The Provo-Orem area is the fourth fastest-growing economy among U.S. metropolitan areas, with a 144.1 percent increase in “gross metropolitan product,” or the value of goods and services produced there, from 1990 to 2000.
The Salt Lake-Ogden area is the 19th fastest-growing U.S. metro area.
The new study, presented at the U.S. Conference of Mayors, shows Provo-Orem’s GMP at $3.4 billion per year in 1990 and $8.3 billion per year in 2000, making it fourth among the nation’s 319 metro areas.
- Las Vegas 166.3%
- Austin-San Marcos, TX 156.4 %
- Laredo, TX 144.4 %
- Provo, Orem, UT 144.1 %
- Boise, ID 144.1 %
- Phoenix-Mesa, AZ 141.4 %
- Colorado Springs, CO 141.1 %
- Myrtle Beach, SC 137.9 %
- Fort Collins, Loveland, CO 137.1 %
- Greeley, CO 136.4 %
Based on gross metropolitan product