Delaware County among Places in Pennsylvania with Highest GDP Growth

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2021 was a prosperous year in Delaware County compared to the rest of Pennsylvania, if you’re looking at GDP figures.

Delaware County ranked among the highest counties in Pennsylvania for GDP growth, according to a recently released report by SmartAsset.

The county ranked in seventh place in the state with a GDP growth of $520 million and a Growth Index of 23.96 last year. This is significantly above the state average of $185 million.

Nationally, Delaware County held its own, coming in at No. 207 among counties nationwide.

Delaware County’s business growth was .1% in 2021. That put in at No. 29 in Pennsylvania in that category. The state recorded an average drop in business growth of 0.8 percent.

Nationwide, the county ranked at No. 1,529 for business growth.

Meanwhile, 1.1 new building permits per 1,000 homes were issued in that same period, which puts the county under the state average of 3.2 and in the low 57th place. Nationally, Delaware County ranked No. 2,201 in this category.

The place with the highest GDP growth in the Keystone State is Allegheny County with $1,361 million, followed by Philadelphia County with $1,173 million.

Read more about GDP growth in Pennsylvania for 2021 in SmartAsset.

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