Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas

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Main articles: Metropolitan Statistical Area and Core Based Statistical Area

The United States Office of Management and Budget has defined 363 Metropolitan Statistical Areas[1] (MSAs) for the United States of America. The OMB defines a Metropolitan Statistical Area as one or more adjacent counties or county equivalents that have at least one urban core area of at least 50,000 population, plus adjacent territory that has a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured by commuting ties.[2]

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The following sortable table lists the 363 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) of the United States with the following information:

  1. The MSA rank by population as of July 1, 2008, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau[3]
  2. The MSA name as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget[4]
  3. The MSA population as of July 1, 2008, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau[3]
  4. The MSA population as of April 1, 2000, as counted by the United States Census 2000[3]
  5. The percent MSA population change from April 1, 2000, to July 1, 2008, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau[3]
  6. The Combined Statistical Area (CSA)[5] if the MSA is a component[6]


Metropolitan Statistical Areas of the United States of America
Rank Metropolitan Statistical Area 2008 Pop 2000 Pop Δ Pop Combined Statistical Area
1 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA MSA 19,006,798 18,323,002 +3.73% New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
2 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA MSA 12,872,808 12,365,627 +4.10% Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
3 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI MSA 9,569,624 9,098,316 +5.18% Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA
4 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA 6,300,006 5,161,544 +22.06% Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CSA
5 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA 5,838,471 5,687,147 +2.66% Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA
6 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX MSA 5,728,143 4,715,407 +21.48% Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX CSA
7 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL MSA 5,414,772 5,007,564 +8.13% primary census statistical area
8 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA 5,376,285 4,247,981 +26.56% Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA
9 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA 5,358,130 4,796,183 +11.72% Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA
10 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH MSA 4,522,858 4,391,344 +2.99% Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH CSA
11 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI MSA 4,425,110 4,452,557 -0.62% Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA
12 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA 4,281,899 3,251,876 +31.67% primary census statistical area
13 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MSA 4,274,531 4,123,740 +3.66% San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
14 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA 4,115,871 3,254,821 +26.45% Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
15 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA 3,344,813 3,043,878 +9.89% Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA
16 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA 3,229,878 2,968,806 +8.79% Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA
17 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA 3,001,072 2,813,833 +6.65% primary census statistical area
18 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 2,816,710 2,698,687 +4.37% St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL CSA
19 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 2,733,761 2,395,997 +14.10% primary census statistical area
20 Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA 2,667,117 2,552,994 +4.47% Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA
21 Denver-Aurora, CO MSA 2,506,626 2,179,240 +15.02% Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA
22 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 2,351,192 2,431,087 -3.29% Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA CSA
23 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA MSA 2,207,462 1,927,881 +14.50% primary census statistical area
24 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN MSA 2,155,137 2,009,632 +7.24% Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN CSA
25 Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville, CA MSA 2,109,832 1,796,857 +17.42% Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Yuba City, CA-NV CSA
26 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH MSA 2,088,291 2,148,143 -2.79% Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH CSA
27 Orlando-Kissimmee, FL MSA 2,054,574 1,644,561 +24.93% Orlando-Deltona-Daytona Beach, FL CSA
28 San Antonio, TX MSA 2,031,445 1,711,703 +18.68% primary census statistical area
29 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 2,002,047 1,836,038 +9.04% Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS CSA
30 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA 1,865,746 1,375,765 +35.62% Las Vegas-Paradise-Pahrump, NV CSA
31 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MSA 1,819,198 1,735,819 +4.80% San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
32 Columbus, OH MSA 1,773,120 1,612,694 +9.95% Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH CSA
33 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN MSA 1,715,459 1,525,104 +12.48% Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN CSA
34 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC MSA 1,701,799 1,330,448 +27.91% Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, NC-SC CSA
35 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 1,658,292 1,576,370 +5.20% primary census statistical area
36 Austin-Round Rock, TX MSA 1,652,602 1,249,763 +32.23% primary census statistical area
37 Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA MSA 1,596,611 1,582,997 +0.86% Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH CSA
38 Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN MSA 1,550,733 1,311,789 +18.22% Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Columbia, TN CSA
39 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI MSA 1,549,308 1,500,741 +3.24% Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI CSA
40 Jacksonville, FL MSA 1,313,228 1,122,750 +16.97% primary census statistical area
41 Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA 1,285,732 1,205,204 +6.68% primary census statistical area
42 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA 1,244,696 1,161,975 +7.12% Louisville/Jefferson County–Elizabethtown–Scottsburg, KY-IN CSA
43 Richmond, VA MSA 1,225,626 1,096,957 +11.73% primary census statistical area
44 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 1,206,142 1,095,421 +10.11% Oklahoma City-Shawnee, OK CSA
45 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA 1,190,512 1,148,618 +3.65% Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic, CT CSA
46 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA 1,134,029 1,316,510 -13.86% New Orleans-Metairie-Bogalusa, LA CSA
47 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 1,124,309 1,170,111 -3.91% Buffalo-Niagara-Cattaraugus, NY CSA
48 Birmingham-Hoover, AL MSA 1,117,608 1,052,238 +6.21% Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman, AL CSA
49 Salt Lake City, UT MSA 1,115,692 968,858 +15.16% Salt Lake City-Ogden-Clearfield, UT CSA
50 Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA 1,088,765 797,071 +36.60% Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA
51 Rochester, NY MSA 1,034,090 1,037,831 -0.36% Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY CSA
52 Tucson, AZ MSA 1,012,018 843,746 +19.94% primary census statistical area
53 Tulsa, OK MSA 916,079 859,532 +6.58% Tulsa-Bartlesville, OK CSA
54 Fresno, CA MSA 909,153 799,407 +13.73% Fresno-Madera, CA CSA
55 Honolulu, HI MSA 905,034 876,156 +3.30% primary census statistical area
56 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT MSA 895,030 882,567 +1.41% New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
57 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 853,919 825,875 +3.40% Albany-Schenectady-Amsterdam, NY CSA
58 New Haven-Milford, CT MSA 846,101 824,008 +2.68% New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
59 Albuquerque, NM MSA 845,913 729,649 +15.93% primary census statistical area
60 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA MSA 837,925 767,041 +9.24% Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA CSA
61 Dayton, OH MSA 836,544 848,153 -1.37% Dayton-Springfield-Greenville, OH CSA
62 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA 808,210 740,395 +9.16% primary census statistical area
63 Bakersfield, CA MSA 800,458 661,645 +20.98% primary census statistical area
64 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA 797,740 753,197 +5.91% Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
65 Worcester, MA MSA 783,806 750,963 +4.37% Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH CSA
66 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI MSA 776,833 740,482 +4.91% Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI CSA
67 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 774,327 705,973 +9.68% Baton Rouge-Pierre Part, LA CSA
68 El Paso, TX MSA 742,062 679,622 +9.19% primary census statistical area
69 Columbia, SC MSA 728,063 647,158 +12.50% Columbia-Newberry, SC CSA
70 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA 726,604 569,463 +27.59% primary census statistical area
71 Greensboro-High Point, NC MSA 705,684 643,430 +9.68% Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, NC CSA
72 Akron, OH MSA 698,553 694,960 +0.52% Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH CSA
73 Knoxville, TN MSA 691,152 616,079 +12.19% Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN CSA
74 Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL MSA 687,823 589,959 +16.59% Sarasota-Bradenton-Punta Gorda, FL CSA
75 Springfield, MA MSA 687,558 680,014 +1.11% primary census statistical area
76 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR MSA 675,069 610,518 +10.57% Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff, AR CSA
77 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA 672,525 621,517 +8.21% New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
78 Stockton, CA MSA 672,388 563,598 +19.30% primary census statistical area
79 Toledo, OH MSA 649,104 659,188 -1.53% Toledo-Fremont, OH CSA
80 Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC MSA 644,506 549,033 +17.39% primary census statistical area
81 Syracuse, NY MSA 643,794 650,154 -0.98% Syracuse-Auburn, NY CSA
82 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC MSA 624,715 559,940 +11.57% Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC CSA
83 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 617,714 537,484 +14.93% primary census statistical area
84 Wichita, KS MSA 603,716 571,166 +5.70% Wichita-Winfield, KS CSA
85 Boise City-Nampa, ID MSA 599,753 464,840 +29.02% primary census statistical area
86 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA 593,136 440,888 +34.53% primary census statistical area
87 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 580,594 483,924 +19.98% primary census statistical area
88 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA MSA 565,947 602,964 -6.14% Youngstown-Warren-East Liverpool, OH-PA CSA
89 Madison, WI MSA 561,505 501,774 +11.90% Madison-Baraboo, WI CSA
90 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSA 556,230 481,394 +15.55% Des Moines-Newton-Pella, IA CSA
91 Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA 549,150 560,625 -2.05% primary census statistical area
92 Provo-Orem, UT MSA 540,820 376,774 +43.54% primary census statistical area
93 Jackson, MS MSA 537,285 497,197 +8.06% Jackson-Yazoo City, MS CSA
94 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA 536,521 476,230 +12.66% primary census statistical area
95 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA 534,218 499,684 +6.91% primary census statistical area
96 Ogden-Clearfield, UT MSA 531,488 442,656 +20.07% Salt Lake City-Ogden-Clearfield, UT CSA
97 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA 531,108 509,074 +4.33% Harrisburg-Carlisle-Lebanon, PA CSA
98 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 518,441 476,531 +8.79% Chattanooga-Cleveland-Athens, TN-GA CSA
99 Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME MSA 514,065 487,568 +5.43% Portland-Lewiston-South Portland, ME CSA
100 Modesto, CA MSA 510,694 446,997 +14.25% primary census statistical area
101 Lancaster, PA MSA 502,370 470,658 +6.74% primary census statistical area
102 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL MSA 498,036 443,343 +12.34% Orlando-Deltona-Daytona Beach, FL CSA
103 Durham, NC MSA 489,762 426,493 +14.83% Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA
104 Winston-Salem, NC MSA 468,124 421,961 +10.94% Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, NC CSA
105 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA 466,741 458,614 +1.77% San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
106 Spokane, WA MSA 462,677 417,939 +10.70% primary census statistical area
107 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA 454,035 447,728 +1.41% Lansing-East Lansing-Owosso, MI CSA
108 Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA 453,424 408,326 +11.04% Lexington-Fayette–Frankfort–Richmond, KY CSA
109 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA 452,992 412,153 +9.91% primary census statistical area
110 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO MSA 443,976 347,045 +27.93% primary census statistical area
111 Flint, MI MSA 428,790 436,141 -1.69% Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA
112 Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA 426,276 368,021 +15.83% primary census statistical area
113 Springfield, MO MSA 426,144 368,374 +15.68% primary census statistical area
114 York-Hanover, PA MSA 424,583 381,751 +11.22% York-Hanover-Gettysburg, PA CSA
115 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 415,376 403,280 +3.00% Corpus Christi-Kingsville, TX CSA
116 Reno-Sparks, NV MSA 414,784 342,885 +20.97% Reno-Sparks-Fernley, NV CSA
117 Fort Wayne, IN MSA 411,154 390,156 +5.38% Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN CSA
118 Asheville, NC MSA 408,436 369,171 +10.64% Asheville-Brevard, NC CSA
119 Salinas, CA MSA 408,238 401,762 +1.61% primary census statistical area
120 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA 407,653 406,934 +0.18% primary census statistical area
121 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA 407,515 394,542 +3.29% San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
122 Mobile, AL MSA 406,309 399,843 +1.62% Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL CSA
123 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA MSA 405,396 399,347 +1.51% primary census statistical area
124 Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 403,768 319,426 +26.40% Port St. Lucie-Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL CSA
125 Reading, PA MSA 403,595 373,638 +8.02% Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA
126 Manchester-Nashua, NH MSA 402,042 380,841 +5.57% Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH CSA
127 Huntsville, AL MSA 395,645 342,376 +15.56% Huntsville-Decatur, AL CSA
128 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA 392,736 335,227 +17.16% Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX CSA
129 Salem, OR MSA 391,680 347,214 +12.81% primary census statistical area
130 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA 389,533 375,965 +3.61% Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, LA CSA
131 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX MSA 378,935 330,714 +14.58% primary census statistical area
132 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 378,255 385,090 -1.77% primary census statistical area
133 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 377,626 376,019 +0.43% primary census statistical area
134 Peoria, IL MSA 372,487 366,899 +1.52% Peoria-Canton, IL CSA
135 Montgomery, AL MSA 365,924 346,528 +5.60% Montgomery-Alexander City, AL CSA
136 Trenton-Ewing, NJ MSA 364,883 350,761 +4.03% New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
137 Anchorage, AK MSA 364,701 319,605 +14.11% primary census statistical area
138 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA 363,036 341,851 +6.20% primary census statistical area
139 Tallahassee, FL MSA 357,259 320,304 +11.54% primary census statistical area
140 Fayetteville, NC MSA 356,105 336,609 +5.79% primary census statistical area
141 Rockford, IL MSA 354,394 320,204 +10.68% Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL CSA
142 Evansville, IN-KY MSA 350,261 342,815 +2.17% primary census statistical area
143 Ann Arbor, MI MSA 347,376 322,895 +7.58% Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA
144 Wilmington, NC MSA 347,012 274,532 +26.40% primary census statistical area
145 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA 346,560 322,959 +7.31% primary census statistical area
146 Savannah, GA MSA 334,353 293,000 +14.11% Savannah-Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA CSA
147 Ocala, FL MSA 329,628 258,916 +27.31% primary census statistical area
148 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA 323,713 314,866 +2.81% primary census statistical area
149 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI MSA 316,865 316,663 +0.06% South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka, IN-MI CSA
150 Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA 315,258 251,377 +25.41% primary census statistical area
151 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 304,689 298,484 +2.08% Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol (Tri-Cities), TN-VA CSA
152 Charleston, WV MSA 303,944 309,635 -1.84% primary census statistical area
153 Green Bay, WI MSA 302,935 282,599 +7.20% primary census statistical area
154 Roanoke, VA MSA 298,108 288,309 +3.40% primary census statistical area
155 Lincoln, NE MSA 295,486 266,787 +10.76% primary census statistical area
156 Utica-Rome, NY MSA 293,790 299,896 -2.04% primary census statistical area
157 Boulder, CO MSA 293,161 269,814 +8.65% Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA
158 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA 292,825 251,494 +16.43% primary census statistical area
159 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA 290,977 273,170 +6.52% primary census statistical area
160 Columbus, GA-AL MSA 287,653 281,768 +2.09% Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA
161 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA 284,234 288,649 -1.53% primary census statistical area
162 Spartanburg, SC MSA 280,738 253,791 +10.62% Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC CSA
163 Erie, PA MSA 279,175 280,843 -0.59% primary census statistical area
164 Duluth, MN-WI MSA 274,571 275,486 -0.33% primary census statistical area
165 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ MSA 270,681 252,552 +7.18% primary census statistical area
166 Lubbock, TX MSA 270,610 249,700 +8.37% Lubbock-Levelland, TX CSA
167 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA 265,297 246,681 +7.55% primary census statistical area
168 Norwich-New London, CT MSA 264,519 259,088 +2.10% primary census statistical area
169 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA 263,753 222,771 +18.40% primary census statistical area
170 Clarksville, TN-KY MSA 261,220 232,000 +12.59% primary census statistical area
171 Holland-Grand Haven, MI MSA 260,364 238,314 +9.25% Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI CSA
172 Lafayette, LA MSA 259,073 239,086 +8.36% Lafayette-Acadiana, LA CSA
173 Gainesville, FL MSA 258,555 232,392 +11.26% primary census statistical area
174 Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC MSA 257,380 196,629 +30.90% Myrtle Beach-Conway-Georgetown, SC CSA
175 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 255,452 237,230 +7.68% primary census statistical area
176 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA 253,137 255,602 -0.96% San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
177 Greeley, CO MSA 249,775 180,926 +38.05% Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA
178 Merced, CA MSA 246,117 210,554 +16.89% primary census statistical area
179 Lynchburg, VA MSA 245,809 228,616 +7.52% primary census statistical area
180 Binghamton, NY MSA 245,189 252,320 -2.83% primary census statistical area
181 Olympia, WA MSA 245,181 207,355 +18.24% Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA
182 Amarillo, TX MSA 243,838 226,522 +7.64% primary census statistical area
183 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA MSA 239,769 231,969 +3.36% Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA
184 Laredo, TX MSA 236,941 193,117 +22.69% primary census statistical area
185 Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA MSA 235,841 191,822 +22.95% primary census statistical area
186 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS MSA 234,625 246,190 -4.70% Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS CSA
187 Yakima, WA MSA 234,564 222,581 +5.38% primary census statistical area
188 Sioux Falls, SD MSA 232,930 187,093 +24.50% primary census statistical area
189 Macon, GA MSA 230,777 222,368 +3.78% Macon-Warner Robins-Fort Valley, GA CSA
190 Waco, TX MSA 230,213 213,517 +7.82% primary census statistical area
191 Topeka, KS MSA 229,619 224,551 +2.26% primary census statistical area
192 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA 224,191 210,275 +6.62% primary census statistical area
193 Barnstable Town, MA MSA 221,049 222,230 -0.53% primary census statistical area
194 Chico, CA MSA 220,337 203,171 +8.45% primary census statistical area
195 Appleton, WI MSA 219,720 201,602 +8.99% Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI CSA
196 Prescott, AZ MSA 215,503 167,517 +28.65% primary census statistical area
197 Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA 208,460 198,889 +4.81% primary census statistical area
198 College Station-Bryan, TX MSA 207,425 184,885 +12.19% primary census statistical area
199 Springfield, IL MSA 207,389 201,437 +2.95% primary census statistical area
200 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 206,765 192,034 +7.67% primary census statistical area
201 Longview, TX MSA 204,746 194,042 +5.52% Longview-Marshall, TX CSA
202 Las Cruces, NM MSA 201,603 174,682 +15.41% primary census statistical area
203 Tyler, TX MSA 201,277 174,706 +15.21% Tyler-Jacksonville, TX CSA
204 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA 201,148 194,477 +3.43% primary census statistical area
205 Medford, OR MSA 201,138 181,269 +10.96% primary census statistical area
206 Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI MSA 200,745 210,039 -4.42% Saginaw-Bay City-Saginaw Township North, MI CSA
207 Florence, SC MSA 199,831 193,155 +3.46% primary census statistical area
208 Racine, WI MSA 199,510 188,831 +5.66% Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI CSA
209 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 199,137 182,791 +8.94% South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka, IN-MI CSA
210 Bellingham, WA MSA 196,529 166,814 +17.81% primary census statistical area
211 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MSA 196,281 155,032 +26.61% primary census statistical area
212 Johnson City, TN MSA 195,849 181,607 +7.84% Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol (Tri-Cities), TN-VA CSA
213 Fargo, ND-MN MSA 195,685 174,367 +12.23% Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN CSA
214 Charlottesville, VA MSA 194,391 174,021 +11.71% primary census statistical area
215 Yuma, AZ MSA 194,322 160,026 +21.43% primary census statistical area
216 Lafayette, IN MSA 192,870 178,541 +8.03% Lafayette-Frankfort, IN CSA
217 Lake Charles, LA MSA 192,856 193,568 -0.37% Lake Charles-Jennings, LA CSA
218 Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA 189,264 166,079 +13.96% primary census statistical area
219 St. Cloud, MN MSA 186,954 167,392 +11.69% Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA
220 Gainesville, GA MSA 184,814 139,277 +32.70% Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA
221 Bloomington, IN MSA 183,944 175,506 +4.81% primary census statistical area
222 Rochester, MN MSA 182,924 163,618 +11.80% primary census statistical area
223 Anderson, SC MSA 182,825 165,740 +10.31% Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC CSA
224 Kingston, NY MSA 181,670 177,749 +2.21% New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
225 Redding, CA MSA 180,214 163,256 +10.39% primary census statistical area
226 Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL MSA 179,693 170,498 +5.39% primary census statistical area
227 Greenville, NC MSA 176,758 152,772 +15.70% primary census statistical area
228 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA 174,344 170,200 +2.43% Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI CSA
229 Joplin, MO MSA 172,933 157,322 +9.92% primary census statistical area
230 Monroe, LA MSA 172,743 170,053 +1.58% Monroe-Bastrop, LA CSA
231 Terre Haute, IN MSA 170,233 170,943 -0.42% primary census statistical area
232 Jacksonville, NC MSA 165,938 150,355 +10.36% primary census statistical area
233 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA 165,298 150,433 +9.88% primary census statistical area
234 Yuba City, CA MSA 165,274 139,149 +18.77% Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Yuba City, CA-NV CSA
235 Albany, GA MSA 164,919 157,833 +4.49% primary census statistical area
236 Columbia, MO MSA 164,283 145,666 +12.78% primary census statistical area
237 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA 164,220 163,706 +0.31% primary census statistical area
238 El Centro, CA MSA 163,972 142,361 +15.18% primary census statistical area
239 Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL MSA 163,946 148,217 +10.61% primary census statistical area
240 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA 162,111 156,763 +3.41% Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI CSA
241 Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH MSA 160,678 164,624 -2.40% primary census statistical area
242 Janesville, WI MSA 160,213 152,307 +5.19% primary census statistical area
243 Jackson, MI MSA 160,180 158,422 +1.11% primary census statistical area
244 Abilene, TX MSA 159,521 160,245 -0.45% primary census statistical area
245 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI MSA 159,481 162,453 -1.83% primary census statistical area
246 Eau Claire, WI MSA 158,742 148,337 +7.01% Eau Claire-Menomonie, WI CSA
247 Bend, OR MSA 158,456 115,367 +37.35% Bend-Prineville, OR CSA
248 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA MSA 158,328 151,272 +4.66% primary census statistical area
249 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ MSA 156,830 146,438 +7.10% Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA
250 Pueblo, CO MSA 156,737 141,472 +10.79% primary census statistical area
251 Dover, DE MSA 155,415 126,697 +22.67% primary census statistical area
252 Alexandria, LA MSA 153,105 145,035 +5.56% primary census statistical area
253 Pascagoula, MS MSA 153,100 150,564 +1.68% Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS CSA
254 Monroe, MI MSA 152,949 145,945 +4.80% Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA
255 Billings, MT MSA 152,005 138,904 +9.43% primary census statistical area
256 Decatur, AL MSA 150,125 145,867 +2.92% Huntsville-Decatur, AL CSA
257 Punta Gorda, FL MSA 150,060 141,627 +5.95% Sarasota-Bradenton-Punta Gorda, FL CSA
258 Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA 149,518 129,461 +15.49% primary census statistical area
259 Iowa City, IA MSA 149,437 131,676 +13.49% primary census statistical area
260 Bangor, ME MSA 148,651 144,919 +2.58% primary census statistical area
261 Madera, CA MSA 148,333 123,109 +20.49% Fresno-Madera, CA CSA
262 Burlington, NC MSA 148,053 130,800 +13.19% Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, NC CSA
263 Wichita Falls, TX MSA 147,328 151,524 -2.77% primary census statistical area
264 Jefferson City, MO MSA 146,363 140,052 +4.51% primary census statistical area
265 Rocky Mount, NC MSA 146,356 143,026 +2.33% primary census statistical area
266 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA 144,847 153,172 -5.44% primary census statistical area
267 State College, PA MSA 144,779 135,758 +6.64% primary census statistical area
268 Johnstown, PA MSA 144,319 152,598 -5.43% primary census statistical area
269 Santa Fe, NM MSA 143,937 129,292 +11.33% Santa Fe-Espanola, NM CSA
270 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA 143,791 142,950 +0.59% primary census statistical area
271 Grand Junction, CO MSA 143,171 116,255 +23.15% primary census statistical area
272 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA 143,157 143,053 +0.07% Sioux City-Vermillion, IA-NE-SD CSA
273 Dothan, AL MSA 140,961 130,861 +7.72% Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark, AL CSA
274 Hattiesburg, MS MSA 140,781 123,812 +13.71% primary census statistical area
275 Springfield, OH MSA 139,859 144,742 -3.37% Dayton-Springfield-Greenville, OH CSA
276 St. George, UT MSA 137,589 90,354 +52.28% primary census statistical area
277 Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA 137,475 108,685 +26.49% primary census statistical area
278 Morristown, TN MSA 135,914 123,081 +10.43% Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN CSA
279 Battle Creek, MI MSA 135,861 137,985 -1.54% primary census statistical area
280 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA 135,509 129,749 +4.44% primary census statistical area
281 Dalton, GA MSA 134,139 120,031 +11.75% primary census statistical area
282 Napa, CA MSA 133,433 124,279 +7.37% San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
283 Valdosta, GA MSA 133,348 119,560 +11.53% primary census statistical area
284 Warner Robins, GA MSA 133,161 110,765 +20.22% Macon-Warner Robins-Fort Valley, GA CSA
285 Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA 133,010 115,092 +15.57% Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA
286 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL MSA 132,315 112,947 +17.15% Port St. Lucie-Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL CSA
287 Odessa, TX MSA 131,941 121,123 +8.93% Midland-Odessa, TX CSA
288 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA 131,872 126,838 +3.97% primary census statistical area
289 Anderson, IN MSA 131,501 133,358 -1.39% Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN CSA
290 Wausau, WI MSA 130,962 125,834 +4.08% Wausau-Merrill, WI CSA
291 Midland, TX MSA 129,494 116,009 +11.62% Midland-Odessa, TX CSA
292 Pittsfield, MA MSA 129,395 134,953 -4.12% primary census statistical area
293 Lebanon, PA MSA 128,934 120,327 +7.15% Harrisburg-Carlisle-Lebanon, PA CSA
294 Glens Falls, NY MSA 128,775 124,345 +3.56% Albany-Schenectady-Amsterdam, NY CSA
295 Flagstaff, AZ MSA 128,558 116,320 +10.52% primary census statistical area
296 St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA 126,359 122,336 +3.29% primary census statistical area
297 Altoona, PA MSA 125,174 129,144 -3.07% primary census statistical area
298 Logan, UT-ID MSA 125,070 102,720 +21.76% primary census statistical area
299 Mansfield, OH MSA 124,999 128,852 -2.99% Mansfield-Bucyrus, OH CSA
300 Idaho Falls, ID MSA 122,995 101,677 +20.97% Idaho Falls-Blackfoot, ID CSA
301 Rapid City, SD MSA 122,522 112,818 +8.60% primary census statistical area
302 Farmington, NM MSA 122,500 113,801 +7.64% primary census statistical area
303 Winchester, VA-WV MSA 122,369 102,997 +18.81% Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA
304 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA 122,054 132,008 -7.54% primary census statistical area
305 Salisbury, MD MSA 120,165 109,391 +9.85% Salisbury-Ocean Pines, MD CSA
306 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA 118,804 110,595 +7.42% Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CSA
307 Morgantown, WV MSA 118,506 111,200 +6.57% primary census statistical area
308 Harrisonburg, VA MSA 118,409 108,193 +9.44% primary census statistical area
309 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA 118,000 102,979 +14.59% Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA
310 Bowling Green, KY MSA 117,947 104,166 +13.23% primary census statistical area
311 Jonesboro, AR MSA 117,361 107,762 +8.91% Jonesboro-Paragould, AR CSA
312 Williamsport, PA MSA 116,670 120,044 -2.81% Williamsport-Lock Haven, PA CSA
313 Lawrence, KS MSA 114,748 99,962 +14.79% primary census statistical area
314 Muncie, IN MSA 114,685 118,769 -3.44% primary census statistical area
315 Sheboygan, WI MSA 114,561 112,646 +1.70% primary census statistical area
316 Victoria, TX MSA 114,313 111,663 +2.37% primary census statistical area
317 Goldsboro, NC MSA 113,671 113,329 +0.30% primary census statistical area
318 Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA 113,419 112,249 +1.04% primary census statistical area
319 Owensboro, KY MSA 112,762 109,875 +2.63% primary census statistical area
320 Jackson, TN MSA 112,685 107,377 +4.94% Jackson-Humboldt, TN CSA
321 Kankakee-Bradley, IL MSA 112,524 103,833 +8.37% Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA
322 Elizabethtown, KY MSA 112,268 107,547 +4.39% Louisville/Jefferson County–Elizabethtown–Scottsburg, KY-IN CSA
323 Cleveland, TN MSA 112,143 104,015 +7.81% Chattanooga-Cleveland-Athens, TN-GA CSA
324 Lawton, OK MSA 111,772 114,996 -2.80% primary census statistical area
325 Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA 110,888 110,106 +0.71% Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA
326 San Angelo, TX MSA 109,563 105,781 +3.58% primary census statistical area
327 Decatur, IL MSA 108,328 114,706 -5.56% primary census statistical area
328 Wenatchee, WA MSA 108,193 99,219 +9.04% primary census statistical area
329 Bay City, MI MSA 107,495 110,157 -2.42% Saginaw-Bay City-Saginaw Township North, MI CSA
330 Missoula, MT MSA 107,320 95,802 +12.02% primary census statistical area
331 Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA 106,877 103,793 +2.97% Portland-Lewiston-South Portland, ME CSA
332 Danville, VA MSA 105,783 110,156 -3.97% primary census statistical area
333 Lima, OH MSA 105,168 108,473 -3.05% Lima-Van Wert-Wapakoneta, OH CSA
334 Bismarck, ND MSA 104,944 94,719 +10.80% primary census statistical area
335 Sumter, SC MSA 104,148 104,646 -0.48% primary census statistical area
336 Gadsden, AL MSA 103,303 103,459 -0.15% primary census statistical area
337 Brunswick, GA MSA 102,850 93,044 +10.54% primary census statistical area
338 Longview, WA MSA 101,254 92,948 +8.94% primary census statistical area
339 Ithaca, NY MSA 101,136 96,501 +4.80% Ithaca-Cortland, NY CSA
340 Pine Bluff, AR MSA 100,647 107,341 -6.24% Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff, AR CSA
341 Fond du Lac, WI MSA 99,453 97,296 +2.22% Fond du Lac-Beaver Dam, WI CSA
342 Kokomo, IN MSA 99,304 101,541 -2.20% Kokomo-Peru, IN CSA
343 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 99,033 102,008 -2.92% primary census statistical area
344 Fairbanks, AK MSA 97,970 82,840 +18.26% primary census statistical area
345 Hot Springs, AR MSA 97,465 88,068 +10.67% primary census statistical area
346 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA 97,279 97,478 -0.20% primary census statistical area
347 Rome, GA MSA 95,980 90,565 +5.98% primary census statistical area
348 Ocean City, NJ MSA 95,838 102,326 -6.34% primary census statistical area
349 Dubuque, IA MSA 92,724 89,143 +4.02% primary census statistical area
350 Palm Coast, FL MSA 91,247 49,832 +83.11% Orlando-Deltona-Daytona Beach, FL CSA
351 Pocatello, ID MSA 88,495 83,103 +6.49% primary census statistical area
352 Elmira, NY MSA 87,813 91,070 -3.58% primary census statistical area
353 Cheyenne, WY MSA 87,542 81,607 +7.27% primary census statistical area
354 Ames, IA MSA 86,754 79,981 +8.47% Ames-Boone, IA CSA
355 Great Falls, MT MSA 82,026 80,357 +2.08% primary census statistical area
356 Corvallis, OR MSA 81,859 78,153 +4.74% Albany-Corvallis-Lebanon, OR CSA
357 Danville, IL MSA 80,680 83,919 -3.86% primary census statistical area
358 Sandusky, OH MSA 77,062 79,551 -3.13% primary census statistical area
359 Columbus, IN MSA 75,360 71,435 +5.49% Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN CSA
360 Casper, WY MSA 73,129 66,533 +9.91% primary census statistical area
361 Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA MSA 69,943 71,914 -2.74% Savannah-Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA CSA
362 Lewiston, ID-WA MSA 60,395 57,961 +4.20% primary census statistical area
363 Carson City, NV MSA 54,867 52,457 +4.59% primary census statistical area

United States Census Bureau estimates of MSA population for 2009 will be available about March 31, 2010.

[edit] See also

United States census statistical areas by state, district, or territory


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[edit] References

  1. ^ The United States Office of Management and Budget defines a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) as a Core Based Statistical Area having at least one urbanized area of 50,000 or more population, plus adjacent territory that has a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured by commuting ties.
  2. ^ "OMB Bulletin No. 07-01: Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses" (PDF). United States Office of Management and Budget. 2006-12-18. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/fy2007/b07-01.pdf. Retrieved 2008-04-04. 
  3. ^ a b c d "Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008" (CSV). 2008 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 19, 2009. http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2008/CBSA-EST2008-01.csv. Retrieved July 29, 2009. 
  4. ^ "Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas, and metropolitan divisions defined by the Office of Management and Budget, November 2008". Census Definitions. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. November 2008. http://www.census.gov/population/www/metroareas/lists/2008/List1.txt. Retrieved July 29, 2009. 
  5. ^ The United States Office of Management and Budget defines a Combined Statistical Area (CSA) as an aggregate of adjacent Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) that are linked by commuting ties. Please see the Table of United States primary census statistical areas for a comparison of the single-core and multi-core metropolitan areas of the United States.
  6. ^ "Combined statistical areas defined by the Office of Management and Budget, November 2008". Census Definitions. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. November 2008. http://www.census.gov/population/www/metroareas/lists/2008/List6.txt. Retrieved July 29, 2009. 

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