Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas

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Map of the Core Based Statistical Areas of the United States and Puerto Rico (MSAs in red and μSAs in blue)
Map of the Core Based Statistical Areas of the United States and Puerto Rico (MSAs in red and μSAs in blue)

The following sortable table lists the 361 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) of the United States. The United States Census Bureau defines an MSA as a metropolitan area with an urban core population of 50,000 or more. The table includes the following information:[1][2][3]


Metropolitan Statistical Areas of the United States of America
Rank Metropolitan Statistical Area State 2005 Pop 2000 Pop Δ Pop Combined Statistical Area
1 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA MSA NY-NJ-PA 18,747,320 18,323,002 A583+2.32% New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
2 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA MSA CA 12,923,547 12,365,627 A369+4.51% Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
3 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI MSA IL-IN-WI 09,443,356 09,098,316 A432+3.79% Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA
4 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA PA-NJ-DE-MD 05,823,233 05,687,147 A574+2.39% Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA
5 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA TX 05,819,475 05,161,544 A073+12.75% Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CSA
6 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL MSA FL 05,422,200 05,007,564 A158+8.28% — none —
7 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX MSA TX 05,280,077 04,715,407 A083+11.98% Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX CSA
8 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA DC-VA-MD-WV 05,214,666 04,796,183 A148+8.73% Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA
9 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA GA 04,917,717 04,247,981 A038+15.77% Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA
10 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI MSA MI 04,488,335 04,452,557 A715+0.80% Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA
11 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH MSA MA-NH 04,411,835 04,391,344 A745+0.47% Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH CSA
12 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MSA CA 04,152,688 04,123,740 A723+0.70% San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
13 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA CA 03,909,954 03,254,821 A017+20.13% Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
14 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA AZ 03,865,077 03,251,876 A022+18.86% — none —
15 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA WA 03,203,314 03,043,878 A317+5.24% Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA
16 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA MN-WI 03,142,779 02,968,806 A274+5.86% Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA
17 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA CA 02,933,462 02,813,833 A394+4.25% — none —
18 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA MO-IL 02,778,518 02,698,687 A514+2.96% St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL CSA
19 Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA MD 02,655,675 02,552,994 A412+4.02% Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA
20 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA FL 02,647,658 02,395,997 A107+10.50% — none —
21 Pittsburgh, PA MSA PA 02,386,074 02,431,087 B139-1.85% Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA CSA
22 Denver-Aurora, CO MSA CO 02,359,994 02,179,240 A157+8.29% Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA
23 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH MSA OH 02,126,318 02,148,143 B083-1.02% Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH CSA
24 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA MSA OR-WA 02,095,861 01,927,881 A149+8.71% — none —
25 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN MSA OH-KY-IN 02,070,441 02,009,632 A512+3.03% Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN CSA
26 Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, CA MSA CA 02,042,283 01,796,857 A061+13.66% Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Truckee, CA-NV CSA
27 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA MO-KS 01,947,694 01,836,038 A256+6.08% Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS CSA
28 Orlando-Kissimmee, FL MSA FL 01,933,255 01,644,561 A027+17.55% Orlando-The Villages, FL CSA
29 San Antonio, TX MSA TX 01,889,797 01,711,703 A109+10.40% — none —
30 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MSA CA 01,754,988 01,735,819 A689+1.10% San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
31 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA NV 01,710,551 01,375,765 A008+24.33% Las Vegas-Paradise-Pahrump, NV CSA
32 Columbus, OH MSA OH 01,708,625 01,612,694 A266+5.95% Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH CSA
33 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA VA-NC 01,647,346 01,576,370 A371+4.50% — none —
34 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN MSA IN 01,640,591 01,525,104 A183+7.57% Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN CSA
35 Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA MSA RI-MA 01,622,520 01,582,997 A564+2.50% Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH CSA
36 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC MSA NC-SC 01,521,278 01,330,448 A051+14.34% Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, NC-SC CSA
37 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI MSA WI 01,512,855 01,500,741 A714+0.81% Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI CSA
38 Austin-Round Rock, TX MSA TX 01,452,529 01,249,763 A034+16.22% — none —
39 Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN MSA TN 01,422,544 01,311,789 A154+8.44% Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Columbia, TN CSA
40 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA LA 01,319,367 01,316,510 A762+0.22% New Orleans-Metairie-Bogalusa, LA CSA
41 Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA TN-MS-AR 01,260,905 01,205,204 A361+4.62% — none —
42 Jacksonville, FL MSA FL 01,248,371 01,122,750 A097+11.19% — none —
43 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA KY-IN 01,208,452 01,161,975 A416+4.00% Louisville-Jefferson County-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg, KY-IN CSA
44 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA CT 01,188,241 01,148,618 A466+3.45% Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic, CT CSA
45 Richmond, VA MSA VA 01,175,654 01,096,957 A193+7.17% — none —
46 Oklahoma City, OK MSA OK 01,156,812 01,095,421 A290+5.60% Oklahoma City-Shawnee, OK CSA
47 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA NY 01,147,711 01,170,111 B145-1.91% Buffalo-Niagara-Cattaraugus, NY CSA
48 Birmingham-Hoover, AL MSA AL 01,090,126 01,052,238 A454+3.60% Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman, AL CSA
49 Rochester, NY MSA NY 01,039,028 01,037,831 A779+0.12% Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY CSA
50 Salt Lake City, UT MSA UT 01,034,484 00,968,858 A217+6.77% Salt Lake City-Ogden-Clearfield, UT CSA
51 Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA NC 00,949,681 00,797,071 A019+19.15% Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA
52 Tucson, AZ MSA AZ 00,924,786 00,843,746 A125+9.60% — none —
53 Honolulu, HI MSA HI 00,905,266 00,876,156 A478+3.32% — none —
54 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT MSA CT 00,902,775 00,882,567 A585+2.29% New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
55 Tulsa, OK MSA OK 00,887,715 00,859,532 A484+3.28% Tulsa-Bartlesville, OK CSA
56 Fresno, CA MSA CA 00,877,584 00,799,407 A120+9.78% Fresno-Madera, CA CSA
57 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA NY 00,848,879 00,825,875 A526+2.79% Albany-Schenectady-Amsterdam, NY CSA
58 New Haven-Milford, CT MSA CT 00,846,766 00,824,008 A532+2.76% New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
59 Dayton, OH MSA OH 00,843,577 00,848,153 B049-0.54% Dayton-Springfield-Greenville, OH CSA
60 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA MSA NE-IA 00,813,170 00,767,041 A260+6.01% Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA CSA
61 Albuquerque, NM MSA NM 00,797,940 00,729,649 A130+9.36% — none —
62 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA CA 00,796,106 00,753,197 A283+5.70% Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
63 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA PA-NJ 00,790,535 00,740,395 A218+6.77% — none —
64 Worcester, MA MSA MA 00,783,262 00,750,963 A392+4.30% Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH CSA
65 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI MSA MI 00,771,185 00,740,482 A399+4.15% Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI CSA
66 Bakersfield, CA MSA CA 00,756,825 00,661,645 A050+14.39% — none —
67 Baton Rouge, LA MSA LA 00,733,802 00,705,973 A422+3.94% Baton Rouge-Pierre Part, LA CSA
68 El Paso, TX MSA TX 00,721,598 00,679,622 A247+6.18% — none —
69 Akron, OH MSA OH 00,702,235 00,694,960 A694+1.05% Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH CSA
70 Columbia, SC MSA SC 00,689,878 00,647,158 A222+6.60% Columbia-Newberry, SC CSA
71 Springfield, MA MSA MA 00,687,264 00,680,014 A690+1.07% — none —
72 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA TX 00,678,275 00,569,463 A020+19.11% — none —
73 Greensboro-High Point, NC MSA NC 00,674,500 00,643,430 A344+4.83% Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC CSA
74 Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL MSA FL 00,673,035 00,589,959 A053+14.08% — none —
75 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA NY 00,667,742 00,621,517 A188+7.44% New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
76 Stockton, CA MSA CA 00,664,116 00,563,598 A024+17.84% — none —
77 Toledo, OH MSA OH 00,656,696 00,659,188 B033-0.38% Toledo-Fremont, OH CSA
78 Knoxville, TN MSA TN 00,655,400 00,616,079 A236+6.38% Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN CSA
79 Syracuse, NY MSA NY 00,651,763 00,650,154 A761+0.25% Syracuse-Auburn, NY CSA
80 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA AR 00,643,272 00,610,518 A311+5.36% Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff, AR CSA
81 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA SC 00,594,899 00,549,033 A155+8.35% — none —
82 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA MSA OH-PA 00,593,168 00,602,964 B126-1.62% Youngstown-Warren-East Liverpool, OH-PA CSA
83 Greenville, SC MSA SC 00,591,251 00,559,940 A292+5.59% Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC CSA
84 Colorado Springs, CO MSA CO 00,587,500 00,537,484 A132+9.31% — none —
85 Wichita, KS MSA KS 00,587,055 00,571,166 A527+2.78% Wichita-Winfield, KS CSA
86 Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA PA 00,550,546 00,560,625 B134-1.80% — none —
87 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA FL 00,544,758 00,440,888 A010+23.56% — none —
88 Boise City-Nampa, ID MSA ID 00,544,201 00,464,840 A030+17.07% — none —
89 Lakeland, FL MSA FL 00,542,912 00,483,924 A080+12.19% — none —
90 Madison, WI MSA WI 00,537,039 00,501,774 A204+7.03% Madison-Baraboo, WI CSA
91 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA FL 00,531,250 00,476,230 A094+11.55% — none —
92 Jackson, MS MSA MS 00,522,580 00,497,197 A325+5.11% Jackson-Yazoo City, MS CSA
93 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSA IA 00,522,454 00,481,394 A151+8.53% Des Moines-Newton-Pella, IA CSA
94 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA PA 00,521,812 00,509,074 A563+2.50% Harrisburg-Carlisle-Lebanon, PA CSA
95 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA GA-SC 00,520,332 00,499,684 A401+4.13% — none —
96 Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME MSA ME 00,514,227 00,487,568 A302+5.47% Portland-Lewiston-South Portland, ME CSA
97 Modesto, CA MSA CA 00,505,505 00,446,997 A069+13.09% — none —
98 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA TN-GA 00,492,126 00,476,531 A486+3.27% Chattanooga-Cleveland-Athens, TN-GA CSA
99 Lancaster, PA MSA PA 00,490,562 00,470,658 A395+4.23% — none —
100 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL MSA FL 00,490,055 00,443,343 A106+10.54% Deltona-Daytona Beach-Palm Coast, FL CSA
101 Ogden-Clearfield, UT MSA UT 00,486,842 00,442,656 A116+9.98% Salt Lake City-Ogden-Clearfield, UT CSA
102 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA CA 00,466,477 00,458,614 A634+1.71% San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
103 Durham, NC MSA NC 00,456,187 00,426,493 A207+6.96% Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA
104 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA MI 00,455,315 00,447,728 A637+1.69% Lansing-East Lansing-Owosso, MI CSA
105 Provo-Orem, UT MSA UT 00,452,851 00,376,774 A016+20.19% — none —
106 Winston-Salem, NC MSA NC 00,448,629 00,421,961 A237+6.32% Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC CSA
107 Flint, MI MSA MI 00,443,883 00,436,141 A624+1.78% Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA
108 Spokane, WA MSA WA 00,440,706 00,417,939 A304+5.45% — none —
109 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA FL 00,439,877 00,412,153 A219+6.73% — none —
110 Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA KY 00,429,889 00,408,326 A315+5.28% Lexington-Fayette-Frankfort-Richmond, KY CSA
111 Corpus Christi, TX MSA TX 00,413,553 00,403,280 A558+2.55% Corpus Christi-Kingsville, TX CSA
112 Salinas, CA MSA CA 00,412,104 00,401,762 A553+2.57% — none —
113 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA CA 00,411,593 00,394,542 A389+4.32% San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
114 Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA CA 00,410,874 00,368,021 A091+11.64% — none —
115 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA OH 00,409,996 00,406,934 A720+0.75% — none —
116 York-Hanover, PA MSA PA 00,408,801 00,381,751 A202+7.09% York-Hanover-Gettysburg, PA CSA
117 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO MSA AR-MO 00,405,101 00,347,045 A032+16.73% — none —
118 Fort Wayne, IN MSA IN 00,404,414 00,390,156 A447+3.65% Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN CSA
119 Mobile, AL MSA AL 00,401,427 00,399,843 A750+0.40% Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL CSA
120 Manchester-Nashua, NH MSA NH 00,401,291 00,380,841 A310+5.37% Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH CSA
121 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA MSA CA 00,400,762 00,399,347 A753+0.35% — none —
122 Springfield, MO MSA MO 00,398,124 00,368,374 A168+8.08% — none —
123 Reading, PA MSA PA 00,396,314 00,373,638 A257+6.07% Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA
124 Reno-Sparks, NV MSA NV 00,393,946 00,342,885 A044+14.89% Reno-Sparks-Fernley, NV CSA
125 Asheville, NC MSA NC 00,392,831 00,369,171 A233+6.41% Asheville-Brevard, NC CSA
126 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA TX 00,383,530 00,385,090 B035-0.41% — none —
127 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA LA 00,383,233 00,375,965 A614+1.93% Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, LA CSA
128 Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL MSA FL 00,381,033 00,319,426 A018+19.29% — none —
129 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA TX 00,378,311 00,335,227 A071+12.85% Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX CSA
130 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA IA-IL 00,376,309 00,376,019 A783+0.08% — none —
131 Salem, OR MSA OR 00,375,560 00,347,214 A164+8.16% — none —
132 Peoria, IL MSA IL 00,369,161 00,366,899 A731+0.62% Peoria-Canton, IL CSA
133 Huntsville, AL MSA AL 00,368,661 00,342,376 A181+7.68% Huntsville-Decatur, AL CSA
134 Trenton-Ewing, NJ MSA NJ 00,366,256 00,350,761 A376+4.42% New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
135 Montgomery, AL MSA AL 00,357,244 00,346,528 A507+3.09% Montgomery-Alexander City, AL CSA
136 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA NC 00,355,654 00,341,851 A410+4.04% — none —
137 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX MSA TX 00,351,528 00,330,714 A238+6.29% — none —
138 Anchorage, AK MSA AK 00,351,049 00,319,605 A119+9.84% — none —
139 Evansville, IN-KY MSA IN-KY 00,349,543 00,342,815 A612+1.96% — none —
140 Fayetteville, NC MSA NC 00,345,536 00,336,609 A545+2.65% — none —
141 Ann Arbor, MI MSA MI 00,341,847 00,322,895 A272+5.87% Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA
142 Rockford, IL MSA IL 00,339,178 00,320,204 A267+5.93% Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL CSA
143 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA OR 00,335,180 00,322,959 A437+3.78% — none —
144 Tallahassee, FL MSA FL 00,334,886 00,320,304 A365+4.55% — none —
145 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA MI 00,319,348 00,314,866 A667+1.42% — none —
146 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI MSA IN-MI 00,318,156 00,316,663 A744+0.47% — none —
147 Wilmington, NC MSA NC 00,315,144 00,274,532 A049+14.79% — none —
148 Savannah, GA MSA GA 00,313,883 00,293,000 A198+7.13% Savannah-Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA CSA
149 Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA FL 00,307,242 00,251,377 A012+22.22% — none —
150 Charleston, WV MSA WV 00,306,435 00,309,635 B088-1.03% — none —
151 Ocala, FL MSA FL 00,303,442 00,258,916 A029+17.20% — none —
152 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA MSA TN-VA 00,301,294 00,298,484 A701+0.94% Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol (Tri-Cities), TN-VA CSA
153 Utica-Rome, NY MSA NY 00,297,885 00,299,896 B059-0.67% — none —
154 Green Bay, WI MSA WI 00,297,493 00,282,599 A316+5.27% — none —
155 Roanoke, VA MSA VA 00,292,983 00,288,309 A644+1.62% — none —
156 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA WV-KY-OH 00,286,012 00,288,649 B075-0.91% — none —
157 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA AR-OK 00,284,994 00,273,170 A387+4.33% — none —
158 Columbus, GA-AL MSA GA-AL 00,284,299 00,281,768 A705+0.90% Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA
159 Lincoln, NE MSA NE 00,281,553 00,266,787 A295+5.53% — none —
160 Erie, PA MSA PA 00,280,446 00,280,843 B015-0.14% — none —
161 Boulder, CO MSA CO 00,280,440 00,269,814 A423+3.94% Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA
162 Duluth, MN-WI MSA MN-WI 00,275,413 00,275,486 B005-0.03% — none —
163 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA CO 00,271,927 00,251,494 A166+8.12% — none —
164 Atlantic City, NJ MSA NJ 00,271,015 00,252,552 A191+7.31% — none —
165 Spartanburg, SC MSA SC 00,266,809 00,253,791 A324+5.13% Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC CSA
166 Norwich-New London, CT MSA CT 00,266,618 00,259,088 A520+2.91% — none —
167 Lubbock, TX MSA TX 00,258,970 00,249,700 A443+3.71% Lubbock-Levelland, TX CSA
168 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA CA 00,255,478 00,246,681 A457+3.57% — none —
169 Holland-Grand Haven, MI MSA MI 00,255,406 00,238,314 A194+7.17% Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI CSA
170 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS MSA MS 00,255,383 00,246,190 A442+3.73% Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS CSA
171 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA MD-WV 00,251,311 00,222,771 A072+12.81% — none —
172 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA CA 00,249,666 00,255,602 B167-2.32% San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
173 Binghamton, NY MSA NY 00,248,422 00,252,320 B123-1.54% — none —
174 Lafayette, LA MSA LA 00,247,824 00,239,086 A446+3.65% Lafayette-Acadiana, LA CSA
175 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA IA 00,246,412 00,237,230 A425+3.87% — none —
176 Clarksville, TN-KY MSA TN-KY 00,243,665 00,232,000 A332+5.03% — none —
177 Merced, CA MSA CA 00,241,706 00,210,554 A048+14.80% — none —
178 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA MSA WA 00,240,661 00,231,969 A440+3.75% Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA
179 Gainesville, FL MSA FL 00,240,254 00,232,392 A475+3.38% — none —
180 Amarillo, TX MSA TX 00,238,664 00,226,522 A312+5.36% — none —
181 Lynchburg, VA MSA VA 00,236,910 00,228,616 A451+3.63% — none —
182 Yakima, WA MSA WA 00,231,586 00,222,581 A406+4.05% — none —
183 Topeka, KS MSA KS 00,229,075 00,224,551 A609+2.01% — none —
184 Greeley, CO MSA CO 00,228,943 00,180,926 A004+26.54% Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA
185 Olympia, WA MSA WA 00,228,867 00,207,355 A110+10.37% Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA
186 Macon, GA MSA GA 00,228,712 00,222,368 A524+2.85% Macon-Warner Robins-Fort Valley, GA CSA
187 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC MSA SC 00,226,992 00,196,629 A039+15.44% Myrtle Beach-Conway-Georgetown, SC CSA
188 Barnstable Town, MA MSA MA 00,226,514 00,222,230 A615+1.93% — none —
189 Laredo, TX MSA TX 00,224,695 00,193,117 A033+16.35% — none —
190 Waco, TX MSA TX 00,224,668 00,213,517 A322+5.22% — none —
191 Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA MSA WA 00,220,961 00,191,822 A042+15.19% — none —
192 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA IL 00,215,742 00,210,275 A550+2.60% — none —
193 Appleton, WI MSA WI 00,215,143 00,201,602 A220+6.72% Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI CSA
194 Chico, CA MSA CA 00,214,185 00,203,171 A306+5.42% — none —
195 Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI MSA MI 00,208,356 00,210,039 B067-0.80% Saginaw-Bay City-Saginaw Township North, MI CSA
196 Sioux Falls, SD MSA SD 00,207,918 00,187,093 A098+11.13% — none —
197 Springfield, IL MSA IL 00,205,527 00,201,437 A607+2.03% — none —
198 Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA VT 00,205,230 00,198,889 A492+3.19% — none —
199 Longview, TX MSA TX 00,201,501 00,194,042 A429+3.84% Longview-Marshall, TX CSA
200 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA LA 00,199,670 00,194,477 A543+2.67% — none —
201 Prescott, AZ MSA AZ 00,198,701 00,167,517 A023+18.62% — none —
202 Florence, SC MSA SC 00,198,443 00,193,155 A533+2.74% — none —
203 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA AL 00,196,885 00,192,034 A561+2.53% — none —
204 Racine, WI MSA WI 00,195,708 00,188,831 A450+3.64% Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI CSA
205 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA IN 00,195,362 00,182,791 A209+6.88% — none —
206 Medford, OR MSA OR 00,195,322 00,181,269 A179+7.75% — none —
207 Lake Charles, LA MSA LA 00,194,977 00,193,568 A721+0.73% Lake Charles-Jennings, LA CSA
208 Tyler, TX MSA TX 00,190,594 00,174,706 A143+9.09% Tyler-Jacksonville, TX CSA
210 College Station-Bryan, TX MSA TX 00,189,735 00,184,885 A548+2.62% — none —
211 Las Cruces, NM MSA NM 00,189,444 00,174,682 A153+8.45% — none —
212 Johnson City, TN MSA TN 00,188,944 00,181,607 A408+4.04% Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol (Tri-Cities), TN-VA CSA
213 Charlottesville, VA MSA VA 00,188,424 00,174,021 A159+8.28% — none —
215 Fargo, ND-MN MSA ND-MN 00,184,857 00,174,367 A259+6.02% Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN CSA
216 Bellingham, WA MSA WA 00,183,471 00,166,814 A115+9.99% — none —
217 Lafayette, IN MSA IN 00,183,340 00,178,541 A541+2.69% Lafayette-Frankfort, IN CSA
218 Kingston, NY MSA NY 00,182,693 00,177,749 A528+2.78% New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
219 Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL MSA FL 00,182,172 00,170,498 A213+6.85% — none —
220 Yuma, AZ MSA AZ 00,181,277 00,160,026 A067+13.28% — none —
221 St. Cloud, MN MSA MN 00,181,159 00,167,392 A160+8.22% Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA
222 Redding, CA MSA CA 00,179,904 00,163,256 A112+10.20% — none —
223 Bloomington, IN MSA IN 00,177,709 00,175,506 A678+1.26% — none —
224 Rochester, MN MSA MN 00,176,984 00,163,618 A163+8.17% — none —
226 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA MI 00,175,554 00,170,200 A497+3.15% Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI CSA
227 Anderson, SC MSA SC 00,175,514 00,165,740 A269+5.90% Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC CSA
228 Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA GA 00,175,085 00,166,079 A305+5.42% — none —
230 Monroe, LA MSA LA 00,171,138 00,170,053 A729+0.64% Monroe-Bastrop, LA CSA
231 Terre Haute, IN MSA IN 00,168,059 00,170,943 B128-1.69% — none —
233 Joplin, MO MSA MO 00,166,178 00,157,322 A286+5.63% — none —
234 Gainesville, GA MSA GA 00,165,771 00,139,277 A021+19.02% Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA
235 Jackson, MI MSA MI 00,163,629 00,158,422 A482+3.29% — none —
237 Albany, GA MSA GA 00,162,842 00,157,833 A494+3.17% — none —
238 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI MSA MI 00,162,611 00,162,453 A781+0.10% — none —
239 Greenville, NC MSA NC 00,162,596 00,152,772 A230+6.43% — none —
241 Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH MSA WV-OH 00,162,529 00,164,624 B104-1.27% — none —
242 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA IA 00,161,897 00,163,706 B091-1.11% — none —
243 Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL MSA FL 00,161,558 00,148,217 A144+9.00% — none —
244 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA WI 00,159,482 00,156,763 A632+1.73% Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI CSA
246 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA IL 00,159,013 00,150,433 A281+5.70% — none —
247 Abilene, TX MSA TX 00,158,291 00,160,245 B100-1.22% — none —
248 Janesville, WI MSA WI 00,157,538 00,152,307 A469+3.43% — none —
249 Punta Gorda, FL MSA FL 00,157,536 00,141,627 A096+11.23% — none —
250 Pascagoula, MS MSA MS 00,157,199 00,150,564 A378+4.41% Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS CSA
251 Yuba City, CA MSA CA 00,156,029 00,139,149 A081+12.13% — none —
252 El Centro, CA MSA CA 00,155,823 00,142,361 A128+9.46% — none —
254 Eau Claire, WI MSA WI 00,154,039 00,148,337 A430+3.84% Eau Claire-Menomonie, WI CSA
256 Monroe, MI MSA MI 00,153,935 00,145,945 A301+5.47% Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA
257 Columbia, MO MSA MO 00,153,283 00,145,666 A320+5.23% — none —
258 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ MSA NJ 00,153,252 00,146,438 A358+4.65% Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA
259 Jacksonville, NC MSA NC 00,152,440 00,150,355 A669+1.39% — none —
260 Pueblo, CO MSA CO 00,151,322 00,141,472 A206+6.96% — none —
261 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA MSA VA 00,151,057 00,151,272 B016-0.14% — none —
262 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA WV-OH 00,148,677 00,153,172 B199-2.93% — none —
263 Decatur, AL MSA AL 00,148,345 00,145,867 A636+1.70% Huntsville-Decatur, AL CSA
264 Johnstown, PA MSA PA 00,148,073 00,152,598 B200-2.97% — none —
265 Alexandria, LA MSA LA 00,147,965 00,145,035 A608+2.02% — none —
267 Bangor, ME MSA ME 00,147,068 00,144,919 A659+1.48% — none —
269 Billings, MT MSA MT 00,146,593 00,138,904 A294+5.54% — none —
270 Wichita Falls, TX MSA TX 00,146,276 00,151,524 B217-3.46% — none —
271 Rocky Mount, NC MSA NC 00,145,507 00,143,026 A631+1.73% — none —
272 Dover, DE MSA DE 00,143,968 00,126,697 A062+13.63% — none —
273 Jefferson City, MO MSA MO 00,143,867 00,140,052 A536+2.72% — none —
274 Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA CA 00,143,420 00,129,461 A103+10.78% — none —
275 Madera, CA MSA CA 00,142,788 00,123,109 A035+15.99% Fresno-Madera, CA CSA
276 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA IA-NE-SD 00,142,571 00,143,053 B027-0.34% Sioux City-Vermillion, IA-NE-SD CSA
277 Springfield, OH MSA OH 00,142,376 00,144,742 B127-1.63% Dayton-Springfield-Greenville, OH CSA
278 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA AL 00,142,351 00,142,950 B037-0.42% — none —
279 Bend, OR MSA OR 00,141,382 00,115,367 A011+22.55% Bend-Prineville, OR CSA
282 Santa Fe, NM MSA NM 00,140,855 00,129,292 A146+8.94% Santa Fe-Espanola, NM CSA
283 State College, PA MSA PA 00,140,561 00,135,758 A458+3.54% — none —
284 Burlington, NC MSA NC 00,140,533 00,130,800 A187+7.44% Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC CSA
286 Battle Creek, MI MSA MI 00,139,191 00,137,985 A708+0.87% — none —
287 Iowa City, IA MSA IA 00,138,524 00,131,676 A323+5.20% — none —
289 Dothan, AL MSA AL 00,136,594 00,130,861 A382+4.38% Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark, AL CSA
293 Texarkana, TX-AR MSA TX-AR 00,133,805 00,129,749 A499+3.13% — none —
294 Napa, CA MSA CA 00,132,764 00,124,279 A215+6.83% San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
295 Hattiesburg, MS MSA MS 00,131,871 00,123,812 A227+6.51% — none —
296 Pittsfield, MA MSA MA 00,131,868 00,134,953 B165-2.29% — none —
297 Dalton, GA MSA GA 00,131,701 00,120,031 A123+9.72% — none —
298 Morristown, TN MSA TN 00,130,575 00,123,081 A253+6.09% Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN CSA
299 Anderson, IN MSA IN 00,130,412 00,133,358 B160-2.21% Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN CSA
301 Grand Junction, CO MSA CO 00,129,872 00,116,255 A089+11.71% — none —
302 Wausau, WI MSA WI 00,128,941 00,125,834 A567+2.47% Wausau-Merrill, WI CSA
303 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA WI-MN 00,128,899 00,126,838 A643+1.62% — none —
304 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL MSA FL 00,128,594 00,112,947 A058+13.85% — none —
305 Glens Falls, NY MSA NY 00,128,572 00,124,345 A473+3.40% Albany-Schenectady-Amsterdam, NY CSA
307 Mansfield, OH MSA OH 00,127,949 00,128,852 B061-0.70% Mansfield-Bucyrus, OH CSA
308 Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA ID 00,127,668 00,108,685 A028+17.47% — none —
310 Altoona, PA MSA PA 00,126,795 00,129,144 B136-1.82% — none —
311 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA WV-OH 00,126,464 00,132,008 B238-4.20% — none —
312 Farmington, NM MSA NM 00,126,208 00,113,801 A101+10.90% — none —
313 Warner Robins, GA MSA GA 00,126,163 00,110,765 A057+13.90% Macon-Warner Robins-Fort Valley, GA CSA
315 Lebanon, PA MSA PA 00,125,578 00,120,327 A384+4.36% Harrisburg-Carlisle-Lebanon, PA CSA
316 Odessa, TX MSA TX 00,125,339 00,121,123 A464+3.48% Midland-Odessa, TX CSA
317 Valdosta, GA MSA GA 00,124,838 00,119,560 A377+4.41% — none —
318 Flagstaff, AZ MSA AZ 00,123,866 00,116,320 A229+6.49% — none —
319 Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA AL 00,123,254 00,115,092 A201+7.09% Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA
320 St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA MO-KS 00,121,961 00,122,336 B026-0.31% — none —
321 Midland, TX MSA TX 00,121,371 00,116,009 A360+4.62% Midland-Odessa, TX CSA
323 St. George, UT MSA UT 00,118,885 00,090,354 A003+31.58% — none —
324 Williamsport, PA MSA PA 00,118,395 00,120,044 B112-1.37% Williamsport-Lock Haven, PA CSA
325 Rapid City, SD MSA SD 00,118,203 00,112,818 A349+4.77% — none —
326 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA TX 00,116,834 00,110,595 A285+5.64% Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CSA
328 Muncie, IN MSA IN 00,116,362 00,118,769 B155-2.03% — none —
329 Winchester, VA-WV MSA VA-WV 00,116,267 00,102,997 A070+12.88% Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA
330 Salisbury, MD MSA MD 00,116,247 00,109,391 A239+6.27% Salisbury-Ocean Pines, MD CSA
332 Sheboygan, WI MSA WI 00,114,610 00,112,646 A628+1.74% — none —
333 Morgantown, WV MSA WV 00,114,501 00,111,200 A513+2.97% — none —
334 Goldsboro, NC MSA NC 00,114,448 00,113,329 A698+0.99% — none —
338 Idaho Falls, ID MSA ID 00,113,436 00,101,677 A093+11.57% Idaho Falls-Blackfoot, ID CSA
339 Victoria, TX MSA TX 00,113,356 00,111,663 A655+1.52% — none —
341 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA WA 00,113,171 00,102,979 A118+9.90% — none —
342 Lawton, OK MSA OK 00,112,429 00,114,996 B162-2.23% — none —
343 Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA AL 00,112,141 00,112,249 B012-0.10% — none —
344 Jonesboro, AR MSA AR 00,112,084 00,107,762 A415+4.01% Jonesboro-Paragould, AR CSA
345 Harrisonburg, VA MSA VA 00,111,689 00,108,193 A491+3.23% — none —
346 Owensboro, KY MSA KY 00,111,599 00,109,875 A652+1.57% — none —
348 Bowling Green, KY MSA KY 00,110,990 00,104,166 A224+6.55% — none —
350 Jackson, TN MSA TN 00,110,857 00,107,377 A490+3.24% Jackson-Humboldt, TN CSA
351 Elizabethtown, KY MSA KY 00,110,646 00,107,547 A521+2.88% Louisville-Jefferson County-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg, KY-IN CSA
352 Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA IN 00,110,512 00,110,106 A752+0.37% Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA
353 Logan, UT-ID MSA UT-ID 00,110,426 00,102,720 A186+7.50% — none —
354 Decatur, IL MSA IL 00,110,167 00,114,706 B233-3.96% — none —
355 Bay City, MI MSA MI 00,109,029 00,110,157 B086-1.02% Saginaw-Bay City-Saginaw Township North, MI CSA
357 Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA ME 00,108,039 00,103,793 A403+4.09% Portland-Lewiston-South Portland, ME CSA
358 Cleveland, TN MSA TN 00,108,036 00,104,015 A427+3.87% Chattanooga-Cleveland-Athens, TN-GA CSA
359 Danville, VA MSA VA 00,107,997 00,110,156 B151-1.96% — none —
360 Kankakee-Bradley, IL MSA IL 00,107,972 00,103,833 A418+3.99% Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA
364 Lima, OH MSA OH 00,106,234 00,108,473 B158-2.06% Lima-Van Wert-Wapakoneta, OH CSA
365 Sumter, SC MSA SC 00,105,517 00,104,646 A711+0.83% — none —
366 San Angelo, TX MSA TX 00,105,367 00,105,781 B034-0.39% — none —
368 Pine Bluff, AR MSA AR 00,104,865 00,107,341 B166-2.31% Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff, AR CSA
369 Wenatchee, WA MSA WA 00,104,768 00,099,219 A291+5.59% — none —
373 Gadsden, AL MSA AL 00,103,189 00,103,459 B024-0.26% — none —
374 Lawrence, KS MSA KS 00,102,914 00,099,962 A515+2.95% — none —
376 Kokomo, IN MSA IN 00,101,362 00,101,541 B018-0.18% Kokomo-Peru, IN CSA
377 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA MD-WV 00,100,667 00,102,008 B109-1.31% — none —
378 Missoula, MT MSA MT 00,100,086 00,095,802 A372+4.47% — none —
379 Ithaca, NY MSA NY 00,100,018 00,096,501 A449+3.64% Ithaca-Cortland, NY CSA
382 Bismarck, ND MSA ND 00,099,346 00,094,719 A341+4.88% — none —
383 Fond du Lac, WI MSA WI 00,099,337 00,097,296 A603+2.10% Fond du Lac-Beaver Dam, WI CSA
384 Ocean City, NJ MSA NJ 00,099,286 00,102,326 B201-2.97% — none —
386 Brunswick, GA MSA GA 00,098,433 00,093,044 A277+5.79% — none —
392 Longview, WA MSA WA 00,097,325 00,092,948 A356+4.71% — none —
393 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA ND-MN 00,097,073 00,097,478 B036-0.42% — none —
398 Rome, GA MSA GA 00,094,198 00,090,565 A414+4.01% — none —
399 Hot Springs, AR MSA AR 00,093,551 00,088,068 A242+6.23% — none —
406 Dubuque, IA MSA IA 00,091,631 00,089,143 A525+2.79% — none —
408 Elmira, NY MSA NY 00,089,512 00,091,070 B131-1.71% — none —
416 Fairbanks, AK MSA AK 00,087,560 00,082,840 A282+5.70% — none —
417 Pocatello, ID MSA ID 00,085,908 00,083,103 A476+3.38% — none —
421 Cheyenne, WY MSA WY 00,085,163 00,081,607 A385+4.36% — none —
428 Danville, IL MSA IL 00,082,344 00,083,919 B142-1.88% — none —
438 Ames, IA MSA IA 00,079,952 00,079,981 B006-0.04% Ames-Boone, IA CSA
440 Great Falls, MT MSA MT 00,079,569 00,080,357 B078-0.98% — none —
446 Sandusky, OH MSA OH 00,078,665 00,079,551 B093-1.11% — none —
447 Corvallis, OR MSA OR 00,078,640 00,078,153 A730+0.62% Albany-Corvallis-Lebanon, OR CSA
464 Columbus, IN MSA IN 00,073,540 00,071,435 A516+2.95% Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN CSA
478 Casper, WY MSA WY 00,069,799 00,066,533 A338+4.91% — none —
484 Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA MSA GA 00,068,627 00,071,914 B242-4.57% Savannah-Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA CSA
540 Lewiston, ID-WA MSA ID-WA 00,059,109 00,057,961 A611+1.98% — none —
558 Carson City, NV MSA NV 00,056,062 00,052,457 A211+6.87% — none —

The United States Census Bureau estimates that as of 2005-07-01, 26.33% of the population of the United States lived in one of the 10 most populous Metropolitan Statistical Areas, 53.79% lived in one of the 50 most populous MSAs, and 83.19% lived in any one of the 361 MSAs.

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  1. ^ Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 (CSV). 2005 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division (2006-08-18). Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
  2. ^ Table 6. Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 (CSV). 2005 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division (2006-08-18). Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
  3. ^ CSA-EST2005-alldata: Population Estimates and Estimated Components of Change for Combined Statistical Areas and Their Geographic Components: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 (CSV). 2005 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division (2006-08-18). Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
  4. ^ The 938 Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) currently defined by the United States Census Bureau include the 361 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), which generally have an urban core population of 50,000 or more, and the 577 Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSAs), which generally have an urban core population of 10,000 or more but less than 50,000.
  5. ^ The United States Census Bureau defines a Combined Statistical Area (CSA) as an aggregate of adjacent Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) that are linked by commuting ties.