Small Cities Manufacturing Jobs - 2016 Best Cities Rankings

Read about how we selected the 2016 Best Cities for Job Growth

2016 Mfg Ranking within Small MSAs	Area	Weighted INDEX	2015 Mfg Emplmt (1000s)	Total Mfg Emplmt Growth Rate 2014-2015	2015 Mfg Ranking within Small MSAs	Overall Rank Change 2014-2015
1	San Rafael, CA Metro Div	99.4	4.2	13.64%	4	3
2	Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA	95.7	8.2	9.38%	32	30
3	Lake Charles, LA	95.6	10.8	7.64%	83	80
4	Idaho Falls, ID	95.6	4.2	5.83%	15	11
5	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	95.2	2.4	10.77%	89	84
6	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	94.1	11.9	5.93%	25	19
7	Lewiston, ID-WA	93.8	4.4	6.50%	9	2
8	Greeley, CO	90.9	13.0	4.01%	47	39
9	Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	90.1	8.1	12.56%	11	2
10	Columbus, IN	88.4	19.5	2.27%	12	2
11	St. George, UT	87.6	3.1	5.68%	30	19
12	Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	86.0	3.5	3.96%	2	(10)
13	Bowling Green, KY	85.4	11.6	6.77%	50	37
14	Tuscaloosa, AL	85.0	15.8	4.19%	33	19
15	Punta Gorda, FL	84.4	0.8	13.64%	76	61
16	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	84.0	9.7	4.66%	49	33
17	Coeur d'Alene, ID	84.0	5.2	7.53%	63	46
18	Wenatchee, WA	82.9	2.6	5.33%	61	43
19	Cleveland, TN	82.7	9.8	9.70%	109	90
20	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	82.3	60.5	2.54%	19	(1)
21	Muskegon, MI	81.6	13.9	3.48%	36	15
22	Merced, CA	81.5	9.8	13.95%	8	(14)
23	Bend-Redmond, OR	81.2	5.0	6.43%	18	(5)
24	Kokomo, IN	81.1	12.2	3.98%	16	(8)
25	Morgantown, WV	81.0	4.6	1.47%	41	16
26	Medford, OR	80.6	7.7	3.59%	23	(3)
27	Napa, CA	79.3	11.9	4.08%	22	(5)
28	Flagstaff, AZ	77.1	4.4	3.13%	113	85
29	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	76.3	5.9	1.71%	14	(15)
30	Port St. Lucie, FL	75.2	6.3	2.73%	37	7
31	Spartanburg, SC	74.7	29.3	3.78%	42	11
32	Bellingham, WA	74.4	9.5	3.65%	55	23
33	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	74.3	7.0	0.48%	38	5
34	Waco, TX	74.1	16.4	4.23%	169	135
35	Hanford-Corcoran, CA	74.0	4.5	3.85%	100	65
36	Battle Creek, MI	73.1	12.1	4.01%	62	26
37	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	73.1	6.5	3.70%	20	(17)
38	Panama City, FL	73.0	3.8	3.64%	48	10
39	Lima, OH	73.0	9.3	4.51%	43	4
40	Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	72.9	17.6	1.54%	28	(12)
41	Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town, MA-NH NECTA Div	72.8	9.5	1.78%	96	55
42	Grants Pass, OR	72.3	3.0	2.27%	6	(36)
43	Visalia-Porterville, CA	72.2	12.3	1.65%	65	22
44	Bay City, MI	71.2	4.4	9.02%	188	144
45	Ocala, FL	70.7	7.7	5.96%	40	(5)
46	Saginaw, MI	68.9	12.5	5.04%	75	29
47	Jackson, MI	68.8	9.7	0.69%	24	(23)
48	Gadsden, AL	68.8	5.6	4.35%	79	31
49	Wausau, WI	68.7	16.5	4.21%	74	25
50	Kennewick-Richland, WA	67.9	7.4	2.79%	31	(19)
51	Grand Forks, ND-MN	67.2	4.0	1.71%	35	(16)
52	Yakima, WA	65.8	8.5	5.83%	54	2
53	Auburn-Opelika, AL	64.6	6.7	0.00%	13	(40)
54	Prescott, AZ	64.5	3.4	3.03%	26	(28)
55	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	63.9	20.9	2.11%	51	(4)
56	Dover-Durham, NH-ME NECTA	63.1	5.4	3.85%	99	43
57	Madera, CA	62.4	3.7	-0.89%	1	(56)
58	Abilene, TX	62.2	2.9	2.33%	102	44
59	Walla Walla, WA	62.1	3.6	1.87%	103	44
60	Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	62.0	2.5	2.78%	92	32
61	Appleton, WI	61.7	23.8	-0.56%	46	(15)
62	Barnstable Town, MA NECTA	60.9	3.2	0.00%	82	20
63	Santa Fe, NM	60.7	0.9	0.00%	60	(3)
64	Midland, TX	60.6	3.6	-11.48%	5	(59)
65	Topeka, KS	59.3	7.4	2.76%	146	81
66	Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI NECTA	58.8	16.0	6.68%	153	87
67	East Stroudsburg, PA	58.8	4.9	4.23%	172	105
68	Grand Junction, CO	58.6	2.9	3.61%	81	13
69	Dover, DE	58.3	4.8	1.40%	115	46
70	Sherman-Denison, TX	58.0	5.7	5.56%	123	53
71	College Station-Bryan, TX	57.5	5.4	0.62%	10	(61)
72	Logan, UT-ID	57.3	11.4	0.59%	106	34
73	Muncie, IN	57.3	4.4	3.15%	120	47
74	Pittsfield, MA NECTA	57.0	4.0	5.26%	85	11
75	Pueblo, CO	56.5	4.5	-2.86%	7	(68)
76	Janesville-Beloit, WI	55.4	9.6	1.41%	56	(20)
77	Tyler, TX	55.4	6.4	9.66%	156	79
78	Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	55.1	8.7	3.57%	144	66
79	San Angelo, TX	55.0	3.4	0.99%	108	29
80	Fond du Lac, WI	54.7	10.7	-1.54%	44	(36)
81	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	54.6	15.1	-0.88%	119	38
82	Morristown, TN	54.3	10.9	4.79%	112	30
83	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	54.2	6.0	1.13%	126	43
84	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	54.1	13.1	0.26%	39	(45)
85	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	53.8	17.5	3.14%	91	6
86	Gainesville, FL	53.7	4.5	5.47%	181	95
87	Gettysburg, PA	53.5	6.9	1.48%	52	(35)
88	Dalton, GA	52.7	23.7	4.10%	73	(15)
89	Bloomington, IN	52.6	8.7	0.77%	164	75
90	Sheboygan, WI	52.5	20.4	0.00%	59	(31)
91	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	52.4	3.0	3.49%	122	31
92	Kankakee, IL	52.3	5.6	-4.02%	45	(47)
93	Albany, OR	52.3	7.2	1.41%	104	11
94	Racine, WI	51.8	18.6	-2.27%	87	(7)
95	Olympia-Tumwater, WA	51.6	3.2	-4.90%	71	(24)
96	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA	51.5	5.3	1.27%	94	(2)
97	Jackson, TN	51.3	10.1	3.05%	134	37
98	Monroe, MI	51.1	5.5	1.23%	21	(77)
99	Rome, GA	50.6	6.1	4.00%	147	48
100	Flint, MI	50.3	12.0	-1.90%	34	(66)
101	Salinas, CA	50.1	5.5	2.50%	179	78
102	Charlottesville, VA	49.9	3.9	-0.84%	95	(7)
103	Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	49.7	9.4	-4.10%	29	(74)
104	Rocky Mount, NC	49.7	11.2	4.04%	178	74
105	Fargo, ND-MN	49.5	9.9	-3.90%	69	(36)
106	Altoona, PA	49.3	7.7	1.32%	157	51
107	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI	48.8	1.2	0.00%	53	(54)
108	Yuba City, CA	47.4	2.1	0.00%	132	24
109	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Div	47.4	22.6	0.30%	136	27
110	Clarksville, TN-KY	47.3	10.4	0.00%	90	(20)
111	Danville, IL	46.7	5.1	-2.53%	57	(54)
112	Burlington, NC	46.6	9.0	1.51%	98	(14)
113	Pocatello, ID	46.5	1.9	18.75%	209	96
114	Owensboro, KY	46.3	8.4	0.00%	114	0
115	Cedar Rapids, IA	46.2	20.3	0.16%	150	35
116	Mansfield, OH	46.1	9.7	2.11%	110	(6)
117	Springfield, OH	45.6	6.7	-0.50%	78	(39)
118	Bismarck, ND	45.3	2.0	-1.67%	72	(46)
119	Charleston, WV	45.3	3.5	0.00%	145	26
120	Yuma, AZ	44.8	2.2	-1.47%	67	(53)
121	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	44.6	22.6	2.57%	194	73
122	Odessa, TX	44.4	4.8	-19.89%	17	(105)
123	Erie, PA	43.9	22.0	-1.64%	111	(12)
124	Elmira, NY	43.7	5.3	1.91%	195	71
125	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	43.1	39.7	0.51%	97	(28)
126	Utica-Rome, NY	42.7	11.3	2.10%	155	29
127	Longview, WA	42.7	6.4	-1.55%	70	(57)
128	Eau Claire, WI	42.3	10.4	-0.63%	130	2
129	Hattiesburg, MS	41.6	4.1	0.82%	190	61
130	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	41.3	7.9	3.48%	183	53
131	Decatur, AL	41.0	12.0	0.56%	160	29
132	Cheyenne, WY	40.5	1.4	2.50%	149	17
133	Champaign-Urbana, IL	40.3	8.2	0.00%	143	10
134	Michigan City-La Porte, IN	39.6	7.7	0.43%	128	(6)
135	Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL	39.4	5.9	0.00%	135	0
136	New Bedford, MA NECTA	39.2	7.9	0.42%	141	5
137	Lubbock, TX	39.1	4.9	-2.00%	137	0
138	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	39.1	21.5	-0.15%	127	(11)
139	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	38.8	11.0	-1.79%	88	(51)
140	Ithaca, NY	38.8	3.4	-1.94%	64	(76)
141	Redding, CA	38.2	2.3	0.00%	86	(55)
142	Decatur, IL	37.9	10.1	-1.30%	175	33
143	Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Div	37.9	9.6	0.00%	148	5
144	Sumter, SC	37.6	6.5	-2.00%	68	(76)
145	St. Cloud, MN	37.6	14.9	-2.40%	101	(44)
146	Amarillo, TX	36.6	12.8	-2.30%	162	16
147	State College, PA	36.2	4.0	-1.64%	163	16
148	Glens Falls, NY	36.2	6.0	0.56%	180	32
149	Joplin, MO	35.9	13.0	-0.26%	158	9
150	La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	35.7	8.4	-1.57%	138	(12)
151	Killeen-Temple, TX	35.6	7.3	-1.80%	121	(30)
152	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Div	34.2	5.5	0.00%	129	(23)
153	Chico, CA	33.4	3.4	-12.07%	66	(87)
154	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	33.3	16.0	-5.15%	125	(29)
155	Rapid City, SD	32.6	2.8	-6.74%	105	(50)
156	Lebanon, PA	32.3	8.6	-1.15%	173	17
157	Rochester, MN	31.8	10.8	0.31%	177	20
158	Johnson City, TN	31.2	7.6	0.88%	140	(18)
159	Leominster-Gardner, MA NECTA	31.1	6.3	0.53%	176	17
160	Terre Haute, IN	31.0	10.8	-2.40%	170	10
161	Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, MA NECTA Div	30.9	4.6	0.00%	196	35
162	Greenville, NC	30.6	6.1	-3.17%	84	(78)
163	Fairbanks, AK	30.6	0.6	-5.56%	197	34
164	Lynchburg, VA	30.2	14.5	0.93%	151	(13)
165	Albany, GA	29.5	4.3	0.00%	166	1
166	Texarkana, TX-AR	29.1	5.3	-0.63%	152	(14)
167	Waterbury, CT NECTA	28.5	7.6	0.00%	187	20
168	Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Div	28.3	19.6	-0.34%	174	6
169	Johnstown, PA	28.2	3.9	-0.84%	193	24
170	Carson City, NV	28.0	2.6	-3.70%	161	(9)
171	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	27.1	2.1	0.00%	185	14
172	Kingston, NY	27.1	3.4	0.00%	116	(56)
173	Bangor, ME NECTA	27.0	2.4	0.00%	203	30
174	Victoria, TX	26.5	2.5	-5.13%	165	(9)
175	Springfield, IL	26.2	2.9	-4.35%	171	(4)
176	Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA	25.7	13.2	-2.46%	191	15
177	Lawton, OK	24.9	3.5	-3.64%	133	(44)
178	Columbus, GA-AL	24.6	10.2	-5.85%	93	(85)
179	Wilmington, NC	24.1	5.7	-1.72%	198	19
180	Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	23.5	0.5	0.00%	189	9
181	Casper, WY	23.4	1.6	-11.11%	117	(64)
182	Williamsport, PA	22.9	7.9	0.42%	182	0
183	Monroe, LA	22.5	6.6	-2.96%	124	(59)
184	Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY Metro Div	22.4	10.7	1.26%	202	18
185	Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	21.8	1.8	-16.92%	3	(182)
186	Taunton-Middleborough-Norton, MA NECTA Div	21.3	5.8	-5.46%	118	(68)
187	Duluth, MN-WI	21.0	6.7	-9.87%	159	(28)
188	Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	19.4	5.4	-4.68%	168	(20)
189	Fort Smith, AR-OK	19.1	17.7	-2.74%	131	(58)
190	Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	17.9	5.4	0.00%	192	2
191	Wichita Falls, TX	17.1	5.0	-4.46%	186	(5)
192	Longview, TX	17.0	9.6	-10.87%	107	(85)
193	Wheeling, WV-OH	15.8	3.0	-2.15%	200	7
194	Manchester, NH NECTA	15.7	7.5	-3.86%	167	(27)
195	Corvallis, OR	15.5	2.9	-3.33%	184	(11)
196	Bloomington, IL	14.8	4.3	-10.42%	142	(54)
197	Binghamton, NY	13.0	11.4	-1.16%	208	11
198	Fayetteville, NC	12.3	7.7	-2.53%	204	6
199	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	12.0	3.5	0.00%	206	7
200	Dothan, AL	11.0	4.3	-3.03%	205	5
201	Peabody-Salem-Beverly, MA NECTA Div	10.3	7.1	-8.19%	154	(47)
202	Laredo, TX	8.2	0.7	-8.70%	201	(1)
203	Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	8.0	2.7	-8.99%	199	(4)
204	El Centro, CA	7.6	1.0	-3.23%	210	6
205	Las Cruces, NM	7.0	2.3	-6.67%	207	2