Read about how we selected the 2017 Best Cities for Job Growth
| 2017 MSA Prof & Bus Svcs - Overall Ranking | Area | Weighted INDEX | 2016 Nonfarm Emplymt (1000s) | Total Prof & Bus Svcs Emplymt Growth Rate 2015-2016 |
Overall Rank Change 2016 to 2017 |
| 1 | Wausau, WI | 92.5 | 73.0 | 13.8% | 110 |
| 2 | Monroe, MI | 91.1 | 42.1 | 4.6% | 1 |
| 3 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 89.7 | 968.8 | 5.2% | (1) |
| 4 | College Station-Bryan, TX | 89.6 | 116.5 | 8.9% | 9 |
| 5 | Provo-Orem, UT | 89.0 | 243.4 | 5.8% | 13 |
| 6 | Jackson, TN | 88.9 | 68.8 | 10.0% | 4 |
| 7 | Salisbury, MD-DE | 88.1 | 149.7 | 14.0% | 30 |
| 8 | Grants Pass, OR | 87.8 | 25.8 | 14.8% | 124 |
| 9 | Bend-Redmond, OR | 86.7 | 78.5 | 5.6% | 23 |
| 10 | Topeka, KS | 85.8 | 113.4 | 7.5% | 119 |
| 11 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 85.5 | 249.5 | 8.0% | 5 |
| 12 | Kansas City, MO | 85.3 | 608.6 | 9.0% | 35 |
| 13 | Cleveland, TN | 84.2 | 51.7 | 12.5% | 228 |
| 14 | Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, MA NECTA Div | 84.1 | 45.2 | 5.3% | 295 |
| 15 | Olympia-Tumwater, WA | 83.8 | 114.7 | 3.6% | 66 |
| 16 | Gainesville, FL | 83.5 | 143.3 | 7.1% | 56 |
| 17 | Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY | 82.8 | 57.2 | 5.4% | (10) |
| 18 | Laredo, TX | 82.0 | 104.2 | 11.3% | 5 |
| 19 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 81.9 | 96.8 | 4.1% | 213 |
| 20 | Austin-Round Rock, TX | 81.7 | 1,015.4 | 3.7% | (12) |
| 21 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 81.5 | 199.3 | 10.3% | 3 |
| 22 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 81.3 | 237.3 | 7.2% | 180 |
| 23 | St. George, UT | 80.2 | 61.8 | 2.1% | (11) |
| 24 | Boise City, ID | 79.9 | 311.0 | 10.4% | 248 |
| 25 | San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metro Div | 79.5 | 1,108.6 | 2.8% | (20) |
| 26 | Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metro Div | 79.3 | 2,554.6 | 5.5% | (5) |
| 27 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 79.2 | 1,027.9 | 5.5% | 70 |
| 28 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 79.0 | 1,084.7 | 2.6% | (14) |
| 29 | North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL | 78.9 | 301.9 | 5.4% | 46 |
| 30 | Morristown, TN | 78.6 | 46.2 | 15.1% | 204 |
| 31 | Springfield, IL | 78.2 | 115.7 | 14.4% | 90 |
| 32 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC | 78.2 | 154.1 | 10.4% | 125 |
| 33 | State College, PA | 77.7 | 78.0 | 7.8% | 106 |
| 34 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 76.3 | 1,170.0 | 4.8% | (5) |
| 35 | Salt Lake City, UT | 76.2 | 713.6 | 4.4% | 49 |
| 36 | Lubbock, TX | 76.0 | 146.9 | 7.3% | 49 |
| 37 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 75.9 | 132.7 | 7.0% | 62 |
| 38 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 75.7 | 109.8 | 4.0% | 66 |
| 39 | Spartanburg, SC | 75.7 | 149.4 | 8.9% | 145 |
| 40 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 75.6 | 1,233.2 | 4.8% | (14) |
| 41 | Yuba City, CA | 75.3 | 43.4 | 13.6% | 49 |
| 42 | Redding, CA | 75.2 | 66.1 | 7.4% | 6 |
| 43 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 75.2 | 1,321.1 | 5.2% | (9) |
| 44 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 75.1 | 2,721.2 | 4.6% | (1) |
| 45 | Sioux Falls, SD | 74.9 | 153.4 | 6.3% | (34) |
| 46 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 74.8 | 670.8 | 5.2% | (10) |
| 47 | Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metro Div | 74.3 | 836.9 | 4.1% | 16 |
| 48 | Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | 73.8 | 964.6 | 4.6% | 7 |
| 49 | Ann Arbor, MI | 73.8 | 220.3 | 7.9% | 34 |
| 50 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 73.3 | 350.5 | 5.9% | 66 |
| 51 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 73.2 | 148.2 | 10.9% | 93 |
| 52 | Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA | 71.9 | 958.1 | 6.7% | 141 |
| 53 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 71.8 | 262.6 | 2.0% | (34) |
| 54 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 71.7 | 146.4 | 6.7% | 10 |
| 55 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | 71.7 | 113.9 | 2.4% | 181 |
| 56 | Waco, TX | 71.6 | 119.8 | 0.0% | (29) |
| 57 | Raleigh, NC | 71.5 | 610.1 | 4.7% | (35) |
| 58 | Savannah, GA | 70.5 | 177.9 | 12.4% | 56 |
| 59 | Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Metro Div | 70.4 | 309.8 | -0.3% | 36 |
| 60 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 70.2 | 307.1 | 5.1% | 107 |
| 61 | Philadelphia City, PA | 69.9 | 714.0 | 4.9% | 139 |
| 62 | Kankakee, IL | 69.8 | 44.9 | 18.5% | 124 |
| 63 | Monroe, LA | 69.6 | 79.5 | 5.2% | 193 |
| 64 | Eugene, OR | 69.6 | 158.4 | 5.6% | 78 |
| 65 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 69.6 | 1,153.4 | 1.8% | (35) |
| 66 | Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL | 69.4 | 145.2 | 1.3% | 47 |
| 67 | New York City, NY | 68.9 | 4,388.9 | 3.1% | (23) |
| 68 | Santa Rosa, CA | 68.7 | 202.0 | 7.6% | 42 |
| 69 | Tallahassee, FL | 68.3 | 181.7 | 9.0% | 194 |
| 70 | Charlottesville, VA | 67.8 | 115.5 | 1.8% | (45) |
| 71 | Boulder, CO | 67.8 | 188.2 | 5.7% | 132 |
| 72 | Reno, NV | 67.6 | 225.1 | 4.2% | 21 |
| 73 | Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 67.5 | 249.8 | 0.8% | (17) |
| 74 | Madison, WI | 67.4 | 399.4 | 4.2% | 29 |
| 75 | Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metro Div | 67.2 | 1,664.4 | 2.6% | (17) |
| 76 | Ocala, FL | 67.0 | 103.5 | 10.7% | 190 |
| 77 | Dover, DE | 66.6 | 69.3 | 4.5% | (1) |
| 78 | Wilmington, NC | 66.6 | 123.5 | 5.5% | 45 |
| 79 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | 66.6 | 94.4 | 3.0% | 17 |
| 80 | Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metro Div | 66.5 | 1,180.1 | 2.6% | 26 |
| 81 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 66.1 | 360.1 | 2.8% | (43) |
| 82 | Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Div | 66.1 | 155.0 | 3.9% | 228 |
| 83 | Flagstaff, AZ | 65.8 | 66.2 | 8.9% | (34) |
| 84 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 65.6 | 143.0 | 4.2% | 25 |
| 85 | Taunton-Middleborough-Norton, MA NECTA Div | 65.4 | 59.5 | 4.4% | 33 |
| 86 | Gary, IN Metro Div | 65.1 | 280.2 | 6.3% | 204 |
| 87 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 64.8 | 151.9 | 9.4% | 229 |
| 88 | Asheville, NC | 64.7 | 188.7 | 1.8% | (31) |
| 89 | Jackson, MI | 64.4 | 57.4 | 3.6% | 214 |
| 90 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 64.3 | 42.0 | 0.0% | 240 |
| 91 | Lincoln, NE | 64.3 | 189.9 | 8.0% | 73 |
| 92 | West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL Metro Div | 64.2 | 623.6 | 3.3% | (18) |
| 93 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Div | 64.2 | 1,831.6 | 2.7% | 27 |
| 94 | Bowling Green, KY | 64.1 | 76.3 | 6.1% | (29) |
| 95 | Greeley, CO | 64.0 | 100.3 | 2.1% | (62) |
| 96 | Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 63.8 | 2,015.6 | 3.3% | 5 |
| 97 | Modesto, CA | 63.6 | 173.5 | 3.7% | 54 |
| 98 | Yuma, AZ | 63.6 | 55.9 | 7.0% | 35 |
| 99 | Salem, OR | 63.0 | 162.1 | 2.8% | (5) |
| 100 | Middlesex-Monmouth-Ocean, NJ | 62.8 | 895.9 | 1.9% | 0 |
| 101 | Lawton, OK | 62.7 | 45.9 | 3.0% | (95) |
| 102 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | 62.5 | 67.6 | 2.2% | (93) |
| 103 | El Paso, TX | 62.5 | 315.1 | 3.8% | 89 |
| 104 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN | 62.4 | 1,056.9 | 0.8% | (34) |
| 105 | Panama City, FL | 62.0 | 82.6 | -0.9% | (3) |
| 106 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 62.0 | 219.6 | 6.7% | 30 |
| 107 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | 61.9 | 281.2 | -2.1% | 0 |
| 108 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 61.7 | 128.3 | 6.8% | 74 |
| 109 | Napa, CA | 61.3 | 70.9 | 3.0% | (92) |
| 110 | Montgomery, AL | 61.0 | 173.4 | 6.5% | 203 |
| 111 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA | 61.0 | 114.5 | -3.2% | (45) |
| 112 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | 61.0 | 1,442.3 | 1.7% | (61) |
| 113 | Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley, CA Metro Div | 60.7 | 1,150.1 | 2.4% | (5) |
| 114 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT NECTA | 60.6 | 571.5 | 2.1% | (32) |
| 115 | York-Hanover, PA | 59.7 | 184.5 | 3.3% | 40 |
| 116 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 59.5 | 105.9 | 1.3% | (74) |
| 117 | Johnson City, TN | 59.4 | 80.0 | 6.9% | 153 |
| 118 | Jackson, MS | 59.3 | 280.2 | -0.4% | 59 |
| 119 | Fort Collins, CO | 59.2 | 162.6 | 3.0% | 92 |
| 120 | Toledo, OH | 59.2 | 313.5 | 3.9% | 101 |
| 121 | Wichita, KS | 58.8 | 296.9 | 4.0% | 20 |
| 122 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 58.8 | 242.3 | 3.2% | (51) |
| 123 | Salinas, CA | 58.7 | 137.9 | -0.5% | (32) |
| 124 | Prescott, AZ | 58.5 | 62.6 | 3.9% | (55) |
| 125 | Orange-Rockland-Westchester, NY | 58.3 | 712.1 | 4.2% | 87 |
| 126 | Springfield, MO | 58.2 | 212.6 | 2.4% | (49) |
| 127 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 57.9 | 142.9 | 2.4% | 27 |
| 128 | Lake Charles, LA | 57.8 | 111.3 | -1.1% | (124) |
| 129 | Huntsville, AL | 57.7 | 228.8 | 1.4% | 16 |
| 130 | Yakima, WA | 57.7 | 84.5 | 13.4% | 10 |
| 131 | Trenton, NJ | 57.6 | 269.6 | -0.7% | (116) |
| 132 | Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metro Div | 57.0 | 1,592.2 | 2.2% | 37 |
| 133 | Ithaca, NY | 56.7 | 64.9 | 1.0% | 4 |
| 134 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA NECTA | 56.7 | 582.6 | 1.0% | (19) |
| 135 | Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town, MA-NH NECTA Div | 56.4 | 66.2 | 3.7% | (57) |
| 136 | Killeen-Temple, TX | 56.0 | 146.5 | 3.0% | 22 |
| 137 | Logan, UT-ID | 55.9 | 60.9 | 1.7% | (3) |
| 138 | Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metro Div | 55.3 | 1,236.6 | 1.9% | (12) |
| 139 | New Bedford, MA NECTA | 55.2 | 68.2 | -7.6% | (138) |
| 140 | Reading, PA | 55.0 | 178.5 | -0.1% | (72) |
| 141 | Leominster-Gardner, MA NECTA | 54.9 | 51.8 | 0.0% | 31 |
| 142 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | 54.9 | 255.5 | 2.5% | (83) |
| 143 | Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA | 54.8 | 42.4 | 3.2% | 58 |
| 144 | Appleton, WI | 54.5 | 125.9 | 3.0% | 106 |
| 145 | Clarksville, TN-KY | 54.4 | 89.8 | 3.5% | 25 |
| 146 | Columbus, OH | 54.4 | 1,077.8 | 1.6% | (24) |
| 147 | Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL | 54.3 | 52.1 | 4.5% | 93 |
| 148 | Amarillo, TX | 53.4 | 121.4 | 2.8% | 12 |
| 149 | Baton Rouge, LA | 53.3 | 405.2 | 1.2% | (70) |
| 150 | Idaho Falls, ID | 53.3 | 63.9 | 5.1% | 58 |
| 151 | Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Div | 53.0 | 129.3 | -0.2% | (3) |
| 152 | Morgantown, WV | 52.9 | 70.9 | -0.5% | (117) |
| 153 | Framingham, MA NECTA Div | 52.5 | 173.9 | -0.1% | (67) |
| 154 | Akron, OH | 52.5 | 340.8 | 2.7% | 75 |
| 155 | Muskegon, MI | 52.5 | 62.7 | 5.8% | 4 |
| 156 | Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 52.5 | 500.1 | 1.3% | (28) |
| 157 | Fresno, CA | 52.3 | 339.1 | 1.1% | 59 |
| 158 | Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metro Div | 52.3 | 1,337.8 | 3.2% | 73 |
| 159 | St. Louis, MO-IL | 52.3 | 1,368.7 | 1.4% | 46 |
| 160 | Bangor, ME NECTA | 51.8 | 66.4 | 1.0% | 2 |
| 161 | Kingston, NY | 51.8 | 62.0 | 3.0% | 20 |
| 162 | Camden, NJ Metro Div | 51.4 | 540.4 | -0.1% | (37) |
| 163 | Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metro Div | 51.2 | 3,717.2 | 0.5% | 24 |
| 164 | Springfield, OH | 51.2 | 49.6 | -2.1% | (144) |
| 165 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 51.1 | 551.2 | 1.8% | 104 |
| 166 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 50.5 | 256.4 | 3.8% | 41 |
| 167 | Richmond, VA | 50.4 | 666.4 | -4.5% | (139) |
| 168 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Div | 50.1 | 2,653.9 | 2.4% | 10 |
| 169 | Bellingham, WA | 49.9 | 92.0 | -0.8% | (23) |
| 170 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA | 49.9 | 124.9 | -0.5% | (97) |
| 171 | Northern Virginia, VA | 49.5 | 1,449.9 | 2.6% | 24 |
| 172 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 49.3 | 1,964.8 | 1.9% | 26 |
| 173 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | 49.3 | 63.8 | 0.5% | (128) |
| 174 | Springfield, MA-CT NECTA | 49.2 | 334.8 | 2.7% | (31) |
| 175 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 48.6 | 3,017.5 | 0.0% | (48) |
| 176 | Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Metro Div | 48.6 | 1,058.2 | 1.7% | 0 |
| 177 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 48.0 | 48.5 | 14.6% | 78 |
| 178 | Jacksonville, FL | 48.0 | 677.5 | 1.2% | (80) |
| 179 | Iowa City, IA | 47.9 | 101.9 | 4.5% | (11) |
| 180 | Fort Wayne, IN | 47.8 | 221.0 | 3.8% | 43 |
| 181 | Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Div | 47.8 | 81.6 | 0.9% | 39 |
| 182 | San Diego-Carlsbad, CA | 47.5 | 1,439.0 | 0.2% | 8 |
| 183 | Calvert-Charles-Prince George's, MD | 47.5 | 404.3 | 2.9% | 2 |
| 184 | Pittsburgh, PA | 47.4 | 1,165.0 | 1.0% | (9) |
| 185 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 47.3 | 466.5 | 2.8% | 121 |
| 186 | Manchester, NH NECTA | 47.2 | 110.9 | -0.8% | (132) |
| 187 | Baltimore City, MD | 47.1 | 367.5 | -0.6% | 72 |
| 188 | Peoria, IL | 46.8 | 173.0 | 0.0% | 22 |
| 189 | Peabody-Salem-Beverly, MA NECTA Div | 46.8 | 97.1 | 2.0% | 86 |
| 190 | Knoxville, TN | 46.8 | 395.7 | -0.7% | (128) |
| 191 | New Haven, CT NECTA | 46.6 | 281.7 | 0.6% | (25) |
| 192 | Barnstable Town, MA NECTA | 46.6 | 100.6 | 1.6% | 26 |
| 193 | Fargo, ND-MN | 46.4 | 142.2 | 0.2% | (152) |
| 194 | Billings, MT | 46.4 | 84.9 | 4.6% | 169 |
| 195 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 46.1 | 91.1 | 0.0% | (57) |
| 196 | Delaware County, PA | 45.9 | 235.9 | 1.0% | (66) |
| 197 | Colorado Springs, CO | 45.9 | 281.6 | -0.5% | (3) |
| 198 | Mansfield, OH | 45.6 | 52.6 | 3.1% | 149 |
| 199 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA | 45.6 | 261.1 | -6.8% | (75) |
| 200 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | 45.6 | 227.9 | -2.2% | (169) |
| 201 | Bergen-Hudson-Passaic, NJ | 45.5 | 928.9 | 2.3% | 53 |
| 202 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 45.3 | 104.8 | 4.0% | 20 |
| 203 | Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI | 45.3 | 75.2 | 2.4% | (50) |
| 204 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | 45.1 | 60.6 | 1.1% | 146 |
| 205 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 45.1 | 143.9 | 3.4% | 90 |
| 206 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 45.1 | 354.8 | -0.2% | 32 |
| 207 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metro Div | 45.0 | 4,442.2 | 1.1% | 36 |
| 208 | East Stroudsburg, PA | 44.8 | 57.7 | 0.0% | 22 |
| 209 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 44.8 | 646.2 | -3.2% | (148) |
| 210 | Winston-Salem, NC | 44.6 | 262.3 | -2.0% | (121) |
| 211 | Urban Honolulu, HI | 44.5 | 481.1 | 0.7% | (23) |
| 212 | Battle Creek, MI | 44.4 | 59.4 | 0.5% | 52 |
| 213 | Portland-South Portland, ME NECTA | 44.1 | 200.9 | 0.7% | (22) |
| 214 | Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ | 43.9 | 60.1 | -3.7% | 124 |
| 215 | Canton-Massillon, OH | 43.9 | 171.7 | 2.8% | 104 |
| 216 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 43.8 | 339.0 | -3.7% | (111) |
| 217 | Kansas City, KS | 43.8 | 469.2 | -0.6% | (82) |
| 218 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 43.7 | 1,087.6 | 1.6% | 33 |
| 219 | Corvallis, OR | 43.6 | 42.2 | -2.3% | (159) |
| 220 | Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Div | 43.6 | 1,023.6 | 0.7% | (1) |
| 221 | Dayton, OH | 43.4 | 385.4 | 0.9% | (7) |
| 222 | Rockford, IL | 43.4 | 150.0 | 3.1% | (91) |
| 223 | Macon, GA | 43.2 | 103.5 | 0.3% | (143) |
| 224 | Victoria, TX | 42.9 | 42.2 | 5.3% | (51) |
| 225 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 42.5 | 235.5 | 0.5% | 20 |
| 226 | Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA | 42.5 | 90.6 | -2.8% | (114) |
| 227 | Mobile, AL | 42.3 | 179.0 | 0.1% | 40 |
| 228 | Punta Gorda, FL | 42.2 | 48.9 | -2.9% | (111) |
| 229 | Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metro Div | 42.2 | 753.3 | 2.2% | (16) |
| 230 | Fond du Lac, WI | 41.8 | 48.4 | -1.2% | (163) |
| 231 | Lancaster, PA | 41.7 | 250.3 | -2.2% | 17 |
| 232 | Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD Metro Div | 41.6 | 598.0 | 2.0% | 68 |
| 233 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 41.4 | 41.3 | 5.0% | 20 |
| 234 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 41.1 | 213.4 | 4.6% | 83 |
| 235 | Bismarck, ND | 41.1 | 73.5 | -5.2% | (196) |
| 236 | Burlington, NC | 40.4 | 61.7 | -0.6% | (148) |
| 237 | Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC | 40.4 | 412.4 | -3.2% | (197) |
| 238 | Danbury, CT NECTA | 40.3 | 79.5 | -1.1% | (42) |
| 239 | Medford, OR | 40.1 | 86.2 | 1.4% | 43 |
| 240 | Columbus, IN | 40.0 | 52.9 | -0.6% | (148) |
| 241 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 40.0 | 577.0 | 0.6% | (35) |
| 242 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 40.0 | 305.9 | 1.0% | 98 |
| 243 | Dalton, GA | 39.8 | 69.8 | 3.3% | 38 |
| 244 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | 39.7 | 59.0 | 2.2% | 24 |
| 245 | Syracuse, NY | 39.6 | 317.6 | 3.1% | 119 |
| 246 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 39.5 | 138.8 | 1.3% | 25 |
| 247 | Tyler, TX | 39.3 | 106.0 | 0.4% | 52 |
| 248 | San Rafael, CA Metro Div | 39.3 | 115.9 | 1.5% | (31) |
| 249 | Rapid City, SD | 39.0 | 65.8 | 1.3% | 12 |
| 250 | Roanoke, VA | 38.9 | 163.5 | 0.2% | (100) |
| 251 | Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metro Div | 38.8 | 404.0 | -4.9% | 9 |
| 252 | Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 38.4 | 522.9 | 0.4% | (8) |
| 253 | Pittsfield, MA NECTA | 38.2 | 41.4 | 0.0% | 32 |
| 254 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY | 38.2 | 565.7 | 2.3% | 91 |
| 255 | Cleveland-Elyria, OH | 37.7 | 1,051.8 | 0.9% | 22 |
| 256 | Owensboro, KY | 37.7 | 53.5 | -0.8% | (104) |
| 257 | Lewiston, ID-WA | 37.5 | 28.7 | 2.5% | 91 |
| 258 | Evansville, IN-KY | 37.5 | 159.0 | 1.4% | 34 |
| 259 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | 37.4 | 361.6 | -0.3% | (213) |
| 260 | Bakersfield, CA | 37.4 | 258.1 | 2.1% | 45 |
| 261 | Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 37.4 | 122.4 | 1.7% | (24) |
| 262 | Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 37.3 | 857.0 | -1.6% | (37) |
| 263 | Lawrence, KS | 37.1 | 54.7 | -2.9% | 65 |
| 264 | Rochester, NY | 37.0 | 532.9 | -1.4% | 20 |
| 265 | Abilene, TX | 37.0 | 68.3 | -0.6% | (32) |
| 266 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | 36.7 | 110.6 | 1.8% | (38) |
| 267 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 36.6 | 174.3 | -0.6% | (118) |
| 268 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 36.5 | 1,436.3 | -6.9% | (59) |
| 269 | Pueblo, CO | 36.4 | 62.2 | -1.0% | (216) |
| 270 | Texarkana, TX-AR | 36.0 | 60.6 | -0.8% | (151) |
| 271 | Bay City, MI | 35.8 | 36.4 | 3.2% | (106) |
| 272 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 35.6 | 182.9 | -1.6% | (25) |
| 273 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 35.6 | 87.8 | 3.9% | 82 |
| 274 | Terre Haute, IN | 35.4 | 71.6 | 4.6% | 22 |
| 275 | Chico, CA | 35.1 | 81.7 | -0.6% | (104) |
| 276 | Saginaw, MI | 34.8 | 89.1 | -0.3% | (189) |
| 277 | Albuquerque, NM | 34.7 | 390.1 | 0.6% | 41 |
| 278 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 34.6 | 768.4 | -0.6% | 1 |
| 279 | Decatur, IL | 34.6 | 51.4 | -2.9% | 15 |
| 280 | St. Cloud, MN | 34.3 | 108.4 | 0.0% | (53) |
| 281 | Utica-Rome, NY | 33.9 | 126.5 | 2.0% | 72 |
| 282 | Walla Walla, WA | 33.9 | 28.2 | 0.0% | (85) |
| 283 | Eau Claire, WI | 33.8 | 85.2 | 0.4% | (41) |
| 284 | Altoona, PA | 33.4 | 60.7 | 0.0% | (10) |
| 285 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA | 33.3 | 51.7 | -0.5% | (111) |
| 286 | Lima, OH | 33.0 | 52.9 | -4.8% | (125) |
| 287 | Corpus Christi, TX | 32.8 | 191.0 | -3.7% | (107) |
| 288 | Newark, NJ-PA Metro Div | 32.7 | 1,193.8 | -0.8% | (64) |
| 289 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | 32.4 | 182.9 | -0.2% | 4 |
| 290 | Columbus, GA-AL | 32.3 | 121.5 | -0.8% | (12) |
| 291 | Glens Falls, NY | 32.3 | 54.9 | 0.6% | (56) |
| 292 | Oklahoma City, OK | 31.6 | 628.3 | -1.7% | (53) |
| 293 | Worcester, MA-CT NECTA | 31.5 | 284.1 | 0.1% | 50 |
| 294 | Las Cruces, NM | 31.5 | 73.2 | -0.5% | 28 |
| 295 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 31.3 | 108.9 | -4.2% | (96) |
| 296 | Bloomington, IN | 31.3 | 77.5 | 4.5% | 64 |
| 297 | Duluth, MN-WI | 31.2 | 135.3 | -0.8% | 11 |
| 298 | Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 31.2 | 61.1 | -1.8% | (52) |
| 299 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 31.2 | 38.5 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 300 | Tulsa, OK | 31.1 | 444.4 | -0.6% | 23 |
| 301 | Gadsden, AL | 31.0 | 38.6 | -8.1% | (251) |
| 302 | Dothan, AL | 31.0 | 57.8 | 1.5% | 44 |
| 303 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | 30.3 | 109.8 | 1.7% | 36 |
| 304 | Santa Fe, NM | 30.2 | 63.5 | -0.7% | (47) |
| 305 | Columbia, SC | 30.1 | 395.4 | -8.3% | (126) |
| 306 | Waterbury, CT NECTA | 29.7 | 67.0 | -1.8% | 21 |
| 307 | Erie, PA | 29.3 | 127.8 | 1.0% | (9) |
| 308 | Pocatello, ID | 28.5 | 35.8 | -5.3% | (152) |
| 309 | Racine, WI | 28.1 | 76.9 | 2.2% | 6 |
| 310 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 27.4 | 101.4 | -2.4% | (127) |
| 311 | Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metro Div | 27.0 | 359.8 | -3.6% | (62) |
| 312 | Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA | 26.8 | 60.1 | -13.0% | (260) |
| 313 | Sherman-Denison, TX | 26.8 | 46.7 | -6.7% | 18 |
| 314 | El Centro, CA | 26.7 | 53.0 | -6.9% | 11 |
| 315 | Carson City, NV | 26.3 | 28.6 | 3.7% | 41 |
| 316 | Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 26.3 | 89.1 | -3.7% | (12) |
| 317 | Cheyenne, WY | 26.3 | 46.0 | -1.0% | 27 |
| 318 | Tucson, AZ | 26.0 | 377.8 | -2.3% | (114) |
| 319 | Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI NECTA | 26.0 | 129.0 | -1.1% | (5) |
| 320 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 25.9 | 361.6 | -7.1% | (18) |
| 321 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 25.6 | 163.7 | -1.8% | (106) |
| 322 | Rochester, MN | 25.3 | 118.5 | -2.4% | 14 |
| 323 | Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL | 25.3 | 45.8 | 2.3% | 43 |
| 324 | Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 25.1 | 223.7 | -1.7% | 10 |
| 325 | Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY Metro Div | 25.0 | 143.5 | -0.3% | 27 |
| 326 | Rocky Mount, NC | 24.9 | 58.0 | 0.0% | (14) |
| 327 | Missoula, MT | 24.9 | 59.8 | -2.1% | 10 |
| 328 | Flint, MI | 24.8 | 140.7 | -0.9% | (17) |
| 329 | Dover-Durham, NH-ME NECTA | 24.5 | 54.6 | -10.7% | (182) |
| 330 | Greenville, NC | 24.4 | 79.3 | 0.5% | (44) |
| 331 | Great Falls, MT | 24.3 | 35.9 | -2.2% | (58) |
| 332 | Danville, IL | 23.9 | 28.6 | 1.7% | (56) |
| 333 | Sheboygan, WI | 23.6 | 61.8 | -0.8% | (7) |
| 334 | Fayetteville, NC | 23.5 | 130.6 | -5.7% | (46) |
| 335 | Grand Junction, CO | 23.3 | 60.9 | -3.2% | (48) |
| 336 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 23.2 | 180.1 | -0.4% | 15 |
| 337 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 22.8 | 79.0 | -0.5% | 21 |
| 338 | Decatur, AL | 22.6 | 53.6 | -2.5% | 3 |
| 339 | Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 22.3 | 137.2 | -3.9% | (113) |
| 340 | Visalia-Porterville, CA | 22.3 | 125.6 | -8.3% | (82) |
| 341 | Midland, TX | 21.2 | 87.5 | -8.9% | (178) |
| 342 | Bloomington, IL | 21.2 | 93.0 | -2.4% | 17 |
| 343 | Elgin, IL Metro Div | 21.2 | 253.1 | -5.5% | (52) |
| 344 | Longview, TX | 21.0 | 96.8 | -4.2% | (79) |
| 345 | Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Div | 20.7 | 82.6 | -0.7% | (24) |
| 346 | San Angelo, TX | 20.0 | 48.8 | -2.7% | (22) |
| 347 | Binghamton, NY | 19.9 | 104.3 | -2.6% | 2 |
| 348 | Lynchburg, VA | 18.7 | 104.5 | -3.9% | 6 |
| 349 | Fairbanks, AK | 18.4 | 36.1 | -4.6% | (69) |
| 350 | Albany, OR | 17.7 | 44.0 | -11.1% | (98) |
| 351 | Charleston, WV | 17.4 | 118.9 | -5.6% | (44) |
| 352 | Lafayette, LA | 17.3 | 198.5 | -8.0% | (69) |
| 353 | Anchorage, AK | 17.1 | 173.7 | -7.6% | (33) |
| 354 | Madera, CA | 17.0 | 37.3 | -1.5% | (165) |
| 355 | Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS | 16.8 | 154.0 | -4.9% | 7 |
| 356 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA | 16.7 | 407.9 | -7.3% | (24) |
| 357 | Wichita Falls, TX | 16.5 | 57.5 | -5.2% | 0 |
| 358 | Green Bay, WI | 16.2 | 173.9 | -6.5% | (25) |
| 359 | Odessa, TX | 15.2 | 69.7 | -8.3% | (24) |
| 360 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 14.0 | 57.2 | -4.2% | (31) |
| 361 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | 12.8 | 34.5 | -4.2% | 0 |
| 362 | Johnstown, PA | 12.8 | 55.6 | -9.5% | (65) |
| 363 | Merced, CA | 12.0 | 65.7 | -7.9% | 2 |
| 364 | Elmira, NY | 11.1 | 37.7 | -7.1% | (102) |
| 365 | Casper, WY | 10.8 | 37.1 | -8.3% | (23) |
| 366 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 9.9 | 41.0 | -17.5% | (77) |











