N = 393 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Rankings

Every U.S. metro, ranked by consensus exposure. The shaded range is the min–max across methodologies; a wide band means the methods disagree about that metro. Filter by state with the search box.

#	Metro	Pop.	Score	Grade
1	Boulder, CO	329k	57.3	A
2	San Jose, CA	1984k	56.8	A
3	Lexington Park, MD	211k	56.5	A
4	Trenton, NJ	399k	56.3	A
5	Durham, NC	625k	56.0	A
6	Washington, DC	6466k	55.5	A
7	Tallahassee, FL	397k	55.1	A
8	Olympia, WA	304k	55.0	A
9	Ithaca, NY	104k	54.9	B
10	Austin, TX	2621k	54.6	A
11	Ann Arbor, MI	370k	54.3	A
12	Boston, MA	5034k	54.1	A
13	Helena, MT	97k	53.9	A
14	San Francisco, CA	4630k	53.7	A
15	Seattle, WA	4162k	53.4	A
16	Denver, CO	3092k	53.3	A
17	Lansing, MI	480k	53.1	A
18	Huntsville, AL	556k	53.1	A
19	Springfield, IL	206k	53.0	A
20	Salt Lake City, UT	1308k	53.0	A
21	Raleigh, NC	1596k	53.0	A
22	Bloomington, IL	171k	52.9	B
23	Albany, NY	916k	52.9	A
24	Amherst Town, MA	164k	52.6	A
25	New York, NY	20112k	52.5	A
26	Madison, WI	710k	52.4	A
27	Manchester, NH	433k	52.3	A
28	Bridgeport, CT	978k	52.3	A
29	Des Moines, IA	759k	52.2	A
30	Baltimore, MD	2858k	52.2	A
31	Charlottesville, VA	229k	52.2	B
32	Atlanta, GA	6482k	52.0	A
33	Tampa, FL	3419k	51.9	A
34	Corvallis, OR	98k	51.7	B
35	Minneapolis, MN	3790k	51.7	A
36	Hartford, CT	1171k	51.7	A
37	Santa Fe, NM	157k	51.6	A
38	Colorado Springs, CO	782k	51.6	A
39	Palm Bay, FL	664k	51.6	A
40	Carson City, NV	59k	51.5	B
41	San Juan, PR	—	51.4	A
42	Dallas, TX	8477k	51.4	A
43	College Station, TX	287k	51.2	A
44	Burlington, VT	228k	51.1	A
45	Sierra Vista, AZ	126k	51.1	B
46	Richmond, VA	1389k	51.0	A
47	Lawrence, KS	121k	51.0	A
48	Columbia, MO	219k	51.0	A
49	Fort Collins, CO	377k	51.0	A
50	Miami, FL	6391k	50.9	A
51	Provo, UT	773k	50.9	A
52	Columbia, SC	880k	50.8	A
53	Charlotte, NC	2939k	50.8	A
54	Aguadilla, PR	—	50.8	A
55	Jefferson City, MO	153k	50.7	A
56	Philadelphia, PA	6329k	50.7	A
57	Sacramento, CA	2477k	50.7	A
58	San Antonio, TX	2813k	50.6	A
59	Midland, MI	84k	50.6	B
60	Dover, DE	195k	50.6	A
61	Crestview, FL	315k	50.6	A
62	Los Angeles, CA	12844k	50.6	A
63	Elizabethtown, KY	129k	50.5	A
64	Phoenix, AZ	5229k	50.5	A
65	Lincoln, NE	352k	50.5	A
66	Albuquerque, NM	925k	50.5	A
67	Jacksonville, FL	1786k	50.4	A
68	Eagle Pass, TX	59k	50.4	C
69	Abilene, TX	185k	50.4	A
70	Buffalo, NY	1156k	50.3	A
71	San Diego, CA	3282k	50.3	A
72	Topeka, KS	233k	50.3	A
73	Rochester, NY	1056k	50.3	A
74	Salisbury, MD	132k	50.2	A
75	Orlando, FL	2958k	50.2	A
76	Charleston, SC	889k	50.2	A
77	Morgantown, WV	142k	50.1	A
78	El Paso, TX	881k	50.1	A
79	Detroit, MI	4391k	50.1	A
80	Greenville, NC	183k	50.1	A
81	Nashville, TN	2197k	50.1	A
82	Portland, OR	2542k	50.1	A
83	Columbus, OH	2242k	50.0	A
84	New Haven, CT	579k	50.0	A
85	Pensacola, FL	545k	49.9	A
86	Guayama, PR	—	49.9	C
87	Kansas City, MO	2271k	49.9	A
88	Iowa City, IA	183k	49.9	A
89	Tucson, AZ	1075k	49.9	A
90	Syracuse, NY	652k	49.8	A
91	Johnson City, TN	216k	49.8	A
92	Warner Robins, GA	208k	49.8	A
93	Lexington, KY	535k	49.8	A
94	Worcester, MA	889k	49.8	A
95	Oklahoma City, OK	1513k	49.8	A
96	Chicago, IL	9434k	49.7	A
97	Pittsburgh, PA	2422k	49.7	A
98	Dubuque, IA	99k	49.7	A
99	Columbus, GA	325k	49.7	A
100	Gainesville, FL	359k	49.6	A
101	Dayton, OH	827k	49.6	A
102	Charleston, WV	200k	49.6	A
103	Manhattan, KS	136k	49.6	A
104	Saginaw, MI	188k	49.6	A
105	Ames, IA	128k	49.6	A
106	Lubbock, TX	368k	49.5	A
107	Little Rock, AR	778k	49.5	A
108	Cincinnati, OH	2313k	49.4	A
109	Cleveland, OH	2166k	49.4	A
110	Missoula, MT	129k	49.4	A
111	St. Louis, MO	2814k	49.4	A
112	Montgomery, AL	389k	49.3	A
113	San Angelo, TX	122k	49.3	A
114	Omaha, NE	1010k	49.3	A
115	McAllen, TX	922k	49.3	A
116	Birmingham, AL	1198k	49.3	A
117	Harrisburg, PA	617k	49.3	A
118	Rochester, MN	231k	49.3	A
119	Champaign, IL	240k	49.2	A
120	Ogden, UT	673k	49.2	A
121	Houston, TX	7905k	49.2	A
122	Hinesville, GA	92k	49.2	B
123	Santa Cruz, CA	259k	49.2	A
124	Arecibo, PR	—	49.2	A
125	Ponce, PR	—	49.2	A
126	Cedar Rapids, IA	279k	49.1	A
127	Milwaukee, WI	1575k	49.1	A
128	Brownsville, TX	434k	49.1	A
129	Utica, NY	286k	49.0	A
130	Greenville, SC	1014k	49.0	A
131	Fayetteville, AR	622k	49.0	A
132	Pittsfield, MA	128k	49.0	A
133	State College, PA	157k	48.9	B
134	Peoria, IL	364k	48.9	A
135	Providence, RI	1708k	48.9	A
136	Bloomington, IN	165k	48.9	A
137	Laredo, TX	281k	48.9	A
138	Slidell, LA	279k	48.9	A
139	Boise City, ID	864k	48.9	A
140	Athens, GA	224k	48.8	A
141	Cheyenne, WY	103k	48.8	A
142	Jackson, MI	160k	48.8	A
143	Knoxville, TN	968k	48.8	A
144	Virginia Beach, VA	1797k	48.8	A
145	Lawton, OK	128k	48.7	A
146	Binghamton, NY	243k	48.7	A
147	Akron, OH	702k	48.7	A
148	Urban Honolulu, HI	989k	48.6	A
149	Salem, OR	446k	48.6	A
150	Las Cruces, NM	229k	48.6	A
151	Waterbury, CT	463k	48.6	A
152	Bismarck, ND	140k	48.6	A
153	Panama City, FL	231k	48.6	A
154	Augusta, GA	641k	48.5	A
155	Albany, GA	146k	48.5	B
156	Anchorage, AK	406k	48.5	A
157	Springfield, MA	464k	48.5	A
158	Fayetteville, NC	395k	48.4	A
159	Oxnard, CA	831k	48.4	A
160	Logan, UT	161k	48.4	A
161	Jacksonville, NC	217k	48.4	A
162	Killeen, TX	511k	48.4	A
163	Wilmington, NC	493k	48.4	A
164	Fairbanks, AK	94k	48.4	B
165	Norwich, CT	284k	48.3	A
166	Roanoke, VA	317k	48.3	A
167	Portland, ME	578k	48.3	A
168	Waco, TX	309k	48.3	A
169	New Orleans, LA	971k	48.3	A
170	Sumter, SC	105k	48.2	B
171	Macon, GA	239k	48.2	A
172	Asheville, NC	422k	48.2	A
173	Kalamazoo, MI	264k	48.1	A
174	Fargo, ND	270k	48.1	A
175	Amarillo, TX	276k	48.1	A
176	Sebring, FL	111k	48.1	B
177	Spokane, WA	608k	48.1	A
178	Bozeman, MT	129k	48.1	A
179	Chattanooga, TN	595k	48.0	A
180	South Bend, IN	325k	48.0	A
181	Deltona, FL	747k	48.0	A
182	Hilton Head Island, SC	243k	48.0	A
183	Tulsa, OK	1069k	47.9	A
184	Idaho Falls, ID	174k	47.9	A
185	Winchester, VA	152k	47.9	A
186	Kiryas Joel, NY	718k	47.9	A
187	Davenport, IA	380k	47.9	A
188	Springfield, MO	501k	47.9	A
189	Mankato, MN	105k	47.9	A
190	Glens Falls, NY	124k	47.9	A
191	Parkersburg, WV	87k	47.9	B
192	Indianapolis, IN	2206k	47.9	A
193	Bremerton, WA	283k	47.8	A
194	Pocatello, ID	92k	47.8	B
195	Eugene, OR	382k	47.8	A
196	Mayaguez, PR	—	47.8	A
197	Kingston, NY	183k	47.8	A
198	Walla Walla, WA	62k	47.8	B
199	Pinehurst, NC	111k	47.8	A
200	Oshkosh, WI	174k	47.8	A
201	Auburn, AL	208k	47.8	A
202	Jackson, MS	610k	47.7	A
203	Johnstown, PA	129k	47.7	A
204	Flagstaff, AZ	144k	47.7	A
205	Chico, CA	209k	47.7	A
206	Bend, OR	266k	47.7	A
207	Cape Girardeau, MO	99k	47.6	A
208	Victoria, TX	100k	47.6	A
209	Grand Junction, CO	163k	47.6	A
210	Traverse City, MI	157k	47.6	A
211	Sioux Falls, SD	315k	47.6	A
212	Muncie, IN	113k	47.6	B
213	Elmira, NY	80k	47.6	B
214	North Port, FL	948k	47.6	A
215	Battle Creek, MI	133k	47.6	A
216	Bangor, ME	158k	47.6	A
217	Hattiesburg, MS	158k	47.5	A
218	Bellingham, WA	236k	47.5	A
219	Wichita, KS	664k	47.5	A
220	Great Falls, MT	85k	47.5	A
221	Brunswick, GA	119k	47.4	A
222	Huntington, WV	366k	47.4	A
223	Billings, MT	194k	47.4	A
224	Savannah, GA	438k	47.4	A
225	Blacksburg, VA	182k	47.4	B
226	Redding, CA	182k	47.4	A
227	Tyler, TX	253k	47.3	A
228	Hagerstown, MD	315k	47.3	A
229	Watertown, NY	112k	47.3	A
230	Clarksville, TN	349k	47.3	A
231	Duluth, MN	281k	47.2	A
232	Lafayette, IN	228k	47.2	A
233	Winston, NC	712k	47.2	A
234	Flint, MI	401k	47.2	A
235	Barnstable Town, MA	234k	47.2	A
236	La Crosse, WI	171k	47.2	A
237	Lynchburg, VA	269k	47.2	A
238	Eau Claire, WI	177k	47.1	A
239	Punta Gorda, FL	217k	47.1	A
240	Greensboro, NC	806k	47.1	A
241	Cape Coral, FL	876k	47.1	A
242	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY	1403k	47.0	A
243	Mobile, AL	412k	47.0	A
244	Ocala, FL	443k	47.0	A
245	Wichita Falls, TX	149k	47.0	A
246	Baton Rouge, LA	889k	46.9	A
247	Medford, OR	222k	46.9	A
248	Niles, MI	152k	46.9	A
249	Myrtle Beach, SC	428k	46.9	A
250	Erie, PA	266k	46.8	A
251	Sebastian, FL	173k	46.8	A
252	Lake Havasu City, AZ	228k	46.8	A
253	Kingsport, TN	315k	46.8	A
254	Rome, GA	101k	46.8	B
255	Rapid City, SD	157k	46.8	A
256	Florence, SC	201k	46.8	A
257	St. Cloud, MN	206k	46.8	A
258	Valdosta, GA	153k	46.8	A
259	Columbus, IN	86k	46.7	B
260	Santa Maria, CA	442k	46.7	A
261	Green Bay, WI	337k	46.7	A
262	Daphne, AL	268k	46.7	A
263	Pueblo, CO	169k	46.6	A
264	Lewiston, ID	65k	46.6	B
265	Shreveport, LA	383k	46.5	A
266	Monroe, LA	222k	46.5	A
267	Coeur d'Alene, ID	192k	46.5	A
268	Santa Rosa, CA	486k	46.5	A
269	Grand Forks, ND	105k	46.5	A
270	Prescott Valley, AZ	253k	46.5	A
271	Texarkana, TX	147k	46.5	A
272	Lakeland, FL	875k	46.5	A
273	Corpus Christi, TX	451k	46.4	A
274	Hot Springs, AR	100k	46.4	A
275	Bay City, MI	102k	46.4	B
276	Memphis, TN	1341k	46.4	A
277	Rocky Mount, NC	148k	46.4	A
278	Altoona, PA	120k	46.4	A
279	San Luis Obispo, CA	282k	46.3	A
280	Lafayette, LA	424k	46.3	A
281	Lewiston, ME	116k	46.3	A
282	Sherman, TX	154k	46.3	A
283	Goldsboro, NC	122k	46.3	A
284	Atlantic City, NJ	372k	46.2	A
285	Waterloo, IA	169k	46.2	A
286	Port St. Lucie, FL	569k	46.2	A
287	Fort Wayne, IN	466k	46.2	A
288	Appleton, WI	250k	46.2	A
289	Williamsport, PA	113k	46.2	A
290	Grand Rapids, MI	1184k	46.2	A
291	Canton, OH	400k	46.1	A
292	Longview, TX	297k	46.1	A
293	Kokomo, IN	84k	46.1	B
294	Naples, FL	417k	46.1	A
295	Cleveland, TN	134k	46.1	A
296	Reno, NV	579k	46.1	A
297	Yuba City, CA	187k	46.1	A
298	Evansville, IN	274k	46.1	A
299	Alexandria, LA	148k	46.1	A
300	Tuscaloosa, AL	282k	46.0	A
301	Las Vegas, NV	2407k	46.0	A
302	Homosassa Springs, FL	172k	46.0	B
303	Gulfport, MS	431k	46.0	A
304	Toledo, OH	599k	46.0	A
305	Fond du Lac, WI	105k	46.0	A
306	Allentown, PA	888k	46.0	A
307	Paducah, KY	102k	46.0	A
308	Florence, AL	157k	45.9	A
309	Harrisonburg, VA	140k	45.9	A
310	Mansfield, OH	125k	45.9	A
311	Minot, ND	76k	45.9	B
312	Racine, WI	199k	45.9	A
313	Wildwood, FL	158k	45.9	A
314	Reading, PA	440k	45.9	A
315	Beaumont, TX	399k	45.9	A
316	Enid, OK	62k	45.7	B
317	Hammond, LA	141k	45.7	A
318	Beckley, WV	110k	45.7	A
319	Burlington, NC	186k	45.7	A
320	Dothan, AL	156k	45.7	A
321	Bowling Green, KY	197k	45.7	A
322	Wheeling, WV	134k	45.6	A
323	Vallejo, CA	455k	45.6	A
324	St. George, UT	214k	45.6	A
325	Owensboro, KY	114k	45.5	A
326	Greeley, CO	378k	45.5	A
327	Muskegon, MI	178k	45.5	A
328	Jonesboro, AR	139k	45.5	A
329	Janesville, WI	166k	45.5	A
330	Monroe, MI	156k	45.5	A
331	Yuma, AZ	224k	45.5	A
332	Kennewick, WA	324k	45.4	A
333	Fort Smith, AR	234k	45.4	A
334	Spartanburg, SC	408k	45.4	A
335	Lima, OH	101k	45.4	A
336	Lancaster, PA	563k	45.4	A
337	Springfield, OH	135k	45.4	A
338	Wausau, WI	139k	45.3	A
339	Casper, WY	81k	45.3	B
340	Mount Vernon, WA	133k	45.3	A
341	Scranton, PA	574k	45.3	A
342	Youngstown, OH	424k	45.2	A
343	Gadsden, AL	104k	45.2	B
344	Grand Island, NE	78k	45.1	B
345	Jackson, TN	185k	45.0	A
346	Terre Haute, IN	169k	45.0	A
347	Lake Charles, LA	245k	45.0	A
348	Staunton, VA	130k	44.9	B
349	Rockford, IL	337k	44.9	A
350	Weirton, WV	112k	44.9	B
351	Kankakee, IL	106k	44.8	A
352	Kahului, HI	161k	44.8	A
353	El Centro, CA	181k	44.8	A
354	Grants Pass, OR	88k	44.8	B
355	Sandusky, OH	113k	44.8	A
356	Anniston, AL	116k	44.7	A
357	Decatur, IL	99k	44.6	B
358	York, PA	473k	44.6	A
359	Fresno, CA	1203k	44.5	A
360	Joplin, MO	209k	44.4	A
361	Midland, TX	193k	44.2	A
362	Decatur, AL	160k	44.2	A
363	Gainesville, GA	227k	44.1	A
364	Farmington, NM	120k	44.0	A
365	Modesto, CA	558k	43.9	A
366	Sheboygan, WI	118k	43.9	A
367	St. Joseph, MO	119k	43.9	A
368	Longview, WA	115k	43.8	A
369	Kenosha, WI	168k	43.8	A
370	Michigan City, IN	111k	43.7	A
371	Twin Falls, ID	124k	43.7	A
372	Gettysburg, PA	108k	43.7	B
373	Hickory, NC	377k	43.7	A
374	Dalton, GA	148k	43.6	A
375	Chambersburg, PA	161k	43.6	A
376	Riverside, CA	4769k	43.6	A
377	Houma, LA	200k	43.5	A
378	Morristown, TN	129k	43.5	A
379	Sioux City, IA	146k	43.4	A
380	Lebanon, PA	146k	43.4	A
381	Odessa, TX	174k	43.3	A
382	Wenatchee, WA	128k	43.1	A
383	Napa, CA	133k	43.1	A
384	Vineland, NJ	157k	43.0	A
385	Elkhart, IN	209k	42.9	A
386	Stockton, CA	824k	42.9	A
387	Merced, CA	297k	42.7	A
388	Albany, OR	133k	42.6	A
389	Bakersfield, CA	927k	42.4	A
390	Yakima, WA	259k	42.3	A
391	Hanford, CA	154k	41.5	B
392	Visalia, CA	485k	40.1	A
393	Salinas, CA	434k	39.8	A

Table 1. Exposure = employment-weighted percentile over US national employment. Grades reflect the share of local employment matched to scored occupations (A ≥85%, B ≥70%, C below). Methods.