I wondered the same.  Here&#x27;s the Current-dollar GDP for the top 50 metro areas (2009-2014)[1].  The top 10 metro areas by 5 year CAGR are...<p><pre><code>  7.417%	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MSA
  7.230%	Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX MSA
  7.167%	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA
  7.062%	Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown, TX MSA
  6.310%	San Antonio–New Braunfels, TX MSA
  5.542%	Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN MSA
  5.290%	Oklahoma City, OK MSA
  5.086%	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA
  4.928%	Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA
  4.885%	Detroit–Warren–Livonia, MI MSA
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4&#x2F;T5 were TX metros.  Austin isn&#x27;t even the top in TX.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;List_of_U.S._metropolitan_areas_by_GDP#Current-dollar_GDP_by_metropolitan_area_.28millions_of_dollars.29" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;List_of_U.S._metropolitan_area...</a>