By JEFF WILKINSON - jwilkinson@thestate.com

BusinessWeek has listed Columbia as the 14th strongest metropolitan economy in the country.

Columbia ranked between Washington, D.C., and Pittsburgh in a list of 40 dominated by southern state capitals including Austin, Texas, Oklahoma City, Little Rock, Ark., Baton Rouge, La., and Jackson, Miss.

Leading the list was San Antonio, Texas.

• Strongest metro economies

  1. San Antonio, Texas

  2. Austin, Texas

  3. Oklahoma City

  4. Little Rock, Ark.

  5. Dallas-Fort Worth

  6. Baton Rouge, La.

  7. Tulsa, Okla.

  8. Omaha, Neb.

  9. Houston, Texas

  10. El Paso, Texas

  11. Jackson, Miss.

  12. McAllen, Texas

  13. Washington, D.C.

  14. COLUMBIA

  15. Pittsburgh

  16. Harrisburg, Pa.

  17. Des Moines, Iowa

  18. Virginia Beach, Va.

  19 Honolulu, Hawaii

  20. Rochester, N.Y.

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