(March 1, 2007) Munich county ranks among Germany's 435 regions, reports the late-autumn study compiled by the authoritative INSM market research organization. In compiling its study, INSM used no less than 47 individual indicators – including per capita and corporate income, employment, and makeup of local business community.
The country's number two region is also in greater Munich – the northern suburb of Freising. Number four (and highest ranking city) is the municipality of Munich itself. Completing Munich's near-sweep is the number five ranking of Dachau, Munich's northwestern suburb.
All told, six of the top ten regions in the country are located in the Munich metropolitan area, and thus, correspondingly in Bavaria. The state's dominance is equally pronounced in the top 20 rankings: 14 of 20.