US Metro Area Population 2001 Ranking
New York-No. New Jersey-Long Island, NY- 19,876,488 1
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA 15,608,886 2
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA 8,642,175 3
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA 7,206,517 4
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA 6,700,753 5
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, P 5,971,860 6
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockto 5,827,654 7
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA 5,438,756 8
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA 4,683,013 9
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA 4,320,041 10
Atlanta, GA MSA 3,627,184 11
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 3,515,358 12
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA 3,367,872 13
Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA 2,908,439 14
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 2,839,539 15
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA 2,792,137 16
San Diego, CA MSA 2,722,650 17
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 2,557,806 18
Pittsburgh, PA MSA 2,361,019 19
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA 2,318,355 20
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 2,227,000 21
Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA 2,112,802 22
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA 1,934,145 23
Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 1,709,273 24
Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA 1,655,866 25
Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA 1,636,572 26
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA- 1,544,945 27
San Antonio, TX MSA 1,511,386 28
Indianapolis, IN MSA 1,503,468 29
Orlando, FL MSA 1,467,045 30
Columbus, OH MSA 1,460,242 31
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 1,350,243 32
New Orleans, LA MSA 1,307,758 33
Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 1,262,099 34
Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA 1,247,554 35
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 1,164,721 36
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, N 1,152,779 37
Nashville, TN MSA 1,134,524 38
Hartford, CT NECMA 1,105,174 39
Rochester, NY MSA 1,086,082 40
Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 1,083,186 41
Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 1,071,023 42
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 1,050,054 43
Jacksonville, FL MSA 1,034,604 44
Oklahoma City, OK MSA 1,030,504 45
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 1,026,295 46
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA 1,018,524 47
Louisville, KY-IN MSA 993,369 48
Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA 944,934 49
Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA 943,264 50
Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA 904,831 51
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA 904,729 52
Birmingham, AL MSA 900,029 53
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 876,420 54
Honolulu, HI MSA 869,857 55
Fresno, CA MSA 868,703 56
Tucson, AZ MSA 780,150 57
Tulsa, OK MSA 764,396 58
Syracuse, NY MSA 740,771 59
El Paso, TX MSA 701,576 60
Omaha, NE-IA MSA 687,454 61
Albuquerque, NM MSA 674,837 62
Knoxville, TN MSA 654,181 63
Bakersfield, CA MSA 628,605 64
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 621,641 65
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 615,025 66
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA 613,836 67
Toledo, OH MSA 611,805 68
Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 595,215 69
Springfield, MA NECMA 591,110 70
Baton Rouge, LA MSA 570,165 71
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA 552,194 72
Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 542,504 73
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 538,783 74
Wichita, KS MSA 530,508 75
Mobile, AL MSA 527,118 76
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA 510,922 77
Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 509,856 78
Columbia, SC MSA 503,948 79
Colorado Springs, CO MSA 480,041 80
Fort Wayne, IN MSA 477,536 81
Daytona Beach, FL MSA 465,925 82
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA 460,977 83
Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MS 460,147 84
Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA 457,228 85
Lancaster, PA MSA 454,063 86
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 448,646 87
Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 447,488 88
Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA 447,349 89
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA 446,699 90
Lexington, KY MSA 444,073 91
Des Moines, IA MSA 429,717 92
Jackson, MS MSA 425,383 93
Modesto, CA MSA 421,818 94
Spokane, WA MSA 404,650 95
Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 402,949 96
Canton-Massillon, OH MSA 402,644 97
Madison, WI MSA 397,511 98
Pensacola, FL MSA 397,085 99
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA 390,199 100
Corpus Christi, TX MSA 387,100 101
Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 387,091 102
Boise City, ID MSA 383,843 103
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA 378,738 104
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 374,991 105
Lafayette, LA MSA 372,027 106
York, PA MSA 370,518 107
Salinas, CA MSA 361,907 108
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 357,163 109
Rockford, IL MSA 354,774 110
Reading, PA MSA 354,057 111
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA 353,175 112
Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA 345,954 113
Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA 343,423 114
Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA 342,154 115
Huntsville, AL MSA 332,993 116
Provo-Orem, UT MSA 328,142 117
Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA 320,801 118
Montgomery, AL MSA 319,175 119
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA 318,368 120
Macon, GA MSA 316,077 121
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA 315,204 122
Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA 311,356 123
Reno, NV MSA 305,792 124
Springfield, MO MSA 300,980 125
Killeen-Temple, TX MSA 299,740 126
Utica-Rome, NY MSA 298,878 127
Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 295,646 128
Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA 288,929 129
Savannah, GA MSA 284,090 130
Fayetteville, NC MSA 284,047 131
Erie, PA MSA 279,401 132
Columbus, GA-AL MSA 272,035 133
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA 266,980 134
Tallahassee, FL MSA 260,611 135
South Bend, IN MSA 258,056 136
Charleston, WV MSA 253,850 137
New London-Norwich, CT NECMA 252,958 138
Binghamton, NY MSA 251,698 139
Portland, ME NECMA 251,438 140
Anchorage, AK MSA 251,047 141
Odessa-Midland, TX MSA 243,389 142
Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA 238,184 143
Johnstown, PA MSA 237,674 144
Ocala, FL MSA 237,308 145
Lincoln, NE MSA 233,319 146
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, 233,291 147
Lubbock, TX MSA 230,672 148
Roanoke, VA MSA 228,534 149
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA 226,021 150
Yakima, WA MSA 218,318 151
Green Bay, WI MSA 214,244 152
Wilmington, NC MSA 213,580 153
Asheville, NC MSA 211,284 154
Longview-Marshall, TX MSA 208,250 155
Amarillo, TX MSA 208,165 156
Lynchburg, VA MSA 207,426 157
Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA 205,128 158
Springfield, IL MSA 203,942 159
Waco, TX MSA 202,983 160
Gainesville, FL MSA 198,326 161
Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA 197,481 162
Merced, CA MSA 196,123 163
Naples, FL MSA 195,731 164
Chico-Paradise, CA MSA 194,160 165
Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA 192,395 166
Houma, LA MSA 191,227 167
Burlington, VT NECMA 191,088 168
Laredo, TX MSA 183,219 169
Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA 182,799 170
Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 181,704 171
Lake Charles, LA MSA 178,874 172
Mansfield, OH MSA 174,851 173
Lafayette, IN MSA 171,539 174
Medford-Ashland, OR MSA 170,960 175
Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 170,725 176
Myrtle Beach, SC MSA 169,178 177
Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA 168,473 178
Las Cruces, NM MSA 168,470 179
Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA 167,580 180
Tyler, TX MSA 166,723 181
Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA 166,396 182
Topeka, KS MSA 164,932 183
Redding, CA MSA 163,178 184
St. Cloud, MN MSA 161,211 185
Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 160,760 186
Benton Harbor, MI MSA 160,713 187
Sioux Falls, SD MSA 160,670 188
Jackson, MI MSA 155,346 189
Lima, OH MSA 154,944 190
Bellingham, WA MSA 154,249 191
Wheeling, WV-OH MSA 154,153 192
Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA 150,641 193
Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA 150,332 194
Terre Haute, IN MSA 148,468 195
Joplin, MO MSA 147,127 196
Monroe, LA MSA 147,055 197
Charlottesville, VA MSA 146,617 198
Panama City, FL MSA 146,223 199
Rocky Mount, NC MSA 145,571 200
Eau Claire, WI MSA 143,486 201
Bangor, ME NECMA 143,300 202
Jacksonville, NC MSA 143,013 203
Decatur, AL MSA 141,690 204
Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA 140,797 205
Santa Fe, NM MSA 140,066 206
Jamestown, NY MSA 140,015 207
Yuba City, CA MSA 139,315 208
Athens, GA MSA 138,523 209
Florence, AL MSA 137,288 210
Wichita Falls, TX MSA 137,103 211
Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA 136,725 212
Dothan, AL MSA 134,270 213
Pittsfield, MA NECMA 134,244 214
Punta Gorda, FL MSA 133,681 215
Bryan-College Station, TX MSA 133,008 216
State College, PA MSA 132,993 217
Pueblo, CO MSA 132,901 218
Altoona, PA MSA 130,923 219
Yuma, AZ MSA 130,016 220
Columbia, MO MSA 128,309 221
Alexandria, LA MSA 126,491 222
Billings, MT MSA 125,771 223
Florence, SC MSA 124,379 224
Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA 123,380 225
Dover, DE MSA 122,709 226
Glens Falls, NY MSA 122,582 227
Wausau, WI MSA 122,450 228
Sharon, PA MSA 122,045 229
La Crosse, WI-MN MSA 121,507 230
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA 121,502 231
Abilene, TX MSA 121,456 232
Greenville, NC MSA 121,057 233
Sioux City, IA-NE MSA 120,823 234
Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA 119,547 235
Williamsport, PA MSA 118,405 236
Albany, GA MSA 117,674 237
Muncie, IN MSA 117,625 238
Anniston, AL MSA 117,092 239
Bloomington, IN MSA 116,653 240
Rochester, MN MSA 114,619 241
Decatur, IL MSA 114,265 242
Lawton, OK MSA 113,957 243
Goldsboro, NC MSA 111,981 244
Grand Junction, CO MSA 110,681 245
Sheboygan, WI MSA 109,896 246
Hattiesburg, MS MSA 109,584 247
Danville, VA MSA 108,602 248
Sumter, SC MSA 106,589 249
Gadsden, AL MSA 104,313 250
San Angelo, TX MSA 102,648 251
Iowa City, IA MSA 102,318 252
Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA 101,700 253
Sherman-Denison, TX MSA 101,541 254
Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA 101,045 255
Kokomo, IN MSA 99,981 256
Jackson, TN MSA 99,319 257
Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 99,122 258
St. Joseph, MO MSA 97,111 259
Elmira, NY MSA 93,088 260
Lawrence, KS MSA 91,093 261
Bismarck, ND MSA 91,044 262
Owensboro, KY MSA 91,011 263
Dubuque, IA MSA 88,084 264
Rapid City, SD MSA 87,190 265
Pine Bluff, AR MSA 82,259 266
Victoria, TX MSA 82,024 267
Great Falls, MT MSA 79,134 268
Cheyenne, WY MSA 78,473 269
Jonesboro, AR MSA 76,932 270
Pocatello, ID MSA 73,850 271
Casper, WY MSA 63,638 272
Enid, OK MSA 56,699 273
