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Mapped: The Largest 15 U.S. Cities by GDP
Mapped: The Largest 15 U.S. Cities by GDP
The United States has the largest GDP in the world in nominal terms, and urban areas are a major contributor to the country’s economic might. In fact, metropolitan areas account for roughly 90% of U.S. economic output.
In this visual we’ve ranked the economic output of the top 15 U.S. cities from New York City to Minneapolis, using data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The data covers 2021, which is the most recent release from BEA.
It’s important to note that the data considers entire surrounding metropolitan areas, so as an example, New York City includes neighboring population centers such as Newark, NJ, as well as Jersey City—reaching a GDP of nearly $2 trillion.
Measuring a city’s economy at the metro level can provide a more accurate representation of its economic activity. This is because the metropolitan areas include not only the central city but also the surrounding suburban and rural areas that are economically connected to it.
America’s Economic Hubs
There are some obvious winners when it comes to the largest U.S. cities by GDP, including NYC, Los Angeles, Dallas, and San Francisco.
In the table below, we’ve listed each of the 384 metropolitan areas out of the dataset all the way down to last place, Sebring-Avon Park, Florida, alongside respective ranks and GDP:
Rank | City | GDP (in thousands) |
---|---|---|
#1 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | $1,992,779,274 |
#2 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $1,124,682,354 |
#3 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | $764,583,227 |
#4 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | $668,677,573 |
#5 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $607,628,505 |
#6 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $598,333,263 |
#7 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | $537,066,232 |
#8 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $531,671,846 |
#9 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $479,966,484 |
#10 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $477,580,629 |
#11 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | $473,823,474 |
#12 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | $417,147,866 |
#13 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $410,418,579 |
#14 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $316,090,586 |
#15 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $296,969,112 |
#16 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $283,660,258 |
#17 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $267,973,544 |
#18 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | $253,399,051 |
#19 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $222,967,241 |
#20 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $213,183,465 |
#21 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $207,866,150 |
#22 | Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX | $193,773,558 |
#23 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $190,708,533 |
#24 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $187,569,544 |
#25 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $186,570,323 |
#26 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $171,737,526 |
#27 | Pittsburgh, PA | $168,021,049 |
#28 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $167,279,974 |
#29 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $163,031,737 |
#30 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN | $162,062,985 |
#31 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $160,542,566 |
#32 | Columbus, OH | $154,509,800 |
#33 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $154,328,892 |
#34 | Cleveland-Elyria, OH | $147,637,827 |
#35 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $144,384,474 |
#36 | Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | $136,198,676 |
#37 | Salt Lake City, UT | $118,494,536 |
#38 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $111,479,649 |
#39 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $108,288,115 |
#40 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | $107,067,798 |
#41 | Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT | $106,507,622 |
#42 | Jacksonville, FL | $101,367,263 |
#43 | Richmond, VA | $99,388,754 |
#44 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | $98,751,750 |
#45 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $96,913,356 |
#46 | Oklahoma City, OK | $86,662,243 |
#47 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $86,493,147 |
#48 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $82,866,115 |
#49 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $81,829,573 |
#50 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $76,991,435 |
#51 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $73,995,509 |
#52 | Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | $73,876,512 |
#53 | Birmingham-Hoover, AL | $70,874,148 |
#54 | Rochester, NY | $69,341,714 |
#55 | Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI | $68,401,313 |
#56 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $67,383,319 |
#57 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $61,171,285 |
#58 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $60,814,699 |
#59 | Tulsa, OK | $60,392,165 |
#60 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $58,332,732 |
#61 | New Haven-Milford, CT | $57,541,201 |
#62 | Madison, WI | $56,636,713 |
#63 | Baton Rouge, LA | $56,199,218 |
#64 | Worcester, MA-CT | $54,941,620 |
#65 | Knoxville, TN | $52,343,257 |
#66 | Greenville-Anderson, SC | $52,328,843 |
#67 | Bakersfield, CA | $52,239,044 |
#68 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $50,960,155 |
#69 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $50,704,392 |
#70 | Tucson, AZ | $50,231,611 |
#71 | Fresno, CA | $49,987,063 |
#72 | Dayton-Kettering, OH | $49,548,210 |
#73 | Albuquerque, NM | $49,480,431 |
#74 | Columbia, SC | $48,214,448 |
#75 | Syracuse, NY | $46,414,861 |
#76 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $45,574,221 |
#77 | North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL | $44,746,013 |
#78 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $43,867,213 |
#79 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $43,633,044 |
#80 | Boise City, ID | $43,601,402 |
#81 | Colorado Springs, CO | $43,522,096 |
#82 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $42,669,983 |
#83 | Midland, TX | $42,035,915 |
#84 | Akron, OH | $41,058,875 |
#85 | Wichita, KS | $40,586,374 |
#86 | Toledo, OH | $40,546,884 |
#87 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $39,813,620 |
#88 | Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | $39,375,465 |
#89 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $39,089,209 |
#90 | Winston-Salem, NC | $38,504,784 |
#91 | El Paso, TX | $37,507,586 |
#92 | Springfield, MA | $37,189,530 |
#93 | Provo-Orem, UT | $36,866,060 |
#94 | Stockton, CA | $36,790,065 |
#95 | Reno, NV | $35,471,910 |
#96 | Ogden-Clearfield, UT | $35,071,325 |
#97 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $34,450,601 |
#98 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $34,425,793 |
#99 | Huntsville, AL | $34,086,472 |
#100 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $33,306,884 |
#101 | Boulder, CO | $33,182,418 |
#102 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $33,144,404 |
#103 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $33,102,945 |
#104 | Vallejo, CA | $33,100,194 |
#105 | Lancaster, PA | $33,048,548 |
#106 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $32,851,535 |
#107 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $32,729,580 |
#108 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $32,178,609 |
#109 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $31,718,339 |
#110 | Jackson, MS | $30,785,111 |
#111 | Salinas, CA | $30,712,263 |
#112 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $30,589,541 |
#113 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $30,040,721 |
#114 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $29,363,629 |
#115 | Ann Arbor, MI | $28,604,834 |
#116 | Anchorage, AK | $28,210,676 |
#117 | Modesto, CA | $26,519,792 |
#118 | Sioux Falls, SD | $26,063,548 |
#119 | Savannah, GA | $25,681,434 |
#120 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $25,516,019 |
#121 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $25,508,724 |
#122 | Salisbury, MD-DE | $25,194,103 |
#123 | Fort Wayne, IN | $25,156,180 |
#124 | Corpus Christi, TX | $24,937,471 |
#125 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $24,603,801 |
#126 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $24,407,762 |
#127 | Fort Collins, CO | $24,381,467 |
#128 | Asheville, NC | $24,350,043 |
#129 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $24,309,017 |
#130 | Fayetteville, NC | $24,254,218 |
#131 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $24,153,731 |
#132 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $24,020,049 |
#133 | Springfield, MO | $23,930,761 |
#134 | Mobile, AL | $23,876,616 |
#135 | Peoria, IL | $23,599,643 |
#136 | York-Hanover, PA | $23,406,852 |
#137 | Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | $23,284,271 |
#138 | Lafayette, LA | $22,650,406 |
#139 | Lincoln, NE | $22,492,557 |
#140 | Greeley, CO | $22,082,249 |
#141 | Reading, PA | $22,055,785 |
#142 | Green Bay, WI | $21,991,068 |
#143 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $21,967,641 |
#144 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC | $21,787,862 |
#145 | Salem, OR | $21,487,178 |
#146 | Evansville, IN-KY | $21,248,968 |
#147 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $21,177,139 |
#148 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $20,762,211 |
#149 | Norwich-New London, CT | $20,743,047 |
#150 | Visalia, CA | $20,580,771 |
#151 | Montgomery, AL | $20,250,047 |
#152 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $20,167,014 |
#153 | Tallahassee, FL | $20,148,962 |
#154 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $19,793,178 |
#155 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $19,639,637 |
#156 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $19,271,838 |
#157 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $18,899,397 |
#158 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $18,848,436 |
#159 | Gainesville, FL | $18,353,884 |
#160 | Roanoke, VA | $18,297,657 |
#161 | Wilmington, NC | $18,203,444 |
#162 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $18,076,112 |
#163 | Spartanburg, SC | $17,914,096 |
#164 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $17,836,850 |
#165 | Fargo, ND-MN | $17,706,417 |
#166 | Flint, MI | $17,234,628 |
#167 | Longview, TX | $17,134,932 |
#168 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $17,031,977 |
#169 | Rockford, IL | $17,005,386 |
#170 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $16,787,117 |
#171 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $16,470,842 |
#172 | Columbus, GA-AL | $16,456,091 |
#173 | Lubbock, TX | $16,402,001 |
#174 | Amarillo, TX | $16,313,319 |
#175 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $16,245,024 |
#176 | Appleton, WI | $16,202,188 |
#177 | Bellingham, WA | $16,036,428 |
#178 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $15,946,455 |
#179 | Duluth, MN-WI | $15,905,385 |
#180 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $15,896,707 |
#181 | Lake Charles, LA | $15,791,901 |
#182 | Charlottesville, VA | $15,762,678 |
#183 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $15,669,774 |
#184 | Rochester, MN | $15,644,852 |
#185 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $15,313,041 |
#186 | Barnstable Town, MA | $15,150,695 |
#187 | Bloomington, IL | $15,140,725 |
#188 | Waco, TX | $15,125,143 |
#189 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $15,104,427 |
#190 | Utica-Rome, NY | $14,678,570 |
#191 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $14,546,292 |
#192 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $14,373,182 |
#193 | Laredo, TX | $13,581,543 |
#194 | Gainesville, GA | $13,561,088 |
#195 | Charleston, WV | $13,553,478 |
#196 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $13,225,538 |
#197 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $13,219,093 |
#198 | Topeka, KS | $13,204,822 |
#199 | Springfield, IL | $13,019,072 |
#200 | Tyler, TX | $13,002,122 |
#201 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $12,913,789 |
#202 | Ocala, FL | $12,907,979 |
#203 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $12,755,632 |
#204 | Bend, OR | $12,618,710 |
#205 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $12,537,390 |
#206 | Erie, PA | $12,509,399 |
#207 | Napa, CA | $12,387,136 |
#208 | Binghamton, NY | $12,314,327 |
#209 | St. Cloud, MN | $12,202,920 |
#210 | Columbia, MO | $12,077,178 |
#211 | Iowa City, IA | $11,989,228 |
#212 | Yakima, WA | $11,864,827 |
#213 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $11,818,017 |
#214 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $11,586,606 |
#215 | Billings, MT | $11,570,641 |
#216 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $11,562,554 |
#217 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton, SC | $11,497,194 |
#218 | Lynchburg, VA | $11,430,306 |
#219 | Odessa, TX | $11,399,343 |
#220 | Wausau-Weston, WI | $11,250,695 |
#221 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $11,239,365 |
#222 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $11,197,979 |
#223 | Florence, SC | $11,018,873 |
#224 | Medford, OR | $10,949,122 |
#225 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $10,920,156 |
#226 | Greenville, NC | $10,841,765 |
#227 | Merced, CA | $10,465,518 |
#228 | Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI | $10,356,019 |
#229 | Eau Claire, WI | $10,308,773 |
#230 | Panama City, FL | $10,269,545 |
#231 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $10,111,866 |
#232 | Chico, CA | $10,006,052 |
#233 | Dover, DE | $9,984,324 |
#234 | Idaho Falls, ID | $9,915,330 |
#235 | El Centro, CA | $9,912,905 |
#236 | Jacksonville, NC | $9,900,984 |
#237 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $9,891,548 |
#238 | Jackson, TN | $9,779,929 |
#239 | State College, PA | $9,750,456 |
#240 | Harrisonburg, VA | $9,499,442 |
#241 | Redding, CA | $9,419,468 |
#242 | Saginaw, MI | $9,363,549 |
#243 | Houma-Thibodaux, LA | $9,350,744 |
#244 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $9,294,924 |
#245 | Johnson City, TN | $9,219,695 |
#246 | Racine, WI | $9,100,374 |
#247 | Warner Robins, GA | $8,993,124 |
#248 | Yuma, AZ | $8,977,170 |
#249 | Lima, OH | $8,962,374 |
#250 | Jefferson City, MO | $8,956,976 |
#251 | Abilene, TX | $8,848,793 |
#252 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $8,796,885 |
#253 | Monroe, LA | $8,699,152 |
#254 | Kingston, NY | $8,622,165 |
#255 | Morgantown, WV | $8,597,534 |
#256 | California-Lexington Park, MD | $8,554,244 |
#257 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $8,530,214 |
#258 | Terre Haute, IN | $8,502,107 |
#259 | East Stroudsburg, PA | $8,493,417 |
#260 | Niles, MI | $8,455,695 |
#261 | Flagstaff, AZ | $8,444,850 |
#262 | Winchester, VA-WV | $8,419,006 |
#263 | Bowling Green, KY | $8,368,247 |
#264 | Las Cruces, NM | $8,339,710 |
#265 | St. George, UT | $8,338,042 |
#266 | Joplin, MO | $8,319,062 |
#267 | San Angelo, TX | $8,284,455 |
#268 | Bloomington, IN | $8,272,024 |
#269 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA | $8,271,597 |
#270 | Bismarck, ND | $8,243,740 |
#271 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $8,112,478 |
#272 | Yuba City, CA | $8,104,050 |
#273 | Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL | $8,063,835 |
#274 | Dalton, GA | $7,950,074 |
#275 | Decatur, IL | $7,856,804 |
#276 | Dubuque, IA | $7,840,579 |
#277 | Manhattan, KS | $7,818,079 |
#278 | Bangor, ME | $7,813,558 |
#279 | Rocky Mount, NC | $7,799,020 |
#280 | Sheboygan, WI | $7,747,640 |
#281 | Pittsfield, MA | $7,682,977 |
#282 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $7,659,302 |
#283 | Jackson, MI | $7,651,976 |
#284 | Santa Fe, NM | $7,636,186 |
#285 | Dothan, AL | $7,636,116 |
#286 | Ames, IA | $7,583,257 |
#287 | Rapid City, SD | $7,565,027 |
#288 | Battle Creek, MI | $7,528,043 |
#289 | Glens Falls, NY | $7,446,782 |
#290 | Grand Junction, CO | $7,444,077 |
#291 | Burlington, NC | $7,440,110 |
#292 | Pueblo, CO | $7,436,671 |
#293 | Logan, UT-ID | $7,425,275 |
#294 | Wenatchee, WA | $7,403,597 |
#295 | Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ | $7,376,321 |
#296 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $7,335,523 |
#297 | Decatur, AL | $7,282,688 |
#298 | Kankakee, IL | $7,282,382 |
#299 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $7,258,824 |
#300 | Columbus, IN | $7,205,692 |
#301 | Hattiesburg, MS | $7,181,156 |
#302 | Wichita Falls, TX | $7,096,972 |
#303 | Ithaca, NY | $7,044,555 |
#304 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $7,037,905 |
#305 | Alexandria, LA | $7,037,021 |
#306 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $6,972,539 |
#307 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $6,966,489 |
#308 | Lebanon, PA | $6,911,784 |
#309 | Punta Gorda, FL | $6,911,071 |
#310 | Madera, CA | $6,907,890 |
#311 | Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA | $6,846,649 |
#312 | Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY | $6,819,777 |
#313 | Muskegon, MI | $6,795,782 |
#314 | Missoula, MT | $6,780,085 |
#315 | Altoona, PA | $6,736,868 |
#316 | Monroe, MI | $6,716,820 |
#317 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $6,700,369 |
#318 | Cheyenne, WY | $6,608,922 |
#319 | Williamsport, PA | $6,562,069 |
#320 | Valdosta, GA | $6,529,753 |
#321 | Jonesboro, AR | $6,494,679 |
#322 | Fairbanks, AK | $6,477,984 |
#323 | Albany, GA | $6,462,473 |
#324 | New Bern, NC | $6,436,366 |
#325 | Owensboro, KY | $6,434,476 |
#326 | Ocean City, NJ | $6,279,126 |
#327 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $6,226,443 |
#328 | Morristown, TN | $6,218,224 |
#329 | Carbondale-Marion, IL | $6,206,570 |
#330 | Mankato, MN | $6,157,026 |
#331 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $6,086,205 |
#332 | Longview, WA | $6,047,768 |
#333 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $5,989,958 |
#334 | Casper, WY | $5,887,565 |
#335 | Twin Falls, ID | $5,878,885 |
#336 | Staunton, VA | $5,865,980 |
#337 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $5,852,474 |
#338 | Midland, MI | $5,836,461 |
#339 | Fond du Lac, WI | $5,817,790 |
#340 | Goldsboro, NC | $5,761,092 |
#341 | Farmington, NM | $5,698,394 |
#342 | Lawton, OK | $5,636,670 |
#343 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $5,614,156 |
#344 | Albany-Lebanon, OR | $5,608,491 |
#345 | Lawrence, KS | $5,586,561 |
#346 | Sumter, SC | $5,539,578 |
#347 | The Villages, FL | $5,507,387 |
#348 | Cleveland, TN | $5,423,969 |
#349 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $5,399,087 |
#350 | Mansfield, OH | $5,251,489 |
#351 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $5,247,686 |
#352 | Corvallis, OR | $5,242,566 |
#353 | Johnstown, PA | $5,197,201 |
#354 | Springfield, OH | $5,162,330 |
#355 | Brunswick, GA | $5,136,201 |
#356 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $5,108,424 |
#357 | Victoria, TX | $5,082,222 |
#358 | Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA | $4,916,778 |
#359 | Hammond, LA | $4,897,538 |
#360 | Grand Island, NE | $4,871,762 |
#361 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $4,838,122 |
#362 | Beckley, WV | $4,563,061 |
#363 | Rome, GA | $4,539,453 |
#364 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $4,521,182 |
#365 | Kokomo, IN | $4,488,369 |
#366 | Muncie, IN | $4,486,204 |
#367 | Hinesville, GA | $4,427,847 |
#368 | Gettysburg, PA | $4,310,644 |
#369 | Elmira, NY | $4,230,830 |
#370 | Carson City, NV | $4,225,603 |
#371 | Bay City, MI | $4,158,772 |
#372 | Great Falls, MT | $4,150,622 |
#373 | Cumberland, MD-WV | $4,025,355 |
#374 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $4,000,337 |
#375 | Pine Bluff, AR | $3,996,508 |
#376 | Hot Springs, AR | $3,907,112 |
#377 | Pocatello, ID | $3,732,010 |
#378 | Grants Pass, OR | $3,666,285 |
#379 | Danville, IL | $3,645,245 |
#380 | Walla Walla, WA | $3,642,288 |
#381 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $3,274,461 |
#382 | Gadsden, AL | $3,175,372 |
#383 | Enid, OK | $2,926,730 |
#384 | Sebring-Avon Park, FL | $2,894,022 |
All U.S. Metro Areas | $20,943,239,585 |
As the graphic above makes obvious, NYC’s GDP towers over the rest. The Big Apple is the nerve center for a number of high-impact industries, including finance and media.
Moving down the ranking, LA has a $1.1 trillion economy, followed by Chicago, with a GDP of just over $760 billion.
The Fastest Growing Cities
Although many of the top ranking cities are not surprising, there are a number of up-and-coming cities in the list. A report from the Kenan Institute, at the University of North Carolina’s Business School, reveals the fastest growing cities in the U.S. in terms of GDP growth year-over-year. Here’s a look at the top 10:
Rank | City | State | GDP Growth (2022) |
---|---|---|---|
#1 | San Francisco/Bay Area | California | 4.8% |
#2 | Austin | Texas | 4.3% |
#3 | Seattle | Washington | 3.5% |
#4 | Raleigh/Durham | North Carolina | 3.4% |
#5 | Dallas | Texas | 3.1% |
#6 | Denver | Colorado | 3.0% |
#7 | Salt Lake City | Utah | 2.8% |
#8 | Charlotte | North Carolina | 2.5% |
#9 | New Orleans | Louisiana | 2.4% |
#10 | Orlando | Florida | 2.4% |
San Francisco, Seattle, and Dallas appear on both the overall GDP size and growth lists. Dallas’ economy is driven in large part by a growing healthcare industry. The city also continues to attract talent being home to large companies AT&T, CBRE Group, and Texas Instruments.
North Carolina is home to two of the fastest growing metropolitan areas, Raleigh-Durham and Charlotte. These cities may be ones to watch as they are becoming hubs of tech, research, and manufacturing. In fact, North Carolina was recently ranked as the most attractive U.S. state to do business in and both cities are among the fastest growing in terms of population.
The economic center of gravity within the U.S. could be shifting away from the traditional centers of power towards booming cities in the South and West of the United States. The Kenan Institute found that the recovery of hospitality and leisure sectors has helped destinations in these regions like New Orleans and Orlando. Additionally, the shift towards high-tech industry jobs, remote work, and cheaper housing have made these cities very attractive.
Of course, the sunny climate in these cities is an attractive selling point as well.
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Mapped: Europe’s GDP Per Capita, by Country
Which European economies are richest on a GDP per capita basis? This map shows the results for 44 countries across the continent.
Mapped: Europe’s GDP Per Capita, by Country (2024)
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Europe is home to some of the largest and most sophisticated economies in the world. But how do countries in the region compare with each other on a per capita productivity basis?
In this map, we show Europe’s GDP per capita levels across 44 nations in current U.S. dollars. Data for this visualization and article is sourced from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) via their DataMapper tool, updated April 2024.
Europe’s Richest and Poorest Nations, By GDP Per Capita
Luxembourg, Ireland, and Switzerland, lead the list of Europe’s richest nations by GDP per capita, all above $100,000.
Rank | Country | GDP Per Capita (2024) |
---|---|---|
1 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | $131,380 |
2 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | $106,060 |
3 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $105,670 |
4 | 🇳🇴 Norway | $94,660 |
5 | 🇮🇸 Iceland | $84,590 |
6 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | $68,900 |
7 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $63,750 |
8 | 🇸🇲 San Marino | $59,410 |
9 | 🇦🇹 Austria | $59,230 |
10 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | $58,530 |
11 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | $55,540 |
12 | 🇫🇮 Finland | $55,130 |
13 | 🇩🇪 Germany | $54,290 |
14 | 🇬🇧 UK | $51,070 |
15 | 🇫🇷 France | $47,360 |
16 | 🇦🇩 Andorra | $44,900 |
17 | 🇲🇹 Malta | $41,740 |
18 | 🇮🇹 Italy | $39,580 |
19 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | $37,150 |
20 | 🇪🇸 Spain | $34,050 |
21 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | $34,030 |
22 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | $31,850 |
23 | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | $29,800 |
24 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | $28,970 |
25 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | $28,410 |
26 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | $25,930 |
27 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | $24,190 |
28 | 🇬🇷 Greece | $23,970 |
29 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | $23,320 |
30 | 🇵🇱 Poland | $23,010 |
31 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | $22,970 |
32 | 🇷🇴 Romania | $19,530 |
33 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | $16,940 |
34 | 🇷🇺 Russia | $14,390 |
35 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | $12,760 |
36 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | $12,650 |
37 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | $12,380 |
38 | 🇦🇱 Albania | $8,920 |
39 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina | $8,420 |
40 | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | $7,690 |
41 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | $7,560 |
42 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | $7,490 |
43 | 🇽🇰 Kosovo | $6,390 |
44 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | $5,660 |
N/A | 🇪🇺 EU Average | $44,200 |
Note: Figures are rounded.
Three Nordic countries (Norway, Iceland, Denmark) also place highly, between $70,000-90,000. Other Nordic peers, Sweden and Finland rank just outside the top 10, between $55,000-60,000.
Meanwhile, Europe’s biggest economies in absolute terms, Germany, UK, and France, rank closer to the middle of the top 20, with GDP per capitas around $50,000.
Finally, at the end of the scale, Eastern Europe as a whole tends to have much lower per capita GDPs. In that group, Ukraine ranks last, at $5,660.
A Closer Look at Ukraine
For a broader comparison, Ukraine’s per capita GDP is similar to Iran ($5,310), El Salvador ($5,540), and Guatemala ($5,680).
According to experts, Ukraine’s economy has historically underperformed to expectations. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the economy contracted for five straight years. Its transition to a Western, liberalized economic structure was overshadowed by widespread corruption, a limited taxpool, and few revenue sources.
Politically, its transformation from authoritarian regime to civil democracy has proved difficult, especially when it comes to institution building.
Finally, after the 2022 invasion of the country, Ukraine’s GDP contracted by 30% in a single year—the largest loss since independence. Large scale emigration—to the tune of six million refugees—is also playing a role.
Despite these challenges, the country’s economic growth has somewhat stabilized while fighting continues.
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