METROPOLITAN AREA RANKINGS (in alphabetic order) [Areas ranked include 273 metropolitan areas (MAs): 245 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), 17 consolidated MSAs (CMSAs), and 11 New England county metropolitan areas (NECMAs) defined as of June 30, 1996. When MAs share the same rank, the next lower rank is omitted. MAs may share the same value but have different ranks due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Personal income per capita, 1994 Metropolitan area ------------------- Dollars Rank ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abilene, TX MSA 18,572 177 Albany, GA MSA 17,371 225 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 22,701 39 Albuquerque, NM MSA 19,890 120 Alexandria, LA MSA 17,801 208 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA 21,826 62 Altoona, PA MSA 18,051 199 Amarillo, TX MSA 19,791 126 Anchorage, AK MSA 27,031 7 Anniston, AL MSA 16,247 253 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA 21,182 86 Asheville, NC MSA 19,768 127 Athens, GA MSA 18,148 196 Atlanta, GA MSA 23,633 27 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA 18,746 169 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 20,611 102 Bakersfield, CA MSA 16,506 250 Bangor, ME NECMA 18,291 190 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA 24,886 15 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 19,383 140 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 18,937 161 Bellingham, WA MSA 19,191 145 Benton Harbor, MI MSA 19,832 124 Billings, MT MSA 20,524 105 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA 17,002 238 Binghamton, NY MSA 19,469 137 Birmingham, AL MSA 21,217 85 Bismarck, ND MSA 19,312 141 Bloomington, IN MSA 17,595 215 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA 21,815 63 Boise City, ID MSA 21,516 74 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA 26,093 10 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA 11,346 271 Bryan-College Station, TX MSA 15,224 260 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 21,079 89 Burlington, VT NECMA 21,253 83 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA 19,471 136 Casper, WY MSA 22,819 37 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 22,579 43 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA 19,235 144 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 17,598 214 Charleston, WV MSA 21,300 82 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 21,943 57 Charlottesville, VA MSA 23,204 30 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 19,890 120 Cheyenne, WY MSA 20,913 92 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA 25,257 12 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA 17,157 232 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA 21,881 60 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA 14,947 264 Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA 22,921 36 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 19,613 128 Columbia, MO MSA 19,849 122 Columbia, SC MSA 19,979 117 Columbus, GA-AL MSA 17,177 231 Columbus, OH MSA 22,060 55 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 17,350 226 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 16,548 248 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA 23,449 29 Danville, VA MSA 16,713 244 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 20,843 95 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA 21,366 78 Daytona Beach, FL MSA 17,595 215 Decatur, AL MSA 18,558 179 Decatur, IL MSA 20,842 96 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA 24,379 20 Des Moines, IA MSA 23,680 26 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA 24,459 18 Dothan, AL MSA 17,182 230 Dover, DE MSA 17,201 229 Dubuque, IA MSA 19,895 119 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA 18,377 185 Eau Claire, WI MSA 18,001 200 El Paso, TX MSA 12,941 270 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 20,795 99 Elmira, NY MSA 18,891 162 Enid, OK MSA 18,506 182 Erie, PA MSA 19,254 143 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA 19,167 147 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA 20,888 94 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA 19,496 135 Fayetteville, NC MSA 16,784 243 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA 19,008 155 Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA 15,858 254 Florence, AL MSA 17,380 224 Florence, SC MSA 17,625 213 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA 20,169 109 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 22,056 56 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 22,565 44 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA 16,963 239 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA 18,960 160 Fort Wayne, IN MSA 21,333 80 Fresno, CA MSA 17,105 236 Gadsden, AL MSA 17,008 237 Gainesville, FL MSA 19,407 139 Glens Falls, NY MSA 18,226 192 Goldsboro, NC MSA 15,770 258 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA 17,579 217 Grand Junction, CO MSA 18,193 195 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 21,665 69 Great Falls, MT MSA 18,879 164 Green Bay, WI MSA 21,835 61 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 21,786 67 Greenville, NC MSA 18,542 180 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA 18,639 170 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 22,289 52 Hartford, CT NECMA 26,842 9 Hattiesburg, MS MSA 15,842 255 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA 19,175 146 Honolulu, HI MSA 25,329 11 Houma, LA MSA 15,132 261 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA 22,651 40 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA 16,921 240 Huntsville, AL MSA 21,139 88 Indianapolis, IN MSA 23,168 31 Iowa City, IA MSA 21,546 72 Jackson, MI MSA 18,573 176 Jackson, MS MSA 19,135 150 Jackson, TN MSA 18,343 187 Jacksonville, FL MSA 20,936 91 Jacksonville, NC MSA 13,550 269 Jamestown, NY MSA 17,419 223 Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA 20,483 106 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 17,261 228 Johnstown, PA MSA 17,466 222 Jonesboro, AR MSA 16,472 251 Joplin, MO MSA 17,806 206 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA 20,706 101 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 22,642 41 Killeen-Temple, TX MSA 15,552 259 Knoxville, TN MSA 19,963 118 Kokomo, IN MSA 21,814 64 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA 20,084 113 Lafayette, LA MSA 16,551 247 Lafayette, IN MSA 18,988 157 Lake Charles, LA MSA 17,933 201 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 17,833 205 Lancaster, PA MSA 21,811 65 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA 20,747 100 Laredo, TX MSA 11,287 272 Las Cruces, NM MSA 13,696 268 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 22,338 51 Lawrence, KS MSA 16,791 242 Lawton, OK MSA 15,088 263 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA 19,009 154 Lexington, KY MSA 20,162 110 Lima, OH MSA 18,865 165 Lincoln, NE MSA 21,174 87 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA 19,988 116 Longview-Marshall, TX MSA 18,340 188 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA 21,542 73 Louisville, KY-IN MSA 22,080 54 Lubbock, TX MSA 18,635 171 Lynchburg, VA MSA 18,824 168 Macon, GA MSA 18,600 174 Madison, WI MSA 24,435 19 Mansfield, OH MSA 17,889 203 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA 10,347 273 Medford-Ashland, OR MSA 18,888 163 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA 19,567 132 Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 21,564 71 Merced, CA MSA 15,106 262 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 21,918 59 Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA 23,729 24 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA 25,231 13 Mobile, AL MSA 17,148 233 Modesto, CA MSA 17,342 227 Monroe, LA MSA 16,520 249 Montgomery, AL MSA 19,607 129 Muncie, IN MSA 19,292 142 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA 17,804 207 Naples, FL MSA 30,910 2 Nashville, TN MSA 23,037 33 New London-Norwich, CT NECMA 24,075 23 New Orleans, LA MSA 19,835 123 New York-No. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA/NECMA 29,021 3 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 19,005 156 Ocala, FL MSA 16,629 245 Odessa-Midland, TX MSA 19,798 125 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 19,031 153 Omaha, NE-IA MSA 22,514 47 Orlando, FL MSA 20,120 111 Owensboro, KY MSA 18,088 198 Panama City, FL MSA 17,840 204 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA 18,614 173 Pensacola, FL MSA 17,517 221 Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA 21,464 76 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 25,055 14 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 20,999 90 Pine Bluff, AR MSA 15,782 257 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 22,751 38 Pittsfield, MA NECMA 22,526 46 Pocatello, ID MSA 16,382 252 Portland, ME NECMA 24,090 22 Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA 22,172 53 Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA 21,929 58 Provo-Orem, UT MSA 14,444 265 Pueblo, CO MSA 17,117 235 Punta Gorda, FL MSA 18,976 159 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 22,993 34 Rapid City, SD MSA 19,135 150 Reading, PA MSA 22,467 48 Redding, CA MSA 18,326 189 Reno, NV MSA 27,062 6 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA 20,799 98 Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA 24,358 21 Roanoke, VA MSA 22,417 50 Rochester, MN MSA 23,114 32 Rochester, NY MSA 22,593 42 Rockford, IL MSA 20,838 97 Rocky Mount, NC MSA 17,932 202 Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA 21,811 65 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 20,908 93 St. Cloud, MN MSA 17,141 234 St. Joseph, MO MSA 18,213 193 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 23,684 25 Salinas, CA MSA 22,548 45 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA 18,625 172 San Angelo, TX MSA 18,209 194 San Antonio, TX MSA 18,466 184 San Diego, CA MSA 21,626 70 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA 28,322 4 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA 19,160 148 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA 24,485 17 Santa Fe, NM MSA 23,572 28 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 27,083 5 Savannah, GA MSA 19,586 131 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 19,600 130 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA 24,785 16 Sharon, PA MSA 17,542 220 Sheboygan, WI MSA 21,331 81 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA 18,478 183 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA 18,828 166 Sioux City, IA-NE MSA 20,200 107 Sioux Falls, SD MSA 22,982 35 South Bend, IN MSA 20,587 103 Spokane, WA MSA 19,564 133 Springfield, IL MSA 22,436 49 Springfield, MO MSA 18,826 167 Springfield, MA NECMA 20,561 104 State College, PA MSA 17,659 211 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA 17,643 212 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 18,093 197 Sumter, SC MSA 14,429 266 Syracuse, NY MSA 20,103 112 Tallahassee, FL MSA 18,977 158 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 21,357 79 Terre Haute, IN MSA 17,671 210 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA 16,560 246 Toledo, OH MSA 21,235 84 Topeka, KS MSA 21,425 77 Tucson, AZ MSA 18,575 175 Tulsa, OK MSA 20,048 114 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 17,560 219 Tyler, TX MSA 19,994 115 Utica-Rome, NY MSA 18,257 191 Victoria, TX MSA 20,172 108 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA 15,783 256 Waco, TX MSA 17,564 218 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA 26,919 8 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA 19,444 138 Wausau, WI MSA 19,527 134 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA 33,519 1 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA 18,356 186 Wichita, KS MSA 21,512 75 Wichita Falls, TX MSA 19,072 152 Williamsport, PA MSA 18,515 181 Wilmington, NC MSA 18,560 178 Yakima, WA MSA 17,759 209 York, PA MSA 21,680 68 Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 19,155 149 Yuba City, CA MSA 16,809 241 Yuma, AZ MSA 13,762 267 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, State and Metropolitan Area Data Book 1997-98, table B-7.