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Top 25 Cities
Entrepreneur, Oct, 2002
TOP 25 CITIES
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2002 METROPOLITAN ENTREPRENEURIAL
RANK STATISTICAL AREA REGION ACTIVITY
1 WASHINGTON, DC/ EAST 63
MD/VA/WV
2 DALLAS, TX SOUTHWEST 87
3 RALEIGH/DURHAM/ SOUTH 84
CHAPEL HILL, NC
4 MIDDLESEX/SOMERSET/ EAST 69
HUNTERDON, NJ
5 ORLANDO, FL SOUTH 98
5 FORT LAUDERDALE, FL SOUTH 88
5 FORT WORTH/ SOUTHWEST 86
ARLINGTON, TX
8 HOUSTON, TX SOUTHWEST 81
9 MONMOUTH/ EAST 83
OCEAN, NJ
9 NASHVILLE, TN SOUTH 70
11 ATLANTA, GA SOUTH 99
11 NORFOLK/VIRGINIA BEACH/ EAST 62
NEWPORT NEWS, VA/NC
11 SACRAMENTO, CA WEST 71
14 LAS VEGAS, NV/AZ WEST 99
15 MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL, MN/WI EAST 56
15 COLUMBUS, OH MIDWEST 50
17 AUSTIN/SAN MARCOS, TX SOUTHWEST 94
18 WEST PALM BEACH/BOCA RATON, FL SOUTH 89
19 SAN JOSE, CA WEST 76
19 NASSAU/SUFFOLK, NY EAST 26
21 JACKSONVILLE, FL SOUTH 85
21 SALT LAKE CITY/OGDEN, UT MOUNTAIN 87
23 SAN ANTONIO, TX SOUTHWEST 91
24 SAN DIEGO, CA WEST 73
25 CHARLOTTE/GASTONIA/ SOUTH 74
ROCK HILL, NC/SC
2002 METROPOLITAN SMALL-BUSINESS ECONOMIC
RANK STATISTICAL AREA GROWTH GROWTH RISK
1 WASHINGTON, DC/ 94 86 91
MD/VA/WV
2 DALLAS, TX 80 77 71
3 RALEIGH/DURHAM/ 66 48 97
CHAPEL HILL, NC
4 MIDDLESEX/SOMERSET/ 74 88 62
HUNTERDON, NJ
5 ORLANDO, FL 45 66 77
5 FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 71 84 44
5 FORT WORTH/ 89 76 36
ARLINGTON, TX
8 HOUSTON, TX 91 74 40
9 MONMOUTH/ 22 87 83
OCEAN, NJ
9 NASHVILLE, TN 79 63 63
11 ATLANTA, GA 73 50 50
11 NORFOLK/VIRGINIA BEACH/ 55 56 99
NEWPORT NEWS, VA/NC
11 SACRAMENTO, CA 70 96 34
14 LAS VEGAS, NV/AZ 61 99 11
15 MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL, MN/WI 85 41 85
15 COLUMBUS, OH 71 71 73
17 AUSTIN/SAN MARCOS, TX 44 93 30
18 WEST PALM BEACH/BOCA RATON, FL 31 70 71
19 SAN JOSE, CA 66 33 81
19 NASSAU/SUFFOLK, NY 88 78 64
21 JACKSONVILLE, FL 43 73 51
21 SALT LAKE CITY/OGDEN, UT 62 54 48
23 SAN ANTONIO, TX 65 75 20
24 SAN DIEGO, CA 60 95 22
25 CHARLOTTE/GASTONIA/ 22 82 69
ROCK HILL, NC/SC
2002 METROPOLITAN TOTAL 2001
RANK STATISTICAL AREA SCORE RANK
1 WASHINGTON, DC/ 334 4
MD/VA/WV
3 DALLAS, TX 315 1
3 RALEIGH/DURHAM/ 296 9
CHAPEL HILL, NC
4 MIDDLESEX/SOMERSET/ 293 28
HUNTERDON, NJ
5 ORLANDO, FL 287 7
5 FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 287 5
5 FORT WORTH/ 287 2
ARLINGTON, TX
8 HOUSTON, TX 286 17
9 MONMOUTH/ 275 33
OCEAN, NJ
9 NASHVILLE, TN 275 22
11 ATLANTA, GA 271 7
11 NORFOLK/VIRGINIA BEACH/ 271 26
NEWPORT NEWS, VA/NC
11 SACRAMENTO, CA 271 45
14 LAS VEGAS, NV/AZ 270 11
15 MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL, MN/WI 266 15
15 COLUMBUS, OH 266 37
17 AUSTIN/SAN MARCOS, TX 261 5
18 WEST PALM BEACH/BOCA RATON, FL 260 3
19 SAN JOSE, CA 256 12
19 NASSAU/SUFFOLK, NY 256 44
21 JACKSONVILLE, FL 252 18
21 SALT LAKE CITY/OGDEN, UT 252 22
23 SAN ANTONIO, TX 251 31
24 SAN DIEGO, CA 250 15
25 CHARLOTTE/GASTONIA/ 247 9
ROCK HILL, NC/SC
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