United States local economy

Latest release: 2026-09-10

Local economic indicators for 387 United States regions, drawn from public data and scored against each other within United States. Ranked by percentile among United States regions this period; 3-month trend is the recent change in each region's own score, not its rank.

Rankings

Rank	Region	Score	3-month trend
1	Cheyenne, WY	100	▼ -4.5
2	Dover, DE	100	▼ -3.0
3	Casper, WY	99	▼ -3.8
4	College Station-Bryan, TX	99	▲ +4.9
5	Bozeman, MT	99	▲ +0.2
6	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	99	▼ -0.6
7	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	98	▲ +1.0
8	Midland, TX	98	▼ -1.7
9	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	98	▲ +0.4
10	Madison, WI	98	▲ +0.3
11	Rochester, MN	97	▲ +1.5
12	Springfield, IL	97	▼ -2.5
13	Boulder, CO	97	▼ -1.4
14	Carson City, NV	97	– -0.0
15	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	96	▲ +0.8
16	Sheboygan, WI	96	▲ +1.8
17	Wilmington, NC	96	▲ +3.6
18	St. George, UT	96	▲ +1.9
19	Savannah, GA	95	▲ +1.6
20	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	95	▲ +0.2
21	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	95	▼ -2.3
22	Boise City, ID	95	▲ +1.6
23	Missoula, MT	94	▼ -1.4
24	Spartanburg, SC	94	▲ +2.7
25	Raleigh-Cary, NC	94	▲ +0.7
26	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	94	▼ -0.8
27	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	93	▼ -0.2
28	Omaha, NE-IA	93	▲ +1.2
29	Coeur d'Alene, ID	93	▲ +2.8
30	Asheville, NC	92	▲ +2.0
31	Portland-South Portland, ME	92	▲ +1.3
32	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	92	▼ -1.4
33	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	92	▼ -0.9
34	Wildwood-The Villages, FL	91	▲ +6.0
35	Columbus, OH	91	▲ +0.2
36	Fargo, ND-MN	91	▼ -0.3
37	Charlottesville, VA	91	▲ +0.3
38	Ann Arbor, MI	90	▼ -1.4
39	Lexington-Fayette, KY	90	▼ -1.0
40	Dubuque, IA	90	▼ -0.6
41	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	90	– +0.0
42	Greenville, NC	89	▲ +1.2
43	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	89	▲ +0.4
44	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	89	▲ +0.3
45	Lincoln, NE	89	– +0.1
46	Napa, CA	88	▼ -1.5
47	Eau Claire, WI	88	▲ +0.9
48	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	88	▼ -1.5
49	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	88	▼ -0.3
50	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	87	– -0.1
51	Helena, MT	87	– +0.0
52	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	87	▼ -0.7
53	Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	87	▲ +1.3
54	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	86	▲ +2.2
55	Richmond, VA	86	▼ -0.3
56	Tallahassee, FL	86	– -0.1
57	Knoxville, TN	85	▲ +1.3
58	Naples-Marco Island, FL	85	▲ +0.4
59	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	85	▼ -0.6
60	Columbus, IN	85	▼ -1.4
61	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	84	▼ -0.5
62	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	84	▲ +0.4
63	Gainesville, GA	84	▲ +0.6
64	Green Bay, WI	84	▼ -0.2
65	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	83	▼ -0.4
66	Appleton, WI	83	▼ -0.4
67	Huntsville, AL	83	– -0.1
68	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	83	▲ +1.1
69	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	82	▲ +0.9
70	Wichita, KS	82	▲ +0.4
71	Columbia, MO	82	▼ -0.4
72	Idaho Falls, ID	82	– -0.0
73	Odessa, TX	81	– +0.1
74	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	81	▲ +1.7
75	Gainesville, FL	81	▲ +1.1
76	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	81	▼ -0.8
77	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	80	▼ -0.9
78	Billings, MT	80	▼ -0.7
79	Harrisonburg, VA	80	▲ +0.4
80	Twin Falls, ID	80	▲ +0.8
81	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	79	▼ -1.0
82	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	79	▼ -0.9
83	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	79	▼ -0.4
84	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	78	▼ -0.3
85	Morristown, TN	78	▲ +2.8
86	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	78	– +0.1
87	Kahului-Wailuku, HI	78	– -0.0
88	Reno, NV	77	▼ -0.5
89	Kansas City, MO-KS	77	▼ -0.5
90	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	77	▲ +1.9
91	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	77	▼ -0.6
92	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	76	▼ -0.3
93	Rapid City, SD	76	▲ +0.2
94	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	76	▼ -0.5
95	Iowa City, IA	76	▼ -0.7
96	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	75	▲ +0.6
97	Greensboro-High Point, NC	75	▲ +0.4
98	Grand Island, NE	75	▼ -0.5
99	Burlington-South Burlington, VT	75	▼ -1.0
100	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	74	▼ -0.8
101	Mankato, MN	74	▼ -0.9
102	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	74	▼ -1.2
103	Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	74	▲ +1.1
104	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	73	▲ +2.5
105	St. Cloud, MN	73	▼ -0.3
106	Albuquerque, NM	73	▼ -0.8
107	Columbia, SC	73	– -0.1
108	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	72	▼ -1.1
109	Cedar Rapids, IA	72	▼ -0.4
110	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	72	▼ -0.9
111	Logan, UT-ID	72	▲ +0.7
112	Fort Wayne, IN	71	▼ -0.5
113	Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	71	▲ +2.4
114	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	71	▼ -0.6
115	Bismarck, ND	70	▼ -0.6
116	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	70	– +0.0
117	Bend, OR	70	▲ +0.8
118	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	70	▼ -1.1
119	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	69	▼ -0.8
120	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	69	▼ -0.8
121	Oklahoma City, OK	69	– -0.1
122	Jacksonville, FL	69	– -0.0
123	Jefferson City, MO	68	▼ -1.2
124	Athens-Clarke County, GA	68	▲ +0.2
125	Jackson, MS	68	▼ -0.8
126	Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	68	▲ +0.6
127	Punta Gorda, FL	67	▲ +3.7
128	Winchester, VA-WV	67	▲ +0.4
129	Roanoke, VA	67	▼ -0.6
130	Baton Rouge, LA	67	▼ -0.6
131	Jonesboro, AR	66	▲ +0.3
132	Grand Forks, ND-MN	66	▼ -0.6
133	Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	66	▲ +2.0
134	Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	66	– -0.0
135	Lubbock, TX	65	– -0.1
136	Paducah, KY-IL	65	▼ -0.9
137	Florence, SC	65	– -0.1
138	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	65	▼ -0.6
139	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	64	▼ -0.5
140	Duluth, MN-WI	64	▲ +0.7
141	St. Louis, MO-IL	64	▼ -0.8
142	Wausau, WI	63	▼ -0.6
143	Chattanooga, TN-GA	63	– -0.0
144	Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	63	▲ +1.0
145	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	63	▼ -1.0
146	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	62	▼ -0.7
147	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	62	▼ -0.5
148	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	62	▼ -0.9
149	Traverse City, MI	62	▲ +0.3
150	Cleveland, OH	61	▼ -0.8
151	Lima, OH	61	▼ -0.9
152	Tyler, TX	61	▼ -0.7
153	Topeka, KS	61	▼ -0.9
154	Charleston, WV	60	▼ -1.2
155	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	60	▼ -0.9
156	Abilene, TX	60	▲ +0.7
157	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	60	▼ -1.0
158	Springfield, MO	59	▼ -0.4
159	Evansville, IN	59	▼ -0.8
160	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	59	▼ -0.8
161	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	59	▼ -0.9
162	Bloomington, IL	58	▼ -1.2
163	Bangor, ME	58	▲ +0.3
164	Tulsa, OK	58	– -0.0
165	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	58	▲ +0.9
166	La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	57	▼ -0.6
167	Ithaca, NY	57	– +0.0
168	Lafayette, LA	57	– -0.1
169	Kennewick-Richland, WA	56	▲ +0.4
170	Jackson, TN	56	▼ -0.4
171	Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	56	– +0.1
172	Birmingham, AL	56	▼ -0.3
173	Pittsfield, MA	55	▼ -0.9
174	Rome, GA	55	▼ -0.2
175	Erie, PA	55	▼ -1.2
176	New Haven, CT	55	▼ -1.0
177	Champaign-Urbana, IL	54	▲ +0.2
178	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	54	▼ -0.7
179	Ogden, UT	54	▲ +0.4
180	Burlington, NC	54	▲ +1.5
181	Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	53	▲ +0.8
182	Urban Honolulu, HI	53	▼ -0.8
183	Corpus Christi, TX	53	– +0.1
184	Syracuse, NY	53	▼ -0.3
185	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	52	▼ -0.6
186	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	52	▼ -0.8
187	Salem, OR	52	▼ -0.2
188	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	52	– -0.0
189	Montgomery, AL	51	▼ -0.5
190	Toledo, OH	51	▼ -1.1
191	Pittsburgh, PA	51	▼ -0.4
192	Walla Walla, WA	51	▼ -0.5
193	Amarillo, TX	50	▼ -0.5
194	Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	50	▼ -0.3
195	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	50	▼ -0.5
196	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	49	▼ -0.5
197	Manchester-Nashua, NH	49	▼ -0.6
198	Sherman-Denison, TX	49	▲ +1.4
199	Grand Junction, CO	49	– -0.1
200	Lancaster, PA	48	▼ -0.4
201	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	48	▲ +0.6
202	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	48	– -0.1
203	Mobile, AL	48	▼ -0.6
204	Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	47	▲ +1.7
205	Rochester, NY	47	▼ -0.8
206	Colorado Springs, CO	47	▼ -0.5
207	Morgantown, WV	47	▼ -1.1
208	Altoona, PA	46	▼ -0.9
209	Pocatello, ID	46	– +0.0
210	Bellingham, WA	46	– +0.1
211	Dalton, GA	46	– -0.1
212	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	45	▼ -0.8
213	Akron, OH	45	▼ -0.8
214	Warner Robins, GA	45	▲ +0.6
215	Port St. Lucie, FL	45	▲ +1.3
216	Lake Charles, LA	44	▼ -0.3
217	Auburn-Opelika, AL	44	▲ +1.4
218	Kenosha, WI	44	▼ -0.6
219	Anchorage, AK	44	▼ -0.9
220	Flagstaff, AZ	43	▼ -0.6
221	St. Joseph, MO-KS	43	▼ -1.0
222	Bloomington, IN	43	▼ -0.4
223	Waco, TX	42	– -0.1
224	San Angelo, TX	42	▲ +0.2
225	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	42	▼ -0.7
226	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	42	▲ +0.2
227	Dothan, AL	41	▼ -0.4
228	Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	41	▲ +1.5
229	Macon-Bibb County, GA	41	▼ -0.4
230	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	41	▼ -0.2
231	Canton-Massillon, OH	40	▼ -0.6
232	Minot, ND	40	– -0.1
233	Joplin, MO-KS	40	– -0.0
234	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	40	▲ +0.9
235	Midland, MI	39	▼ -0.5
236	Valdosta, GA	39	▲ +0.7
237	Yakima, WA	39	▼ -0.4
238	Ocala, FL	39	▲ +2.2
239	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	38	▲ +0.4
240	Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	38	▼ -0.6
241	Medford, OR	38	▼ -0.4
242	Santa Fe, NM	38	▼ -0.2
243	Lewiston, ID-WA	37	▼ -0.2
244	Decatur, IL	37	▼ -1.0
245	Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	37	▼ -0.8
246	Great Falls, MT	37	▼ -0.5
247	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	36	▼ -0.7
248	Winston-Salem, NC	36	▲ +0.5
249	Monroe, LA	36	▼ -0.4
250	Sandusky, OH	35	– -0.0
251	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	35	▲ +1.4
252	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	35	▼ -0.4
253	Albany, GA	35	▼ -0.5
254	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	34	▼ -0.7
255	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	34	▼ -0.3
256	Elizabethtown, KY	34	▲ +0.2
257	Greeley, CO	34	▲ +1.2
258	State College, PA	33	▼ -0.3
259	Lawrence, KS	33	▼ -0.2
260	Owensboro, KY	33	▼ -0.6
261	Eugene-Springfield, OR	33	– -0.1
262	Fond du Lac, WI	32	▼ -0.2
263	Manhattan, KS	32	▲ +0.6
264	Peoria, IL	32	▼ -0.7
265	Rocky Mount, NC	32	▲ +0.3
266	Tucson, AZ	31	▲ +0.8
267	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	31	▲ +1.1
268	Battle Creek, MI	31	▼ -0.7
269	Alexandria, LA	31	▼ -0.4
270	Saginaw, MI	30	▼ -0.6
271	Salisbury, MD	30	▼ -0.4
272	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	30	▼ -0.4
273	Fort Smith, AR-OK	30	– -0.1
274	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	29	– -0.1
275	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	29	▼ -0.2
276	Lewiston-Auburn, ME	29	– +0.1
277	Fresno, CA	28	– -0.1
278	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	28	▼ -0.4
279	Janesville-Beloit, WI	28	▼ -0.4
280	Texarkana, TX-AR	28	– -0.1
281	Salinas, CA	27	▼ -0.4
282	Decatur, AL	27	▲ +0.3
283	Williamsport, PA	27	▼ -0.7
284	Hammond, LA	27	▲ +0.8
285	Ames, IA	26	▼ -0.4
286	Bowling Green, KY	26	▼ -0.7
287	Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	26	▲ +0.3
288	Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	26	▼ -0.2
289	Hattiesburg, MS	25	▼ -0.6
290	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	25	▼ -0.2
291	Springfield, MA	25	▼ -0.6
292	Goldsboro, NC	25	▲ +1.1
293	Yuma, AZ	24	▲ +1.2
294	York-Hanover, PA	24	– +0.1
295	Reading, PA	24	– +0.0
296	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	24	– +0.1
297	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	23	▼ -0.2
298	Kokomo, IN	23	▼ -0.6
299	Chambersburg, PA	23	▲ +0.3
300	Longview, TX	23	▼ -0.5
301	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	22	▼ -0.4
302	Glens Falls, NY	22	– -0.1
303	El Paso, TX	22	– -0.0
304	Rockford, IL	22	▼ -0.3
305	Chico, CA	21	▲ +0.3
306	Elmira, NY	21	▼ -0.2
307	Niles, MI	21	▼ -0.2
308	Sumter, SC	20	▲ +0.3
309	Wheeling, WV-OH	20	▼ -0.7
310	Binghamton, NY	20	– -0.1
311	Fayetteville, NC	20	▲ +0.5
312	Johnson City, TN	19	▲ +0.4
313	Utica-Rome, NY	19	▼ -0.4
314	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	19	▲ +1.0
315	Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	19	– -0.0
316	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	18	▲ +0.7
317	Redding, CA	18	▼ -0.6
318	Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	18	▲ +0.2
319	Hot Springs, AR	18	▼ -0.5
320	Longview-Kelso, WA	17	▲ +0.2
321	Corvallis, OR	17	– -0.1
322	Tuscaloosa, AL	17	– -0.1
323	Muncie, IN	17	▼ -0.2
324	Lynchburg, VA	16	▲ +0.2
325	Las Cruces, NM	16	▲ +0.4
326	Kankakee, IL	16	▼ -0.4
327	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	16	▲ +1.1
328	Worcester, MA	15	▼ -0.3
329	Farmington, NM	15	▼ -0.3
330	Grants Pass, OR	15	▲ +0.3
331	Columbus, GA-AL	15	– -0.1
332	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	14	▼ -0.2
333	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	14	▲ +0.2
334	Hinesville, GA	14	▲ +2.7
335	Victoria, TX	13	▼ -0.4
336	Fairbanks-College, AK	13	▼ -0.5
337	Stockton-Lodi, CA	13	▲ +0.3
338	Wichita Falls, TX	13	▼ -0.2
339	Beckley, WV	12	▼ -0.3
340	Pueblo, CO	12	▼ -0.5
341	Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	12	– -0.0
342	Albany, OR	12	– +0.1
343	Anniston-Oxford, AL	11	▼ -0.3
344	Clarksville, TN-KY	11	▲ +1.5
345	Laredo, TX	11	▼ -0.6
346	Vineland, NJ	11	▼ -0.3
347	Visalia, CA	10	▲ +0.6
348	Mansfield, OH	10	▼ -0.3
349	Barnstable Town, MA	10	– -0.0
350	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	10	– +0.1
351	El Centro, CA	9	– -0.0
352	Terre Haute, IN	9	– -0.1
353	Killeen-Temple, TX	9	▲ +1.2
354	Jacksonville, NC	9	▲ +2.3
355	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	8	▼ -0.2
356	Modesto, CA	8	▲ +0.3
357	Lebanon, PA	8	– +0.0
358	Cleveland, TN	8	▲ +0.9
359	Michigan City-La Porte, IN	7	▲ +0.3
360	Youngstown-Warren, OH	7	▼ -0.3
361	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	7	– -0.1
362	Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	6	▲ +0.3
363	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	6	▲ +0.2
364	Kingston, NY	6	▲ +0.2
365	Homosassa Springs, FL	6	▲ +2.9
366	Jackson, MI	5	– +0.1
367	Flint, MI	5	– -0.1
368	Enid, OK	5	▼ -0.4
369	Springfield, OH	5	▲ +0.3
370	Hanford-Corcoran, CA	4	▲ +0.8
371	Waterbury-Shelton, CT	4	– -0.1
372	Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	4	▲ +0.8
373	Sebring, FL	4	▲ +1.2
374	Johnstown, PA	3	▼ -0.2
375	Gettysburg, PA	3	▲ +0.8
376	Lawton, OK	3	– +0.1
377	Lexington Park, MD	3	– +0.1
378	Eagle Pass, TX	2	– +0.1
379	Gadsden, AL	2	▲ +0.2
380	Vallejo, CA	2	▲ +0.2
381	Bay City, MI	2	– -0.0
382	Yuba City, CA	1	▲ +0.7
383	Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	1	▲ +0.9
384	Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	1	– +0.1
385	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	1	▲ +0.8
386	Monroe, MI	0	▲ +0.7
387	Merced, CA	0	▲ +0.5