15 Biggest US Cities Ranked By GDP

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7. Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)

Average GDP value in millions of chained dollars for the period between 2001 and 2014: $334,450

Metropolitan Statistical Area: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington (Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Delaware-Maryland)

2001 current dollar / chained dollar: $249,671 / $302,979

2014 current dollar / chained dollar: $391,118 / $358,469

Philadelphia is still exhibiting rising GDP, but it’s now slower than San Francisco which had taken the previous spot on our list of 15 biggest US cities ranked by GDP. However, over these 14 years, City of Brotherly Love has been slightly better and it’s one of precious few US cities which had exhibited a steady growth even through 2008 and 2009.

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