, CO
Denver-Aurora, CO
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO
Greeley, CO
Grand Junction, CO
Pueblo, CO
$17.22
$23.02
$145.61
$10.62
$7.12
$4.47
$3.73
7.3
9.7
61.6
4.5
3.0
1.9
1.6
METRO AREA GMP % of GSP
SUM OF METRO AREAS $211.79 89.6
Economic Gains
GMP REPORT JUNE 2008
2007
source: GLOBAL INSIGHT
Te United States Conference of Mayors
Council for the New American City
Tis decade (2000
2007), U.S. metro
economies have
contributed 90.5%, or
more than
$4 trillion,
of the growth in the
nations economy.