US Metropolitan Areas over 1,000,000: 1999:
Ranked by Population
|
Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
1999 |
1990 |
Change |
% Change |
|
1 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA |
20,196,649 |
19,566,968 |
629,681 |
3.2% |
|
2 |
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA |
16,036,587 |
14,531,529 |
1,505,058 |
10.4% |
|
3 |
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA |
8,885,919 |
8,239,820 |
646,099 |
7.8% |
|
4 |
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA |
7,359,044 |
6,726,395 |
632,649 |
9.4% |
|
5 |
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA |
6,873,645 |
6,277,523 |
596,122 |
9.5% |
|
6 |
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA |
5,999,034 |
5,893,019 |
106,015 |
1.8% |
|
7 |
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT CMSA |
5,667,225 |
5,455,535 |
211,690 |
3.9% |
|
8 |
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA |
5,469,312 |
5,187,171 |
282,141 |
5.4% |
|
9 |
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA |
4,909,523 |
4,037,282 |
872,241 |
21.6% |
|
10 |
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA |
4,493,741 |
3,731,014 |
762,727 |
20.4% |
|
11 |
Atlanta, GA MSA |
3,857,097 |
2,959,500 |
897,597 |
30.3% |
|
12 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA |
3,711,102 |
3,192,725 |
518,377 |
16.2% |
|
13 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA |
3,465,760 |
2,970,300 |
495,460 |
16.7% |
|
14 |
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA |
3,013,696 |
2,238,498 |
775,198 |
34.6% |
|
15 |
Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA |
2,910,616 |
2,859,662 |
50,954 |
1.8% |
|
16 |
Minneapolis-St Paul, MN-WI MSA |
2,872,109 |
2,538,776 |
333,333 |
13.1% |
|
17 |
San Diego, CA MSA |
2,820,844 |
2,498,016 |
322,828 |
12.9% |
|
18 |
St Louis, MO-IL MSA |
2,569,029 |
2,492,348 |
76,681 |
3.1% |
|
19 |
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA |
2,417,908 |
1,980,140 |
437,768 |
22.1% |
|
20 |
Pittsburgh, PA MSA |
2,331,336 |
2,394,811 |
(63,475) |
-2.7% |
|
21 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA |
2,278,169 |
2,067,959 |
210,210 |
10.2% |
|
22 |
Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA |
2,180,996 |
1,793,476 |
387,520 |
21.6% |
|
23 |
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA |
1,960,995 |
1,817,542 |
143,453 |
7.9% |
|
24 |
Kansas City, MO-KS MSA |
1,755,899 |
1,582,874 |
173,025 |
10.9% |
|
25 |
Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA |
1,741,002 |
1,506,792 |
234,210 |
15.5% |
|
26 |
Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA |
1,648,199 |
1,607,183 |
41,016 |
2.6% |
|
27 |
San Antonio, TX MSA |
1,564,949 |
1,324,749 |
240,200 |
18.1% |
|
28 |
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA |
1,562,635 |
1,444,710 |
117,925 |
8.2% |
|
29 |
Indianapolis, IN MSA |
1,536,665 |
1,380,491 |
156,174 |
11.3% |
|
30 |
Orlando, FL MSA |
1,535,004 |
1,224,844 |
310,160 |
25.3% |
|
31 |
Columbus, OH MSA |
1,489,487 |
1,345,460 |
144,027 |
10.7% |
|
32 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA |
1,417,217 |
1,161,546 |
255,671 |
22.0% |
|
33 |
Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA |
1,381,086 |
852,646 |
528,440 |
62.0% |
|
34 |
New Orleans, LA MSA |
1,305,479 |
1,285,262 |
20,217 |
1.6% |
|
35 |
Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA |
1,275,076 |
1,072,227 |
202,849 |
18.9% |
|
36 |
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA |
1,179,384 |
1,050,304 |
129,080 |
12.3% |
|
37 |
Nashville, TN MSA |
1,171,755 |
985,026 |
186,729 |
19.0% |
|
38 |
Hartford, CT MSA |
1,147,504 |
1,157,847 |
(10,343) |
-0.9% |
|
39 |
Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA |
1,146,050 |
846,227 |
299,823 |
35.4% |
|
40 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA |
1,142,121 |
1,189,340 |
(47,219) |
-4.0% |
|
41 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA |
1,125,639 |
1,134,161 |
(8,522) |
-0.8% |
|
42 |
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA |
1,105,535 |
858,516 |
247,019 |
28.8% |
|
43 |
Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA |
1,105,058 |
1,007,306 |
97,752 |
9.7% |
|
44 |
Rochester, NY MSA |
1,079,073 |
1,062,470 |
16,603 |
1.6% |
|
45 |
Jacksonville, FL MSA |
1,056,332 |
906,727 |
149,605 |
16.5% |
|
46 |
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA |
1,052,092 |
937,891 |
114,201 |
12.2% |
|
47 |
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA |
1,049,420 |
863,503 |
185,917 |
21.5% |
|
48 |
Oklahoma City, OK MSA |
1,046,283 |
958,839 |
87,444 |
9.1% |
|
49 |
Louisville, KY-IN MSA |
1,005,849 |
949,012 |
56,837 |
6.0% |
Source: US Census Bureau
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