San Diego Regional EDC's economic dashboard uses 20 different metrics to track the region’s standing among the 25 most populous U.S. metropolitan areas. All data is annual from the most recent report, unless the month or quarter is available and noted. Please see the Economic Indicators spreadsheet (below) for complete standings and time periods in all 20 metrics. Learn more about our key industries.
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3M+
3,317,749
Rank: 17th (2016)
35.7
years old
Rank: 5th (2016)
27.1
percent
Rank: 1st (2016)
24.1
percent
Rank: 5th (2016)
$70.8
thousand
Rank: 9th (2016)
37.4
percent
Rank: 11th (2016)
14.0
percent
Rank: 12th (2016)
2.0
percent
Rank: 5th (2016)
42.0
percent
Rank: 4th (2016)
23.9
percent
Rank: 6th (2016)
4.7
percent
Rank: 14th (2016)
$215.3
billion
Rank: 16th (2016)
$18.1
billion
Rank: 15th (2016)
3.9
patents
Rank: 2nd (2015)
$1.3
billion
Rank: 11th (2016)
$57.5
thousand
Rank: 15th (2016)
12.0
percent
Rank: 10th (2016)
$565.0
thousand
Rank: 2nd (2016)
26.0
minutes
Rank: 2nd (2016)
3,055
hours
Rank: 4th