MSAs Ranked by Total Population
50 Largest CBSAs in the United States
(Core Based Statistical Area)
Rank |
Metropolitan Statistical Area Name |
Population 4/1/2000
(millions) |
Population 1/1/2006
(millions) |
Percent Change 4/1/00-1/1/06 |
| 1 |
New York, NY
|
18,323.0 |
18,811.6 |
2.7 |
| 2 |
Los Angeles, CA
|
12,365.6 |
13,155.1 |
6.4 |
| 3 |
Chicago, IL
|
9,098.3 |
9,486.0 |
4.3 |
| 4 |
Dallas, TX
|
5,687.1 |
5,888.1 |
7.4 |
| 5 |
Philadelphia, PA
|
5,161.5 |
5,844.1 |
2.8 |
| 6 |
Miami, FL
|
5,007.6 |
5,453.5 |
8.9 |
| 7 |
Houston, TX
|
4,796.2 |
5,329.5 |
9.9 |
| 8 |
Washington, DC
|
4,715.4 |
5,269.4 |
13.0 |
| 9 |
Atlanta, GA
|
4,248.0 |
4,862.4 |
14.5 |
| 10 |
Detroit, MI
|
4,452.6 |
4,505.4 |
1.2 |
| 11 |
Boston, MA
|
4,391.3 |
4,424.6 |
0.8 |
| 12 |
San Francisco, CA
|
4,123.7 |
4,184.7 |
1.5 |
| 13 |
Riverside, CA
|
3,254.8 |
3,927.5 |
20.7 |
| 14 |
Phoenix, AZ
|
3,251.9 |
3,865.9 |
18.9 |
| 15 |
Seattle, WA
|
3,043.9 |
3,226.7 |
6.0 |
| 16 |
Minneapolis, MN
|
2,968.8 |
3,175.2 |
6.9 |
| 17 |
San Diego, CA
|
2,813.8 |
2,996.9 |
6.5 |
| 18 |
St. Louis, MO
|
2,698.7 |
2,786.6 |
3.3 |
| 19 |
Baltimore, MD
|
2,553.0 |
2,668.0 |
4.5 |
| 20 |
Tampa, FL
|
2,396.0 |
2,649.1 |
10.6 |
| 21 |
Pittsburgh, PA
|
2,431.0 |
2,392.5 |
9.8 |
| 22 |
Denver, CO
|
2,157.8 |
2,375.4 |
10.1 |
| 23 |
Cleveland, OH
|
2,148.1 |
2,133.8 |
10.6 |
| 24 |
Portland, WA
|
2,009.6 |
2,104.3 |
9.1 |
| 25 |
Cincinnati, OH
|
1,927.8 |
2,074.8 |
3.2 |
| 26 |
Sacramento, CA
|
1,796.9 |
2,068.2 |
15.1 |
| 27 |
Orlando, FL
|
1,836.0 |
1,958.6 |
19.1 |
| 28 |
Kansas City, MO
|
1,711.7 |
1,954.8 |
6.5 |
| 29 |
San Antonio, TX
|
1,644.5 |
1,900.4 |
11.0 |
| 30 |
San Jose, CA
|
1,735.8 |
1,759.4 |
1.4 |
| 31 |
Las Vegas, NV
|
1,612.7 |
1,752.4 |
27.4 |
| 32 |
Columbus, OH
|
1,583.0 |
1,720.1 |
6.7 |
| 33 |
Virginia Beach, VA
|
1,576.3 |
1,655.7 |
5.0 |
| 34 |
Indianapolis, IN
|
1,525.1 |
1,653.8 |
8.4 |
| 35 |
Providence, RI
|
1,375.8 |
1,642.0 |
3.7 |
| 36 |
Charlotte, NC
|
1,500.7 |
1,525.3 |
14.6 |
| 37 |
Milwaukee, WI
|
1,330.4 |
1,518.6 |
1.2 |
| 38 |
Austin, TX
|
1,311.8 |
1,466.3 |
17.3 |
| 39 |
Nashville, TN
|
1,249.8 |
1,427.2 |
8.8 |
| 40 |
New Orleans, LA
|
1,316.5 |
1,323.8 |
0.6 |
| 41 |
Jacksonville, FL
|
1,205.2 |
1,270.5 |
13.2 |
| 42 |
Memphis, TN
|
1,162.0 |
1,267.3 |
5.2 |
| 43 |
Louisville, KY
|
1,122.8 |
1,215.6 |
4.6 |
| 44 |
Hartford, CT
|
1,148.6 |
1,195.8 |
4.1 |
| 45 |
Richmond, VA
|
1,170.1 |
1,175.0 |
7.1 |
| 46 |
Oklahoma City, OK
|
1,097.0 |
1,161.7 |
6.1 |
| 47 |
Buffalo, NY
|
1,095.4 |
1,150.0 |
-1.7 |
| 48 |
Birmingham, AL
|
1,052.2 |
1,093.8 |
4.0 |
| 49 |
Rochester, NY
|
1,037.8 |
1,043.1 |
0.5 |
| 50 |
Salt Lake City, UT
|
968,858 |
1,033.8 |
6.7 |
Source: Office of Management and Budget, 2003
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