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For
an explanation of the methodology used to create these rankings, please go to
Economic Strength. For the 2010 rankings, data from 1989 to 2008 was
utilized. Previous year's rankings are provided to identify trends.
If you do not know the name of a metropolitan area, go to
Metropolitan Area Definitions.
To
download a PDF version of all rankings and the methodology, click here.
There are 366 Metropolitan Statistical Areas. The column on the left is in
order of rank. The column on the right is in alphabetical order.
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366 Metropolitan Areas |
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366 Metropolitan Areas |
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2005 |
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Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (MSA) |
1 |
12 |
11 |
23 |
51 |
34 |
11 |
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Abilene, TX (MSA) |
332 |
347 |
359 |
352 |
322 |
324 |
351 |
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (MSA) |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
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Akron, OH (MSA) |
150 |
99 |
95 |
108 |
90 |
104 |
120 |
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Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO (MSA) |
3 |
7 |
17 |
19 |
14 |
9 |
4 |
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Albany, GA (MSA) |
307 |
335 |
333 |
321 |
279 |
270 |
257 |
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Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX (MSA) |
4 |
1 |
8 |
26 |
29 |
32 |
24 |
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Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY (MSA) |
92 |
68 |
75 |
65 |
54 |
82 |
110 |
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Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, CA (MSA) |
5 |
11 |
5 |
10 |
19 |
35 |
40 |
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Albuquerque, NM (MSA) |
111 |
129 |
111 |
100 |
88 |
74 |
61 |
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Salt Lake City, UT (MSA) |
6 |
10 |
9 |
28 |
18 |
6 |
17 |
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Alexandria, LA (MSA) |
174 |
253 |
282 |
289 |
275 |
307 |
280 |
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Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA (MSA) |
7 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
13 |
15 |
28 |
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Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ (MSA) |
79 |
47 |
71 |
76 |
96 |
99 |
130 |
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San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA (MSA) |
8 |
8 |
3 |
6 |
21 |
21 |
5 |
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Altoona, PA (MSA) |
315 |
261 |
260 |
260 |
237 |
265 |
267 |
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Madison, WI (MSA) |
9 |
6 |
15 |
8 |
20 |
7 |
13 |
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Amarillo, TX (MSA) |
170 |
222 |
253 |
247 |
259 |
285 |
310 |
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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (MSA) |
10 |
4 |
7 |
22 |
16 |
13 |
12 |
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Ames, IA (MSA) |
143 |
135 |
128 |
147 |
177 |
164 |
179 |
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Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC (MSA) |
11 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
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Anchorage, AK (MSA) |
154 |
180 |
217 |
226 |
223 |
276 |
328 |
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Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (MSA) |
12 |
19 |
39 |
37 |
45 |
22 |
15 |
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Anderson, IN (MSA) |
364 |
344 |
351 |
334 |
335 |
321 |
323 |
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Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN (MSA) |
13 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
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Anderson, SC (MSA) |
318 |
303 |
286 |
254 |
222 |
195 |
156 |
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Olympia, WA (MSA) |
14 |
26 |
33 |
54 |
66 |
46 |
58 |
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Ann Arbor, MI (MSA) |
165 |
130 |
114 |
110 |
97 |
84 |
106 |
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Raleigh-Cary, NC (MSA) |
15 |
15 |
24 |
30 |
25 |
19 |
9 |
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Anniston-Oxford, AL (MSA) |
331 |
322 |
332 |
346 |
347 |
358 |
358 |
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Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ (MSA) |
16 |
18 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
11 |
14 |
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Appleton, WI (MSA) |
68 |
80 |
91 |
109 |
99 |
73 |
91 |
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Kansas City, MO-KS (MSA) |
17 |
9 |
20 |
16 |
11 |
10 |
10 |
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Asheville, NC (MSA) |
227 |
190 |
195 |
163 |
151 |
137 |
108 |
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Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA (MSA) |
18 |
20 |
14 |
9 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
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Athens-Clarke County, GA (MSA) |
256 |
240 |
235 |
238 |
228 |
182 |
176 |
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Trenton-Ewing, NJ (MSA) |
19 |
23 |
36 |
44 |
64 |
94 |
136 |
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Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA (MSA) |
18 |
20 |
14 |
9 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
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Birmingham-Hoover, AL (MSA) |
20 |
14 |
16 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
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Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ (MSA) |
177 |
197 |
237 |
213 |
225 |
256 |
274 |
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Sioux Falls, SD (MSA) |
21 |
34 |
52 |
84 |
101 |
78 |
56 |
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Auburn-Opelika, AL (MSA) |
281 |
291 |
297 |
320 |
296 |
263 |
228 |
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Las Vegas-Paradise, NV (MSA) |
22 |
25 |
10 |
3 |
10 |
23 |
46 |
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Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC (MSA) |
203 |
214 |
197 |
186 |
156 |
177 |
220 |
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Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA (MSA) |
23 |
22 |
23 |
32 |
38 |
57 |
48 |
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Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (MSA) |
12 |
19 |
39 |
37 |
45 |
22 |
15 |
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Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (MSA) |
24 |
24 |
30 |
49 |
63 |
64 |
60 |
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Bakersfield-Delano, CA (MSA) |
86 |
111 |
122 |
172 |
202 |
249 |
290 |
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Fargo, ND-MN (MSA) |
25 |
51 |
84 |
96 |
108 |
95 |
95 |
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Baltimore-Towson, MD (MSA) |
56 |
36 |
27 |
18 |
23 |
36 |
44 |
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Indianapolis-Carmel, IN (MSA) |
26 |
17 |
18 |
14 |
9 |
14 |
20 |
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Bangor, ME (MSA) |
244 |
259 |
259 |
231 |
200 |
185 |
143 |
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Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL (MSA) |
27 |
28 |
21 |
13 |
24 |
26 |
21 |
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Barnstable Town, MA (MSA) |
209 |
163 |
129 |
111 |
91 |
75 |
62 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (MSA) |
28 |
27 |
22 |
15 |
22 |
24 |
31 |
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Baton Rouge, LA (MSA) |
96 |
115 |
135 |
151 |
178 |
210 |
254 |
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San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (MSA) |
29 |
31 |
43 |
68 |
56 |
29 |
16 |
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Battle Creek, MI (MSA) |
291 |
296 |
275 |
240 |
250 |
277 |
291 |
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Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (MSA) |
30 |
32 |
28 |
29 |
36 |
67 |
86 |
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Bay City, MI (MSA) |
361 |
356 |
346 |
350 |
337 |
318 |
302 |
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Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI (MSA) |
31 |
16 |
19 |
12 |
5 |
8 |
8 |
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Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX (MSA) |
264 |
282 |
292 |
297 |
311 |
333 |
315 |
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Napa, CA (MSA) |
32 |
46 |
65 |
46 |
72 |
54 |
75 |
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Bellingham, WA (MSA) |
42 |
71 |
97 |
126 |
162 |
192 |
240 |
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Charlottesville, VA (MSA) |
33 |
61 |
58 |
78 |
81 |
63 |
41 |
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Bend, OR (MSA) |
43 |
49 |
46 |
61 |
79 |
76 |
101 |
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Norwich-New London, CT (MSA) |
34 |
86 |
82 |
73 |
65 |
87 |
117 |
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Billings, MT (MSA) |
83 |
105 |
159 |
173 |
186 |
183 |
150 |
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Vallejo-Fairfield, CA (MSA) |
35 |
82 |
64 |
55 |
73 |
80 |
99 |
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Binghamton, NY (MSA) |
327 |
323 |
323 |
344 |
332 |
332 |
311 |
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Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT (MSA) |
36 |
40 |
63 |
58 |
39 |
60 |
67 |
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Birmingham-Hoover, AL (MSA) |
20 |
14 |
16 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
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Boise City-Nampa, ID (MSA) |
37 |
65 |
48 |
66 |
78 |
70 |
55 |
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Bismarck, ND (MSA) |
145 |
188 |
221 |
229 |
264 |
228 |
200 |
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Columbus, OH (MSA) |
38 |
35 |
26 |
20 |
7 |
12 |
18 |
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Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA (MSA) |
333 |
306 |
279 |
279 |
253 |
235 |
217 |
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Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA (MSA) |
39 |
54 |
42 |
64 |
55 |
30 |
35 |
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Bloomington, IN (MSA) |
345 |
334 |
324 |
311 |
288 |
254 |
231 |
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Colorado Springs, CO (MSA) |
40 |
73 |
77 |
83 |
67 |
39 |
29 |
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Bloomington-Normal, IL (MSA) |
159 |
192 |
169 |
155 |
132 |
106 |
97 |
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Reno-Sparks, NV (MSA) |
41 |
29 |
34 |
24 |
17 |
16 |
33 |
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Boise City-Nampa, ID (MSA) |
37 |
65 |
48 |
66 |
78 |
70 |
55 |
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Bellingham, WA (MSA) |
42 |
71 |
97 |
126 |
162 |
192 |
240 |
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Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH (MSA) |
58 |
44 |
44 |
34 |
15 |
17 |
26 |
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Bend, OR (MSA) |
43 |
49 |
46 |
61 |
79 |
76 |
101 |
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Boulder, CO (MSA) |
87 |
102 |
112 |
125 |
140 |
132 |
114 |
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Manchester-Nashua, NH (MSA) |
44 |
48 |
32 |
39 |
40 |
31 |
43 |
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Bowling Green, KY (MSA) |
254 |
252 |
277 |
275 |
305 |
290 |
252 |
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Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI (MSA) |
45 |
21 |
13 |
21 |
30 |
27 |
39 |
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Bremerton-Silverdale, WA (MSA) |
64 |
88 |
88 |
106 |
135 |
155 |
192 |
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Memphis, TN-MS-AR (MSA) |
46 |
39 |
37 |
17 |
12 |
25 |
23 |
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Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT (MSA) |
54 |
42 |
70 |
59 |
44 |
52 |
50 |
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Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA (MSA) |
47 |
70 |
98 |
107 |
122 |
108 |
127 |
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Brownsville-Harlingen, TX (MSA) |
253 |
297 |
308 |
283 |
300 |
331 |
292 |
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Green Bay, WI (MSA) |
48 |
78 |
68 |
50 |
48 |
20 |
27 |
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Brunswick, GA (MSA) |
272 |
298 |
273 |
262 |
242 |
251 |
206 |
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San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA (MSA) |
49 |
77 |
56 |
70 |
53 |
62 |
79 |
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Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY (MSA) |
219 |
161 |
167 |
167 |
179 |
201 |
235 |
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Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN (MSA) |
50 |
38 |
31 |
38 |
34 |
33 |
38 |
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Burlington, NC (MSA) |
349 |
354 |
344 |
328 |
301 |
231 |
174 |
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San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (MSA) |
51 |
41 |
62 |
63 |
74 |
86 |
80 |
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Burlington-South Burlington, VT (MSA) |
82 |
72 |
59 |
53 |
32 |
50 |
25 |
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Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR (MSA) |
52 |
55 |
67 |
56 |
59 |
51 |
70 |
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Canton-Massillon, OH (MSA) |
297 |
283 |
271 |
288 |
267 |
272 |
265 |
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Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL (MSA) |
53 |
60 |
47 |
60 |
70 |
66 |
82 |
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Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL (MSA) |
108 |
69 |
51 |
48 |
69 |
59 |
68 |
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Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT (MSA) |
54 |
42 |
70 |
59 |
44 |
52 |
50 |
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Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL (MSA) |
188 |
145 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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New Haven-Milford, CT (MSA) |
55 |
52 |
57 |
41 |
35 |
69 |
83 |
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Carson City, NV (MSA) |
121 |
90 |
87 |
91 |
84 |
122 |
148 |
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Baltimore-Towson, MD (MSA) |
56 |
36 |
27 |
18 |
23 |
36 |
44 |
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Casper, WY (MSA) |
125 |
169 |
206 |
241 |
273 |
330 |
320 |
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Santa Fe, NM (MSA) |
57 |
118 |
134 |
133 |
155 |
124 |
92 |
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Cedar Rapids, IA (MSA) |
78 |
116 |
136 |
159 |
165 |
168 |
184 |
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Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH (MSA) |
58 |
44 |
44 |
34 |
15 |
17 |
26 |
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Champaign-Urbana, IL (MSA) |
316 |
340 |
314 |
272 |
241 |
199 |
165 |
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Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (MSA) |
59 |
85 |
80 |
77 |
52 |
48 |
34 |
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Charleston, WV (MSA) |
113 |
100 |
130 |
112 |
93 |
120 |
155 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA (MSA) |
60 |
57 |
55 |
47 |
61 |
79 |
88 |
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Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC (MSA) |
77 |
64 |
79 |
79 |
92 |
111 |
90 |
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Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (MSA) |
61 |
33 |
25 |
25 |
26 |
41 |
51 |
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Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC (MSA) |
11 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
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New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA (MSA) |
62 |
43 |
38 |
42 |
42 |
42 |
49 |
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Charlottesville, VA (MSA) |
33 |
61 |
58 |
78 |
81 |
63 |
41 |
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Richmond, VA (MSA) |
63 |
56 |
53 |
27 |
27 |
18 |
19 |
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Chattanooga, TN-GA (MSA) |
99 |
108 |
93 |
75 |
71 |
105 |
145 |
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Bremerton-Silverdale, WA (MSA) |
64 |
88 |
88 |
106 |
135 |
155 |
192 |
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Cheyenne, WY (MSA) |
119 |
152 |
126 |
158 |
175 |
162 |
133 |
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Montgomery, AL (MSA) |
65 |
75 |
50 |
36 |
62 |
68 |
65 |
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Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI (MSA) |
45 |
21 |
13 |
21 |
30 |
27 |
39 |
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