U.S. Cities with the Biggest Economies

Name the American metro areas with the largest economies.

Based on metro areas (MSA), not city proper. 2018 data.

Some answers are are in the same urban area (CSA). They have been color-coded.

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First submitted	October 17, 2012
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GDP ($)	City
2007 bil	New York City
1207 bil	Los Angeles
771 bil	Chicago
621 bil	Dallas
612 bil	Washington D.C.
606 bil	San Francisco
584 bil	Houston
515 bil	Boston

GDP ($)	City
505 bil	Philadelphia
452 bil	Atlanta
435 bil	Seattle
403 bil	Miami
335 bil	San Jose
296 bil	Minneapolis
294 bil	Phoenix
291 bil	Detroit

GDP ($)	City
272 bil	San Diego
245 bil	Denver
219 bil	Baltimore
205 bil	Charlotte
191 bil	Portland
180 bil	St. Louis
174 bil	Austin
172 bil	Tampa

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48 Comments

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Level 68

Jul 25, 2016

It could be a big help to know the NBA

Level 35

May 27, 2022

agreed LOL

Level 46

Sep 1, 2016

I am surprised that Pittsburgh made the cut, but not Austin.

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Level ∞

Feb 1, 2020

Austin has now replaced Pittsburgh.

+28

Level 72

Sep 1, 2016

I'm surprised that Las Vegas isn't here.

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Level 93

Sep 1, 2016

Yeah, I tried Las Vegas, Orlando, and New Orleans thinking the tourism industry may get them on the list. I also thought Nashville might make the cut with the music industry. I was wrong about all of them though, but got all the correct answers with a little guessing.

Level 46

Sep 1, 2016

According to the source, in 2014, Las Vegas had a GDP of $94 billion.

Level 76

Sep 13, 2020

same

Level 53

Sep 1, 2016

Boise ? Juneau ?? Des Moines ?!

+24

Level 93

Sep 1, 2016

hahaha...no kidding - potatoes, fish, and wheat. What else do you need!

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Level 92

Jul 2, 2018

Bangor was the "lumber capital of the world". Back when 5,000 people were a big population in the US.

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Level 96

May 9, 2019

I'll swap wool and bricks for lumber and wheat

Level 46

Sep 11, 2020

Definitely not Boise or Juneau 90minutes

+14

Level 88

Sep 1, 2016

Surprised that Detroit and Saint Louis are still rocking

Level 68

Sep 1, 2016

Same. I guess a surprisingly large amount of economic activity can happen even in a city that has been largely abandoned

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Level 46

Sep 1, 2016

Also this is the metropolitan area not just the city itself. While the city has lost 60% of its population since 1950, Metro Detroit has gained 30%

Level 60

Mar 4, 2020

With Ford and GM still headquartered in Detroit and suburban Dearborn, and Fiat Chrysler USA headquartered in suburban Auburn Hills, it isn't that surprising.

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Level 79

Sep 4, 2016

In the United States, if a city is considered decaying, bankrupt and abandoned, that means it still has a bigger GDP than New Zealand or 50% of the countries in Europe.

Level 85

Nov 4, 2020

Are you implying that big and decaying is somehow better than small and sustainable?

Level 79

Feb 22, 2021

Just that poverty, economic relevance, and most other things are relative, and that the US is still by any measure among the wealthiest countries in the world. Even its cities that are known to be struggling and often thought of as derelict and bankrupt are still "rocking," to an extent, comparatively speaking.

Level 79

Feb 22, 2021

Also, I'm pretty sure that the average resident of Moldova or Albania probably isn't too happy with the economy being "sustained" as current levels. Anemic or stagnant would be better adjectives than sustainable.

Level 24

Jan 25, 2023

it's the metro area. Detroit's automotive industry is still pretty steady even though people have moved out of the inner city parts

Level 39

Sep 3, 2016

Good to see Boston so high up! I tried Tampa and New Orleans and surprised they don't beat Pittsburgh, and also quite surprised Detroit is still so high up. Good quiz!

Level 44

Jan 1, 2018

Colorado Springs? Salt Lake City? las Vegas? Where are they?

Surprised they aren't here

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Level 82

Jan 4, 2018

They are in Colorado, Utah and Nevada.

Level 82

Oct 9, 2019

Indeed.

Level 82

Oct 9, 2019

Aaaaaaarrrrrgggghhh.... typed 'Pennsylvania' when I meant to type 'Philadelphia'........

Level 80

Mar 3, 2020

Same here

Level 74

Dec 7, 2023

Always happens to me, too.

lol

Level 76

Feb 2, 2020

The link doesn't work.

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Feb 2, 2020

Weird. It worked for me when I clicked from Google, but now it is behind a paywall. I really hate that site (statista). They get their data from other sources but won't tell you where they get it unless you pay. In any case, I removed the link. Sorry there is no listed source now.

Level 77

Feb 2, 2020

There's a lot of time in this quiz. One can easily guess all the major cities in the US with plenty of time left. I just went systematically through the country starting on the west coast then going east. Finished with 1:48 left. Maybe cut a minute from the quiz?

Level 59

Feb 2, 2020

Can you add how they are color coded?

Level 61

Mar 4, 2020

Being a native Texan who is a Geographer and Environmental Protection Specialist (Coastal & Marine issues) I’m familiar with the state and the economies. Houston is a megalopolis that is the fourth most populous city in the nation. It has one of the two large ports in the state, a large number of petrochemical plants, which Dallas doesn’t have. There are many corporations headquartered in Houston and the Port Authority of Houston merged with maritime transit, management... of the Port of Galveston.

It’s obvious to me that Houston has a more robust economy than Dallas. For some reason Dallas is higher on the list than Houston.

Level 65

Jun 27, 2020

Houston is only 4th by city proper which is a meaningless statistic. By metro it isn’t even the largest in Texas

Level 24

Jan 25, 2023

exactly. Dallas metro is a bigger area and more attractive for most industries with the exception of oil

Level 60

Mar 4, 2020

I figured San Jose was lumped in with San Francisco. Guess I was wrong.

Level 69

Mar 4, 2020

I read the caveat first and from that assumed they were both on here. Color coding of blue told me if I guessed one of those the other one was a nearby city. Same as the two red ones. They are usually lumped together as a part of the same MSA.

Level 46

Sep 11, 2020

I always forget that Tampa has a high GDP

Level 61

Nov 17, 2020

i can not fathom how st louis has a bigger economy than orlando and las vegas

Level 73

Jan 13, 2021

I only missed Baltimore, I've never seen it used on a JetPunk quiz before.

Level 64

Jun 26, 2021

I'm so pissed I spelt Houston houstin and missed it omg

Level 62

Jan 26, 2022

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa i missed San Fran but got San Jose

Level 78

Nov 1, 2022

Really surprised that Orlando, Honolulu, and Vegas are not on here. I guess tourism doesn't have as much impact on the local economy as i thought.

Level 68

Feb 28, 2023

St Louis has almost 3x more murders than Vegas (64 vs 23 per 100k)

Which is in third-world Mexico/Brazil/Venezuela/South Africa territory. I guess the worst in America. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_by_homicide_rate

I've never been to St Louis, but don't understand how it makes the list while Vegas & Orlando (way down at 7/100k) don't. I assume it's something like a tax haven. Who would want to take their business there otherwise?

I think both Vegas & Orlando have plenty of air traffic & transportation as well.

Level 49

Apr 29, 2025

You're just talking about the city. I live in the St. Louis metro area, the county is huge and safe. St. Louis county and the city are technically separate, unlike most major US cities, but if they were combined St. Louis would in the top 25 biggest cities in the US. There are also lots companies based out of St. Louis: Boeing, Anheuser-Busch, Monsanto, Energizer, Purina, etc. I've lived in St. Louis my whole life and it's no more dangerous than other major US cities like New York or Chicago (which I have been to). Most of the crime statistics only come from the city proper and do not include the county where two-thirds of the areas population actually live. If they combined the county and city when taking crime statistics the results would be a lot different. One of our suburban cities, Ballwin, consistently ranks as a top safe city in US.Stop spreading information that our city is dangerous and no one would want to be here when you've never lived here and know nothing about St. Louis

Level 62

Apr 2, 2025

Charlotte 😑

Level 70

Dec 29, 2025

Would love to see an update on this. A lot has changed since the previous update!