This is a list of the United States metropolitan areas by their gross domestic product (GDP).
Real GDP for the top 50 metropolitan statistical areas in millions of dollars [1] [2] [3]
2023 rank | Metropolitan area | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | Population (2020) [4] |
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1 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 2,298,868 | 2,163,209 | 1,992,779 | 1,772,319 | 1,698,122 | 1,634,671 | 1,577,366 | 1,511,763 | 1,439,043 | 1,401,233 | 20,140,470 |
2 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 1,295,361 | 1,227,469 | 1,124,682 | 1,047,661 | 995,114 | 945,600 | 912,384 | 858,170 | 820,353 | 788,081 | 13,200,998 |
3 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 894,862 | 832,900 | 764,583 | 689,464 | 659,855 | 641,589 | 627,033 | 599,805 | 577,948 | 561,016 | 9,618,502 |
4 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 778,878 | 729,105 | 668,677 | 548,613 | 509,382 | 469,472 | 446,344 | 413,519 | 383,254 | 364,594 | 4,749,008 |
5 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 744,654 | 688,928 | 598,333 | 512,509 | 482,218 | 458,973 | 442,879 | 420,929 | 394,178 | 375,065 | 7,637,387 |
6 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 714,685 | 660,626 | 607,628 | 540,684 | 515,553 | 500,084 | 481,861 | 460,254 | 448,268 | 442,224 | 6,385,162 |
7 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 696,999 | 633,185 | 537,066 | 478,778 | 447,521 | 430,444 | 446,486 | 430,726 | 423,766 | 404,431 | 7,122,240 |
8 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 610,486 | 571,666 | 531,671 | 463,570 | 439,144 | 421,783 | 406,675 | 381,353 | 365,670 | 357,087 | 4,941,632 |
9 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 570,663 | 525,888 | 473,823 | 397,261 | 385,542 | 369,806 | 347,604 | 326,502 | 307,750 | 291,481 | 6,089,815 |
10 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 566,742 | 517,803 | 479,966 | 392,036 | 356,572 | 334,411 | 317,153 | 296,028 | 280,291 | 267,472 | 4,018,762 |
11 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 557,601 | 518,485 | 477,580 | 444,148 | 422,539 | 416,110 | 406,605 | 388,621 | 374,787 | 364,052 | 6,245,051 |
12 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 533,674 | 483,755 | 417,147 | 354,740 | 344,882 | 330,784 | 315,624 | 292,308 | 268,198 | 266,563 | 6,138,333 |
13 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 422,817 | 403,513 | 410,418 | 331,020 | 275,293 | 253,900 | 237,832 | 210,690 | 193,716 | 180,996 | 2,000,468 |
14 | Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 398,129 | 362,087 | 316,090 | 255,211 | 242,951 | 231,011 | 221,570 | 209,596 | 199,871 | 195,630 | 4,845,832 |
15 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 350,710 | 323,973 | 296,969 | 263,690 | 260,106 | 250,376 | 242,053 | 232,416 | 220,938 | 213,855 | 3,690,261 |
16 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 331,333 | 305,412 | 283,660 | 267,731 | 260,612 | 250,430 | 242,296 | 229,348 | 220,277 | 215,614 | 4,392,041 |
17 | San Diego-Carlsbad, CA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 314,943 | 295,645 | 267,973 | 245,138 | 231,845 | 222,963 | 211,807 | 204,915 | 198,312 | 189,074 | 3,298,634 |
18 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 311,876 | 288,800 | 253,399 | 214,157 | 208,868 | 197,068 | 192,499 | 186,345 | 173,016 | 167,491 | 2,963,821 |
19 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 259,690 | 241,399 | 222,967 | 205,313 | 192,178 | 186,856 | 178,895 | 173,073 | 167,270 | 162,776 | 2,844,510 |
20 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 256,859 | 237,913 | 213,183 | 187,109 | 177,061 | 168,176 | 160,810 | 149,011 | 140,326 | 132,596 | 4,599,839 |
21 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 255,666 | 228,913 | 207,866 | 169,862 | 162,103 | 154,070 | 148,276 | 143,367 | 136,399 | 131,934 | 2,660,329 |
22 | Austin-Round Rock, TX (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 248,110 | 222,054 | 193,773 | 146,784 | 136,546 | 128,470 | 122,091 | 119,572 | 111,720 | 103,513 | 2,283,371 |
23 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 243,268 | 219,414 | 190,708 | 159,002 | 150,163 | 144,247 | 135,569 | 127,963 | 125,706 | 117,711 | 3,175,275 |
24 | St. Louis, MO-IL (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 226,549 | 209,936 | 187,569 | 169,839 | 161,281 | 157,716 | 155,377 | 150,667 | 146,336 | 142,184 | 2,820,253 |
25 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 218,894 | 204,319 | 186,570 | 164,419 | 154,635 | 146,475 | 129,035 | 122,435 | 119,281 | 115,405 | 2,512,859 |
26 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 217,038 | 194,472 | 167,279 | 138,947 | 132,448 | 128,000 | 123,054 | 115,309 | 115,249 | 103,535 | 2,673,376 |
27 | Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro—Franklin, TN (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 204,861 | 187,781 | 163,031 | 132,202 | 124,550 | 119,995 | 114,142 | 107,932 | 101,188 | 96,274 | 1,989,519 |
28 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 199,198 | 184,394 | 162,062 | 140,762 | 134,498 | 129,635 | 124,990 | 123,881 | 117,180 | 111,780 | 2,111,040 |
29 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 198,889 | 186,141 | 171,737 | 141,042 | 137,034 | 132,588 | 127,587 | 123,356 | 120,413 | 115,420 | 2,256,884 |
30 | Pittsburgh, PA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 194,230 | 181,485 | 168,021 | 152,840 | 147,367 | 137,944 | 136,684 | 133,691 | 126,824 | 122,439 | 2,370,930 |
31 | Sacramento—Roseville—Arden-Arcade, CA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 189,624 | 176,276 | 160,542 | 145,479 | 137,549 | 130,278 | 125,420 | 116,598 | 107,463 | 101,242 | 2,397,382 |
32 | Kansas City, MO-KS (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 185,746 | 169,501 | 154,328 | 132,703 | 127,540 | 123,702 | 121,591 | 116,163 | 111,207 | 107,028 | 2,192,035 |
33 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 182,139 | 163,061 | 144,384 | 133,633 | 124,813 | 121,016 | 115,020 | 110,313 | 101,348 | 93,330 | 2,558,143 |
34 | Columbus, OH (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 182,087 | 169,123 | 154,509 | 129,328 | 124,070 | 119,368 | 115,954 | 110,636 | 106,268 | 104,000 | 2,138,926 |
35 | Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 178,388 | 160,728 | 136,198 | 122,423 | 112,288 | 107,452 | 103,734 | 93,742 | 90,426 | 87,098 | 2,265,461 |
36 | Cleveland-Elyria, OH (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 173,134 | 138,260 | 147,637 | 134,369 | 128,662 | 125,178 | 123,856 | 118,335 | 114,671 | 106,751 | 2,088,251 |
37 | Salt Lake City, UT (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 147,519 | 135,409 | 118,494 | 94,306 | 88,801 | 84,110 | 80,644 | 75,214 | 71,636 | 70,114 | 1,257,936 |
38 | Raleigh, NC (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 133,081 | 119,675 | 108,288 | 83,665 | 77,603 | 74,344 | 70,553 | 65,232 | 60,534 | 57,615 | 1,413,982 |
39 | Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 130,857 | 120,563 | 92,834 | 91,170 | 89,083 | 89,083 | 88,972 | 88,533 | 87,567 | 87,394 | 1,574,731 |
40 | Jacksonville, FL (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 129,095 | 117,162 | 101,367 | 83,186 | 79,650 | 75,727 | 71,810 | 67,001 | 65,166 | 61,519 | 1,605,848 |
41 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 127,459 | 118,686 | 107,067 | 100,976 | 96,855 | 94,321 | 93,725 | 89,088 | 86,414 | 85,485 | 1,799,674 |
42 | Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 122,805 | 114,887 | 106,507 | 99,465 | 97,764 | 96,196 | 94,965 | 93,416 | 92,699 | 92,791 | 1,213,531 |
43 | Richmond, VA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 116,960 | 93,615 | 99,388 | 85,792 | 82,739 | 79,508 | 76,875 | 72,157 | 69,831 | 67,572 | 1,314,434 |
44 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 116,031 | 104,368 | 98,751 | 89,387 | 86,789 | 85,539 | 85,134 | 82,391 | 81,639 | 81,498 | 957,419 |
45 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 111,840 | 105,571 | 96,913 | 87,414 | 83,929 | 80,257 | 78,520 | 74,614 | 72,338 | 71,042 | 1,676,579 |
46 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 102,934 | 96,182 | 86,493 | 76,749 | 73,289 | 71,088 | 69,318 | 66,910 | 65,875 | 65,186 | 1,337,779 |
47 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 102,437 | 94,031 | 81,829 | 80,287 | 78,290 | 76,617 | 78,820 | 76,309 | 72,811 | 77,413 | 1,271,845 |
48 | Oklahoma City, OK (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 100,054 | 94,742 | 86,662 | 81,016 | 74,884 | 70,828 | 72,253 | 69,406 | 67,693 | 63,356 | 1,425,695 |
49 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 97,751 | 90,836 | 82,866 | 72,093 | 69,353 | 67,272 | 64,946 | 60,316 | 55,910 | 54,813 | 1,285,439 |
50 | Omaha,NE-IA MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 92,356 | 84,673 | 76,991 | 68,323 | 65,867 | 65,087 | 63,233 | 60,770 | 58,032 | 983,969 | |
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