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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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CBSA!30620=METRO("Lima, OH")

Lima, OH metro area

The Lima, OH metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 100,866 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $11.2 billion that year.

Ohio1 countyPart of Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH
GDP, 2024$11.2B#258 of 387 · +4.5% nominal
Income per person, 2024$56,065#280 of 387
Unemployment, 20254.8%#305 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)89.7#295 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Lima, OHUnited States
Lima, OHUnited States
100K102.5K105K107.5K110K112.5K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$5.0B$10B$15B2005201020152020GDP

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 1 counties of the metro area; current dollars.

Industries, 2024

Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.

IndustryValue addedShareUS share
Real estate——13.7%
Government$635M5.7%11.1%
Manufacturing$5.8B52.3%9.5%
Finance & insurance$364M3.3%8.7%
Professional services$213M1.9%8.0%
Health care$944M8.5%7.5%
Wholesale trade$496M4.4%6.3%
Retail trade$611M5.5%5.9%
Information——5.7%
Construction$238M2.1%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$172M1.5%3.3%
Accommodation & food$221M2.0%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$331M3.0%3.0%
Other services$172M1.5%2.0%
Management of companies$43M0.4%1.8%
Utilities$19M0.2%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$65M0.6%1.3%
Education$61M0.5%1.1%
Arts & recreation$25M0.2%1.0%
Agriculture$13M0.1%0.8%
Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent
0%5%10%15%20%201620182020202220242026Unemployment rate

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

Counties in the metro area

OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).

CountyStateTypeFIPS
Allen CountyOhioCentral39003