USA Metro Areas ranked by Influence

Ranking of all USA Metro Areas* by influence.

*Riverside-San Bernardino combined with Los Angeles

*San Jose combined with San Francisco

Internationally Influential
1. New York
2. Los Angeles
3. Chicago
4. San Francisco-San Jose
5. Washington, D.C.
6. Boston
7. Philadelphia
8. Houston
9. Dallas-Fort Worth
10. Atlanta
11. Miami
12. Seattle
13. Detroit

Nationally Influential
14. Minneapolis-St. Paul
15. Phoenix
16. Denver
17. San Diego
18. Baltimore
19. St. Louis
20. Las Vegas

21. Portland
22. Tampa-St. Petersburg
23. Orlando
24. Charlotte
25. Austin
26. Cleveland
27. Pittsburgh
28. Cincinnati
29. Kansas City
30. Columbus

31. Indianapolis
32. San Antonio
33. Sacramento
34. Milwaukee
35. Nashville
36. Richmond
37. Raleigh
38. Oklahoma City
39. Louisville
40. Salt Lake City

41. Jacksonville
42. Norfolk
43. Hartford
44. Providence
45. Honolulu
46. New Orleans
47. Buffalo
48. Memphis
49. Omaha
50. Tulsa

Statewide/Regionally Influential
51. Birmingham
52. Albuquerque
53. Tucson
54. El Paso
55. Fresno
56. Charleston
57. Dayton
58. Rochester
59. Grand Rapids
60. New Haven

61. Des Moines
62. Madison
63. Albany
64. Akron
65. Toledo
66. Wichita
67. Springfield, MA
68. Worcester
69. Bridgeport-Stamford
70. Knoxville

71. Baton Rouge
72. Little Rock
73. Allentown-Bethlehem
74. Syracuse
75. Durham
76. Chattanooga
77. Sarasota-Bradenton
78. Fort Myers-Cape Coral
79. Boise
80. Colorado Springs

81. Reno
82. Anchorage
83. Spokane
84. Bakersfield
85. Stockton
86. Daytona Beach
87. Columbia, SC
88. Greenville, SC
89. Savannah
90. Portland, ME

91. Manchester-Nashua
92. Huntsville, AL
93. Winston-Salem
94. McAllen-Edinburg, TX
95. Trenton
96. Harrisburg-Carlisle
97. Lansing
98. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
99. Flint
100. Fort Wayne

101. Youngstown-Warren, OH
102. Jackson, MS
103. Lexington, KY
104. Lincoln, NE
105. Davenport, IA
106. Provo, UT
107. Ogden, UT
108. Melbourne-Palm Bay, FL
109. Atlantic City, NJ
110. Tallahassee, FL

111. Mobile, AL
112. Asheville, NC
113. Fayetteville, AR
114. Augusta, GA
115. Springfield, MO
116. Shreveport, LA
117. Peoria, IL
118. Santa Rosa, CA
119. Ann Arbor, MI
120. Canton, OH

121. Kalamazoo, MI
122. Lancaster, PA
123. Reading, PA
124. Modesto, CA
125. Oxnard, CA
126. Pensacola, FL
127. Green Bay, WI
128. Roanoke, VA
129. Greensboro, NC
130. Corpus Christi, TX

131. Fayetteville, NC
132. South Bend, IN
133. Rockford, IL
134. Cedar Rapids, IA
135. Lakeland, FL
136. Montgomery, AL
137. Lubbock, TX
138. Lafayette, LA
139. York-Hanover, PA
140. Appleton-Neenah, WI

141. Charleston, WV
142. Burlington, VT
143. Sioux Falls, SD
144. Fargo, ND
145. Duluth, MN
146. Erie, PA
147. Kenosha, WI
148. Topeka, KS
149. Springfield, IL
150. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX

151. Port St. Lucie, FL
152. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO
153. Salem, OR
154. Waco, TX
155. Gainesville, FL
156. Tuscaloosa, AL
157. Eugene, OR
158. Olympia, WA
159. Evansville, IN
160. Racine, WI

161. Macon, GA
162. Amarillo, TX
163. Binghamton, NY
164. Saginaw, MI
165. Spartanburg, SC
166. Santa Fe, NM
167. Columbus, GA
168. Santa Barbara, CA
169. Santa Cruz, CA
170. Myrtle Beach, SC

171. Wilmington, NC
172. Biloxi-Gulfport, MS
173. Elkhart, IN
174. Rochester, MN
175. Champaign, IL
176. New London-Norwich, CT
177. Waterloo, IA
178. Bloomington, IN
179. Battle Creek, MI
180. St. Cloud, MN

181. Bloomington-Normal, IL
182. Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie, NY
183. Sioux City, IA
184. Salinas, CA
185. Pueblo, CO
186. Brownsville, TX
187. Merced, CA
188. Utica-Rome, NY
189. Visalia, CA
190. Kennewick-Richland, WA

191. Muskegon, MI
192. Laredo, TX
193. Charlottesville, VA
194. Yakima, WA
195. Killeen, TX
196. St. Joseph, MO
197. Wichita Falls, TX
198. Hagerstown, MD
199. Clarksville, TN
200. Ithaca, NY

201. Panama City, FL
202. Lynchburg, VA
203. Huntington, WV
204. High Point, NC
205. Waterbury, CT
206. Springfield, OH
207. Monroe, LA
208. Decatur, IL
209. Columbia, MO
210. La Crosse, WI

211. Lawrence, KS
212. Athens, GA
213. Medford, OR
214. Dubuque, IA
215. Tyler, TX
216. Jackson, MI
217. Lake Charles, LA
218. Redding, CA
219. Eau Claire, WI
220. Temple, TX

221. Chico, CA
222. Las Cruces, NM
223. Billings, MT
224. Bay City, MI
225. Mansfield, OH
226. Midland, TX
227. Odessa, TX
228. Oshkosh, WI
229. Greenville, NC
230. Coeur d'Alene, ID

231. State College, PA
232. Terre Haute, IN
233. Altoona, PA
234. Hammond, LA
235. Ocala, FL
236. Muncie, IN
237. Janesville-Beloit, WI
238. Wausau, WI
239. Bremerton, WA
240. Joplin, MO

241. Greeley, CO
242. Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
243. San Luis Obispo, CA
244. Owensboro, KY
245. Johnstown, PA
246. Bowling Green, KY
247. Sheboygan, WI
248. Bellingham, WA
249. Johnson City, TN
250. Kingsport-Bristol, TN

251. Kankakee, IL
252. Yuba City, CA
253. Sumter, SC
254. Texarkana, TX
255. Lima, OH
256. Longview, TX
257. Yuma, AZ
258. Monroe, MI
259. Pittsfield, MA
260. Harrisonburg, VA

261. Elmira, NY
262. Glens Falls, NY
263. Florence, SC
264. Lewiston, ME
265. Ames, IA
266. Columbus, IN
267. Bend, OR
268. Midland, MI
269. Wheeling, WV
270. College Station, TX

271. Lafayette, IN
272. Napa, CA
273. Lebanon, PA
274. Dover, DE
275. Warner Robins, GA
276. Slidell, LA
277. Barnstable, MA
278. Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
279. Winchester, VA
280. Florence–Muscle Shoals, AL

281. Abilene, TX
282. Corvallis, OR
283. Albany, GA
284. Jackson, TN
285. Sandusky, OH
286. Niles, MI
287. Kokomo, IN
288. Naples, FL
289. San Angelo, TX
290. Williamsport, PA

291. Kingston, NY
292. Bangor, ME
293. Burlington, NC
294. Hickory, NC
295. Fort Smith, AR
296. Iowa City, IA
297. Auburn, AL
298. Alexandria, LA
299. Hilton Head, SC
300. Paducah, KY

301. Dothan, AL
302. Hattiesburg, MS
303. Parkersburg, WV
304. Gainesville, GA
305. Punta Gorda, FL
306. Vallejo, CA
307. Steubenville-Weirton, OH
308. Rapid City, SD
309. Jonesboro, AR
310. Daphne-Foley, AL

311. Missoula, MT
312. Logan, UT
313. Lawton, OK
314. Cheyenne, WY
315. Bozeman, MT
316. St. George, UT
317. Blacksburg–Christiansburg, VA
318. Helena, MT
319. Traverse City, MI
320. Flagstaff, AZ

321. Kahului–Wailuku, HI
322. Amherst, MA
323. Grand Junction, CO
324. Decatur, AL
325. Jacksonville, NC
326. Chambersburg, PA
327. Jefferson City, MO
328. Hanford, CA
329. El Centro, CA
330. The Villages, FL

331. Valdosta, GA
332. Vineland, NJ
333. Sherman, TX
334. Dalton, GA
335. Idaho Falls, ID
336. Rocky Mount, NC
337. Bismarck, ND
338. Michigan City, IN
339. Lake Havasu City–Kingman, AZ
340. Albany, OR

341. Mount Vernon, WA
342. Salisbury, MD
343. Cleveland, TN
344. Elizabethtown, KY
345. Staunton, VA
346. Manhattan, KS
347. Morgantown, WV
348. Wenatchee, WA
349. Sierra Vista, AZ
350. Longview, WA

351. Grand Forks, ND
352. Fairbanks, AK
353. Farmington, NM
354. Twin Falls, ID
355. Prescott, AZ
356. Fond du Lac, WI
357. Pocatello, ID
358. Great Falls, MT
359. Carson City, NV
360. Goldsboro, NC

361. Anniston-Oxford, AL
362. Brunswick, GA
363. Morristown, TN
364. Beckley, WV
365. Watertown, NY
366. Sebring, FL
367. Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC
368. Gettysburg, PA
369. Mankato, MN
370. Gadsden, AL

371. Rome, GA
372. Hot Springs, AR
373. Victoria, TX
374. Cape Girardeau, MO
375. Minot, ND
376. Casper, WY
377. Grand Island, NE
378. Enid, OK
379. Lewiston, ID
380. Grants Pass, OR

381. Homosassa Springs, FL
382. Lexington Park, MD
383. Hinesville, GA
384. Walla Walla, WA
385. Eagle Pass, TX

Notable Micropolitan Areas (not ranked above):
Concord NH
Hilo HI
Pottsville PA
Tupelo, MS
Eureka, CA