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Texas has 25 metropolitan areas (MSAs) defined by the United States Census Bureau. The two largest are ranked among the top 10 United States metropolitan areas.
As of November 2003, there is now an additional classification, that of a "Metropolitan Division." Texas has two metropolitan divisions within the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington MSA. The term metropolitan division is used to refer to a county or group of counties within a metropolitan area that has a population core of at least 2.5 million. While a metropolitan division is a subdivision of a larger metropolitan area, it often functions as a distinct social, economic, and cultural area within the larger region.
The following table lists population figures for those metropolitan areas, in rank of population. Population figures are as of the 2006 U.S. Census estimates.

Texas rank	U.S. rank	Metropolitan Area	Metropolitan Division	Population
1	4	Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington		'6,003,967'
			Dallas–Plano–Irving	4,019,499
			Fort Worth–Arlington	1,984,468
2	6	Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown		'5,539,949'
3	29	San Antonio		'1,942,217'
4	37	Austin–Round Rock		'1,513,615'
5	68	El Paso		'911,042'
6	71	McAllen–Edinburg–Mission		'700,634'
7	114	Corpus Christi Bay Area		'415,810'
8	127	Brownsville–Harlingen		'387,717'
9	130	Beaumont–Port Arthur		'379,640'
10	138	Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood		'351,322'
11	167	Lubbock		'261,411'
12	177	Amarillo		'241,515'
13	185	Laredo		'231,470'
14	189	Waco		'226,189'
15	200	Longview		'203,367'
16	207	Tyler		'194,635'
17	210	College Station–Bryan		'192,152'
18	243	Abilene		'158,063'
19	264	Wichita Falls		'145,528'
20	276	Texarkana		'134,510'
21	289	Odessa		'127,462'
22	299	Midland		'124,380'
23	303	Sherman–Denison		'118,478'
24	311	Victoria		'114,088'
25	332	San Angelo		'105,752'

:''See also: List of Texas micropolitan areas''