Demographia

US Metropolitan Areas: 1999:
Ranked by Population Increase from 1990

Rank Metropolitan Area 1999 1990 Change % Change
1 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA 16,036,587 14,531,529 1,505,058 10.4%
2 Atlanta, GA MSA 3,857,097 2,959,500 897,597 30.3%
3 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA 4,909,523 4,037,282 872,241 21.6%
4 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 3,013,696 2,238,498 775,198 34.6%
5 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA 4,493,741 3,731,014 762,727 20.4%
6 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA 8,885,919 8,239,820 646,099 7.8%
7 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA 7,359,044 6,726,395 632,649 9.4%
8 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA 20,196,649 19,566,968 629,681 3.2%
9 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA 6,873,645 6,277,523 596,122 9.5%
10 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 1,381,086 852,646 528,440 62.0%
11 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 3,711,102 3,192,725 518,377 16.2%
12 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA 3,465,760 2,970,300 495,460 16.7%
13 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA 2,417,908 1,980,140 437,768 22.1%
14 Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA 2,180,996 1,793,476 387,520 21.6%
15 Minneapolis-St Paul, MN-WI MSA 2,872,109 2,538,776 333,333 13.1%
16 San Diego, CA MSA 2,820,844 2,498,016 322,828 12.9%
17 Orlando, FL MSA 1,535,004 1,224,844 310,160 25.3%
18 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 1,146,050 846,227 299,823 35.4%
19 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA 5,469,312 5,187,171 282,141 5.4%
20 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 1,417,217 1,161,546 255,671 22.0%
21 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 1,105,535 858,516 247,019 28.8%
22 San Antonio, TX MSA 1,564,949 1,324,749 240,200 18.1%
23 Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA 1,741,002 1,506,792 234,210 15.5%
24 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT CMSA 5,667,225 5,455,535 211,690 3.9%
25 Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 2,278,169 2,067,959 210,210 10.2%
26 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA 1,275,076 1,072,227 202,849 18.9%
27 Nashville, TN MSA 1,171,755 985,026 186,729 19.0%
28 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA 1,049,420 863,503 185,917 21.5%
29 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 1,755,899 1,582,874 173,025 10.9%
30 Indianapolis, IN MSA 1,536,665 1,380,491 156,174 11.3%
31 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA 534,907 383,545 151,362 39.5%
32 Jacksonville, FL MSA 1,056,332 906,727 149,605 16.5%
33 Columbus, OH MSA 1,489,487 1,345,460 144,027 10.7%
34 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA 1,960,995 1,817,542 143,453 7.9%
35 Tucson, AZ MSA 803,618 666,957 136,661 20.5%
36 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 1,179,384 1,050,304 129,080 12.3%
37 Fresno, CA MSA 879,829 755,569 124,260 16.4%
38 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 1,562,635 1,444,710 117,925 8.2%
39 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 1,052,092 937,891 114,201 12.2%
40 Boise City, ID MSA 407,844 295,851 111,993 37.9%
41 El Paso, TX MSA 701,908 591,610 110,298 18.6%
42 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 5,999,034 5,893,019 106,015 1.8%
43 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 499,994 397,014 102,980 25.9%
44 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA 929,565 830,499 99,066 11.9%
45 Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 1,105,058 1,007,306 97,752 9.7%
46 Bakersfield, CA MSA 642,495 544,981 97,514 17.9%
47 Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA 961,416 865,640 95,776 11.1%
48 Albuquerque, NM MSA 678,820 589,131 89,689 15.2%
49 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 1,046,283 958,839 87,444 9.1%
50 Knoxville, TN MSA 672,087 585,960 86,127 14.7%
51 Provo-Orem, UT MSA 346,997 263,590 83,407 31.6%
52 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 563,183 480,628 82,555 17.2%
53 Tulsa, OK MSA 786,117 708,954 77,163 10.9%
54 St Louis, MO-IL MSA 2,569,029 2,492,348 76,681 3.1%
55 Daytona Beach, FL MSA 474,711 399,438 75,273 18.8%
56 Birmingham, AL MSA 915,077 839,942 75,135 8.9%
57 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA 285,017 210,939 74,078 35.1%
58 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA 470,365 398,978 71,387 17.9%
59 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA 329,131 260,120 69,011 26.5%
60 Modesto, CA MSA 436,790 370,522 66,268 17.9%
61 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 400,542 335,113 65,429 19.5%
62 Reno, NV MSA 319,816 254,667 65,149 25.6%
63 Wichita, KS MSA 548,714 485,270 63,444 13.1%
64 Columbia, SC MSA 516,251 453,847 62,404 13.8%
65 Madison, WI MSA 428,563 367,085 61,478 16.7%
66 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 550,077 489,483 60,594 12.4%
67 Laredo, TX MSA 193,180 133,239 59,941 45.0%
68 Omaha, NE-IA MSA 698,875 639,580 59,295 9.3%
69 Pensacola, FL MSA 403,384 344,406 58,978 17.1%
70 Mobile, AL MSA 535,472 476,923 58,549 12.3%
71 Louisville, KY-IN MSA 1,005,849 949,012 56,837 6.0%
72 Naples, FL MSA 207,029 152,099 54,930 36.1%
73 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 457,347 405,382 51,965 12.8%
74 Ocala, FL MSA 245,975 194,835 51,140 26.2%
75 Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA 2,910,616 2,859,662 50,954 1.8%
76 Wilmington, NC MSA 222,109 171,269 50,840 29.7%
77 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA 236,849 186,136 50,713 27.2%
78 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 578,946 528,261 50,685 9.6%
79 Des Moines, IA MSA 443,496 392,928 50,568 12.9%
80 Huntsville, AL MSA 343,418 293,047 50,371 17.2%
81 Lexington, KY MSA 455,617 405,936 49,681 12.2%
82 Fort Pierce-Port St Lucie, FL MSA 299,967 251,071 48,896 19.5%
83 Spokane, WA MSA 409,736 361,333 48,403 13.4%
84 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA 358,470 311,932 46,538 14.9%
85 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA 559,074 513,026 46,048 9.0%
86 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 552,803 506,877 45,926 9.1%
87 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA 460,826 415,220 45,606 11.0%
88 Springfield, MO MSA 308,332 264,346 43,986 16.6%
89 Killeen-Temple, TX MSA 296,316 255,299 41,017 16.1%
90 Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA 1,648,199 1,607,183 41,016 2.6%
91 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA 353,205 312,368 40,837 13.1%
92 Jackson, MS MSA 432,647 395,396 37,251 9.4%
93 Lancaster, PA MSA 460,035 422,822 37,213 8.8%
94 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 387,105 349,894 37,211 10.6%
95 York, PA MSA 376,586 339,574 37,012 10.9%
96 Las Cruces, NM MSA 170,361 135,510 34,851 25.7%
97 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA 184,626 150,033 34,593 23.1%
98 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA 178,550 144,053 34,497 23.9%
99 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA 325,821 292,405 33,416 11.4%
100 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA 348,100 315,121 32,979 10.5%
101 Bellingham, WA MSA 160,310 127,780 32,530 25.5%
102 Lafayette, LA MSA 377,238 345,053 32,185 9.3%
103 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA 314,901 282,912 31,989 11.3%
104 Yakima, WA MSA 220,785 188,823 31,962 16.9%
105 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA 201,352 169,439 31,913 18.8%
106 Anchorage, AK MSA 257,808 226,338 31,470 13.9%
107 Savannah, GA MSA 288,426 257,899 30,527 11.8%
108 Macon, GA MSA 321,586 291,079 30,507 10.5%
109 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 618,375 587,986 30,389 5.2%
110 Montgomery, AL MSA 322,441 292,517 29,924 10.2%
111 Medford-Ashland, OR MSA 175,822 146,387 29,435 20.1%
112 Rockford, IL MSA 358,640 329,676 28,964 8.8%
113 Yuma, AZ MSA 135,614 106,895 28,719 26.9%
114 Honolulu, HI MSA 864,571 836,231 28,340 3.4%
115 Fort Wayne, IN MSA 484,320 456,281 28,039 6.1%
116 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 452,034 424,176 27,858 6.6%
117 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 462,769 436,068 26,701 6.1%
118 Tallahassee, FL MSA 260,003 233,609 26,394 11.3%
119 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA 170,049 143,777 26,272 18.3%
120 Punta Gorda, FL MSA 136,992 110,975 26,017 23.4%
121 Santa Fe, NM MSA 142,509 117,043 25,466 21.8%
122 Sioux Falls, SD MSA 164,481 139,236 25,245 18.1%
123 Lincoln, NE MSA 237,657 213,641 24,016 11.2%
124 Asheville, NC MSA 215,180 191,310 23,870 12.5%
125 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA 618,350 595,043 23,307 3.9%
126 Merced, CA MSA 200,746 178,403 22,343 12.5%
127 Grand Junction, CO MSA 115,147 93,145 22,002 23.6%
128 Green Bay, WI MSA 216,522 194,594 21,928 11.3%
129 Reading, PA MSA 358,211 336,523 21,688 6.4%
130 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA 391,071 369,608 21,463 5.8%
131 Amarillo, TX MSA 208,691 187,514 21,177 11.3%
132 Panama City, FL MSA 147,958 126,994 20,964 16.5%
133 New Orleans, LA MSA 1,305,479 1,285,262 20,217 1.6%
134 Charlottesville, VA MSA 151,267 131,373 19,894 15.1%
135 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA 236,953 217,162 19,791 9.1%
136 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA 195,547 175,911 19,636 11.2%
137 Greenville, NC MSA 127,960 108,480 19,480 18.0%
138 Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA 120,652 101,760 18,892 18.6%
139 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA MSA 153,750 134,921 18,829 14.0%
140 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 174,680 156,198 18,482 11.8%
141 Tyler, TX MSA 169,693 151,309 18,384 12.1%
142 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA 450,789 432,684 18,105 4.2%
143 Columbia, MO MSA 130,179 112,379 17,800 15.8%
144 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA 447,164 429,453 17,711 4.1%
145 Redding, CA MSA 164,530 147,036 17,494 11.9%
146 Gainesville, FL MSA 198,484 181,596 16,888 9.3%
147 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA 170,122 153,296 16,826 11.0%
148 Odessa-Midland, TX MSA 242,238 225,545 16,693 7.4%
149 Rochester, NY MSA 1,079,073 1,062,470 16,603 1.6%
150 Lawrence, KS MSA 98,343 81,798 16,545 20.2%
151 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA 145,477 129,180 16,297 12.6%
152 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 184,891 168,767 16,124 9.6%
153 Salinas, CA MSA 371,756 355,660 16,096 4.5%
154 Longview-Marshall, TX MSA 209,493 193,801 15,692 8.1%
155 St Cloud, MN MSA 164,913 149,509 15,404 10.3%
156 Yuba City, CA MSA 138,030 122,643 15,387 12.5%
157 Waco, TX MSA 204,244 189,123 15,121 8.0%
158 Joplin, MO MSA 149,981 134,910 15,071 11.2%
159 Dover, DE MSA 126,048 110,993 15,055 13.6%
160 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 376,256 361,218 15,038 4.2%
161 Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA 102,164 87,146 15,018 17.2%
162 Lynchburg, VA MSA 208,835 193,926 14,909 7.7%
163 Burlington, VT MSA 165,917 151,309 14,608 9.7%
164 Springfield, IL MSA 204,030 189,550 14,480 7.6%
165 Hattiesburg, MS MSA 113,054 98,738 14,316 14.5%
166 Athens, GA MSA 140,372 126,262 14,110 11.2%
167 Pueblo, CO MSA 136,987 123,051 13,936 11.3%
168 Lafayette, IN MSA 175,439 161,572 13,867 8.6%
169 Billings, MT MSA 127,258 113,419 13,839 12.2%
170 Rocky Mount, NC MSA 147,028 133,369 13,659 10.2%
171 Portland, ME MSA 234,814 221,248 13,566 6.1%
172 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA 195,220 182,120 13,100 7.2%
173 Rochester, MN MSA 119,077 106,470 12,607 11.8%
174 Lake Charles, LA MSA 180,607 168,134 12,473 7.4%
175 Bryan-College Station, TX MSA 134,213 121,862 12,351 10.1%
176 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA 291,181 278,990 12,191 4.4%
177 Decatur, AL MSA 143,460 131,556 11,904 9.0%
178 Houma, LA MSA 194,591 182,842 11,749 6.4%
179 Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA 151,121 139,510 11,611 8.3%
180 South Bend, IN MSA 258,537 247,052 11,485 4.6%
181 Sumter, SC MSA 112,412 101,276 11,136 11.0%
182 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 161,435 150,500 10,935 7.3%
183 Florence, SC MSA 125,229 114,344 10,885 9.5%
184 Jackson, TN MSA 101,611 90,801 10,810 11.9%
185 Missoula, MT MSA 89,344 78,687 10,657 13.5%
186 Columbus, GA-AL MSA 271,417 260,862 10,555 4.0%
187 Topeka, KS MSA 170,773 160,976 9,797 6.1%
188 Fayetteville, NC MSA 283,650 274,713 8,937 3.3%
189 Pocatello, ID MSA 74,881 66,026 8,855 13.4%
190 Jonesboro, AR MSA 77,668 68,956 8,712 12.6%
191 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA 103,728 95,019 8,709 9.2%
192 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA 402,460 394,106 8,354 2.1%
193 Wausau, WI MSA 123,584 115,400 8,184 7.1%
194 Bismarck, ND MSA 91,939 83,831 8,108 9.7%
195 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 358,842 350,855 7,987 2.3%
196 Bloomington, IN MSA 116,923 108,978 7,945 7.3%
197 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 869,474 861,623 7,851 0.9%
198 Victoria, TX MSA 82,087 74,361 7,726 10.4%
199 Iowa City, IA MSA 103,813 96,119 7,694 8.0%
200 Jackson, MI MSA 157,271 149,756 7,515 5.0%
201 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA 958,698 951,262 7,436 0.8%
202 State College, PA MSA 132,190 124,812 7,378 5.9%
203 Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA 346,480 339,172 7,308 2.2%
204 Goldsboro, NC MSA 111,711 104,666 7,045 6.7%
205 Eau Claire, WI MSA 144,463 137,543 6,920 5.0%
206 Rapid City, SD MSA 88,117 81,343 6,774 8.3%
207 Corvallis, OR MSA 77,192 70,811 6,381 9.0%
208 Sheboygan, WI MSA 110,136 103,877 6,259 6.0%
209 Wichita Falls, TX MSA 136,493 130,351 6,142 4.7%
210 Cheyenne, WY MSA 78,877 73,142 5,735 7.8%
211 Sioux City, IA-NE MSA 120,577 115,018 5,559 4.8%
212 Florence, AL MSA 136,879 131,327 5,552 4.2%
213 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA 121,927 116,401 5,526 4.7%
214 Lubbock, TX MSA 227,890 222,636 5,254 2.4%
215 Albany, GA MSA 117,421 112,571 4,850 4.3%
216 Monroe, LA MSA 146,672 142,191 4,481 3.2%
217 Dothan, AL MSA 135,243 130,964 4,279 3.3%
218 Owensboro, KY MSA 91,179 87,189 3,990 4.6%
219 San Angelo, TX MSA 102,300 98,458 3,842 3.9%
220 Gadsden, AL MSA 103,472 99,840 3,632 3.6%
221 Kokomo, IN MSA 100,377 96,946 3,431 3.5%
222 Roanoke, VA MSA 227,741 224,592 3,149 1.4%
223 Glens Falls, NY MSA 121,582 118,539 3,043 2.6%
224 Abilene, TX MSA 122,478 119,655 2,823 2.4%
225 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA 122,886 120,132 2,754 2.3%
226 Mansfield, OH MSA 176,617 174,007 2,610 1.5%
227 Casper, WY MSA 63,157 61,226 1,931 3.2%
228 Dubuque, IA MSA 88,112 86,403 1,709 2.0%
229 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 400,753 399,320 1,433 0.4%
230 Erie, PA MSA 276,993 275,575 1,418 0.5%
231 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA 377,673 376,330 1,343 0.4%
232 Charleston, WV MSA 251,199 250,454 745 0.3%
233 Terre Haute, IN MSA 148,206 147,585 621 0.4%
234 Great Falls, MT MSA 78,282 77,691 591 0.8%
235 Anniston, AL MSA 116,541 116,032 509 0.4%
236 Sharon, PA MSA 121,458 121,003 455 0.4%
237 Enid, OK MSA 56,954 56,735 219 0.4%
238 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA 149,366 149,169 197 0.1%
239 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA 312,447 312,529 -82 -0.0%
240 Lima, OH MSA 154,065 154,340 -275 -0.2%
241 Bangor, ME MSA 91,672 92,083 -411 -0.4%
242 St Joseph, MO MSA 97,220 97,715 -495 -0.5%
243 Altoona, PA MSA 129,937 130,542 -605 -0.5%
244 Danville, VA MSA 107,555 108,728 (1,173) -1.1%
245 Benton Harbor, MI MSA 159,709 161,378 (1,669) -1.0%
246 Williamsport, PA MSA 116,709 118,710 (2,001) -1.7%
247 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA 170,272 173,025 (2,753) -1.6%
248 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 98,231 101,643 (3,412) -3.4%
249 Elmira, NY MSA 91,738 95,195 (3,457) -3.6%
250 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA 236,400 239,990 (3,590) -1.5%
251 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA 119,959 123,798 (3,839) -3.1%
252 Decatur, IL MSA 113,219 117,206 (3,987) -3.4%
253 Muncie, IN MSA 115,472 119,659 (4,187) -3.5%
254 Jamestown, NY MSA 137,431 141,895 (4,464) -3.1%
255 Pine Bluff, AR MSA 80,785 85,487 (4,702) -5.5%
256 Alexandria, LA MSA 126,775 131,556 (4,781) -3.6%
257 Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA 88,977 93,795 (4,818) -5.1%
258 Lawton, OK MSA 106,621 111,486 (4,865) -4.4%
259 Pittsfield, MA MSA 83,565 88,702 (5,137) -5.8%
260 Toledo, OH MSA 608,976 614,128 (5,152) -0.8%
261 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA 153,946 159,301 (5,355) -3.4%
262 Jacksonville, NC MSA 142,480 149,838 (7,358) -4.9%
263 Johnstown, PA MSA 233,794 241,280 (7,486) -3.1%
264 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA 95,461 103,272 (7,811) -7.6%
265 New London-Norwich, CT-RI MSA 284,087 291,927 (7,840) -2.7%
266 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA 1,125,639 1,134,161 (8,522) -0.8%
267 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA 133,292 142,523 (9,231) -6.5%
268 Syracuse, NY MSA 732,920 742,237 (9,317) -1.3%
269 Hartford, CT MSA 1,147,504 1,157,847 (10,343) -0.9%
270 Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 589,236 600,877 (11,641) -1.9%
271 Springfield, MA MSA 573,940 588,003 (14,063) -2.4%
272 Binghamton, NY MSA 247,462 264,497 (17,035) -6.4%
273 Utica-Rome, NY MSA 293,068 316,645 (23,577) -7.4%
274 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 611,492 638,524 (27,032) -4.2%
275 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 1,142,121 1,189,340 (47,219) -4.0%
276 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 2,331,336 2,394,811 (63,475) -2.7%

Source: US Census Bureau

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