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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!32580=METRO("McAllen, TX")

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area

The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 914,820 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $31.4 billion that year.

Texas1 countyPart of McAllen-Edinburg, TX
GDP, 2024$31.4B#127 of 387 · +4.9% nominal
Income per person, 2024$35,290#387 of 387
Unemployment, 20256.3%#367 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)85.9#369 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025McAllen, TXUnited States
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200K400K600K800K1M1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$10B$20B$30B$40B2005201020152020GDP

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$4.7B15.0%13.7%
Government$6.0B19.0%11.1%
Manufacturing$1.0B3.3%9.5%
Finance & insurance$1.0B3.3%8.7%
Professional services$909M2.9%8.0%
Health care$4.3B13.8%7.5%
Wholesale trade$1.6B5.1%6.3%
Retail trade$3.7B11.9%5.9%
Information$525M1.7%5.7%
Construction$1.2B3.7%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$1.3B4.0%3.3%
Accommodation & food$1.3B4.2%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$1.2B3.8%3.0%
Other services$979M3.1%2.0%
Management of companies$158M0.5%1.8%
Utilities$551M1.8%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$258M0.8%1.3%
Education$144M0.5%1.1%
Arts & recreation$146M0.5%1.0%
Agriculture$372M1.2%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
Hidalgo CountyTexasCentral48215