Top 10 metropolitan areas in terms of growth of personal income in 2007, by percentage:

1. New Orleans — 19.5 percent

2. Pascagoula, Miss. — 19 percent

3. Gulfport-Biloxi, Miss. — 18.8 percent

4. Odessa, Texas — 12.9 percent

5. Casper, Wy. — 12 percent

6. Grand Junction, Colo. — 10.9 percent

7. Houma-Thibodaux, La. — 10.8 percent

8. Killeen-Temple, Texas — 10.3 percent

9. Midland, Texas — 10 percent

10. Houston — 9.4 percent

The oil boom fueled most of the top 10, the Commerce Department said. Those areas included Odessa, Texas; Midland, Texas; Houston; Grand Junction, Colo.; Casper, Wyo.; and Houma-Thibodaux, La.

Source: U.S. Commerce Department