The Los Angeles metropolitan area, also known as Metropolitan Los Angeles or the Southland, is the 13th largest metropolitan area in the world and the second-largest metropolitan area in the United States. The metropolitan area is defined by the United States Census Bureau as the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana metropolitan area. This area consists of Los Angeles and Orange counties.
This graph shows the GDP of the Los Angeles metro area in 2022, by industry. In 2022, its GDP amounted to about **** trillion U.S. dollars. About **** billion U.S. dollars were generated by the manufacturing industry.
The overall quarterly GDP growth in the United States can be found here.
Gross domestic product of Los Angeles
With a population of over *** million inhabitants in 2011, Los Angeles is the second largest city in America, following only New York. The Los Angeles metro area also ranked second among U.S. metro areas in terms of gross metropolitan product, second again only to New York City metro area, which came in with a GMP of USD trillion to Los Angeles’ *** billion USD in 2011. Chicago metro area ranked third with GMP of *** billion U.S. dollars. Washington metro area ranked fourth with *** billion U.S. dollars in 2011. Additional detailed statistics about GDP and GMP in the United States is available here.
Despite Los Angeles’ high GDP, L.A. did not do as well as some cities in terms of median household income. Los Angeles ranked 11th with a median household income of * U.S. dollars annually in 2013. This was lower than the median household income of the United States in 2013, which came in at * U.S. dollars annually.
Located in Southern California, Los Angeles is home to Hollywood, the famous epicenter of the U.S. film and television industries. The United States is one of the leading film markets worldwide, producing *** films in 2011, many of them produced by Hollywood-based studios. In 2012, movie ticket sales in North America generated over **** billion U.S. dollars in box office revenue. Famous Hollywood actresses earn millions annually, with the best paid, Angelina Jolie, earning ** million U.S. dollars between **** and ****. Second on the list was Jennifer Lawrence with earnings of ** million U.S. dollars.
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BEA. (December 7, 2023). GDP of the Los Angeles metro area in the United States in 2022, by industry (in million chained 2017 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/591646/gdp-of-the-los-angeles-metro-area-by-industry/
BEA. "GDP of the Los Angeles metro area in the United States in 2022, by industry (in million chained 2017 U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 7, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/591646/gdp-of-the-los-angeles-metro-area-by-industry/
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BEA. "Gdp of The Los Angeles Metro Area in The United States in 2022, by Industry (in Million Chained 2017 U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 7 Dec 2023, /statistics/591646/gdp-of-the-los-angeles-metro-area-by-industry/
BEA, GDP of the Los Angeles metro area in the United States in 2022, by industry (in million chained 2017 U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/591646/gdp-of-the-los-angeles-metro-area-by-industry/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
GDP of the Los Angeles metro area in the United States in 2022, by industry (in million chained 2017 U.S. dollars) [Graph], BEA, December 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/591646/gdp-of-the-los-angeles-metro-area-by-industry/