Demographia

US Metropolitan Area Population: 1990-2000

Rank Metropolitan Area April 1, 2000 April 1, 1990 Change Percent
1 New York--Northern New Jersey--Long Island, NY--NJ--CT--PA CMSA 21,199,865 19,549,649 1,650,216 8.4%
2 Los Angeles--Riverside--Orange County, CA CMSA 16,373,645 14,531,529 1,842,116 12.7%
3 Chicago--Gary--Kenosha, IL--IN--WI CMSA 9,157,540 8,239,820 917,720 11.1%
4 Washington--Baltimore, DC--MD--VA--WV CMSA 7,608,070 6,727,050 881,020 13.1%
5 San Francisco--Oakland--San Jose, CA CMSA 7,039,362 6,253,311 786,051 12.6%
6 Philadelphia--Wilmington--Atlantic City, PA--NJ--DE--MD CMSA 6,188,463 5,892,937 295,526 5.0%
7 Boston--Worcester--Lawrence, MA--NH--ME--CT CMSA 5,819,100 5,455,403 363,697 6.7%
8 Detroit--Ann Arbor--Flint, MI CMSA 5,456,428 5,187,171 269,257 5.2%
9 Dallas--Fort Worth, TX CMSA 5,221,801 4,037,282 1,184,519 29.3%
10 Houston--Galveston--Brazoria, TX CMSA 4,669,571 3,731,131 938,440 25.2%
11 Atlanta, GA MSA 4,112,198 2,959,950 1,152,248 38.9%
12 Miami--Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 3,876,380 3,192,582 683,798 21.4%
13 Seattle--Tacoma--Bremerton, WA CMSA 3,554,760 2,970,328 584,432 19.7%
14 Phoenix--Mesa, AZ MSA 3,251,876 2,238,480 1,013,396 45.3%
15 Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI MSA 2,968,806 2,538,834 429,972 16.9%
16 Cleveland--Akron, OH CMSA 2,945,831 2,859,644 86,187 3.0%
17 San Diego, CA MSA 2,813,833 2,498,016 315,817 12.6%
18 St. Louis, MO--IL MSA 2,603,607 2,492,525 111,082 4.5%
19 Denver--Boulder--Greeley, CO CMSA 2,581,506 1,980,140 601,366 30.4%
20 Tampa--St. Petersburg--Clearwater, FL MSA 2,395,997 2,067,959 328,038 15.9%
21 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 2,358,695 2,394,811 (36,116) -1.5%
22 Portland--Salem, OR--WA CMSA 2,265,223 1,793,476 471,747 26.3%
23 Cincinnati--Hamilton, OH--KY--IN CMSA 1,979,202 1,817,571 161,631 8.9%
24 Sacramento--Yolo, CA CMSA 1,796,857 1,481,102 315,755 21.3%
25 Kansas City, MO--KS MSA 1,776,062 1,582,875 193,187 12.2%
26 Milwaukee--Racine, WI CMSA 1,689,572 1,607,183 82,389 5.1%
27 Orlando, FL MSA 1,644,561 1,224,852 419,709 34.3%
28 Indianapolis, IN MSA 1,607,486 1,380,491 226,995 16.4%
29 San Antonio, TX MSA 1,592,383 1,324,749 267,634 20.2%
30 Norfolk--Virginia Beach--Newport News, VA--NC MSA 1,569,541 1,443,244 126,297 8.8%
31 Las Vegas, NV--AZ MSA 1,563,282 852,737 710,545 83.3%
32 Columbus, OH MSA 1,540,157 1,345,450 194,707 14.5%
33 Charlotte--Gastonia--Rock Hill, NC--SC MSA 1,499,293 1,162,093 337,200 29.0%
34 New Orleans, LA MSA 1,337,726 1,285,270 52,456 4.1%
35 Salt Lake City--Ogden, UT MSA 1,333,914 1,072,227 261,687 24.4%
36 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 1,251,509 1,050,304 201,205 19.2%
37 Austin--San Marcos, TX MSA 1,249,763 846,227 403,536 47.7%
38 Nashville, TN MSA 1,231,311 985,026 246,285 25.0%
39 Providence--Fall River--Warwick, RI--MA MSA 1,188,613 1,134,350 54,263 4.8%
40 Raleigh--Durham--Chapel Hill, NC MSA 1,187,941 855,545 332,396 38.9%
41 Hartford, CT MSA 1,183,110 1,157,585 25,525 2.2%
42 Buffalo--Niagara Falls, NY MSA 1,170,111 1,189,288 (19,177) -1.6%
43 Memphis, TN--AR--MS MSA 1,135,614 1,007,306 128,308 12.7%
44 West Palm Beach--Boca Raton, FL MSA 1,131,184 863,518 267,666 31.0%
45 Jacksonville, FL MSA 1,100,491 906,727 193,764 21.4%
46 Rochester, NY MSA 1,098,201 1,062,470 35,731 3.4%
47 Grand Rapids--Muskegon--Holland, MI MSA 1,088,514 937,891 150,623 16.1%
48 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 1,083,346 958,839 124,507 13.0%
49 Louisville, KY--IN MSA 1,025,598 948,829 76,769 8.1%
50 Richmond--Petersburg, VA MSA 996,512 865,640 130,872 15.1%
51 Greenville--Spartanburg--Anderson, SC MSA 962,441 830,563 131,878 15.9%
52 Dayton--Springfield, OH MSA 950,558 951,270 (712) -0.1%
53 Fresno, CA MSA 922,516 755,580 166,936 22.1%
54 Birmingham, AL MSA 921,106 840,140 80,966 9.6%
55 Honolulu, HI MSA 876,156 836,231 39,925 4.8%
56 Albany--Schenectady--Troy, NY MSA 875,583 861,424 14,159 1.6%
57 Tucson, AZ MSA 843,746 666,880 176,866 26.5%
58 Tulsa, OK MSA 803,235 708,954 94,281 13.3%
59 Syracuse, NY MSA 732,117 742,177 (10,060) -1.4%
60 Omaha, NE--IA MSA 716,998 639,580 77,418 12.1%
61 Albuquerque, NM MSA 712,738 589,131 123,607 21.0%
62 Knoxville, TN MSA 687,249 585,960 101,289 17.3%
63 El Paso, TX MSA 679,622 591,610 88,012 14.9%
64 Bakersfield, CA MSA 661,645 543,477 118,168 21.7%
65 Allentown--Bethlehem--Easton, PA MSA 637,958 595,081 42,877 7.2%
66 Harrisburg--Lebanon--Carlisle, PA MSA 629,401 587,986 41,415 7.0%
67 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 624,776 638,466 (13,690) -2.1%
68 Toledo, OH MSA 618,203 614,128 4,075 0.7%
69 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 602,894 528,264 74,630 14.1%
70 Youngstown--Warren, OH MSA 594,746 600,895 (6,149) -1.0%
71 Springfield, MA MSA 591,932 587,884 4,048 0.7%
72 Sarasota--Bradenton, FL MSA 589,959 489,483 100,476 20.5%
73 Little Rock--North Little Rock, AR MSA 583,845 513,117 70,728 13.8%
74 McAllen--Edinburg--Mission, TX MSA 569,463 383,545 185,918 48.5%
75 Stockton--Lodi, CA MSA 563,598 480,628 82,970 17.3%
76 Charleston--North Charleston, SC MSA 549,033 506,875 42,158 8.3%
77 Wichita, KS MSA 545,220 485,270 59,950 12.4%
78 Mobile, AL MSA 540,258 476,923 63,335 13.3%
79 Columbia, SC MSA 536,691 453,331 83,360 18.4%
80 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 516,929 397,014 119,915 30.2%
81 Fort Wayne, IN MSA 502,141 456,281 45,860 10.1%
82 Daytona Beach, FL MSA 493,175 399,413 93,762 23.5%
83 Lakeland--Winter Haven, FL MSA 483,924 405,382 78,542 19.4%
84 Johnson City--Kingsport--Bristol, TN--VA MSA 480,091 436,047 44,044 10.1%
85 Lexington, KY MSA 479,198 405,936 73,262 18.0%
86 Augusta--Aiken, GA--SC MSA 477,441 415,184 62,257 15.0%
87 Melbourne--Titusville--Palm Bay, FL MSA 476,230 398,978 77,252 19.4%
88 Lancaster, PA MSA 470,658 422,822 47,836 11.3%
89 Chattanooga, TN--GA MSA 465,161 424,347 40,814 9.6%
90 Des Moines, IA MSA 456,022 392,928 63,094 16.1%
91 Kalamazoo--Battle Creek, MI MSA 452,851 429,453 23,398 5.4%
92 Lansing--East Lansing, MI MSA 447,728 432,674 15,054 3.5%
93 Modesto, CA MSA 446,997 370,522 76,475 20.6%
94 Fort Myers--Cape Coral, FL MSA 440,888 335,113 105,775 31.6%
95 Jackson, MS MSA 440,801 395,396 45,405 11.5%
96 Boise City, ID MSA 432,345 295,851 136,494 46.1%
97 Madison, WI MSA 426,526 367,085 59,441 16.2%
98 Spokane, WA MSA 417,939 361,364 56,575 15.7%
99 Pensacola, FL MSA 412,153 344,406 67,747 19.7%
100 Canton--Massillon, OH MSA 406,934 394,106 12,828 3.3%
101 Saginaw--Bay City--Midland, MI MSA 403,070 399,320 3,750 0.9%
102 Salinas, CA MSA 401,762 355,660 46,102 13.0%
103 Santa Barbara--Santa Maria--Lompoc, CA MSA 399,347 369,608 29,739 8.0%
104 Shreveport--Bossier City, LA MSA 392,302 376,330 15,972 4.2%
105 Lafayette, LA MSA 385,647 344,953 40,694 11.8%
106 Beaumont--Port Arthur, TX MSA 385,090 361,226 23,864 6.6%
107 York, PA MSA 381,751 339,574 42,177 12.4%
108 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 380,783 349,894 30,889 8.8%
109 Reading, PA MSA 373,638 336,523 37,115 11.0%
110 Rockford, IL MSA 371,236 329,676 41,560 12.6%
111 Provo--Orem, UT MSA 368,536 263,590 104,946 39.8%
112 Visalia--Tulare--Porterville, CA MSA 368,021 311,921 56,100 18.0%
113 Biloxi--Gulfport--Pascagoula, MS MSA 363,988 312,368 51,620 16.5%
114 Davenport--Moline--Rock Island, IA--IL MSA 359,062 350,861 8,201 2.3%
115 Appleton--Oshkosh--Neenah, WI MSA 358,365 315,121 43,244 13.7%
116 Peoria--Pekin, IL MSA 347,387 339,172 8,215 2.4%
117 Huntsville, AL MSA 342,376 293,047 49,329 16.8%
118 Hickory--Morganton--Lenoir, NC MSA 341,851 292,409 49,442 16.9%
119 Reno, NV MSA 339,486 254,667 84,819 33.3%
120 Brownsville--Harlingen--San Benito, TX MSA 335,227 260,120 75,107 28.9%
121 Montgomery, AL MSA 333,055 292,517 40,538 13.9%
122 Springfield, MO MSA 325,721 264,346 61,375 23.2%
123 Eugene--Springfield, OR MSA 322,959 282,912 40,047 14.2%
124 Macon, GA MSA 322,549 290,909 31,640 10.9%
125 Fort Pierce--Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 319,426 251,071 68,355 27.2%
126 Huntington--Ashland, WV--KY--OH MSA 315,538 312,529 3,009 1.0%
127 Killeen--Temple, TX MSA 312,952 255,301 57,651 22.6%
128 Fayetteville--Springdale--Rogers, AR MSA 311,121 210,908 100,213 47.5%
129 Fayetteville, NC MSA 302,963 274,566 28,397 10.3%
130 Utica--Rome, NY MSA 299,896 316,633 (16,737) -5.3%
131 Evansville--Henderson, IN--KY MSA 296,195 278,990 17,205 6.2%
132 New London--Norwich, CT--RI MSA 293,566 290,734 2,832 1.0%
133 Savannah, GA MSA 293,000 258,060 34,940 13.5%
134 Tallahassee, FL MSA 284,539 233,598 50,941 21.8%
135 Erie, PA MSA 280,843 275,572 5,271 1.9%
136 Columbus, GA--AL MSA 274,624 260,860 13,764 5.3%
137 South Bend, IN MSA 265,559 247,052 18,507 7.5%
138 Anchorage, AK MSA 260,283 226,338 33,945 15.0%
139 Ocala, FL MSA 258,916 194,833 64,083 32.9%
140 Binghamton, NY MSA 252,320 264,497 (12,177) -4.6%
141 Charleston, WV MSA 251,662 250,454 1,208 0.5%
142 Fort Collins--Loveland, CO MSA 251,494 186,136 65,358 35.1%
143 Naples, FL MSA 251,377 152,099 99,278 65.3%
144 Lincoln, NE MSA 250,291 213,641 36,650 17.2%
145 San Luis Obispo--Atascadero--Paso Robles, CA MSA 246,681 217,162 29,519 13.6%
146 Duluth--Superior, MN--WI MSA 243,815 239,971 3,844 1.6%
147 Portland, ME MSA 243,537 221,095 22,442 10.2%
148 Lubbock, TX MSA 242,628 222,636 19,992 9.0%
149 Odessa--Midland, TX MSA 237,132 225,545 11,587 5.1%
150 Roanoke, VA MSA 235,932 224,477 11,455 5.1%
151 Wilmington, NC MSA 233,450 171,269 62,181 36.3%
152 Johnstown, PA MSA 232,621 241,247 (8,626) -3.6%
153 Green Bay, WI MSA 226,778 194,594 32,184 16.5%
154 Asheville, NC MSA 225,965 191,774 34,191 17.8%
155 Yakima, WA MSA 222,581 188,823 33,758 17.9%
156 Gainesville, FL MSA 217,955 181,596 36,359 20.0%
157 Amarillo, TX MSA 217,858 187,547 30,311 16.2%
158 Lynchburg, VA MSA 214,911 193,928 20,983 10.8%
159 Waco, TX MSA 213,517 189,123 24,394 12.9%
160 Merced, CA MSA 210,554 178,403 32,151 18.0%
161 Longview--Marshall, TX MSA 208,780 193,801 14,979 7.7%
162 Fort Smith, AR--OK MSA 207,290 175,911 31,379 17.8%
163 Clarksville--Hopkinsville, TN--KY MSA 207,033 169,439 37,594 22.2%
164 Chico--Paradise, CA MSA 203,171 182,120 21,051 11.6%
165 Springfield, IL MSA 201,437 189,550 11,887 6.3%
166 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA 196,629 144,053 52,576 36.5%
167 Houma, LA MSA 194,477 182,842 11,635 6.4%
168 Laredo, TX MSA 193,117 133,239 59,878 44.9%
169 Richland--Kennewick--Pasco, WA MSA 191,822 150,033 41,789 27.9%
170 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 191,701 168,767 22,934 13.6%
171 Lake Charles, LA MSA 183,577 168,134 15,443 9.2%
172 Lafayette, IN MSA 182,821 161,572 21,249 13.2%
173 Elkhart--Goshen, IN MSA 182,791 156,198 26,593 17.0%
174 Medford--Ashland, OR MSA 181,269 146,389 34,880 23.8%
175 Champaign--Urbana, IL MSA 179,669 173,025 6,644 3.8%
176 Mansfield, OH MSA 175,818 174,007 1,811 1.0%
177 Tyler, TX MSA 174,706 151,309 23,397 15.5%
178 Las Cruces, NM MSA 174,682 135,510 39,172 28.9%
179 Fargo--Moorhead, ND--MN MSA 174,367 153,296 21,071 13.7%
180 Sioux Falls, SD MSA 172,412 139,236 33,176 23.8%
181 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA 170,498 143,776 26,722 18.6%
182 Topeka, KS MSA 169,871 160,976 8,895 5.5%
183 Burlington, VT MSA 169,391 151,506 17,885 11.8%
184 St. Cloud, MN MSA 167,392 148,976 18,416 12.4%
185 Bellingham, WA MSA 166,814 127,780 39,034 30.5%
186 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 164,875 150,522 14,353 9.5%
187 Redding, CA MSA 163,256 147,036 16,220 11.0%
188 Barnstable--Yarmouth, MA MSA 162,582 134,954 27,628 20.5%
189 Benton Harbor, MI MSA 162,453 161,378 1,075 0.7%
190 Yuma, AZ MSA 160,026 106,895 53,131 49.7%
191 Charlottesville, VA MSA 159,576 131,107 28,469 21.7%
192 Jackson, MI MSA 158,422 149,756 8,666 5.8%
193 Joplin, MO MSA 157,322 134,910 22,412 16.6%
194 Lima, OH MSA 155,084 154,340 744 0.5%
195 Athens, GA MSA 153,444 126,262 27,182 21.5%
196 Wheeling, WV--OH MSA 153,172 159,301 (6,129) -3.8%
197 Bryan--College Station, TX MSA 152,415 121,862 30,553 25.1%
198 Janesville--Beloit, WI MSA 152,307 139,510 12,797 9.2%
199 Parkersburg--Marietta, WV--OH MSA 151,237 149,169 2,068 1.4%
200 Bloomington--Normal, IL MSA 150,433 129,180 21,253 16.5%
201 Jacksonville, NC MSA 150,355 149,838 517 0.3%
202 Terre Haute, IN MSA 149,192 147,585 1,607 1.1%
203 Eau Claire, WI MSA 148,337 137,543 10,794 7.8%
204 Panama City, FL MSA 148,217 126,994 21,223 16.7%
205 Santa Fe, NM MSA 147,635 117,043 30,592 26.1%
206 Monroe, LA MSA 147,250 142,191 5,059 3.6%
207 Decatur, AL MSA 145,867 131,556 14,311 10.9%
208 Rocky Mount, NC MSA 143,026 133,235 9,791 7.3%
209 Florence, AL MSA 142,950 131,327 11,623 8.9%
210 Punta Gorda, FL MSA 141,627 110,975 30,652 27.6%
211 Pueblo, CO MSA 141,472 123,051 18,421 15.0%
212 Wichita Falls, TX MSA 140,518 130,351 10,167 7.8%
213 Jamestown, NY MSA 139,750 141,895 (2,145) -1.5%
214 Yuba City, CA MSA 139,149 122,643 16,506 13.5%
215 Dothan, AL MSA 137,916 130,964 6,952 5.3%
216 State College, PA MSA 135,758 123,786 11,972 9.7%
217 Columbia, MO MSA 135,454 112,379 23,075 20.5%
218 Greenville, NC MSA 133,798 107,924 25,874 24.0%
219 Steubenville--Weirton, OH--WV MSA 132,008 142,523 (10,515) -7.4%
220 Texarkana, TX--Texarkana, AR MSA 129,749 120,132 9,617 8.0%
221 Billings, MT MSA 129,352 113,419 15,933 14.0%
222 Altoona, PA MSA 129,144 130,542 (1,398) -1.1%
223 Waterloo--Cedar Falls, IA MSA 128,012 123,798 4,214 3.4%
224 La Crosse, WI--MN MSA 126,838 116,401 10,437 9.0%
225 Dover, DE MSA 126,697 110,993 15,704 14.1%
226 Abilene, TX MSA 126,555 119,655 6,900 5.8%
227 Alexandria, LA MSA 126,337 131,556 (5,219) -4.0%
228 Wausau, WI MSA 125,834 115,400 10,434 9.0%
229 Florence, SC MSA 125,761 114,344 11,417 10.0%
230 Glens Falls, NY MSA 124,345 118,539 5,806 4.9%
231 Rochester, MN MSA 124,277 106,470 17,807 16.7%
232 Sioux City, IA--NE MSA 124,130 115,018 9,112 7.9%
233 Flagstaff, AZ--UT MSA 122,366 101,760 20,606 20.2%
234 Albany, GA MSA 120,822 112,561 8,261 7.3%
235 Bloomington, IN MSA 120,563 108,978 11,585 10.6%
236 Sharon, PA MSA 120,293 121,003 (710) -0.6%
237 Williamsport, PA MSA 120,044 118,710 1,334 1.1%
238 Muncie, IN MSA 118,769 119,659 (890) -0.7%
239 Grand Junction, CO MSA 116,255 93,145 23,110 24.8%
240 Auburn--Opelika, AL MSA 115,092 87,146 27,946 32.1%
241 Lawton, OK MSA 114,996 111,486 3,510 3.1%
242 Decatur, IL MSA 114,706 117,206 (2,500) -2.1%
243 Goldsboro, NC MSA 113,329 104,666 8,663 8.3%
244 Sheboygan, WI MSA 112,646 103,877 8,769 8.4%
245 Anniston, AL MSA 112,249 116,034 (3,785) -3.3%
246 Hattiesburg, MS MSA 111,674 98,738 12,936 13.1%
247 Iowa City, IA MSA 111,006 96,119 14,887 15.5%
248 Sherman--Denison, TX MSA 110,595 95,021 15,574 16.4%
249 Danville, VA MSA 110,156 108,711 1,445 1.3%
250 Jackson, TN MSA 107,377 90,801 16,576 18.3%
251 Sumter, SC MSA 104,646 102,637 2,009 2.0%
252 San Angelo, TX MSA 104,010 98,458 5,552 5.6%
253 Gadsden, AL MSA 103,459 99,840 3,619 3.6%
254 St. Joseph, MO MSA 102,490 97,715 4,775 4.9%
255 Cumberland, MD--WV MSA 102,008 101,643 365 0.4%
256 Kokomo, IN MSA 101,541 96,946 4,595 4.7%
257 Lawrence, KS MSA 99,962 81,798 18,164 22.2%
258 Grand Forks, ND--MN MSA 97,478 103,181 (5,703) -5.5%
259 Missoula, MT MSA 95,802 78,687 17,115 21.8%
260 Bismarck, ND MSA 94,719 83,831 10,888 13.0%
261 Owensboro, KY MSA 91,545 87,189 4,356 5.0%
262 Elmira, NY MSA 91,070 95,195 (4,125) -4.3%
263 Bangor, ME MSA 90,864 91,629 (765) -0.8%
264 Lewiston--Auburn, ME MSA 90,830 93,679 (2,849) -3.0%
265 Dubuque, IA MSA 89,143 86,403 2,740 3.2%
266 Rapid City, SD MSA 88,565 81,343 7,222 8.9%
267 Pittsfield, MA MSA 84,699 88,695 (3,996) -4.5%
268 Pine Bluff, AR MSA 84,278 85,487 (1,209) -1.4%
269 Victoria, TX MSA 84,088 74,361 9,727 13.1%
270 Jonesboro, AR MSA 82,148 68,956 13,192 19.1%
271 Cheyenne, WY MSA 81,607 73,142 8,465 11.6%
272 Great Falls, MT MSA 80,357 77,691 2,666 3.4%
273 Corvallis, OR MSA 78,153 70,811 7,342 10.4%
274 Pocatello, ID MSA 75,565 66,026 9,539 14.4%
275 Casper, WY MSA 66,533 61,226 5,307 8.7%
276 Enid, OK MSA 57,813 56,735 1,078 1.9%

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