The top fifty markets in the United States using the following measurement metric:
The metropolitan statistical area's 2020 population is multiplied by its per capita income. The result is effectively the pool of money in that area from which a ball club could potentially draw. The greater that amount, the better the team's financial prospects, all other factors being equal.
The rating number is determined by assigning the smallest existing major league market a value of 100 and adjusting the other areas accordingly.
Here is the list:
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Rank Metroplitan Statistical Area Rating
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1 MLB New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 1,340
2 MLB Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 806
3 MLB Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 609
4 MLB Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 454
5 MLB Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 431
6 MLB San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 430
7 MLB Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX 428
8 MLB Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 415
9 MLB Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH 373
10 MLB Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 366
11 MLB Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 361
12 MLB Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 293
13 MLB Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ 261
14 MLB Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 255
15 MLB Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 240
16 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 217
17 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 209
18 MLB Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO 195
19 MLB San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 194
20 MLB St Louis, MO-IL 182
21 MLB Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 178
22 MLB Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 169
23 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 166
24 MLB Pittsburgh, PA 153
25 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 150
26 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 147
27 MLB Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 142
28 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA 139
29 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN 137
30 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 134
31 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 133
32 MLB Kansas City, MO-KS 133
33 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 130
34 MLB Cleveland, OH 128
35 Columbus, OH 127
36 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV 123
37 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT 102
38 MLB Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 100
39 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC 99
40 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 98
41 Jacksonville, FL 92
42 Raleigh-Cary, NC 92
43 Richmond, VA 85
44 Oklahoma City, OK 83
45 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 77
46 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 77
47 Memphis, TN-MS-AR 76
48 New Orleans-Metairie, LA 75
49 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT 73
50 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY 67