Population estimates of the top 200 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) as of July 1, 2019:

A Miami-Dade Transit Metrorail train at the Miami Intermodal Center (MIC).

A metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is the formal definition of a region that consists of a city and surrounding communities that are linked by social and economic factors, as established by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).*

  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, 19,216,182

  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 13,214,799

  3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI, 9,458,539

  4. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, 7,573,136

  5. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX, 7,066,141

  6. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 6,280,487

  7. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL, 6,166,488

  8. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 6,102,434

  9. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA, 6,020,364

  10. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 4,948,203

  11. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 4,873,019

  12. San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA, 4,731,803

  13. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 4,650,631

  14. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 4,319,629

  15. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 3,979,845

  16. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 3,640,043

  17. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 3,338,330

  18. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 3,194,831

  19. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO, 2,967,239

  20. St. Louis, MO-IL, 2,803,228

  21. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, 2,800,053

  22. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 2,636,883

  23. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, 2,608,147

  24. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, 2,550,960

  25. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 2,492,412

  26. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, 2,363,730

  27. Pittsburgh, PA, 2,317,600

  28. Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV, 2,266,715

  29. Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX, 2,227,083

  30. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 2,221,208

  31. Kansas City, MO-KS, 2,157,990

  32. Columbus, OH, 2,122,271

  33. Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN, 2,074,537

  34. Cleveland-Elyria, OH, 2,048,449

  35. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 1,990,660

  36. Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN, 1,934,317

  37. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC, 1,768,901

  38. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 1,624,578

  39. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 1,575,179

  40. Jacksonville, FL, 1,559,514

  41. Oklahoma City, OK, 1,408,950

  42. Raleigh-Cary, NC, 1,390,785

  43. Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 1,346,045

  44. Richmond, VA, 1,291,900

  45. New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 1,270,530

  46. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 1,265,108

  47. Salt Lake City, UT, 1,232,696

  48. Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT, 1,204,877

  49. Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 1,127,983

  50. Birmingham-Hoover, AL, 1,090,435

  51. Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI, 1,077,370

  52. Rochester, NY, 1,069,644

  53. Tucson, AZ, 1,047,279

  54. Fresno, CA, 999,101

  55. Tulsa, OK, 998,626

  56. Urban Honolulu, HI, 974,563

  57. Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA, 949,442

  58. Worcester, MA-CT, 947,404

  59. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT, 943,332

  60. Greenville-Anderson, SC, 920,477

  61. Albuquerque, NM, 918,018

  62. Bakersfield, CA, 900,202

  63. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY, 880,381

  64. Knoxville, TN, 869,046

  65. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX, 868,707

  66. Baton Rouge, LA, 854,884

  67. New Haven-Milford, CT, 854,757

  68. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, 846,006

  69. El Paso, TX, 844,124

  70. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, 844,052

  71. Columbia, SC, 838,433

  72. North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL, 836,995

  73. Dayton-Kettering, OH, 807,611

  74. Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 802,122

  75. Greensboro-High Point, NC, 771,851

  76. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL, 770,577

  77. Stockton, CA, 762,148

  78. Boise City, ID, 749,202

  79. Colorado Springs, CO, 745,791

  80. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 742,384

  81. Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL, 724,777

  82. Akron, OH, 703,479

  83. Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, 699,292

  84. Springfield, MA, 697,382

  85. Ogden-Clearfield, UT, 683,864

  86. Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY, 679,158

  87. Winston-Salem, NC, 676,008

  88. Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL, 668,365

  89. Madison, WI, 664,865

  90. Syracuse, NY, 648,593

  91. Provo-Orem, UT, 648,252

  92. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, 644,367

  93. Toledo, OH, 641,816

  94. Wichita, KS, 640,218

  95. Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, 608,980

  96. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL, 601,942

  97. Jackson, MS, 594,806

  98. Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 577,941

  99. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, 568,521

  100. Chattanooga, TN-GA, 565,194

*Above: The skyline of Austin, TX.