Which Metro (outside of Atlanta) brings in the most money? (Savannah: budget, trip)

[JLA]

Originally Posted by mrcolumbusga

When you take into account all of the businesses and industries in each metro, does anyone know which metro besides Atlanta brings in the most money? I've tried to find the answer but cant.

That would be a tough question to answer. Primarily because the GDP is based on per capita incomes and not on actual dollars an industry generates doing business. For example AFLAC generated more than 15 billion dollars in revenue but it is not counted. If the actual revenues generated were counted then the rankings would be different.

[MayorOfMacon2019]

I went to that link, and the page isn't even there. PJA are you the owner of PJA Advertising and Marketing because you tend to do alot of that with your half right statistics, and matrixguy you just follow up on everything he says, he could be saying Atlanta didin't grow a million people in five years, and you would sit and agree with him. Instead of doing that every chance you get, mayb you could help prove his stats more accurate, because he obviously can't do it by himself. Mayb I should open a Statistics company and provide half-ass stats as well, everyone else tends to be doing it.

[PJA]

MayorofMacon if you would have actually looked around the page you would have found the msa section with all of the information for each msa.

BEA : Gross Domestic Product by Metropolitan Area

That is a better link. I have evidence for everything I have posted. If you don't like it then that's your problem not mine.

[PJA]

JLA that is based on revenue. There's a seperate section for personal incomes. If you go and look all of the industries are listed including insurance.

[PJA]

If anyone has any other evidene they would like to share that's fine but don't get mad because I am posting statistics. This statistics no way mean that Augusta is better than any other metro. There are more businesses and more people in Augusta so naturally those businesses would generate more income.

[JLA]

Originally Posted by PJA

JLA that is based on revenue. There's a seperate section for personal incomes. If you go and look all of the industries are listed including insurance.

Yes, I know. Personal income only tells part of the story. How much revenue is being generated by each city not just metro. For example Savannah, Augusta and Columbus' metros straddle two states. But when reporting revenue and income those dollars and taxes remain in the state the business resides in. I'm only interested in how much money is being generated by each "city" in the state of GA. The only time GA benefits from the income of residents of bordering states is when they shop in GA, otherwise the other portion of the disposable income does not apply to the GA tax revenue nor does the income tax or property taxes. This will give me a better picture of how much each city is worth to the state of GA as far dollars and cents are concern. In my simple mind a city's worth can be measured by the amount of taxes it supplies to the coffers of the state of GA. Those taxes will have to include industrial as well as personal. For example, Columbia county has a higher per capita income than Richmond county, but Richmond county has a much larger industrial base. Therefore, when it comes to dollars and cents Richmond county is worth more to the state than Columbia county. Just my two cents worth.

[JLA]

Originally Posted by mrcolumbusga

When you take into account all of the businesses and industries in each metro, does anyone know which metro besides Atlanta brings in the most money? I've tried to find the answer but cant.

Do you mean which metro brings in more money to the state of GA or in general? Because Columbus, Savannah and Augusta include two states in their metro calculations. This is just fine for the IRS but does not necessarily help GA any.

[mrcolumbusga]

Hi JLA, I was talking about the whole metros not just the Georgia portion although I would like to know that too now that you mention it. I would imagine Savannah would be first if just the Georgia areas were counted.

Thanks PJA for your information. I went to that first link and even though the page didn't show up I typed in msa in the search so I was able to find it.

[DisgustaTruth]

The port of Savannah is the biggest economic engine in the state outside metro Atlanta... Industries in cities like Augusta, Macon, Columbus and Atlanta depend on Savannah's port. But this impact is not going to be expressed in per capita income figures or the amount spent at retail stores in various localities. A great deal of commerce is facilitated throughout the state because of the the goods brought in through the port of Savannah. Then you have the vibrant tourism industry in Savannah.. You had over 2 million passengers go through the Savannah Airport last year(2nd only to Hartsfield).. no other Georgia city comes close to that. After Atlanta, Savannah is the biggest tourist destination in the state.. and really Savannah is more of a tourist destination than Atlanta.. since most visitors to the capital city are business travelers.
So to answer the original question.. Savannah undoubtedly has the biggest economic impact on the state after Atlanta.

[mrcolumbusga]

That's not what I asked though. I asked which metro brought in the most money (not just to the state either). The facts indicate Augusta unless you have some other facts you would like to present. I'm thinking of doing an economics paper on this and I need references not just opinions.