Metro GDP

Map of metro percent change in real GDP per capita. Detroits problems are no surprise but Atlanta is unexpected.

Here are the top ten large metros:

Row	Metro	2001	2009	Pct Change
1	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	41,256	50,863	23.29%
2	Oklahoma City, OK	39,573	48,507	22.58%
3	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	67,299	79,604	18.28%
4	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA	44,252	51,035	15.33%
5	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	63,260	72,259	14.23%
6	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA	46,147	52,158	13.03%
7	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	59,801	67,344	12.61%
8	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	37,960	42,521	12.02%
9	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	31,160	34,472	10.63%
10	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA	49,100	53,835	9.64%

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