This map shows how just 6 cities are responsible for a quarter of America's economy

[okaawhatever]

It may be unsurprising to know that the location of greatest economic output is related to population density, but seeing the actual distrubution is striking: the top six GDP producing cities — New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington DC, Dallas and Houston — account for nearly a quarter of the US economy. Further, America's top 23 metro areas make up nearly half of its GDP.

Alexandr Trubetskoy created the map using 2013 data from an IHS Global Insight report on US Metro economies. Each color on the map represents a quarter of America's roughly $16 trillion economy.

Other interesting facts from the report include:

– Out of the 100 largest economies in the world, 36 belong to US metro areas.

– New York City ranks as the 13th largest economy in the world, surpassing countries like Spain, Mexico and South Korea.

– New York and Los Angeles produce more than 46 of American states.

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/united-states/140224/chart-shows-how-concentrated-americas-economic-w

Click on the link to see the other map, the one that shows the top 23 metro areas that make up nearly half of GDP. Most are controlled by Dems.

[pipoman]

1. And 2/3 or more of the blue area feeds and houses

The red, yellow and lt. blue areas...

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Yup I know

and here is one shocking stat for one of them (The San Diego area), Only 4% of those companies are involved in the global market. You will get a PM... I do not post those things anymore here

[okaawhatever]

3. K Thanks n t

[Dawson Leery]

4. kick

[William769]

5. Well being spring break right now in Fort Myers, we should rank in there somewhere.

Busiest season I have ever seen here.

[MindMover]

6. kr...nt

[oldandhappy]

7. Thank you. Good Info.

And, wow. Some huge empty spaces. A very good illustration of our inequality situation.