Small Cities Ranking

2008 Overall Rank	Area	State	Nonfarm Employment (1,000s)	2008 Size Group	Rank Change Since 2007	Weighted Index
1	Midland, TX	Texas	66.8	S	10	98.5
2	St. George, UT	Utah	53.5	S	-1	96.9
3	Coeur d'Alene, ID	Idaho	57.5	S	7	96.4
4	Odessa, TX	Texas	60.9	S	26	95.6
5	Auburn-Opelika, AL	Alabama	55.9	S	12	94.7
6	Wilmington, NC	North Carolina	147.4	S	20	94.2
7	Bend, OR	Oregon	71.6	S	-1	92.9
8	Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC	South Carolina	122.7	S	5	92.4
9	Grand Junction, CO	Colorado	63.9	S	9	92.1
10	Greenville, NC	North Carolina	78.7	S	87	91.6
11	Longview, TX	Texas	97.3	S	50	90.5
12	Bowling Green, KY	Kentucky	63.2	S	11	87.1
13	Gainesville, GA	Georgia	77.4	S	42	86.8
14	Bellingham, WA	Washington	86.4	S	7	86.2
15	Morgantown, WV	West Virginia	62.3	S	-10	85.4
16	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA	Washington	93.1	S	26	83.8
17	Warner Robins, GA	Georgia	59.1	S	2	83.7
18	Greeley, CO	Colorado	83.2	S	19	83.3
19	Prescott, AZ	Arizona	65.4	S	-16	82.8
20	Olympia, WA	Washington	103.0	S	7	82.5
21	Cheyenne, WY	Wyoming	44.6	S	1	81.5
22	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	Louisiana	96.0	S	42	81.2
23	Billings, MT	Montana	80.8	S	2	81.0
24	Yuma, AZ	Arizona	55.9	S	-22	80.2
25	St. Joseph, MO-KS	Missouri	59.4	S	48	79.9
26	Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL	Florida	76.4	S	8	77.8
27	Charlottesville, VA	Virginia	102.7	S	4	77.7
28	Fargo, ND-MN	North Dakota	119.9	S	28	75.2
29	Sioux Falls, SD	South Dakota	134.3	S	14	72.7
30	Bismarck, ND	North Dakota	60.1	S	11	72.3
31	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	Colorado	137.9	S	48	71.9
32	Florence, SC	South Carolina	91.3	S	46	70.8
33	Laredo, TX	Texas	87.2	S	-26	70.8
34	Fayetteville, NC	North Carolina	129.5	S	-1	70.1
35	Ocala, FL	Florida	106.1	S	-19	69.9
36	Pascagoula, MS	Mississippi	59.0	S	26	69.9
37	Hattiesburg, MS	Mississippi	61.8	S	20	69.9
38	Lynchburg, VA	Virginia	110.1	S	34	69.9
39	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX	Texas	123.0	S	19	69.7
40	Pueblo, CO	Colorado	59.0	S	50	69.0
41	Winchester, VA-WV	Virginia	59.2	S	-1	67.8
42	Iowa City, IA	Iowa	91.3	S	39	67.5
43	Athens-Clarke County, GA	Georgia	83.8	S	1	67.5
44	Medford, OR	Oregon	85.9	S	-5	67.4
45	Santa Fe, NM	New Mexico	65.3	S	2	67.0
46	Las Cruces, NM	New Mexico	68.6	S	-37	66.7
47	Waco, TX	Texas	110.3	S	12	65.4
48	St. Cloud, MN	Minnesota	103.8	S	56	63.6
49	Rochester-Dover, NH-ME NECTA	New Hampshire	57.5	S	28	63.5
50	Port St. Lucie, FL	Florida	134.7	S	-42	63.2
51	Tuscaloosa, AL	Alabama	98.5	S	35	61.7
52	Joplin, MO	Missouri	80.5	S	43	61.6
53	Tyler, TX	Texas	94.0	S	22	60.5
54	Fort Smith, AR-OK	Arkansas	125.2	S	52	59.3
55	Decatur, AL	Alabama	59.4	S	102	59.0
56	Grand Forks, ND-MN	North Dakota	54.8	S	-36	59.0
57	Abilene, TX	Texas	66.3	S	-6	58.5
58	Valdosta, GA	Georgia	56.5	S	-22	57.3
59	Dubuque, IA	Iowa	55.6	S	-45	57.3
60	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	California	97.3	S	90	57.0
61	Dothan, AL	Alabama	63.0	S	33	56.5
62	Harrisonburg, VA	Virginia	64.7	S	51	56.4
63	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	Washington	86.9	S	-34	55.9
64	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	Mississippi	111.2	S	107	55.9
65	Columbia, MO	Missouri	93.5	S	-33	55.8
66	Alexandria, LA	Louisiana	65.6	S	-28	55.7
67	Amarillo, TX	Texas	112.2	S	-15	55.7
68	Flagstaff, AZ	Arizona	64.1	S	-33	55.5
69	Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA	New Hampshire	55.8	S	-21	55.2
70	Glens Falls, NY	New York	53.6	S	22	55.0
71	Gainesville, FL	Florida	136.1	S	-8	54.9
72	Dover, DE	Delaware	65.8	S	-57	54.8
73	Eau Claire, WI	Wisconsin	83.6	S	-3	54.3
74	Visalia-Porterville, CA	California	113.6	S	9	53.0
75	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	Texas	124.0	S	-22	52.7
76	Merced, CA	California	59.3	S	-16	52.5
77	Clarksville, TN-KY	Tennessee	85.5	S	21	52.0
78	Burlington, NC	North Carolina	61.7	S	32	50.9
79	Yakima, WA	Washington	79.4	S	-10	50.6
80	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	California	104.9	S	4	50.5
81	Salisbury, MD	Maryland	56.0	S	1	50.4
82	Cedar Rapids, IA	Iowa	137.6	S	79	49.3
83	State College, PA	Pennsylvania	74.7	S	22	49.3
84	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	Arizona	54.0	S	0	48.8
85	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR	Texas	56.8	S	-20	47.6
86	Rochester, MN	Minnesota	107.3	S	-12	47.5
87	College Station-Bryan, TX	Texas	91.5	S	-21	47.1
88	Manchester, NH NECTA	New Hampshire	102.2	S	-21	46.8
89	Missoula, MT	Montana	56.7	S	-44	46.7
90	Ithaca, NY	New York	64.2	S	40	46.7
91	Jefferson City, MO	Missouri	79.9	S	58	46.6
92	Janesville, WI	Wisconsin	69.8	S	45	46.4
93	Lake Charles, LA	Louisiana	92.2	S	8	46.1
94	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	West Virginia	121.1	S	-48	45.9
95	Jackson, TN	Tennessee	62.4	S	-15	45.8
96	Rapid City, SD	South Dakota	59.6	S	-28	45.7
97	Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL	Florida	85.2	S	-85	45.6
98	Anniston-Oxford, AL	Alabama	53.5	S	-10	45.4
99	Napa, CA	California	62.9	S	-12	45.3
100	Chico, CA	California	76.6	S	-51	44.7
101	Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH	West Virginia	74.9	S	57	43.6
102	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	Indiana	128.7	S	-31	43.5
103	Wichita Falls, TX	Texas	63.2	S	8	43.2
104	Duluth, MN-WI	Minnesota	134.1	S	13	42.1
105	Redding, CA	California	65.9	S	18	41.5
106	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	Iowa	90.5	S	-17	41.3
107	Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division	New Hampshire	134.4	S	-22	40.6
108	Decatur, IL	Illinois	55.6	S	43	39.9
109	Naples-Marco Island, FL	Florida	130.3	S	-105	39.9
110	Johnson City, TN	Tennessee	82.1	S	-82	39.8
111	Salinas, CA	California	129.6	S	4	39.5
112	Johnstown, PA	Pennsylvania	61.9	S	29	38.9
113	Bloomington, IN	Indiana	84.5	S	-22	38.8
114	Rocky Mount, NC	North Carolina	65.1	S	8	38.0
115	Danbury, CT NECTA	Connecticut	70.7	S	9	36.8
116	Appleton, WI	Wisconsin	118.8	S	17	36.8
117	La Crosse, WI-MN	Wisconsin	74.8	S	42	36.4
118	Bloomington-Normal, IL	Illinois	91.9	S	45	36.0
119	Altoona, PA	Pennsylvania	62.8	S	-3	35.9
120	Lubbock, TX	Texas	129.2	S	-6	35.6
121	Binghamton, NY	New York	115.6	S	41	35.2
122	Erie, PA	Pennsylvania	134.0	S	33	33.8
123	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division	Massachusetts	90.6	S	31	33.1
124	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	Iowa	74.2	S	2	32.5
125	Norwich-New London, CT-RI NECTA	Connecticut	136.5	S	0	32.5
126	Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division	Massachusetts	78.2	S	-6	32.4
127	Spartanburg, SC	South Carolina	126.4	S	39	31.8
128	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	Maryland	102.3	S	-32	31.4
129	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	Wisconsin	93.2	S	-10	31.3
130	Topeka, KS	Kansas	110.3	S	35	30.5
131	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	Michigan	65.4	S	21	30.1
132	Wausau, WI	Wisconsin	72.8	S	-24	29.5
133	Champaign-Urbana, IL	Illinois	113.2	S	10	29.5
134	Utica-Rome, NY	New York	133.4	S	10	29.3
135	Bangor, ME NECTA	Maine	66.7	S	-26	29.0
136	Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA	Vermont	114.5	S	-5	29.0
137	Sheboygan, WI	Wisconsin	63.7	S	3	28.9
138	Anderson, SC	South Carolina	64.1	S	32	28.8
139	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division	Massachusetts	119.3	S	3	28.7
140	Charleston, WV	West Virginia	149.7	S	-90	27.7
141	Springfield, IL	Illinois	111.8	S	4	27.5
142	Albany, GA	Georgia	64.6	S	-30	27.1
143	Kingston, NY	New York	64.6	S	-22	26.8
144	Lafayette, IN	Indiana	95.3	S	-15	26.8
145	Waterbury, CT NECTA	Connecticut	69.1	S	11	26.7
146	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	Tennessee	122.0	S	-10	26.5
147	Columbus, GA-AL	Georgia	122.0	S	-40	26.4
148	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	Indiana	145.7	S	-20	25.7
149	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	Michigan	147.1	S	4	24.9
150	Williamsport, PA	Pennsylvania	53.6	S	-11	24.7
151	Barnstable Town, MA NECTA	Massachusetts	95.0	S	-24	24.5
152	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	California	126.2	S	-98	24.3
153	Macon, GA	Georgia	100.8	S	-19	23.8
154	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ	New Jersey	61.9	S	-54	23.6
155	Racine, WI	Wisconsin	79.8	S	-53	22.6
156	Wheeling, WV-OH	West Virginia	67.8	S	-57	22.6
157	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	Virginia	70.5	S	-64	22.6
158	New Bedford, MA NECTA	Massachusetts	66.4	S	-12	22.1
159	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	Michigan	65.1	S	-24	21.3
160	Dalton, GA	Georgia	78.0	S	-57	20.7
161	Monroe, LA	Louisiana	79.1	S	-29	20.3
162	Peabody, MA NECTA Division	Massachusetts	101.6	S	-15	19.8
163	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	New Jersey	148.2	S	-139	19.0
164	Holland-Grand Haven, MI	Michigan	113.1	S	-46	16.3
165	Muncie, IN	Indiana	54.3	S	7	15.8
166	Terre Haute, IN	Indiana	74.0	S	-2	15.3
167	Jackson, MI	Michigan	57.6	S	1	14.3
168	Lima, OH	Ohio	55.6	S	-30	13.6
169	Springfield, OH	Ohio	51.9	S	-21	9.5
170	Mansfield, OH	Ohio	56.9	S	-1	9.0
171	Flint, MI	Michigan	147.4	S	-95	6.7
172	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI	Michigan	88.7	S	-5	3.6
173	Battle Creek, MI	Michigan	58.3	S	-13	3.3