It should be noted that more inclusive definitions of "metropolitan area" were used in the 1990s, such as "San Francisco–Oakland–San Jose" and "Washington–Baltimore". A more restrictive definition of metropolitan area used after the 2000 census resulted in breaking up these conglomerates or CMSA's (Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas). Several major alterations were made to the Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Detroit, Philadelphia, and Cleveland areas as well, resulting in a more restrictive definition and thus a lower-ranked or lower total population. For example, Los Angeles–San Bernardino–Riverside would today be over 17 million, instead of just 12 million.
| Rank
| Metropolitan Statistical Area
| State(s) and/or Territory
| July 1, 2004
Population Estimate
|
| 1
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| NY-NJ-PA
| 18,709,802
|
| 2
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
| CA
| 12,925,330
|
| 3
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet
| IL-IN-WI
| 9,391,515
|
| 4
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
| PA-NJ-DE-MD
| 5,800,614
|
| 5
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
| TX
| 5,700,256
|
| 6
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach
| FL
| 5,361,723
|
| 7
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
| TX
| 5,180,443
|
| 8
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria
| DC-VA-MD-WV
| 5,139,549
|
| 9
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta
| GA
| 4,708,297
|
| 10
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia
| MI
| 4,493,165
|
| 11
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
| MA-NH
| 4,424,649
|
| 12
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
| CA
| 4,153,870
|
| 13
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
| CA
| 3,793,081
|
| 14
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale
| AZ
| 3,715,360
|
| 15
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
| WA
| 3,166,828
|
| 16
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
| MN-WI
| 3,116,206
|
| 17
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
| CA
| 2,931,714
|
| 18
| St. Louis
| MO-IL
| 2,764,054
|
| 19
| Baltimore-Towson
| MD
| 2,639,213
|
| 20
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater
| FL
| 2,587,967
|
| 21
| Pittsburgh
| PA
| 2,401,575
|
| 22
| Denver-Aurora
| CO
| 2,330,146
|
| 23
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor
| OH
| 2,137,073
|
| 24
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton
| OR-WA
| 2,064,336
|
| 25
| Cincinnati-Middletown
| OH-KY-IN
| 2,058,221
|
| 26
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville
| CA
| 2,016,702
|
| 27
| Kansas City
| MO-KS
| 1,925,319
|
| 28
| Orlando-Kissimmee
| FL
| 1,861,707
|
| 29
| San Antonio
| TX
| 1,854,050
|
| 30
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
| CA
| 1,741,431
|
| 31
| Columbus
| OH
| 1,693,906
|
| 32
| Las Vegas-Paradise
| NV
| 1,650,671
|
| 33
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News
| VA-NC
| 1,644,250
|
| 34
| Providence-New Bedford-Fall River
| RI-MA
| 1,628,808
|
| 35
| Indianapolis-Carmel
| IN
| 1,621,613
|
| 36
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis
| WI
| 1,515,738
|
| 37
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord
| NC-SC
| 1,474,734
|
| 38
| Austin-Round Rock
| TX
| 1,412,271
|
| 39
| Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro
| TN
| 1,395,879
|
| 40
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner
| LA
| 1,319,589
|
| 41
| Memphis
| TN-MS-AR
| 1,250,293
|
| 42
| Jacksonville
| FL
| 1,225,381
|
| 43
| Louisville-Jefferson County
| KY-IN
| 1,200,847
|
| 44
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford
| CT
| 1,184,564
|
| 45
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls
| NY
| 1,154,378
|
| 46
| Richmond
| VA
| 1,154,317
|
| 47
| Oklahoma City
| OK
| 1,144,327
|
| 48
| Birmingham-Hoover
| AL
| 1,082,193
|
| 49
| Rochester
| NY
| 1,041,499
|
| 50
| Salt Lake City
| UT
| 1,018,826
|
| 51
| Raleigh-Cary
| NC
| 914,680
|
| 52
| Tucson
| AZ
| 907,059
|
| 53
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk
| CT
| 903,291
|
| 54
| Honolulu
| HI
| 899,593
|
| 55
| Tulsa
| OK
| 881,815
|
| 56
| Fresno
| CA
| 866,772
|
| 57
| New Haven-Milford
| CT
| 845,694
|
| 58
| Dayton
| OH
| 845,646
|
| 59
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy
| NY
| 845,269
|
| 60
| Omaha-Council Bluffs
| NE-IA
| 803,801
|
| 61
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
| CA
| 797,699
|
| 62
| Albuquerque
| NM
| 781,447
|
| 63
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
| PA-NJ
| 779,816
|
| 64
| Worcester
| MA
| 779,488
|
| 65
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming
| MI
| 767,539
|
| 66
| Bakersfield
| CA
| 734,846
|
| 67
| Baton Rouge
| LA
| 728,731
|
| 68
| El Paso
| TX
| 713,126
|
| 69
| Akron
| OH
| 702,078
|
| 70
| Springfield
| MA
| 687,973
|
| 71
| Columbia
| SC
| 679,456
|
| 72
| Greensboro-High Point
| NC
| 667,542
|
| 73
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
| NY
| 663,747
|
| 74
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
| TX
| 658,248
|
| 75
| Toledo
| OH
| 658,236
|
| 76
| Syracuse
| NY
| 653,988
|
| 77
| Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice
| FL
| 651,862
|
| 78
| Stockton
| CA
| 649,868
|
| 79
| Knoxville
| TN
| 647,170
|
| 80
| Little Rock-North Little Rock
| AR
| 636,636
|
| 81
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
| OH-PA
| 590,038
|
| 82
| Wichita
| KS
| 584,671
|
| 83
| Greenville
| SC
| 583,867
|
| 84
| Charleston-North Charleston
| SC
| 583,434
|
| 85
| Colorado Springs
| CO
| 576,251
|
| 86
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
| PA
| 551,531
|
| 87
| Madison
| WI
| 531,766
|
| 88
| Boise City-Nampa
| ID
| 524,884
|
| 89
| Lakeland
| FL
| 524,389
|
| 90
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
| FL
| 519,387
|
| 91
| Harrisburg-Carlisle
| PA
| 519,331
|
| 92
| Jackson
| MS
| 517,275
|
| 93
| Augusta-Richmond County
| GA-SC
| 515,314
|
| 94
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers
| FL
| 514,295
|
| 95
| Des Moines-West Des Moines
| IA
| 511,878
|
| 96
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford
| ME
| 510,791
|
| 97
| Modesto
| CA
| 498,355
|
| 98
| Chattanooga
| TN-GA
| 489,609
|
| 99
| Lancaster
| PA
| 487,332
|
| 100
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
| FL
| 478,670
|
| 101
| Ogden-Clearfield
| UT
| 477,455
|
| 102
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma
| CA
| 468,450
|
| 103
| Lansing-East Lansing
| MI
| 455,929
|
| 104
| Durham
| NC
| 451,212
|
| 105
| Flint
| MI
| 443,947
|
| 106
| Winston-Salem
| NC
| 441,607
|
| 107
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
| FL
| 437,135
|
| 108
| Spokane
| WA
| 435,644
|
| 109
| Lexington-Fayette
| KY
| 424,661
|
| 110
| Salinas
| CA
| 414,629
|
| 111
| Vallejo-Fairfield
| CA
| 412,970
|
| 112
| Provo-Orem
| UT
| 412,361
|
| 113
| Canton-Massillon
| OH
| 410,805
|
| 114
| Corpus Christi
| TX
| 409,741
|
| 115
| Fort Wayne
| IN
| 402,086
|
| 116
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria
| CA
| 401,851
|
| 117
| York-Hanover
| PA
| 401,613
|
| 118
| Visalia-Porterville
| CA
| 401,502
|
| 119
| Mobile
| AL
| 400,526
|
| 120
| Manchester-Nashua
| NH
| 398,574
|
| 121
| Reading
| PA
| 391,640
|
| 122
| Springfield
| MO
| 390,986
|
| 123
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
| AR-MO
| 390,881
|
| 124
| Asheville
| NC
| 387,248
|
| 125
| Reno-Sparks
| NV
| 384,491
|
| 126
| Beaumont-Port Arthur
| TX
| 383,443
|
| 127
| Shreveport-Bossier City
| LA
| 381,817
|
| 128
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island
| IA-IL
| 375,437
|
| 129
| Brownsville-Harlingen
| TX
| 371,825
|
| 130
| Salem
| OR
| 369,406
|
| 131
| Peoria
| IL
| 367,860
|
| 132
| Trenton-Ewing
| NJ
| 365,271
|
| 133
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce
| FL
| 364,772
|
| 134
| Huntsville
| AL
| 362,459
|
| 135
| Montgomery
| AL
| 355,181
|
| 136
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
| NC
| 352,734
|
| 137
| Evansville
| IN-KY
| 348,454
|
| 138
| Fayetteville
| NC
| 347,751
|
| 139
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
| TX
| 346,116
|
| 140
| Anchorage
| AK
| 344,965
|
| 141
| Ann Arbor
| MI
| 339,191
|
| 142
| Rockford
| IL
| 335,278
|
| 143
| Tallahassee
| FL
| 331,655
|
| 144
| Eugene-Springfield
| OR
| 331,594
|
| 145
| Kalamazoo-Portage
| MI
| 319,265
|
| 146
| South Bend-Mishawaka
| IN-MI
| 318,192
|
| 147
| Savannah
| GA
| 310,714
|
| 148
| Charleston
| WV
| 307,763
|
| 149
| Wilmington
| NC
| 303,246
|
| 150
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol
| TN-VA
| 300,669
|
| 151
| Utica-Rome
| NY
| 298,820
|
| 152
| Naples-Marco Island
| FL
| 296,678
|
| 153
| Green Bay
| WI
| 295,473
|
| 154
| Ocala
| FL
| 291,322
|
| 155
| Roanoke
| VA
| 291,135
|
| 156
| Huntington-Ashland
| WV-KY-OH
| 287,038
|
| 157
| Erie
| PA
| 282,355
|
| 158
| Fort Smith
| AR-OK
| 282,167
|
| 159
| Columbus
| GA-AL
| 279,518
|
| 160
| Boulder
| CO
| 278,917
|
| 161
| Lincoln
| NE
| 278,201
|
| 162
| Duluth
| MN-WI
| 275,820
|
| 163
| Fort Collins-Loveland
| CO
| 268,872
|
| 164
| Atlantic City
| NJ
| 268,693
|
| 165
| Norwich-New London
| CT
| 266,466
|
| 166
| Spartanburg
| SC
| 264,230
|
| 167
| Lubbock
| TX
| 257,663
|
| 168
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
| CA
| 254,566
|
| 169
| Gulfport-Biloxi
| MS
| 252,771
|
| 170
| Holland-Grand Haven
| MI
| 252,351
|
| 171
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville
| CA
| 250,633
|
| 172
| Binghamton
| NY
| 249,231
|
| 173
| Lafayette
| LA
| 246,160
|
| 174
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg
| MD-WV
| 244,796
|
| 175
| Cedar Rapids
| IA
| 244,546
|
| 176
| Bremerton-Silverdale
| WA
| 239,138
|
| 177
| Gainesville
| FL
| 239,114
|
| 178
| Clarksville
| TN-KY
| 238,897
|
| 179
| Merced
| CA
| 237,005
|
| 180
| Amarillo
| TX
| 236,113
|
| 181
| Lynchburg
| VA
| 232,538
|
| 182
| Yakima
| WA
| 229,094
|
| 183
| Barnstable Town
| MA
| 228,683
|
| 184
| Macon
| GA
| 228,170
|
| 185
| Topeka
| KS
| 227,820
|
| 186
| Olympia
| WA
| 224,673
|
| 187
| Waco
| TX
| 222,439
|
| 188
| Laredo
| TX
| 219,464
|
| 189
| Greeley
| CO
| 219,257
|
| 190
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach
| SC
| 217,608
|
| 191
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco
| WA
| 215,463
|
| 192
| Champaign-Urbana
| IL
| 215,122
|
| 193
| Appleton
| WI
| 213,102
|
| 194
| Chico
| CA
| 212,968
|
| 195
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North
| MI
| 209,062
|
| 196
| Springfield
| IL
| 204,745
|
| 197
| Burlington-South Burlington
| VT
| 204,485
|
| 198
| Sioux Falls
| SD
| 203,324
|
| 199
| Longview
| TX
| 200,405
|
| 200
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux
| LA
| 198,680
|
| 201
| Florence
| SC
| 197,256
|
| 202
| Tuscaloosa
| AL
| 195,125
|
| 203
| Lake Charles
| LA
| 194,642
|
| 204
| Racine
| WI
| 194,188
|
| 205
| Medford
| OR
| 192,992
|
| 206
| Elkhart-Goshen
| IN
| 191,768
|
| 207
| Prescott
| AZ
| 190,628
|
| 208
| College Station-Bryan
| TX
| 189,468
|
| 209
| Johnson City
| TN
| 187,321
|
| 210
| Tyler
| TX
| 186,414
|
| 211
| Las Cruces
| NM
| 186,095
|
| 212
| Kingston
| NY
| 181,779
|
| 213
| Fargo
| ND-MN
| 181,520
|
| 214
| Lafayette
| IN
| 181,512
|
| 215
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin
| FL
| 181,460
|
| 216
| Charlottesville
| VA
| 180,901
|
| 217
| Bellingham
| WA
| 180,167
|
| 218
| St. Cloud
| MN
| 179,154
|
| 219
| Redding
| CA
| 177,816
|
| 220
| Bloomington
| IN
| 177,587
|
| 221
| Yuma
| AZ
| 176,083
|
| 222
| Rochester
| MN
| 174,853
|
| 223
| Muskegon-Norton Shores
| MI
| 174,401
|
| 224
| Athens-Clarke County
| GA
| 173,760
|
| 225
| Anderson
| SC
| 173,550
|
| 226
| Monroe
| LA
| 171,249
|
| 227
| Terre Haute
| IN
| 168,767
|
| 228
| Joplin
| MO
| 164,235
|
| 229
| Niles-Benton Harbor
| MI
| 163,125
|
| 230
| Jackson
| MI
| 162,973
|
| 231
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna
| WV-OH
| 162,953
|
| 232
| Albany
| GA
| 162,800
|
| 233
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls
| IA
| 161,913
|
| 234
| Gainesville
| GA
| 160,925
|
| 235
| Greenville
| NC
| 160,806
|
| 236
| Oshkosh-Neenah
| WI
| 159,008
|
| 237
| Abilene
| TX
| 158,515
|
| 238
| Bloomington-Normal
| IL
| 158,006
|
| 239
| Panama City-Lynn Haven
| FL
| 157,949
|
| 240
| Punta Gorda
| FL
| 157,134
|
| 241
| Janesville
| WI
| 156,512
|
| 242
| Pascagoula
| MS
| 156,274
|
| 243
| Jacksonville
| NC
| 154,297
|
| 244
| Eau Claire
| WI
| 153,150
|
| 245
| Monroe
| MI
| 152,552
|
| 246
| El Centro
| CA
| 152,448
|
| 247
| Yuba City
| CA
| 151,391
|
| 248
| Columbia
| MO
| 151,307
|
| 249
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton
| NJ
| 151,183
|
| 250
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford
| VA
| 150,870
|
| 251
| Pueblo
| CO
| 150,171
|
| 252
| Wheeling
| WV-OH
| 149,498
|
| 253
| Johnstown
| PA
| 148,496
|
| 254
| Bangor
| ME
| 148,196
|
| 255
| Wichita Falls
| TX
| 147,826
|
| 256
| Decatur
| AL
| 147,629
|
| 257
| Alexandria
| LA
| 147,152
|
| 258
| Rocky Mount
| NC
| 145,423
|
| 259
| Billings
| MT
| 144,472
|
| 260
| Sioux City
| IA-NE-SD
| 143,192
|
| 261
| Springfield
| OH
| 142,613
|
| 262
| Hanford-Corcoran
| CA
| 142,561
|
| 263
| Jefferson City
| MO
| 142,448
|
| 264
| Florence-Muscle Shoals
| AL
| 142,339
|
| 265
| State College
| PA
| 140,476
|
| 266
| Battle Creek
| MI
| 139,067
|
| 267
| Madera
| CA
| 138,951
|
| 268
| Dover
| DE
| 138,752
|
| 269
| Santa Fe
| NM
| 138,705
|
| 270
| Burlington
| NC
| 138,462
|
| 271
| Iowa City
| IA
| 137,397
|
| 272
| Dothan
| AL
| 135,245
|
| 273
| Bend
| OR
| 134,479
|
| 274
| Texarkana-Texarkana
| TX-AR
| 132,716
|
| 275
| Pittsfield
| MA
| 132,486
|
| 276
| Napa
| CA
| 132,339
|
| 277
| Anderson
| IN
| 130,602
|
| 278
| Dalton
| GA
| 130,017
|
| 279
| Hattiesburg
| MS
| 129,967
|
| 280
| Morristown
| TN
| 129,010
|
| 281
| La Crosse
| WI-MN
| 128,644
|
| 282
| Mansfield
| OH
| 128,096
|
| 283
| Glens Falls
| NY
| 127,954
|
| 284
| Wausau
| WI
| 127,733
|
| 285
| Weirton-Steubenville
| WV-OH
| 127,712
|
| 286
| Altoona
| PA
| 127,468
|
| 287
| Grand Junction
| CO
| 127,253
|
| 288
| Lebanon
| PA
| 124,489
|
| 289
| Odessa
| TX
| 124,488
|
| 290
| Farmington
| NM
| 124,166
|
| 291
| Sebastian-Vero Beach
| FL
| 124,114
|
| 292
| Warner Robins
| GA
| 123,753
|
| 293
| Valdosta
| GA
| 123,718
|
| 294
| Flagstaff
| AZ
| 122,754
|
| 295
| Coeur d'Alene
| ID
| 122,350
|
| 296
| St. Joseph
| MO-KS
| 122,209
|
| 297
| Auburn-Opelika
| AL
| 120,714
|
| 298
| Midland
| TX
| 120,344
|
| 299
| Williamsport
| PA
| 118,542
|
| 300
| Muncie
| IN
| 117,774
|
| 301
| Rapid City
| SD
| 117,487
|
| 302
| Sherman-Denison
| TX
| 115,933
|
| 303
| Salisbury
| MD
| 114,645
|
| 304
| Goldsboro
| NC
| 114,245
|
| 305
| Sheboygan
| WI
| 113,958
|
| 306
| Morgantown
| WV
| 113,774
|
| 307
| Victoria
| TX
| 113,450
|
| 308
| Winchester
| VA-WV
| 112,932
|
| 309
| Anniston-Oxford
| AL
| 112,425
|
| 310
| Jonesboro
| AR
| 111,530
|
| 311
| Harrisonburg
| VA
| 111,284
|
| 312
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes
| WA
| 111,064
|
| 313
| Owensboro
| KY
| 111,028
|
| 314
| Decatur
| IL
| 110,980
|
| 315
| Lawton
| OK
| 110,514
|
| 316
| Idaho Falls
| ID
| 110,435
|
| 317
| Jackson
| TN
| 110,170
|
| 318
| St. George
| UT
| 109,924
|
| 319
| Michigan City-La Porte
| IN
| 109,755
|
| 320
| Logan
| UT-ID
| 109,666
|
| 321
| Elizabethtown
| KY
| 109,551
|
| 322
| Bay City
| MI
| 109,480
|
| 323
| Bowling Green
| KY
| 109,089
|
| 324
| Danville
| VA
| 108,123
|
| 325
| Cleveland
| TN
| 107,237
|
| 326
| Kankakee-Bradley
| IL
| 107,188
|
| 327
| Lewiston-Auburn
| ME
| 107,022
|
| 328
| Lima
| OH
| 106,873
|
| 329
| Sumter
| SC
| 105,943
|
| 330
| Pine Bluff
| AR
| 105,866
|
| 331
| San Angelo
| TX
| 105,510
|
| 332
| Wenatchee
| WA
| 103,414
|
| 333
| Gadsden
| AL
| 103,250
|
| 334
| Lawrence
| KS
| 102,786
|
| 335
| Kokomo
| IN
| 101,220
|
| 336
| Cumberland
| MD-WV
| 101,016
|
| 337
| Ocean City
| NJ
| 100,758
|
| 338
| Ithaca
| NY
| 100,135
|
| 339
| Missoula
| MT
| 99,018
|
| 340
| Fond du Lac
| WI
| 98,663
|
| 341
| Brunswick
| GA
| 98,037
|
| 342
| Bismarck
| ND
| 97,924
|
| 343
| Longview
| WA
| 96,189
|
| 344
| Grand Forks
| ND-MN
| 96,046
|
| 345
| Rome
| GA
| 94,009
|
| 346
| Hot Springs
| AR
| 92,141
|
| 347
| Dubuque
| IA
| 91,000
|
| 348
| Elmira
| NY
| 89,984
|
| 349
| Fairbanks
| AK
| 85,930
|
| 350
| Cheyenne
| WY
| 85,296
|
| 351
| Pocatello
| ID
| 83,155
|
| 352
| Danville
| IL
| 82,786
|
| 353
| Ames
| IA
| 80,404
|
| 354
| Great Falls
| MT
| 79,849
|
| 355
| Corvallis
| OR
| 79,357
|
| 356
| Sandusky
| OH
| 78,992
|
| 357
| Columbus
| IN
| 72,987
|
| 358
| Hinesville-Fort Stewart
| GA
| 72,676
|
| 359
| Casper
| WY
| 69,010
|
| 360
| Lewiston
| ID-WA
| 58,654
|
| 361
| Carson City
| NV
| 55,974
|
"List of United States metropolitan areas"