US Metropolitan Areas over 1,000,000 in 1998:
Ranked by Change in Suburban Share from 1990
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Central City(s) |
Suburban |
|
Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
1998 |
1990 |
Change in Share |
1998 |
1990 |
Change in Share |
|
1 |
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA |
72.9% |
77.2% |
-5.55% |
27.1% |
22.8% |
18.81% |
|
2 |
Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA |
57.6% |
64.2% |
-10.27% |
42.4% |
35.8% |
18.44% |
|
3 |
Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA |
53.5% |
59.2% |
-9.55% |
46.5% |
40.8% |
13.84% |
|
4 |
Jacksonville, FL MSA |
66.4% |
70.1% |
-5.23% |
33.6% |
29.9% |
12.23% |
|
5 |
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA |
65.5% |
69.2% |
-5.30% |
34.5% |
30.8% |
11.91% |
|
6 |
Indianapolis, IN MSA |
52.6% |
57.3% |
-8.09% |
47.4% |
42.7% |
10.85% |
|
7 |
Nashville, TN MSA |
49.2% |
54.1% |
-9.15% |
50.8% |
45.9% |
10.80% |
|
8 |
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA |
45.2% |
49.5% |
-8.61% |
54.8% |
50.5% |
8.43% |
|
9 |
Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA |
43.8% |
47.9% |
-8.43% |
56.2% |
52.1% |
7.74% |
|
10 |
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA |
42.2% |
46.2% |
-8.60% |
57.8% |
53.8% |
7.38% |
|
11 |
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA |
44.3% |
48.0% |
-7.64% |
55.7% |
52.0% |
7.06% |
|
12 |
Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA |
32.8% |
36.6% |
-10.40% |
67.2% |
63.4% |
6.00% |
|
13 |
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA |
20.4% |
24.4% |
-16.60% |
79.6% |
75.6% |
5.36% |
|
14 |
New Orleans, LA MSA |
37.5% |
40.5% |
-7.39% |
62.5% |
59.5% |
5.04% |
|
15 |
Minneapolis-St Paul, MN-WI MSA |
21.5% |
25.2% |
-14.75% |
78.5% |
74.8% |
4.98% |
|
16 |
Kansas City, MO-KS MSA |
40.7% |
43.5% |
-6.37% |
59.3% |
56.5% |
4.90% |
|
17 |
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA |
30.5% |
33.6% |
-9.12% |
69.5% |
66.4% |
4.61% |
|
18 |
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA |
29.3% |
32.4% |
-9.39% |
70.7% |
67.6% |
4.50% |
|
19 |
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA |
41.0% |
43.4% |
-5.61% |
59.0% |
56.6% |
4.31% |
|
20 |
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA |
22.9% |
26.0% |
-11.75% |
77.1% |
74.0% |
4.12% |
|
21 |
San Antonio, TX MSA |
74.8% |
75.8% |
-1.29% |
25.2% |
24.2% |
4.04% |
|
22 |
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA |
24.8% |
27.7% |
-10.33% |
75.2% |
72.3% |
3.95% |
|
23 |
St Louis, MO-IL MSA |
21.0% |
23.9% |
-12.36% |
79.0% |
76.1% |
3.89% |
|
24 |
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA |
25.7% |
28.4% |
-9.34% |
74.3% |
71.6% |
3.70% |
|
25 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA |
28.9% |
31.3% |
-7.93% |
71.1% |
68.7% |
3.62% |
|
26 |
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA |
39.7% |
41.7% |
-4.81% |
60.3% |
58.3% |
3.45% |
|
27 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA |
27.8% |
29.9% |
-7.22% |
72.2% |
70.1% |
3.09% |
|
28 |
Columbus, OH MSA |
51.5% |
52.9% |
-2.75% |
48.5% |
47.1% |
3.09% |
|
29 |
Atlanta, GA MSA |
10.8% |
13.3% |
-19.01% |
89.2% |
86.7% |
2.92% |
|
30 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA |
31.0% |
32.8% |
-5.41% |
69.0% |
67.2% |
2.64% |
|
31 |
Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA |
21.0% |
22.9% |
-8.04% |
79.0% |
77.1% |
2.38% |
|
32 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA |
16.9% |
18.8% |
-9.92% |
83.1% |
81.2% |
2.30% |
|
33 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA |
42.2% |
43.5% |
-2.95% |
57.8% |
56.5% |
2.27% |
|
34 |
Rochester, NY MSA |
20.0% |
21.7% |
-7.54% |
80.0% |
78.3% |
2.09% |
|
35 |
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT CMSA |
29.5% |
30.9% |
-4.43% |
70.5% |
69.1% |
1.98% |
|
36 |
Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA |
29.7% |
31.0% |
-4.22% |
70.3% |
69.0% |
1.89% |
|
37 |
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA |
44.3% |
45.2% |
-2.20% |
55.7% |
54.8% |
1.82% |
|
38 |
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA |
36.3% |
37.4% |
-2.86% |
63.7% |
62.6% |
1.71% |
|
39 |
Orlando, FL MSA |
12.0% |
13.4% |
-10.43% |
88.0% |
86.6% |
1.62% |
|
40 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Is -NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA |
44.4% |
45.2% |
-1.85% |
55.6% |
54.8% |
1.53% |
|
41 |
Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA |
29.8% |
30.8% |
-3.22% |
70.2% |
69.2% |
1.43% |
|
42 |
San Diego, CA MSA |
49.2% |
49.9% |
-1.41% |
50.8% |
50.1% |
1.40% |
|
43 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA |
49.1% |
49.7% |
-1.16% |
50.9% |
50.3% |
1.14% |
|
44 |
Pittsburgh, PA MSA |
14.5% |
15.4% |
-6.03% |
85.5% |
84.6% |
1.10% |
|
45 |
Oklahoma City, OK MSA |
57.0% |
57.4% |
-0.77% |
43.0% |
42.6% |
1.04% |
|
46 |
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA |
14.3% |
15.0% |
-4.20% |
85.7% |
85.0% |
0.74% |
|
47 |
Hartford, CT MSA |
15.3% |
15.8% |
-2.87% |
84.7% |
84.2% |
0.54% |
|
48 |
Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA |
30.6% |
30.4% |
0.76% |
69.4% |
69.6% |
-0.33% |
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Total |
36.0% |
38.1% |
-5.42% |
64.0% |
61.9% |
3.33% |
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