16. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Per Capita Personal Income: $51,099
U.S. Rank: 47
GDP: $485,683 millions
U.S. Rank: 6
In the recent 5 years, Dallas and its metropolitan area saw a major increase in GDP. For comparison, in 2010 the figure was $377 billion, which means that in just 5 years the GDP rose by more than a $100 billion. According to some estimations, the economy of this metropolitan area is ranked 10th in the whole world.