Tracking metropolitan America into the 21st century - Population ...

Appendix C. Metropolitan Statistical Areas with Populations of 500,000 orGreater, New Standards, 2000Rank Metropolitan Statistical Area Population in 20001 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 18,323,0022 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 12,365,6273 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI 9,098,3164 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 5,687,1475 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 5,161,5446 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL 5,007,5647 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 4,796,1838 Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX 4,715,4079 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 4,452,55710 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 4,391,34411 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 4,247,98112 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 4,123,74013 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 3,254,82114 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 3,251,87615 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 3,043,87816 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 2,968,80617 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 2,813,83318 St. Louis, MO-IL 2,698,68719 Baltimore-Towson, MD 2,552,99420 Pittsburgh, PA 2,431,08721 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 2,395,99722 Denver-Aurora, CO 2,157,75623 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 2,148,14324 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 2,009,63225 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 1,927,88126 Kansas City, MO-KS 1,836,03827 Sacramento—Arden-Arcade—Roseville, CA 1,796,85728 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,735,81929 San Antonio, TX 1,711,70330 Orlando, FL 1,644,56131 Columbus, OH 1,612,69432 Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA 1,582,99733 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 1,576,37034 Indianapolis, IN 1,525,10435 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 1,500,74136 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 1,375,76537 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 1,330,44838 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 1,316,51039 Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro, TN 1,311,78940 Austin-Round Rock, TX 1,249,76341 Memphis, TN-MS-AR 1,205,20442 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 1,170,11143 Louisville, KY-IN 1,161,97544 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 1,148,61845 Jacksonville, FL 1,122,75046 Richmond, VA 1,096,95747 Oklahoma City, OK 1,095,42148 Birmingham-Hoover, AL 1,052,23826November 2004 • The Brookings InstitutionThe Living Cities Census Series