Lehigh Valley:
Come here. Start here. Grow here.
Lehigh Valley, located on the eastern border of Pennsylvania, 90 minutes west of New York City and 60 minutes north of Philadelphia, is the 65th largest metropolitan region in the United States, with a $43.3 billion GDP. Our two-county region is home to 675,000 people and includes the cities of Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton.
Site Selection magazine recognized the Lehigh Valley as one of the top performing regions for economic development in the Northeast in 2020. In addition, we’ve ranked among the top regions of our size (population 200,000 to 1 million) for five years in a row. To learn more about the continuing transformation of our economy, check out the 2020 LVEDC Annual Report.
Visit Made Possible in Lehigh Valley to learn more about all that we have to offer to those who visit, learn, live, and work here.
Click here to watch our one-hour 2021 virtual Annual Meeting program, which first aired on March 16, 2021.
By the Numbers
$41.2 Billion
2018 Gross Domestic Product
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10.6% of Labor Force
Employed in Manufacturing
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$3.8 Billion
Exports in 2019
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$65,119
Median Household Income
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672,907
Population
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358,000
Labor Force
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26.1% of Labor Force
Employed in "Eds & Meds" sectors
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5,073
Technology Patents
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14% of the total community college degrees awarded in PA
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$7.3 Billion
Manufacturing Contribution to GDP
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69th largest metropolitan area in the U.S. by population
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10,754 degrees awarded by Lehigh Valley colleges (2017-18 academic year)
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85,000 employed in "Eds & Meds" sectors
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149,000
Population between ages 18 and 34
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Access to the lowest-cost loans available
The Lehigh Valley Lending Network (LVLN) is an award winning, nationally recognized unique partnership of local financial institutions with a goal to create efficiencies in accessing credit and other resources within the private commercial lending community. The LVLN also provides the client with resources to maximize the use of incentives available through the economic development community. Learn more.
News & Blog
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Lehigh Valley Poised to Benefit from Medical Device Industry Growth
Investor Newsletter Stories - by Nicole Radzievich Mertz on May 11, 2021
Read MoreThe global market for medical device industry is poised for expansion as the economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, and[…]
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Apple Awards $410 Million to Global Technology Company with Lehigh Valley Location
Uncategorized - by Colin McEvoy on May 11, 2021
Read MoreII-VI, Inc., a global technology company with a manufacturing facility in Palmer Township, has been awarded $410 million in f[…]
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LVEDC Signs Fly Local ABE Pledge with Lehigh Valley International Airport
Success Stories - by Colin McEvoy on May 11, 2021
Read MoreThe Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) has signed a pledge to Fly Local with the Lehigh Valley Internatio[…]