http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_metropolitan_area纽约大都市区(New York metropolitan area)是美国人口最多的大都市区,排世界第四,在东京、汉城和莫斯哥城之后。
大都市区(metropolitan area)由美国人口调查局(United States Census Bureau)定义。纽约-北新泽西-长岛大都市区(New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA)估计人口在1874万7320人(2005年),面积17405km2。大都市统计区Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), 进一步分成四个区域。23县组成的大都市区包括组成纽约市和长岛地区的7个县,北新泽西的12个县,纽约州内纽约市以北的3个县,宾夕法尼亚州东北部的1个县。此外,另一种统计,根据通勤方式,更大范围的New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA)人口有2190万3623人。同前者比,又增加了纽约州、新泽西州和康涅狄格州的7个县。
这是New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (18,709,802)的四个分区
1、New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division (11,482,569)
Kings County, NY (2,486,235)
Queens County, NY (2,241,600)
New York County, NY (1,593,200)
Bronx County, NY (1,357,589)
Westchester County, NY (940,807)
Bergen County, NJ (902,561)
Hudson County, NJ (603,521)
Passaic County, NJ (499,060)
Richmond County, NY (464,573)
Rockland County, NY (292,916)
Putnam County, NY (100,507)
2、Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division (2,808,064)
Suffolk County (1,474,927)
Nassau County (1,333,137)
3、Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division (2,303,709)
Middlesex County (789,516)
Monmouth County (635,952)
Ocean County (558,341)
Somerset County (319,900)
4、Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division (2,152,978)
Essex County, NJ (791,057)
Union County, NJ (531,457)
Morris County, NJ (490,593)
Sussex County, NJ (153,130)
Hunterdon County, NJ (130,404)
Pike County, PA (56,337)
扩展成New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area的7个县:
Fairfield County (903,291)
New Haven County (846,766)
Orange County (372,893)
Dutchess County (294,849)
Mercer County (366,256)
Litchfield County (190,071)
Ulster County (182,693)