15 Biggest US Cities Ranked By GDP

4. Washington (District of Columbia)

Average GDP value in millions of chained dollars for the period between 2001 and 2014: $393,404

Metropolitan Statistical Area: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria (District of Columbia-Virginia-Maryland-West Virginia)

2001 current dollar / chained dollar: $272,133 / $332,746

2014 current dollar / chained dollar: $471,584 / $435,583

It has to be noted that US capital is slowly losing the race to the Texas duo, but still manages to position itself as high as spot number 4 thanks to a better headstart. That’s not everything worth mentioning about Washington, however, as the government never allowed nation capital’s GDP to decline.