The United States Office of Management and Budget has defined 363 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (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.

Table

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

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 , 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 , 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.

See also

• Geography
  • Human geography
    • Demography
• United States
  • United States Census Bureau
  • United States Office of Management and Budget
    • Combined Statistical Area
    • Core Based Statistical Area
      • Metropolitan Statistical Area
      • Micropolitan Statistical Area
    • Demographics of the United States
    • Table of United States Combined Statistical Areas (CSA)
    • Table of United States Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSA)
      • Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA)
      • Table of United States Micropolitan Statistical Areas (µSA)
    • Table of United States primary census statistical areas (PCSA)

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. 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.

External links

• United States Census Bureau
  • U.S. population estimates