LIST OF UNITED STATES METROPOLITAN AREAS

There are two "official" definitions of metropolitan area used today in the United States, metropolitan statistical areas, and combined statistical areas, the former restrictive, the latter more extensive. The following is a 'list (by population) of all metropolitan statistical areas' as defined by the United States Census Bureau.
Population estimates are current as of July 1, 2006. Metropolitan statistical area names are current as of December 1, 2005.
Several of these areas extend into Canada or Mexico but are not recognized by the US Census Bureau; US Census population figures do not include sections of cross-border metropolitan areas outside of the United States.

Rank	Metropolitan Statistical Area	State(s) and/or Territory	July 1, 2006 Population Estimate
1	New York–Northern New Jersey–Long Island	NY–NJ–PA	18,818,536
2	Los Angeles–Long Beach–Santa Ana	CA	12,950,129
3	Chicago–Naperville–Joliet	IL–IN–WI	9,505,748
4	Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington	TX	6,003,967
5	Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington	PA–NJ–DE–MD	5,826,742
6	Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown	TX	5,539,949
7	Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach	FL	5,463,857
8	Washington–Arlington–Alexandria	DC–VA–MD–WV	5,290,400
9	Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Marietta	GA	5,138,223
10	Detroit–Warren–Livonia	MI	4,468,966
11	Boston–Cambridge–Quincy	MA–NH	4,455,217
12	San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont	CA	4,180,027
13	Phoenix–Mesa–Scottsdale	AZ	4,039,182
14	Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario	CA	4,026,135
15	Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue	WA	3,263,497
16	Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington	MN	3,175,041
17	San Diego–Carlsbad–San Marcos	CA	2,941,454
18	St. Louis	MO–IL	2,796,368
19	Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater	FL	2,697,731
20	Baltimore–Towson	MD	2,658,405
★	San Juan–Caguas–Guaynabo	PR	2,509,007 ★
21	Denver–Aurora	CO	2,408,750
22	Pittsburgh	PA	2,370,776
23	Portland–Vancouver–Beaverton	OR–WA	2,137,565
24	Cleveland–Elyria–Mentor	OH	2,114,155
25	Cincinnati–Middletown	OH–KY–IN	2,104,218
26	Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville	CA	2,067,117
27	Orlando–Kissimmee	FL	1,984,855
28	Kansas City	MO–KS	1,967,405
29	San Antonio	TX	1,942,217
30	San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara	CA	1,787,123
31	Las Vegas–Paradise	NV	1,777,539
32	Columbus	OH	1,725,570
33	Indianapolis-Carmel	IN	1,666,032
34	Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News	VA–NC	1,649,457
35	Providence–New Bedford–Fall River	RI–MA	1,612,989
36	Charlotte–Gastonia–Concord	NC–SC	1,583,016
37	Austin–Round Rock	TX	1,513,615
38	Milwaukee–Waukesha–West Allis	WI	1,509,981
39	Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin	TN	1,455,097
40	Jacksonville	FL	1,277,997
41	Memphis	TN–MS–AR	1,274,704
42	Louisville–Jefferson County	KY–IN	1,222,216
43	Richmond	VA	1,194,008
44	Hartford–West Hartford–East Hartford	CT	1,188,841
45	Oklahoma City	OK	1,172,339
46	Buffalo–Niagara Falls	NY	1,137,520
47	Birmingham–Hoover	AL	1,110,019
48	Salt Lake City	UT	1,067,722
49	Rochester	NY	1,035,435
50	New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner	LA	1,024,678
51	Raleigh–Cary	NC	994,551
52	Tucson	AZ	946,362
53	Honolulu	HI	909,863
54	Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk	CT	900,440
55	Tulsa	OK	897,752
56	Fresno	CA	891,756
57	Albany-Schenectady-Troy	NY	850,957
58	New Haven–Milford	CT	845,244
59	Dayton	OH	838,940
60	Omaha–Council Bluffs	NE–IA	822,549
61	Albuquerque	NM	816,811
62	Allentown–Bethlehem–Easton	PA–NJ	800,336
63	Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura	CA	799,720
64	Worcester	MA	784,992
65	Bakersfield	CA	780,117
66	Grand Rapids–Wyoming	MI	774,084
67	Baton Rouge	LA	766,514
68	El Paso	TX	736,310
69	Columbia	SC	703,771
70	Akron	OH	700,943
71	McAllen–Edinburg–Mission	TX	700,634
72	Springfield	MA	686,174
73	Greensboro–High Point	NC	685,378
74	Sarasota–Bradenton–Venice	FL	682,833
75	Stockton	CA	673,170
76	Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown	NY	671,538
77	Knoxville	TN	667,384
78	Toledo	OH	653,695
79	Little Rock–North Little Rock	AR	652,834
80	Syracuse	NY	650,051
81	Charleston–North Charleston	SC	603,178
82	Greenville–Mauldin–Easley	SC	601,986
83	Colorado Springs	CO	599,127
84	Wichita	KS	592,126
85	Youngstown–Warren–Boardman	OH–PA	586,939
86	Cape Coral–Fort Myers	FL	571,344
87	Boise City–Nampa	ID	567,640
88	Lakeland	FL	561,606
89	Scranton–Wilkes-Barre	PA	550,841
90	Madison	WI	543,022
91	Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville	FL	534,359
92	Des Moines–West Des Moines	IA	534,230
93	Jackson	MS	529,456
94	Harrisburg–Carlisle	PA	525,380
95	Augusta-Richmond County	GA–SC	523,249
96	Portland–South Portland–Biddeford	ME	513,667
97	Modesto Metropolitan District	CA	512,138
98	Ogden–Clearfield	UT	497,640
99	Chattanooga	TN–GA	496,704
100	Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach	FL	496,575
101	Lancaster	PA	494,486
102	Provo–Orem	UT	474,180
103	Santa Rosa–Petaluma	CA	466,891
104	Durham	NC	464,389
105	Winston–Salem	NC	456,614
106	Lansing–East Lansing	MI	454,044
107	Spokane	WA	446,706
108	Flint	MI	441,966
109	Pensacola–Ferry Pass–Brent	FL	439,987
110	Lexington–Fayette	KY	436,684
111	Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers	AR–MO	420,876
112	Visalia–Porterville	CA	419,909
113	York–Hanover	PA	416,322
114	Corpus Christi	TX	415,810
115	Vallejo–Fairfield	CA	411,680
116	Salinas	CA	410,206
117	Canton–Massillon	OH	409,764
118	Fort Wayne	IN	408,071
119	Springfield	MO	407,092
120	Mobile	AL	404,157
121	Manchester–Nashua	NH	402,789
122	Reading	PA	401,149
123	Reno–Sparks	NV	400,560
124	Santa Barbara–Santa Maria–Goleta	CA	400,335
125	Asheville	NC	398,009
126	Port St. Lucie	FL	392,117
127	Brownsville–Harlingen	TX	387,717
128	Shreveport–Bossier City	LA	386,778
129	Salem	OR	384,600
130	Beaumont–Port Arthur	TX	379,640
131	Davenport–Moline–Rock Island	IA–IL	377,291
132	Huntsville	AL	376,753
133	Peoria	IL	370,194
134	Trenton–Ewing	NJ	367,605
135	Montgomery	AL	361,748
136	Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton	NC	359,856
137	Anchorage	AK	359,180
138	Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood	TX	351,322
139	Evansville	IN–KY	350,356
140	Rockford	IL	348,252
141	Ann Arbor	MI	344,047
142	Fayetteville	NC	341,363
143	Eugene–Springfield	OR	337,870
144	Tallahassee	FL	336,502
145	Wilmington	NC	326,166
146	Savannah	GA	320,013
147	Kalamazoo–Portage	MI	319,738
148	South Bend–Mishawaka	IN–MI	318,007
149	Ocala	FL	316,183
150	Naples–Marco Island	FL	314,649
★	Aguadilla–Isabela–San Sebastián	PR	312,602 ★
151	Charleston	WV	305,526
152	Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol	TN–VA	302,451
153	Green Bay	WI	299,003
154	Utica–Rome	NY	297,286
155	Roanoke	VA	295,050
156	Columbus	GA–AL	288,847
157	Fort Smith	AR–OK	288,818
158	Huntington-Ashland	WV–KY–OH	285,475
159	Lincoln	NE	283,970
160	Boulder	CO	282,304
161	Erie	PA	279,811
162	Fort Collins–Loveland	CO	276,253
163	Duluth	MN–WI	274,244
164	Atlantic City	NJ	271,620
165	Spartanburg	SC	271,087
★	Ponce	PR	264,919 ★
166	Norwich–New London	CT	263,293
167	Lubbock	TX	261,411
168	Holland–Grand Haven	MI	257,671
169	Hagerstown–Martinsburg	MD–WV	257,619
170	San Luis Obispo–Paso Robles	CA	257,005
171	Lafayette	LA	254,432
172	Santa Cruz–Watsonville	CA	249,705
173	Cedar Rapids	IA	249,320
174	Binghamton	NY	247,554
175	Merced	CA	245,658
176	Gainesville	FL	243,985
177	Amarillo	TX	241,515
178	Bremerton–Silverdale	WA	240,604
179	Clarksville	TN–KY	240,500
180	Lynchburg	VA	239,510
181	Myrtle Beach–Conway–North Myrtle Beach	SC	238,493
182	Greeley	CO	236,857
183	Olympia	WA	234,670
184	Yakima	WA	233,105
185	Laredo	TX	231,470
186	Macon	GA	229,326
187	Topeka	KS	228,894
188	Gulfport–Biloxi	MS	227,904
189	Waco	TX	226,189
190	Kennewick–Richland–Pasco	WA	226,033
191	Barnstable Town	MA	224,816
192	Appleton	WI	217,313
193	Champaign–Urbana	IL	216,581
194	Chico	CA	215,881
195	Sioux Falls	SD	212,911
196	Prescott	AZ	208,014
197	Saginaw–Saginaw Township North	MI	206,300
198	Springfield	IL	206,112
199	Burlington–South Burlington	VT	206,007
200	Longview	TX	203,367
201	Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux	LA	202,902
202	Florence	SC	198,848
203	Tuscaloosa	AL	198,769
204	Elkhart–Goshen	IN	198,105
205	Medford	OR	197,071
206	Racine	WI	196,096
207	Tyler	TX	194,635
208	Las Cruces	NM	193,888
209	Lake Havasu City–Kingman	AZ	193,035
210	Lake Charles	LA	192,316
211	College Station–Bryan	TX	192,152
212	Johnson City	TN	191,136
213	Charlottesville	VA	190,278
214	Yuma	AZ	187,555
215	Fargo	ND–MN	187,001
216	Bellingham	WA	185,953
217	Lafayette	IN	185,745
218	Athens–Clarke County	GA	185,479
219	St. Cloud	MN	182,784
220	Kingston	NY	182,742
221	Fort Walton Beach–Crestview–Destin	FL	180,291
222	Redding	CA	179,951
223	Rochester	MN	179,573
224	Bloomington	IN	178,714
225	Anderson	SC	177,963
226	Muskegon–Norton Shores	MI	175,231
227	Gainesville	GA	173,256
228	Monroe	LA	172,223
229	Joplin	MO	168,552
230	Terre Haute	IN	168,217
231	Greenville	NC	165,776
232	Albany	GA	163,961
233	Jackson	MI	163,851
234	Panama City–Lynn Haven	FL	163,505
235	Waterloo–Cedar Falls	IA	162,263
236	Yuba City	CA	161,806
237	Parkersburg–Marietta–Vienna	WV–OH	161,724
238	Niles–Benton Harbor	MI	161,705
239	Bloomington–Normal	IL	161,202
240	Oshkosh–Neenah	WI	160,893
241	El Centro	CA	160,301
242	Janesville	WI	159,153
243	Abilene	TX	158,063
244	Columbia	MO	155,997
245	Eau Claire	WI	155,041
246	Monroe	MI	155,035
247	Vineland–Millville–Bridgeton	NJ	154,823
248	Punta Gorda	FL	154,438
249	Pueblo	CO	152,912
250	Pascagoula	MS	152,405
251	Blacksburg–Christiansburg–Radford	VA	151,524
252	Jacksonville	NC	150,673
253	Alexandria	LA	150,080
254	Decatur	AL	149,549
255	Bend	OR	149,140
256	Billings	MT	148,116
257	Dover	DE	147,601
258	Wheeling	WV–OH	147,329
259	Bangor	ME	147,180
260	Johnstown	PA	146,967
261	Madera	CA	146,345
262	Rocky Mount	NC	146,276
263	Hanford–Corcoran	CA	146,153
264	Wichita Falls	TX	145,528
265	Jefferson City	MO	144,958
266	Sioux City	IA–NE–SD	143,474
267	Burlington	NC	142,661
268	Florence–Muscle Shoals	AL	142,657
269	Santa Fe	NM	142,407
270	Springfield	OH	141,872
271	State College	PA	140,953
272	Iowa City	IA	139,567
273	Dothan	AL	138,234
274	Battle Creek	MI	137,991
★	San Germán–Cabo Rojo	PR	136,212 ★
275	Hattiesburg	MS	134,744
276	Texarkana–Texarkana	TX–AR	134,510
277	Dalton	GA	134,397
278	Grand Junction	CO	134,189
279	Napa	CA	133,522
280	Morristown	TN	132,851
281	Coeur d'Alene	ID	131,507
282	Pittsfield	MA	131,117
283	Anderson	IN	130,575
284	Wausau	WI	130,223
285	Sebastian–Vero Beach	FL	130,100
286	Glens Falls	NY	129,455
287	La Crosse	WI–MN	129,236
288	Warner Robins	GA	127,530
289	Odessa	TX	127,462
290	Mansfield	OH	127,010
291	Lebanon	PA	126,883
292	Altoona	PA	126,494
293	Farmington	NM	126,473
294	St. George	UT	126,312
295	Valdosta	GA	126,305
296	Auburn–Opelika	AL	125,781
297	Weirton–Steubenville	WV–OH	125,168
298	Flagstaff	AZ	124,953
299	Midland	TX	124,380
300	St. Joseph	MO–KS	122,306
301	Winchester	VA–WV	118,932
302	Rapid City	SD	118,763
303	Sherman–Denison	TX	118,478
★	Yauco	PR	118,063 ★
304	Salisbury	MD	117,761
305	Williamsport	PA	117,668
306	Idaho Falls	ID	116,980
307	Mount Vernon–Anacortes	WA	115,700
308	Morgantown	WV	115,136
★	Mayagüez	PR	115,048 ★
309	Muncie	IN	114,879
310	Sheboygan	WI	114,756
311	Victoria	TX	114,088
312	Goldsboro	NC	113,847
313	Harrisonburg	VA	113,449
314	Jonesboro	AR	113,330
315	Bowling Green	KY	113,320
316	Anniston–Oxford	AL	112,903
317	Lawrence	KS	112,123
318	Owensboro	KY	112,093
319	Jackson	TN	111,937
320	Logan	UT–ID	111,156
321	Elizabethtown	KY	110,878
322	Michigan City–La Porte	IN	110,479
323	Cleveland	TN	109,477
324	Decatur	IL	109,309
325	Lawton	OK	109,181
326	Kankakee–Bradley	IL	109,090
327	Bay City	MI	108,391
328	Lewiston–Auburn	ME	107,552
329	Danville	VA	107,087
330	Wenatchee	WA	106,806
331	Lima	OH	105,788
332	San Angelo	TX	105,752
333	Sumter	SC	104,430
334	Pine Bluff	AR	103,638
335	Gadsden	AL	103,362
336	Missoula	MT	101,417
337	Bismarck	ND	101,138
338	Kokomo	IN	100,877
339	Brunswick	GA	100,613
340	Ithaca	NY	100,407
341	Longview	WA	99,905
342	Cumberland	MD–WV	99,759
343	Fond du Lac	WI	99,243
344	Ocean City	NJ	97,724
345	Grand Forks	ND–MN	96,523
346	Rome	GA	95,322
347	Hot Springs	AR	95,164
348	Dubuque	IA	92,384
349	Elmira	NY	88,641
350	Fairbanks	AK	86,754
351	Pocatello	ID	86,357
352	Cheyenne	WY	85,384
★	Guayama	PR	83,570 ★
353	Palm Coast	FL	83,084
354	Danville	IL	81,941
355	Ames	IA	80,145
356	Great Falls	MT	79,385
357	Corvallis	OR	79,064
★	Fajardo	PR	78,533 ★
358	Sandusky	OH	78,116
359	Columbus	IN	74,444
360	Hinesville–Fort Stewart	GA	74,023
361	Casper	WY	70,401
362	Lewiston	ID–WA	59,571
363	Carson City	NV	55,289

★ The Census Bureau does not include Puerto Rico in its overall rankings of areas.

Contents

See also

References

See also

★ Table of United States primary census statistical areas (PCSA)

★ Table of United States Combined Statistical Areas (CSA)

★ Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA)

★ Table of United States Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSA)

References

★ Updates to Statistical Areas November 2004 (PDF)

★ Population Estimates for Metropolitan, Micropolitan, and Combined Statistical Areas