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| 2014 MSA Info Ranking - Midsized MSAs | Area | 2014 Weighted INDEX | 2013 Information Employment | 20012-13 Info Growth | 2014 Ranking Change from 2013 - Midsized MSAs |
| 1 | Provo-Orem, UT | 93.0 | 9.8 | 10.5% | 3 |
| 2 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 90.3 | 3.2 | 5.4% | 1 |
| 3 | Madison, WI | 85.5 | 12.6 | 1.9% | 2 |
| 4 | Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA | 84.7 | 4.3 | -0.8% | (2) |
| 5 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA | 83.7 | 12.0 | 5.9% | 13 |
| 6 | Baton Rouge, LA | 83.2 | 5.5 | 6.4% | 1 |
| 7 | Huntsville, AL | 82.8 | 2.7 | 3.8% | 2 |
| 8 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 79.0 | 3.7 | 2.8% | 3 |
| 9 | Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC | 78.4 | 5.2 | 2.0% | 20 |
| 10 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 77.7 | 3.1 | 5.6% | 70 |
| 11 | El Paso, TX | 77.2 | 5.8 | -2.8% | 13 |
| 12 | Boise City-Nampa, ID | 74.6 | 4.5 | 3.1% | 29 |
| 13 | Lincoln, NE | 73.1 | 2.5 | -1.3% | 59 |
| 14 | Worcester, MA-CT NECTA | 71.8 | 3.6 | 0.0% | 9 |
| 15 | Springfield, MA-CT NECTA | 71.0 | 3.9 | 6.3% | 13 |
| 16 | Tallahassee, FL | 69.6 | 3.4 | 2.0% | 10 |
| 17 | Spokane, WA | 69.0 | 2.9 | -3.3% | (1) |
| 18 | Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 69.0 | 2.9 | 3.6% | 55 |
| 19 | Knoxville, TN | 68.7 | 5.6 | -0.6% | 8 |
| 20 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 68.7 | 2.1 | -1.6% | 23 |
| 21 | Ann Arbor, MI | 68.2 | 4.1 | 2.5% | 12 |
| 22 | Jackson, MS | 67.7 | 4.7 | -3.4% | (12) |
| 23 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 64.8 | 4.4 | 3.1% | 30 |
| 24 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 63.9 | 6.2 | 2.2% | 21 |
| 25 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 63.1 | 3.1 | 1.1% | 12 |
| 26 | Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 62.8 | 2.1 | 3.3% | 14 |
| 27 | Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC | 62.0 | 6.7 | -0.5% | (10) |
| 28 | Akron, OH | 61.5 | 3.9 | 1.7% | 20 |
| 29 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 61.3 | 2.6 | 2.6% | (15) |
| 30 | Montgomery, AL | 60.3 | 2.2 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 31 | Columbia, SC | 60.3 | 5.4 | -0.6% | 36 |
| 32 | York-Hanover, PA | 60.2 | 1.8 | 1.9% | (11) |
| 33 | Winston-Salem, NC | 59.4 | 2.0 | 3.5% | 44 |
| 34 | Springfield, MO | 58.9 | 3.9 | 2.7% | 0 |
| 35 | Anchorage, AK | 58.5 | 4.5 | 1.5% | 25 |
| 36 | Mobile, AL | 57.6 | 2.0 | 1.7% | 27 |
| 37 | Toledo, OH | 57.3 | 3.4 | -1.0% | (12) |
| 38 | Asheville, NC | 56.6 | 1.9 | 0.0% | (26) |
| 39 | Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 56.4 | 2.1 | -3.1% | (33) |
| 40 | Boulder, CO | 56.3 | 8.4 | 0.0% | (10) |
| 41 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 56.3 | 5.1 | -1.9% | (2) |
| 42 | Corpus Christi, TX | 54.6 | 2.1 | -1.6% | 14 |
| 43 | Fort Wayne, IN | 54.6 | 3.3 | -3.0% | (30) |
| 44 | Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 53.6 | 5.4 | -4.1% | (43) |
| 45 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | 52.1 | 3.3 | -1.0% | 24 |
| 46 | Fresno, CA | 50.7 | 3.8 | 0.9% | (26) |
| 47 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 50.2 | 2.5 | -7.4% | (28) |
| 48 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 46.7 | 2.5 | 0.0% | 17 |
| 49 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 45.9 | 2.4 | 1.4% | 8 |
| 50 | Tucson, AZ | 44.2 | 4.3 | 1.6% | 0 |
| 51 | Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 44.0 | 5.3 | -3.6% | (15) |
| 52 | Kansas City, KS | 43.4 | 15.2 | 3.2% | (6) |
| 53 | Canton-Massillon, OH | 43.4 | 1.7 | 0.0% | (9) |
| 54 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | 42.8 | 5.6 | -5.1% | 4 |
| 55 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 42.4 | 8.3 | -3.1% | (6) |
| 56 | Colorado Springs, CO | 42.2 | 6.9 | -5.0% | (21) |
| 57 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | 41.9 | 2.8 | -2.3% | 30 |
| 58 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 40.7 | 4.9 | 1.4% | 18 |
| 59 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 40.6 | 1.8 | -3.5% | 9 |
| 60 | Green Bay, WI | 38.5 | 1.9 | -3.4% | (9) |
| 61 | Lancaster, PA | 37.7 | 3.1 | 0.0% | 9 |
| 62 | Calvert-Charles-Prince George's, MD | 37.4 | 5.2 | -5.5% | (47) |
| 63 | Lafayette, LA | 37.2 | 2.5 | -5.1% | 22 |
| 64 | Savannah, GA | 37.1 | 1.3 | -4.8% | 0 |
| 65 | Peoria, IL | 35.2 | 2.2 | -8.3% | (34) |
| 66 | Syracuse, NY | 34.4 | 4.5 | -3.6% | (12) |
| 67 | Tulsa, OK | 33.6 | 7.7 | -2.5% | (8) |
| 68 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 33.3 | 7.1 | -2.3% | 14 |
| 69 | Albuquerque, NM | 32.9 | 7.4 | -7.9% | (61) |
| 70 | Reading, PA | 32.7 | 1.3 | -4.9% | (48) |
| 71 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 31.2 | 1.4 | -2.3% | 7 |
| 72 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 30.8 | 2.3 | -2.8% | 12 |
| 73 | Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 30.0 | 3.6 | -2.7% | (2) |
| 74 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 29.3 | 1.5 | -4.2% | (19) |
| 75 | Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metro Div | 28.1 | 3.7 | -5.1% | (37) |
| 76 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | 26.2 | 4.9 | -7.0% | (34) |
| 77 | Roanoke, VA | 25.5 | 1.7 | -5.5% | (15) |
| 78 | Wichita, KS | 25.3 | 4.3 | 0.0% | 12 |
| 79 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 23.8 | 1.8 | -6.9% | (32) |
| 80 | Stockton, CA | 23.5 | 1.9 | -6.6% | 3 |
| 81 | Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME NECTA | 22.2 | 3.1 | -2.1% | 10 |
| 82 | Evansville, IN-KY | 21.3 | 1.9 | -3.4% | (3) |
| 83 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 21.3 | 7.0 | -2.8% | (17) |
| 84 | Baltimore City, MD | 20.9 | 3.8 | -4.2% | (32) |
| 85 | Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 20.5 | 4.4 | -4.3% | (10) |
| 86 | Dayton, OH | 19.7 | 8.5 | -3.8% | 0 |
| 87 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 17.4 | 1.9 | -5.0% | (26) |
| 88 | Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 17.3 | 2.0 | -3.2% | 1 |
| 89 | Reno-Sparks, NV | 16.9 | 1.9 | -3.4% | (8) |
| 90 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 13.3 | 3.8 | -3.4% | (16) |
| 91 | Modesto, CA | 12.1 | 0.9 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 92 | New Haven, CT NECTA | 9.5 | 4.1 | -4.7% | (4) |
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