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| 2016 Financial Activities Ranking - Midsized MSAs | Area | 2016 Fin Activities Weighted INDEX | 2015 Financial Activities Emplmt (1000s) | Total Financial Activities Emplmt Growth Rate 2014-2015 | 2015 Financial Activities Ranking - Midsized MSAs | 2016 FA Ranking Change from 2015 - Midsized MSAs |
| 1 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 98.2 | 11.8 | 6.61% | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Boise City, ID | 94.8 | 16.7 | 5.70% | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Provo-Orem, UT | 92.8 | 7.4 | 4.72% | 25 | 22 |
| 4 | Fort Collins, CO | 92.2 | 6.6 | 4.21% | 8 | 4 |
| 5 | Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 92.1 | 9.8 | 6.93% | 16 | 11 |
| 6 | Trenton, NJ | 90.6 | 19.4 | 5.23% | 20 | 14 |
| 7 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 87.7 | 14.2 | 2.16% | 10 | 3 |
| 8 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC | 84.6 | 8.8 | 7.29% | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Corpus Christi, TX | 80.6 | 8.6 | 0.78% | 2 | (7) |
| 10 | Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metro Div | 78.3 | 43.4 | 1.96% | 9 | (1) |
| 11 | Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Metro Div | 77.1 | 14.2 | 4.41% | 3 | (8) |
| 12 | Tucson, AZ | 75.2 | 18.8 | 7.21% | 48 | 36 |
| 13 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 74.0 | 55.6 | 4.71% | 23 | 10 |
| 14 | Savannah, GA | 73.6 | 6.7 | 5.79% | 38 | 24 |
| 15 | Reno, NV | 72.8 | 10.2 | 5.17% | 18 | 3 |
| 16 | Eugene, OR | 69.0 | 7.9 | 5.33% | 72 | 56 |
| 17 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 69.0 | 8.8 | 3.14% | 28 | 11 |
| 18 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 69.0 | 12.5 | 5.35% | 53 | 35 |
| 19 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 68.1 | 15.6 | 1.74% | 12 | (7) |
| 20 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 67.9 | 13.9 | -0.95% | 11 | (9) |
| 21 | Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC | 67.9 | 16.7 | 2.03% | 8 | (13) |
| 22 | Delaware County, PA | 67.5 | 16.1 | 1.47% | 6 | (16) |
| 23 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 66.4 | 5.9 | 3.51% | 62 | 39 |
| 24 | Wichita, KS | 64.4 | 11.6 | 2.66% | 49 | 25 |
| 25 | El Paso, TX | 63.6 | 12.5 | 5.95% | 82 | 57 |
| 26 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 61.4 | 12.2 | 1.96% | 13 | (13) |
| 27 | Lincoln, NE | 61.0 | 14.6 | 1.16% | 14 | (13) |
| 28 | Colorado Springs, CO | 60.6 | 17.1 | 3.23% | 56 | 28 |
| 29 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 60.0 | 20.7 | 1.64% | 19 | (10) |
| 30 | Dayton, OH | 59.9 | 17.9 | 2.48% | 33 | 3 |
| 31 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 59.5 | 9.1 | 0.00% | 29 | (2) |
| 32 | Akron, OH | 59.5 | 13.9 | 3.72% | 74 | 42 |
| 33 | Portland-South Portland, ME NECTA | 59.2 | 15.4 | 2.66% | 45 | 12 |
| 34 | Green Bay, WI | 58.3 | 12.0 | -0.55% | 21 | (13) |
| 35 | Columbia, SC | 55.4 | 29.8 | 0.22% | 34 | (1) |
| 36 | Knoxville, TN | 54.9 | 18.6 | 0.18% | 66 | 30 |
| 37 | Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton, PA | 54.6 | 12.6 | 1.88% | 67 | 30 |
| 38 | Baton Rouge, LA | 53.9 | 18.4 | 0.00% | 44 | 6 |
| 39 | Santa Rosa, CA | 53.8 | 8.1 | 3.42% | 35 | (4) |
| 40 | Asheville, NC | 52.4 | 6.0 | 0.00% | 22 | (18) |
| 41 | Springfield, MO | 52.2 | 12.1 | 1.12% | 61 | 20 |
| 42 | Framingham, MA NECTA Div | 51.9 | 5.8 | 1.16% | 5 | (37) |
| 43 | North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL | 50.3 | 14.9 | 1.59% | 52 | 9 |
| 44 | Montgomery, AL | 49.0 | 7.6 | 1.34% | 58 | 14 |
| 45 | Springfield, MA-CT NECTA | 48.7 | 17.2 | 0.78% | 30 | (15) |
| 46 | Salisbury, MD-DE | 48.4 | 6.5 | 7.18% | 83 | 37 |
| 47 | Fort Wayne, IN | 47.9 | 11.7 | 2.64% | 60 | 13 |
| 48 | Huntsville, AL | 47.5 | 6.3 | 0.53% | 65 | 17 |
| 49 | New Haven, CT NECTA | 47.0 | 12.7 | 1.60% | 24 | (25) |
| 50 | Madison, WI | 46.7 | 23.4 | 0.57% | 41 | (9) |
| 51 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | 46.3 | 15.5 | 3.34% | 84 | 33 |
| 52 | Sioux Falls, SD | 46.0 | 16.1 | 0.62% | 76 | 24 |
| 53 | Tulsa, OK | 45.9 | 23.5 | 2.32% | 77 | 24 |
| 54 | Winston-Salem, NC | 43.7 | 13.1 | 0.77% | 73 | 19 |
| 55 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 43.4 | 6.9 | 1.98% | 50 | (5) |
| 56 | Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metro Div | 42.9 | 20.8 | 2.12% | 68 | 12 |
| 57 | Worcester, MA-CT NECTA | 42.7 | 15.2 | -0.44% | 27 | (30) |
| 58 | Albuquerque, NM | 42.7 | 18.2 | 1.87% | 76 | 18 |
| 59 | Canton-Massillon, OH | 42.4 | 8.2 | 1.23% | 42 | (17) |
| 60 | Ann Arbor, MI | 42.4 | 7.2 | -1.36% | 26 | (34) |
| 61 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 41.9 | 13.1 | -0.76% | 7 | (54) |
| 62 | Fresno, CA | 40.4 | 13.2 | 2.33% | 69 | 7 |
| 63 | Roanoke, VA | 39.6 | 8.4 | 0.00% | 46 | (17) |
| 64 | Bakersfield, CA | 39.4 | 8.5 | -1.16% | 40 | (24) |
| 65 | Lancaster, PA | 39.0 | 8.7 | 0.00% | 51 | (14) |
| 66 | Elgin, IL Metro Div | 38.7 | 10.8 | -1.52% | 57 | (9) |
| 67 | Anchorage, AK | 38.4 | 8.1 | 1.67% | 32 | (35) |
| 68 | Jackson, MS | 37.8 | 15.4 | 1.31% | 81 | 13 |
| 69 | Rockford, IL | 35.8 | 5.6 | 0.60% | 36 | (33) |
| 70 | Boulder, CO | 35.6 | 7.2 | 0.00% | 37 | (33) |
| 71 | Evansville, IN-KY | 33.5 | 4.8 | -1.37% | 54 | (17) |
| 72 | Toledo, OH | 33.3 | 10.4 | 0.97% | 63 | (9) |
| 73 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | 33.2 | 9.7 | 1.40% | 83 | 10 |
| 74 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 32.9 | 14.9 | -0.22% | 39 | (35) |
| 75 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA | 31.9 | 41.0 | -0.16% | 85 | 10 |
| 76 | Peoria, IL | 31.3 | 7.4 | -0.90% | 43 | (33) |
| 77 | Gary, IN Metro Div | 28.4 | 8.6 | 0.00% | 70 | (7) |
| 78 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 27.9 | 7.7 | 0.87% | 15 | (63) |
| 79 | Reading, PA | 26.4 | 6.1 | 2.25% | 92 | 13 |
| 80 | York-Hanover, PA | 26.0 | 5.1 | -0.65% | 31 | (49) |
| 81 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 24.8 | 7.2 | 0.93% | 72 | (9) |
| 82 | Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS | 24.4 | 5.2 | 0.00% | 93 | 11 |
| 83 | Salem, OR | 23.5 | 6.9 | -1.44% | 47 | (36) |
| 84 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 22.6 | 22.0 | -2.37% | 17 | (67) |
| 85 | Baltimore City, MD | 22.4 | 17.6 | -0.19% | 79 | (6) |
| 86 | Modesto, CA | 22.1 | 5.2 | 0.65% | 64 | (22) |
| 87 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 21.9 | 7.4 | -2.64% | 71 | (16) |
| 88 | Calvert-Charles-Prince George's, MD | 21.4 | 13.4 | 0.50% | 91 | 3 |
| 89 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | 20.6 | 6.3 | -0.52% | 59 | (30) |
| 90 | Tallahassee, FL | 19.7 | 7.0 | 0.48% | 75 | (15) |
| 91 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | 19.7 | 7.3 | -1.35% | 78 | (13) |
| 92 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | 18.7 | 17.8 | 1.33% | 90 | (2) |
| 93 | Syracuse, NY | 17.1 | 15.5 | -1.90% | 86 | (7) |
| 94 | Mobile, AL | 16.8 | 8.1 | -1.22% | 89 | (5) |
| 95 | Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 12.3 | 7.3 | -1.35% | 88 | (7) |
| 96 | Lafayette, LA | 12.2 | 10.8 | -9.97% | 55 | (41) |
| 97 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 10.7 | 7.3 | -1.36% | 80 | (17) |
| 98 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 9.0 | 17.6 | -3.83% | 87 | (11) |
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