List of United States metropolitan areas

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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, 2005. 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, 2005 Population Estimate
1	New York–Northern New Jersey–Long Island	NY–NJ–PA	18,747,320
2	Los Angeles–Long Beach–Santa Ana	CA	12,923,547
3	Chicago–Naperville–Joliet	IL	9,443,356
4	Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington	PA–NJ–DE–MD	5,823,233
5	Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington	TX	5,819,475
6	Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Miami Beach	FL	5,422,200
7	Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown	TX	5,280,077
8	Washington–Arlington–Alexandria	DC–VA–MD–WV	5,214,666
9	Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Marietta	GA	4,917,717
10	Detroit–Warren–Livonia	MI	4,488,335
11	Boston–Cambridge–Quincy	MA–NH	4,411,835
12	San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont	CA	4,152,688
13	Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario	CA	3,909,954
14	Phoenix–Mesa–Scottsdale	AZ	3,865,077
15	Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue	WA	3,203,314
16	Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington	MN–WI	3,142,779
17	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos	CA	2,933,462
18	St. Louis	MO–IL	2,778,518
19	Baltimore–Towson	MD	2,655,675
20	Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater	FL	2,647,658
21	Pittsburgh	PA	2,386,074
22	Denver–Aurora	CO	2,359,994
23	Cleveland–Elyria–Mentor	OH	2,126,318
24	Portland–Vancouver–Beaverton	OR–WA	2,095,861
25	Cincinnati–Middletown	OH–KY–IN	2,070,441
26	Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville	CA	2,042,283
27	Kansas City	MO–KS	1,947,694
28	Orlando-Kissimmee	FL	1,933,255
29	San Antonio	TX	1,889,797
30	San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara	CA	1,754,988
31	Las Vegas–Paradise	NV	1,710,551
32	Columbus	OH	1,708,625
33	Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News	VA–NC	1,647,346
34	Indianapolis–Carmel	IN	1,640,591
35	Providence–New Bedford–Fall River	RI–MA	1,622,520
36	Charlotte–Gastonia–Concord	NC–SC	1,521,278
37	Milwaukee–Waukesha–West Allis	WI	1,512,855
38	Austin–Round Rock	TX	1,452,529
39	Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro	TN	1,422,544
40	New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner	LA	1,319,367
41	Memphis	TN–MS–AR	1,260,950
42	Jacksonville	FL	1,248,371
43	Louisville–Jefferson County	KY–IN	1,208,452
44	Hartford–West Hartford–East Hartford	CT	1,188,241
45	Richmond	VA	1,175,654
46	Oklahoma City	OK	1,156,812
47	Buffalo–Niagara Falls	NY	1,147,711
48	Birmingham–Hoover	AL	1,090,126
49	Rochester	NY	1,039,028
50	Salt Lake City	UT	1,034,484
51	Raleigh–Cary	NC	949,681
52	Tucson	AZ	924,786
53	Honolulu	HI	905,266
54	Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk	CT	902,775
55	Tulsa	OK	887,715
56	Fresno	CA	877,584
57	Albany–Schenectady–Troy	NY	848,879
58	New Haven–Milford	CT	846,766
59	Dayton	OH	843,577
60	Omaha–Council Bluffs	NE–IA	813,170
61	Albuquerque	NM	797,940
62	Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura	CA	796,106
63	Allentown–Bethlehem–Easton	PA–NJ	790,535
64	Worcester	MA	783,262
65	Grand Rapids–Wyoming	MI	771,185
66	Bakersfield	CA	756,825
67	Baton Rouge	LA	733,802
68	El Paso	TX	721,598
69	Akron	OH	702,235
70	Columbia	SC	689,878
71	Springfield	MA	687,264
72	McAllen–Edinburg–Mission	TX	678,275
73	Greensboro–High Point	NC	674,500
74	Sarasota–Bradenton–Venice	FL	673,035
75	Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown	NY	667,742
76	Stockton	CA	664,116
77	Toledo	OH	656,696
78	Knoxville	TN	655,400
79	Syracuse	NY	651,763
80	Little Rock–North Little Rock	AR	643,272
81	Charleston–North Charleston	SC	594,899
82	Youngstown–Warren–Boardman	OH–PA	593,168
83	Greenville	SC	591,251
84	Colorado Springs	CO	587,500
85	Wichita	KS	587,055
86	Scranton–Wilkes-Barre	PA	550,546
87	Cape Coral–Fort Myers	FL	544,758
88	Boise City–Nampa	ID	544,201
89	Lakeland	FL	542,912
90	Madison	WI	537,039
91	Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville	FL	531,250
92	Jackson	MS	522,580
93	Des Moines–West Des Moines	IA	522,454
94	Harrisburg–Carlisle	PA	521,812
95	Augusta-Richmond County	GA–SC	520,332
96	Portland–South Portland–Biddeford	ME	514,227
97	Modesto	CA	505,505
98	Chattanooga	TN–GA	492,126
99	Lancaster	PA	490,562
100	Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach	FL	490,055
101	Ogden–Clearfield	UT	486,842
102	Santa Rosa–Petaluma	CA	466,477
103	Durham	NC	456,187
104	Lansing–East Lansing	MI	455,315
105	Winston-Salem	NC	448,629
106	Flint	MI	443,883
107	Spokane	WA	440,706
108	Pensacola–Ferry Pass–Brent	FL	439,877
109	Lexington-Fayette	KY	429,889
110	Corpus Christi	TX	413,553
111	Salinas	CA	412,104
112	Vallejo–Fairfield	CA	412,970
113	Provo–Orem	UT	411,593
114	Visalia-Porterville	CA	410,874
115	Canton–Massillon	OH	409,996
116	York–Hanover	PA	408,801
117	Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers	AR–MO	405,101
118	Fort Wayne	IN	404,414
119	Mobile	AL	401,427
120	Manchester–Nashua	NH	401,291
121	Santa Barbara–Santa Maria	CA	400,762
122	Springfield	MO	398,124
123	Reading	PA	396,314
124	Reno–Sparks	NV	393,946
125	Asheville	NC	392,831
126	Beaumont–Port Arthur	TX	383,530
127	Shreveport–Bossier City	LA	383,233
128	Port St. Lucie–Fort Pierce	FL	381,033
129	Brownsville–Harlingen	TX	378,311
130	Davenport–Moline–Rock Island	IA–IL	376,309
131	Salem	OR	375,560
132	Peoria	IL	369,161
133	Huntsville	AL	368,661
134	Trenton–Ewing	NJ	366,256
135	Montgomery	AL	357,244
136	Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton	NC	355,654
137	Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood	TX	351,528
138	Anchorage	AK	351,049
139	Evansville	IN–KY	349,543
140	Fayetteville	NC	345,536
141	Ann Arbor	MI	341,847
142	Rockford	IL	339,178
143	Eugene–Springfield	OR	335,180
144	Tallahassee	FL	334,886
145	Kalamazoo–Portage	MI	319,348
146	South Bend–Mishawaka	IN–MI	318,156
147	Wilmington	NC	315,144
148	Savannah	GA	313,883
149	Naples–Marco Island	FL	307,242
150	Charleston	WV	306,435
151	Ocala	FL	303,442
152	Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol	TN–VA	301,294
153	Utica–Rome	NY	297,885
154	Green Bay	WI	297,493
155	Roanoke	VA	292,983
156	Huntington–Ashland	WV–KY–OH	286,012
157	Fort Smith	AR–OK	284,994
158	Columbus	GA–AL	284,299
159	Lincoln	NE	281,553
160	Erie	PA	280,446
161	Boulder	CO	280,440
162	Duluth	MN–WI	275,413
163	Fort Collins–Loveland	CO	271,927
164	Atlantic City	NJ	271,015
165	Spartanburg	SC	266,809
166	Norwich–New London	CT	266,618
167	Lubbock	TX	258,970
168	San Luis Obispo–Paso Robles	CA	255,478
169	Holland–Grand Haven	MI	255,406
170	Gulfport–Biloxi	MS	255,383
171	Hagerstown–Martinsburg	MD–WV	251,311
172	Santa Cruz–Watsonville	CA	249,666
173	Binghamton	NY	248,422
174	Lafayette	LA	247,824
175	Cedar Rapids	IA	246,412
176	Clarksville	TN–KY	243,665
177	Merced	CA	241,706
178	Bremerton–Silverdale	WA	240,661
179	Gainesville	FL	240,254
180	Amarillo	TX	238,664
181	Lynchburg	VA	236,910
182	Yakima	WA	231,586
183	Topeka	KS	229,075
184	Greeley	CO	228,943
185	Olympia	WA	228,867
186	Macon	GA	228,712
187	Myrtle Beach–Conway–North Myrtle Beach	SC	226,992
188	Barnstable Town	MA	226,514
189	Laredo	TX	224,695
190	Waco	TX	224,668
191	Kennewick–Richland–Pasco	WA	220,961
192	Champaign–Urbana	IL	215,742
193	Appleton	WI	215,143
194	Chico	CA	214,185
195	Saginaw–Saginaw Township North	MI	208,356
196	Sioux Falls	SD	207,918
197	Springfield	IL	205,527
198	Burlington–South Burlington	VT	205,230
199	Longview	TX	201,501
200	Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux	LA	199,670
201	Prescott	AZ	198,701
202	Florence	SC	198,443
203	Tuscaloosa	AL	196,885
204	Racine	WI	195,708
205	Elkhart–Goshen	IN	195,362
206	Medford	OR	195,322
207	Lake Charles	LA	194,977
208	Tyler	TX	190,594
209	College Station–Bryan	TX	189,735
210	Las Cruces	NM	189,444
211	Johnson City	TN	188,944
212	Charlottesville	VA	188,424
213	Fargo	ND–MN	184,857
214	Bellingham	WA	183,471
215	Lafayette	IN	183,340
216	Kingston	NY	182,693
217	Fort Walton Beach–Crestview–Destin	FL	182,172
218	Yuma	AZ	181,277
219	St. Cloud	MN	181,159
220	Redding	CA	179,904
221	Bloomington	IN	177,709
222	Rochester	MN	176,984
223	Muskegon–Norton Shores	MI	175,554
224	Anderson	SC	175,514
225	Athens–Clarke County	GA	175,085
226	Monroe	LA	171,138
227	Terre Haute	IN	168,059
228	Joplin	MO	166,178
229	Gainesville	GA	165,771
230	Jackson	MI	163,629
231	Albany	GA	162,842
232	Niles–Benton Harbor	MI	162,611
233	Greenville	NC	162,596
234	Parkersburg–Marietta–Vienna	WV–OH	162,529
235	Waterloo–Cedar Falls	IA	161,897
236	Panama City–Lynn Haven	FL	161,558
237	Oshkosh–Neenah	WI	159,482
238	Bloomington–Normal	IL	159,013
239	Abilene	TX	158,291
240	Janesville	WI	157,538
241	Punta Gorda	FL	157,536
242	Pascagoula	MS	157,199
243	Yuba City	CA	156,029
244	El Centro	CA	155,823
245	Eau Claire	WI	154,039
246	Monroe	MI	153,935
247	Columbia	MO	153,283
248	Vineland–Millville–Bridgeton	NJ	153,252
249	Jacksonville	NC	152,440
250	Pueblo	CO	151,322
251	Blacksburg–Christiansburg–Radford	VA	151,057
252	Wheeling	WV–OH	148,677
253	Decatur	AL	148,345
254	Johnstown	PA	148,073
255	Alexandria	LA	147,965
256	Bangor	ME	147,068
257	Billings	MT	146,593
258	Wichita Falls	TX	146,276
259	Rocky Mount	NC	145,507
260	Dover	DE	143,968
261	Jefferson City	MO	143,867
262	Hanford–Corcoran	CA	143,420
263	Madera	CA	142,788
264	Sioux City	IA–NE–SD	142,571
265	Springfield	OH	142,376
266	Florence–Muscle Shoals	AL	142,351
267	Bend	OR	141,382
268	Santa Fe	NM	140,855
269	State College	PA	140,561
270	Burlington	NC	140,533
271	Battle Creek	MI	139,191
272	Iowa City	IA	138,524
273	Dothan	AL	136,594
274	Texarkana–Texarkana	TX–AR	133,805
275	Napa	CA	132,764
276	Hattiesburg	MS	131,871
277	Pittsfield	MA	131,868
278	Dalton	GA	131,701
279	Morristown	TN	130,575
280	Anderson	IN	130,412
281	Grand Junction	CO	129,872
282	Wausau	WI	128,941
283	La Crosse	WI–MN	128,899
284	Sebastian–Vero Beach	FL	128,594
285	Glens Falls	NY	128,572
286	Mansfield	OH	127,949
287	Coeur d'Alene	ID	127,668
288	Altoona	PA	126,795
289	Weirton–Steubenville	WV–OH	126,464
290	Farmington	NM	126,208
291	Warner Robins	GA	126,163
292	Lebanon	PA	125,578
293	Odessa	TX	125,339
294	Valdosta	GA	124,838
295	Flagstaff	AZ	123,866
296	Auburn–Opelika	AL	123,254
297	St. Joseph	MO–KS	121,961
298	Midland	TX	121,371
299	St. George	UT	118,885
300	Williamsport	PA	118,395
301	Rapid City	SD	118,203
302	Sherman–Denison	TX	116,834
303	Muncie	IN	116,362
304	Winchester	VA–WV	116,267
305	Salisbury	MD	116,247
306	Sheboygan	WI	114,610
307	Morgantown	WV	114,501
308	Goldsboro	NC	114,448
309	Idaho Falls	ID	113,436
310	Victoria	TX	113,356
311	Mount Vernon–Anacortes	WA	113,171
312	Lawton	OK	112,429
313	Anniston–Oxford	AL	112,141
314	Jonesboro	AR	112,084
315	Harrisonburg	VA	111,689
316	Owensboro	KY	111,599
317	Bowling Green	KY	110,990
318	Jackson	TN	110,857
319	Elizabethtown	KY	110,646
320	Michigan City–La Porte	IN	110,512
321	Logan	UT-ID	110,426
322	Decatur	IL	110,167
323	Bay City	MI	109,029
324	Lewiston–Auburn	ME	108,039
325	Cleveland	TN	108,036
326	Danville	VA	107,997
327	Kankakee–Bradley	IL	107,972
328	Lima	OH	106,234
329	Sumter	SC	105,517
330	San Angelo	TX	105,367
331	Pine Bluff	AR	104,865
332	Wenatchee	WA	104,768
333	Gadsden	AL	103,189
334	Lawrence	KS	102,914
335	Kokomo	IN	101,362
336	Cumberland	MD–WV	100,667
337	Missoula	MT	100,086
338	Ithaca	NY	100,018
339	Bismarck	ND	99,346
340	Fond du Lac	WI	99,337
341	Ocean City	NJ	99,286
342	Brunswick	GA	98,433
343	Longview	WA	97,325
344	Grand Forks	ND–MN	97,073
345	Rome	GA	94,198
346	Hot Springs	AR	93,551
347	Dubuque	IA	91,631
348	Elmira	NY	89,512
349	Fairbanks	AK	87,560
350	Pocatello	ID	85,908
351	Cheyenne	WY	85,163
352	Danville	IL	82,344
353	Ames	IA	79,952
354	Great Falls	MT	79,569
355	Sandusky	OH	78,665
356	Corvallis	OR	78,640
357	Columbus	IN	73,540
358	Casper	WY	69,799
357	Hinesville–Fort Stewart	GA	68,627
360	Lewiston	ID–WA	59,109
361	Carson City	NV	56,062