Ohio maintained its 7th-place position through 2014. Now let’s look at the 20 states that had the biggest increases.
Total GDP Growth in Millions 2013-2014 1. California: +98,625 2. Texas: +90,843 3. New York: +62,927 4. Florida: +39,247 5. Pennsylvania: +22,596 6. Illinois: +21,080 7. Ohio: +20,416 8. Georgia: +20,000 9. Washington: +19,892 10. Massachusetts: +18,470 11. Colorado: +18,325 12. Michigan: +16,842 13. North Carolina: +16,051 14. New Jersey: +11,703 15. Oregon: +10,810 16. Tennessee: +10,479 17. Arizona: +9,422 18. Maryland: +9,222 19. Minnesota: +8,934 20. Virginia: +8,629
So Ohio is growing at the same position as its overall ranking. No states below it are set to pass it anytime in the near future. In fact, the gap is widening from its nearest threats.
What about per-capita GDP, which is a measure of the state’s total GDP divided by its population?
Total Births Census 2010 to July 1, 2014 Chicago, IL: 516,295 Detroit, MI: 212,571 Minneapolis, MN: 192,866 Charlotte, NC: 125,143 Kansas City, MO: 117,872 Portland, OR: 117,482 Cincinnati: 117,072 Sacramento, CA: 116,893 Orlando, FL: 114,387 Columbus: 113,392 Indianapolis, IN: 113,127 Las Vegas, NV: 111,857 Austin, TX: 107,591 San Jose, CA: 105,447 Pittsburgh, PA: 100,888 Cleveland: 98,504 Virginia Beach, VA: 96,734 Nashville, TN: 96,440 Milwaukee, WI: 84,990 Providence, RI: 70,850 Grand Rapids, MI: 57,551 Omaha, NE: 55,860 Dayton: 40,683 Wichita, KS: 40,276 Des Moines, IA: 36,423 Akron: 32,228 Toledo: 32,024 Madison, WI: 31,280 Youngstown: 23,686
Total Deaths Census 2010 to July 1, 2014 Chicago, IL: 289,440 Detroit, MI: 166,387 Pittsburgh, PA: 114,531 Minneapolis, MN: 90,773 Cleveland: 88,446 Cincinnati: 77,345 Charlotte, NC: 71,315 Kansas City, MO: 68,102 Sacramento, CA: 67,943 Portland, OR: 67,820 Orlando, FL: 65,979 Indianapolis, IN: 64,207 Columbus: 62,011 Providence, RI: 61,604 Las Vegas, NV: 60,256 Nashville, TN: 55,846 Virginia Beach, VA: 55,425 Milwaukee, WI: 55,123 San Jose, CA: 41,927 Austin, TX: 36,873 Dayton: 33,636 Grand Rapids, MI: 30,324 Youngstown: 29,196 Akron: 29,040 Omaha, NE: 26,829 Toledo: 24,226 Wichita, KS: 23,025 Des Moines, IA: 17,602 Madison, WI: 17,069
Total Natural Change Census 2010 to July 1, 2014 Chicago, IL: 226,855 Minneapolis, MN: 102,093 Austin, TX: 70,718 San Jose, CA: 63,520 Charlotte, NC: 53,828 Las Vegas, NV: 51,601 Columbus: 51,381 Kansas City, MO: 49,770 Portland, OR: 49,662 Sacramento, CA: 48,950 Indianapolis, IN: 48,920 Orlando, FL: 48,708 Detroit, MI: 46,184 Virginia Beach, VA: 41,309 Nashville, TN: 40,594 Cincinnati: 39,727 Milwaukee, WI: 29,867 Omaha, NE: 29,031 Grand Rapids, MI: 27,227 Des Moines, IA: 18,821 Wichita, KS: 17,251 Madison, WI: 14,211 Cleveland: 10,058 Providence, RI: 9,246 Toledo: 7,798 Dayton: 7,047 Akron: 3,188 Youngstown: -5,510 Pittsburgh, PA: -13,643
Total Domestic Migration Census 2010 to July 1, 2014 Austin, TX: 126,296 Charlotte, NC: 83,305 Orlando, FL: 72,735 Nashville, TN: 63,477 Portland, OR: 48,793 Las Vegas, NV: 35,289 Columbus: 20,083 Indianapolis, IN: 16,744 Des Moines, IA: 16,559 Sacramento, CA: 15,658 Madison, WI: 6,901 Grand Rapids, MI: 5,372 Pittsburgh, PA: 4,053 Omaha, NE: 2,869 Minneapolis, MN: -934 Kansas City, MO: -1,948 Akron: -6,490 Youngstown: -7,347 Dayton: -10,873 Wichita, KS: -11,148 Toledo: -13,337 San Jose, CA: -15,335 Cincinnati: -18,334 Providence, RI: -21,325 Milwaukee, WI: -22,597 Virginia Beach, VA: -24,374 Cleveland: -38,424 Detroit, MI: -89,649 Chicago, IL: -237,666
Total International Migration Census 2010 to July 1, 2014 Chicago, IL: 108,320 San Jose, CA: 69,894 Orlando, FL: 63,215 Minneapolis, MN: 46,328 Detroit, MI: 44,614 Las Vegas, NV: 29,440 Sacramento, CA: 29,435 Austin, TX: 25,762 Charlotte, NC: 23,114 Virginia Beach, VA: 23,092 Portland, OR: 22,042 Columbus: 21,574 Providence, RI: 21,170 Indianapolis, IN: 17,623 Nashville, TN: 16,204 Cleveland: 16,010 Kansas City, MO: 14,569 Cincinnati: 14,567 Pittsburgh, PA: 12,887 Milwaukee, WI: 9,968 Omaha, NE: 7,897 Madison, WI: 6,706 Grand Rapids, MI: 6,232 Dayton: 6,200 Des Moines, IA: 6,159 Akron: 4,599 Wichita, KS: 4,006 Toledo: 2,971 Youngstown: 1,088
Total Migration Census 2010 to July 1, 2014 Austin, TX: 152,058 Orlando, FL: 135,950 Charlotte, NC: 106,419 Nashville, TN: 79,681 Portland, OR: 70,835 Las Vegas, NV: 64,729 San Jose, CA: 54,559 Minneapolis, MN: 45,394 Sacramento, CA: 45,093 Columbus: 41,657 Indianapolis, IN: 34,367 Des Moines, IA: 22,718 Pittsburgh, PA: 16,940 Madison, WI: 13,607 Kansas City, MO: 12,621 Grand Rapids, MI: 11,604 Omaha, NE: 10,766 Providence, RI: -155 Virginia Beach, VA: -1,282 Akron: -1,891 Cincinnati: -3,767 Dayton: -4,673 Youngstown: -6,259 Wichita, KS: -7,142 Toledo: -10,366 Milwaukee, WI: -12,629 Cleveland: -22,414 Detroit, MI: -45,035 Chicago, IL: -129,346
Total Population Change Census 2010 to July 1, 2014 Austin, TX: 226,996 Orlando, FL: 187,012 Charlotte, NC: 163,066 Minneapolis, MN: 146,319 Portland, OR: 122,236 Nashville, TN: 121,749 Las Vegas, NV: 118,412 San Jose, CA: 115,931 Sacramento, CA: 95,254 Chicago, IL: 93,061 Columbus: 92,521 Indianapolis, IN: 83,192 Kansas City, MO: 61,795 Des Moines, IA: 41,916 Virginia Beach, VA: 39,807 Omaha, NE: 39,071 Grand Rapids, MI: 38,763 Cincinnati: 34,694 Madison, WI: 28,350 Milwaukee, WI: 16,291 Wichita, KS: 10,157 Providence, RI: 8,151 Dayton: 1,620 Akron: 618 Detroit, MI: 298 Pittsburgh, PA: -317 Toledo: -2,545 Youngstown: -12,541 Cleveland: -13,648
Out of the 31 peer and Midwest metros, Columbus had the 7th highest natural growth, the 10th highest migration rate and the 11th highest overall growth rate.
