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  • Mid Sized Cities Rankings – 2015 Best Cities for Job Growth

    Read about how we selected the 2015 Best Cities for Job Growth

    We used five measures of growth to rank MSAs over the past 10 years. “Large” areas include those with a current nonfarm employment base of at least 450,000 jobs. “Midsize” areas range from 150,000 to 450,000 jobs. “Small” areas have as many as 150,000 jobs. This year’s rankings reflect the new Office of Management and Budget definitions of MSAs for all series released after March 2015. As a result, the MSA listed in this year’s rankings do not necessary correspond directly to those listed in prior years. In some instances, MSAs were consolidated with others — for example Pascagoula, MS, was combined with the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, MSA to form the new Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS, MSA. Others were separated from previously consolidated MSAs and in still other instances individual counties were shifted from one MSA to another. The bottom line is that this year’s rankings are based on good time series for the newly defined MSAs but may not be precisely comparable to those listed in prior years. The total number of MSAs included in this year’s rankings has risen from 398 to 421. This year’s rankings reflect the current size of each MSA’s employment.

    2015  Rank Among Small Cities Area 2015 Weighted INDEX  2014 Nonfarm Emplymt (1000s)  Rank Change 2014 Size Ranking
    1 Provo-Orem, UT 97.1       219.7 1 2
    2 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 96.0       239.1 2 4
    3 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 89.1       227.8 7 10
    4 North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 84.2       276.7 16 20
    5 Savannah, GA 83.8       168.1 6 11
    6 Bakersfield, CA 82.6       261.7 0 6
    7 Ogden-Clearfield, UT 82.6       234.7 15 22
    8 Charleston-North Charleston, SC 81.8       324.3 9 17
    9 Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 77.0       394.4 4 13
    10 Fresno, CA 76.1       319.2 4 14
    11 Corpus Christi, TX 75.8       196.6 5 16
    12 Santa Rosa, CA 73.7       193.7 12 24
    13 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 73.5       247.9 -4 9
    14 Boulder, CO 73.3       178.3 -13 1
    15 Boise City, ID 73.0       284.2 -7 8
    16 Modesto, CA 71.4       163.0 9 25
    17 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 71.1       180.0 18 35
    18 Asheville, NC 70.8       181.4 1 19
    19 Lexington-Fayette, KY 69.6       268.3 25 44
    20 Stockton-Lodi, CA 68.8       212.1 10 30
    21 Baton Rouge, LA 66.9       399.8 -9 12
    22 Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Metro Div. 65.8       293.5 23 45
    23 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 64.7       166.6 26 49
    24 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 63.1       345.7 -17 7
    25 Madison, WI 60.3       386.9 1 26
    26 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 60.2       168.8 65 91
    27 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 59.3       294.2 -9 18
    28 Knoxville, TN 56.2       382.8 19 47
    29 Springfield, MO 55.9       204.8 -14 15
    30 Salem, OR 55.3       151.5 4 34
    31 Worcester, MA-CT NECTA 53.7       277.1 32 63
    32 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 53.4       228.2 40 72
    33 Reno, NV 53.4       204.2 0 33
    34 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 53.3       235.4 20 54
    35 Tulsa, OK 53.1       445.6 -3 32
    36 Lincoln, NE 52.8       185.7 -15 21
    37 Colorado Springs, CO 52.3       263.9 0 37
    38 Reading, PA 51.7       176.7 28 66
    39 Columbia, SC 51.2       375.8 -3 36
    40 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 50.8       184.6 6 46
    41 Green Bay, WI 48.4       173.6 9 50
    42 Lancaster, PA 48.4       240.5 23 65
    43 Framingham, MA NECTA Div. 47.3       171.0 -15 28
    44 Trenton, NJ 46.9       252.9 -21 23
    45 Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metro Div. 46.5       352.1 -2 43
    46 Tallahassee, FL 46.1       176.3 24 70
    47 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 46.0       295.6 4 51
    48 Lafayette, LA 45.3       221.8 -43 5
    49 Delaware County, PA 44.7       232.4  
    50 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 44.6       205.5 3 53
    51 El Paso, TX 43.8       296.7 -24 27
    52 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 43.7       354.0 7 59
    53 Evansville, IN-KY 43.4       157.9 16 69
    54 Jackson, MS 42.9       273.3 24 78
    55 Springfield, MA-CT NECTA 42.7       324.0 24 79
    56 Huntsville, AL 41.6       217.9 -15 41
    57 Chattanooga, TN-GA 40.4       242.1 10 67
    58 New Haven, CT NECTA 39.9       282.4 -16 42
    59 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA 38.0       409.4 -1 58
    60 Elgin, IL Metro Div. 37.9       249.9  
    61 Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metro Div. 37.6       399.2 -30 31
    62 Rockford, IL 37.1       150.9 25 87
    63 Anchorage, AK 37.1       177.7 -25 38
    64 Greensboro-High Point, NC 37.0       354.7 11 75
    65 Fort Wayne, IN 36.7       212.9 -26 39
    66 Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA 36.7       262.5 22 88
    67 Ann Arbor, MI 36.6       211.3 -38 29
    68 Winston-Salem, NC 36.0       255.2 -13 55
    69 Canton-Massillon, OH 33.9       172.2 -17 52
    70 Gary, IN Metro Div. 32.1       276.5 6 76
    71 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 31.9       330.1 -23 48
    72 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 31.7       199.8 18 90
    73 Roanoke, VA 30.9       161.4 4 77
    74 Akron, OH 30.1       332.2 -18 56
    75 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 29.3       347.8 -15 60
    76 Portland-South Portland, ME NECTA 29.2       193.8 -14 62
    77 Lansing-East Lansing, MI 28.3       225.6 -37 40
    78 Calvert-Charles-Prince George’s, MD 28.2       387.7 -17 61
    79 York-Hanover, PA 27.2       180.1 2 81
    80 Baltimore City, MD 27.2       365.1 0 80
    81 Dayton, OH 24.6       374.5 11 92
    82 Tucson, AZ 24.5       370.8 -11 71
    83 Wichita, KS 24.4       294.5 -10 73
    84 Montgomery, AL 23.9       170.3 -16 68
    85 Toledo, OH 23.8       298.3 -21 64
    86 Albuquerque, NM 23.3       380.3 3 89
    87 Peoria, IL 20.1       178.0 -1 86
    88 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 19.3       183.0 -4 84
    89 Mobile, AL 19.3       174.8 -2 87
    90 Syracuse, NY 17.8       318.1 -8 82
    91 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 17.8       226.2 -8 83
    92 Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS 15.5       152.0 52 144
    93 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 15.1       183.5 -8 85

  • Small Cities Rankings – 2015 Best Cities for Job Growth

    Read about how we selected the 2015 Best Cities for Job Growth

    We used five measures of growth to rank MSAs over the past 10 years. “Large” areas include those with a current nonfarm employment base of at least 450,000 jobs. “Midsize” areas range from 150,000 to 450,000 jobs. “Small” areas have as many as 150,000 jobs. This year’s rankings reflect the new Office of Management and Budget definitions of MSAs for all series released after March 2015. As a result, the MSA listed in this year’s rankings do not necessary correspond directly to those listed in prior years. In some instances, MSAs were consolidated with others — for example Pascagoula, MS, was combined with the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, MSA to form the new Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS, MSA. Others were separated from previously consolidated MSAs and in still other instances individual counties were shifted from one MSA to another. The bottom line is that this year’s rankings are based on good time series for the newly defined MSAs but may not be precisely comparable to those listed in prior years. The total number of MSAs included in this year’s rankings has risen from 398 to 421. This year’s rankings reflect the current size of each MSA’s employment.

    2015  Rank Among Small Cities Area 2015 Weighted INDEX  2014 Nonfarm Emplymt (1000s)  Rank Change 2014 Size Ranking
    1 Midland, TX 100.0        98.6 5 6
    2 Greeley, CO 99.8      101.5 3 5
    3 Odessa, TX 99.7        81.7 12 15
    4 Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 96.3      136.2 4 8
    5 Columbus, IN 93.0        51.8 17 22
    6 Fargo, ND-MN 91.2      140.2 13 19
    7 Auburn-Opelika, AL 90.7        60.7 0 7
    8 Napa, CA 90.7        69.5 10 18
    9 Gainesville, GA 90.5        82.0 34 43
    10 Ames, IA 90.4        53.6 17 27
    11 Merced, CA 87.9        64.5 33 44
    12 Bend-Redmond, OR 87.7        70.3 29 41
    13 Victoria, TX 87.3        45.5 8 21
    14 Lake Charles, LA 86.7      101.1 71 85
    15 The Villages, FL 85.9        26.1  
    16 Jonesboro, AR 85.9        54.6 -2 14
    17 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 85.0      124.5 -15 2
    18 St. George, UT 84.8        54.6 -14 4
    19 Bismarck, ND 83.8        74.0 -18 1
    20 Coeur d’Alene, ID 81.7        58.3 12 32
    21 Fort Collins, CO 79.9      148.9 -4 17
    22 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 79.5      148.3 11 33
    23 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 79.5      111.1 25 48
    24 Winchester, VA-WV 78.0        60.7 12 36
    25 Tuscaloosa, AL 77.7      104.4 73 98
    26 Longview, WA 77.0        39.4 104 130
    27 Port St. Lucie, FL 76.6      135.3 33 60
    28 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC 76.5        72.0  
    29 San Angelo, TX 76.4        49.3 -18 11
    30 Bowling Green, KY 75.5        72.6 -2 28
    31 Laredo, TX 74.9      100.2 -7 24
    32 San Rafael, CA Metro Div. 74.9      113.0  
    33 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 74.8        66.8  
    34 Bellingham, WA 74.1        88.4 24 58
    35 Clarksville, TN-KY 74.0        88.2 46 81
    36 Longview, TX 74.0      105.4 38 74
    37 Wenatchee, WA 72.6        41.1 25 62
    38 Olympia-Tumwater, WA 72.4      108.9 16 54
    39 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 72.3      102.3 47 86
    40 Grants Pass, OR 71.0        24.5  
    41 El Centro, CA 70.8        54.9 -31 10
    42 Charlottesville, VA 69.8      112.2 51 93
    43 Manchester, NH NECTA 69.8      108.6 91 134
    44 Farmington, NM 69.7        53.5 139 183
    45 Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 69.0        72.4  
    46 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 68.9        95.7 22 68
    47 Salinas, CA 68.4      132.8 91 138
    48 Prescott, AZ 68.1        60.9 57 105
    49 Logan, UT-ID 67.8        58.3 -14 35
    50 Medford, OR 67.5        82.0 76 126
    51 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 67.4        48.1 12 63
    52 Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, MA NECTA Div. 67.3        45.2  
    53 Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Div. 66.8        80.8 -11 42
    54 Spartanburg, SC 66.8      140.6 -41 13
    55 Wilmington, NC 66.4      117.1 -18 37
    56 New Bedford, MA NECTA 65.8        66.3 -4 52
    57 Athens-Clarke County, GA 65.3        93.3 35 92
    58 Chico, CA 65.1        76.9 -12 46
    59 Iowa City, IA 65.0        99.0 -36 23
    60 Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Div. 63.8        79.2  
    61 Visalia-Porterville, CA 63.5      116.6 -6 55
    62 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 63.4        48.4 99 161
    63 Tyler, TX 63.2      100.2 -4 59
    64 Danbury, CT NECTA 63.2        79.5 58 122
    65 Cheyenne, WY 62.4        47.1 -27 38
    66 Casper, WY 62.4        43.2 4 70
    67 Sebring, FL 62.4        25.8  
    68 Dubuque, IA 62.3        60.3 21 89
    69 Ocala, FL 62.2        98.3 104 173
    70 Cleveland, TN 62.2        46.0 -44 26
    71 Janesville-Beloit, WI 61.6        66.8 23 94
    72 Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town, MA-NH NECTA Div. 61.3        62.8 -47 25
    73 Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA 61.0      124.2 42 115
    74 Kennewick-Richland, WA 60.7      104.6 -9 65
    75 Lubbock, TX 60.6      138.6 -59 16
    76 College Station-Bryan, TX 60.5      106.1 -67 9
    77 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 60.5      130.4 3 80
    78 Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY 60.4        54.5 28 106
    79 Yuba City, CA 59.8        40.5 34 113
    80 St. Cloud, MN 59.6      107.0 -23 57
    81 Houma-Thibodaux, LA 59.4      101.6 -61 20
    82 Sioux Falls, SD 59.2      146.5 -48 34
    83 Corvallis, OR 59.2        40.3 50 133
    84 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 58.9      138.1 -55 29
    85 Gettysburg, PA 58.7        34.9  
    86 Pueblo, CO 57.9        60.6 -14 72
    87 Columbia, MO 57.9        98.5 -84 3
    88 Burlington, NC 57.5        60.9 107 195
    89 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 57.3        77.0 -23 66
    90 Killeen-Temple, TX 57.2      136.2 -50 40
    91 Fond du Lac, WI 57.1        48.3 9 100
    92 Idaho Falls, ID 56.8        60.2 -28 64
    93 Madera, CA 56.7        36.5 -3 90
    94 Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 55.9        59.8  
    95 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 55.4      103.4 9 104
    96 Redding, CA 54.9        63.1 5 101
    97 Grand Forks, ND-MN 54.8        58.0 -15 82
    98 Macon, GA 54.7      102.7 81 179
    99 Mankato-North Mankato, MN 54.7        56.4 -43 56
    100 Panama City, FL 54.4        78.4 9 109
    101 Midland, MI 54.3        37.7  
    102 Williamsport, PA 54.0        56.8 6 108
    103 Punta Gorda, FL 53.8        44.6 -56 47
    104 Kokomo, IN 53.6        40.7 -53 51
    105 Ocean City, NJ 53.3        36.6 -60 45
    106 Dover-Durham, NH-ME NECTA 53.2        52.7  
    107 Grand Junction, CO 53.1        61.9 16 123
    108 Monroe, MI 52.6        41.8 -39 69
    109 Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Div. 52.3      147.6 34 143
    110 Hattiesburg, MS 52.0        62.5 21 131
    111 Flagstaff, AZ 51.9        64.3 -34 77
    112 Peabody-Salem-Beverly, MA NECTA Div. 51.2        96.2 16 128
    113 Morgantown, WV 51.0        70.2 -64 49
    114 Rapid City, SD 50.9        65.0 18 132
    115 Jacksonville, NC 50.5        50.0 -32 83
    116 Barnstable Town, MA NECTA 50.3        97.6 -49 67
    117 Ithaca, NY 49.7        70.6 -46 71
    118 Jackson, TN 49.7        65.6 -2 116
    119 Gainesville, FL 49.4      135.2 27 146
    120 Lewiston, ID-WA 49.0        27.4 30 150
    121 Appleton, WI 48.9      122.1 30 151
    122 Pocatello, ID 48.2        35.2 40 162
    123 Dover, DE 47.5        68.0 -44 79
    124 Sherman-Denison, TX 47.5        45.6 -49 75
    125 Battle Creek, MI 47.2        58.9 -49 76
    126 Hammond, LA 47.2        44.7  
    127 Hanford-Corcoran, CA 47.1        37.6 31 158
    128 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 47.0        88.2 -37 91
    129 Manhattan, KS 46.7        43.7 37 166
    130 Eau Claire, WI 46.5        85.3 -33 97
    131 Billings, MT 46.1        83.1 -47 84
    132 Yakima, WA 46.0        80.5 -14 118
    133 Sheboygan, WI 45.3        60.9 31 164
    134 Greenville, NC 45.1        78.4 -84 50
    135 Dalton, GA 44.8        67.7 98 233
    136 Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA 44.1        83.6 -97 39
    137 Wausau, WI 44.0        71.6 55 192
    138 Abilene, TX 43.7        69.2 -31 107
    139 Eugene, OR 43.1      149.7 -10 129
    140 Albany, OR 42.7        41.1  
    141 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 41.9        87.1 36 177
    142 Owensboro, KY 41.7        52.6 -47 95
    143 Kankakee, IL 41.6        45.2 -3 140
    144 Valdosta, GA 41.3        55.5 23 167
    145 Muskegon, MI 40.9        63.0 3 148
    146 Gadsden, AL 40.8        37.6 3 149
    147 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 40.7      103.4 -36 111
    148 Sumter, SC 40.4        38.9 -49 99
    149 Harrisonburg, VA 39.4        65.4 -28 121
    150 Grand Island, NE 38.9        43.0  
    151 Lawrence, KS 38.8        52.9 -27 124
    152 Florence, SC 38.4        85.6 -38 114
    153 Walla Walla, WA 38.4        27.1  
    154 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA 38.2        50.6 0 154
    155 Amarillo, TX 37.9      117.4 -30 125
    156 Rome, GA 37.6        40.4 32 188
    157 Flint, MI 37.4      142.3 44 201
    158 Leominster-Gardner, MA NECTA 37.3        50.4 24 182
    159 Springfield, OH 37.2        52.3 -81 78
    160 Missoula, MT 36.3        57.6 -99 61
    161 Hot Springs, AR 35.8        38.0 11 172
    162 Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 35.7        43.2  
    163 Morristown, TN 35.5        44.2 -4 159
    164 Lebanon, PA 35.4        51.4 -77 87
    165 Brunswick, GA 35.1        41.7 56 221
    166 Rochester, MN 34.2      114.9 -56 110
    167 Waco, TX 33.9      112.4 -30 137
    168 Hinesville, GA 33.6        19.9 -27 141
    169 St. Joseph, MO-KS 33.2        62.9 -73 96
    170 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 32.9        95.1 -50 120
    171 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 32.4        92.7 -35 136
    172 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 32.3      122.2 17 189
    173 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 31.9        56.4 -34 139
    174 Jackson, MI 31.9        55.9 22 196
    175 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 31.6        77.2 -102 73
    176 State College, PA 31.4        77.3 -49 127
    177 Joplin, MO 31.2        81.6 -74 103
    178 Columbus, GA-AL 31.2      123.2 -31 147
    179 New Bern, NC 31.0        44.1  
    180 Duluth, MN-WI 30.9      134.0 -63 117
    181 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 30.4      137.6 22 203
    182 California-Lexington Park, MD 30.1        44.3  
    183 Alexandria, LA 30.1        64.3 17 200
    184 Las Cruces, NM 30.1        71.1 -72 112
    185 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 29.9      141.0 35 220
    186 Saginaw, MI 29.6        88.7 -31 155
    187 Waterbury, CT NECTA 29.0        68.4 -34 153
    188 Erie, PA 29.0      130.6 -2 186
    189 Taunton-Middleborough-Norton, MA NECTA Div. 28.5        58.7  
    190 Topeka, KS 28.3      111.6 -20 170
    191 Johnson City, TN 28.2        78.6 22 213
    192 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 27.8        46.6 10 202
    193 Bloomington, IN 27.1        77.0 -41 152
    194 Salisbury, MD-DE 25.7      142.3 0 194
    195 Kingston, NY 25.7        60.9 -14 181
    196 Cedar Rapids, IA 25.2      140.5 -31 165
    197 Pittsfield, MA NECTA 25.1        41.4 0 197
    198 Wheeling, WV-OH 25.0        69.1 -79 119
    199 Warner Robins, GA 24.9        70.5 -39 160
    200 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 24.7        60.2 -26 174
    201 Bangor, ME NECTA 23.3        66.4 -45 156
    202 Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Div. 22.8      125.4 -33 169
    203 Fort Smith, AR-OK 22.6      113.4 2 205
    204 Champaign-Urbana, IL 22.6      108.7 -6 198
    205 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 22.6      147.2 -6 199
    206 Mansfield, OH 22.4        52.9 19 225
    207 Santa Fe, NM 21.8        61.8 -27 180
    208 Danville, IL 21.6        29.3 30 238
    209 Glens Falls, NY 21.5        53.6 3 212
    210 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 21.4        44.7 -39 171
    211 Altoona, PA 21.1        61.1 -18 193
    212 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV 21.1        43.2 6 218
    213 Springfield, IL 20.8      111.4 -23 190
    214 Racine, WI 20.6        76.0 -8 206
    215 Bay City, MI 20.6        37.4 -39 176
    216 Great Falls, MT 20.4        35.5 -128 88
    217 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 20.4        41.6  
    218 Yuma, AZ 20.0        52.7 -40 178
    219 Lynchburg, VA 19.8      103.7 -5 214
    220 Fayetteville, NC 19.8      128.6 -57 163
    221 Cumberland, MD-WV 19.5        39.9 -46 175
    222 Staunton-Waynesboro, VA 18.4        48.6  
    223 Monroe, LA 18.3        78.3 -81 142
    224 Lawton, OK 18.0        45.4 -79 145
    225 Fairbanks, AK 17.7        37.5 -90 135
    226 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 17.0      141.5 -19 207
    227 Elmira, NY 16.4        39.6 0 227
    228 Muncie, IN 16.3        51.0 -44 184
    229 Beckley, WV 16.1        47.3  
    230 Dothan, AL 16.1        57.3 -13 217
    231 Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY Metro Div. 15.6      142.4  
    232 Carson City, NV 15.6        27.9 3 235
    233 Lima, OH 15.3        52.6 -48 185
    234 Albany, GA 15.2        61.6 -25 209
    235 Homosassa Springs, FL 14.9        32.5  
    236 Goldsboro, NC 14.4        42.6 -68 168
    237 Texarkana, TX-AR 13.9        59.1 -21 216
    238 Wichita Falls, TX 13.7        58.5 -10 228
    239 Decatur, AL 13.0        53.8 -35 204
    240 Jefferson City, MO 12.0        76.1 -29 211
    241 Utica-Rome, NY 11.9      127.8 -26 215
    242 Terre Haute, IN 11.7        70.8 -34 208
    243 Bloomington, IL 11.2        94.4 -17 226
    244 Charleston, WV 10.5      123.3 -15 229
    245 Johnstown, PA 10.0        57.8 -22 223
    246 Carbondale-Marion, IL 9.8        54.4  
    247 Decatur, IL 9.7        50.8 -15 232
    248 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ 9.4        34.7  
    249 Michigan City-La Porte, IN 9.4        41.9 -10 239
    250 East Stroudsburg, PA 9.4        55.4  
    251 Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI NECTA 9.2      127.5 -20 231
    252 Binghamton, NY 8.8      105.7 -16 236
    253 Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL 8.6        46.3 -23 230
    254 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 6.9        42.9 -32 222
    255 Rocky Mount, NC 6.3        57.7 -21 234
    256 Pine Bluff, AR 3.7        33.9 -16 240
    257 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 3.6      130.6 -20 237
    258 Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 3.6        56.6 -34 224