U.S. metropolitan area 2019 population estimates
A look at where the country's largest metropolitan statistical areas rank in population, according to the United States Census Bureau's recently released 2019 population estimates.
Population estimates of the top 200 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) as of July 1, 2019:
A Miami-Dade Transit Metrorail train at the Miami Intermodal Center (MIC).
A metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is the formal definition of a region that consists of a city and surrounding communities that are linked by social and economic factors, as established by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).*
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New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, 19,216,182
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Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 13,214,799
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Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI, 9,458,539
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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, 7,573,136
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Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX, 7,066,141
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 6,280,487
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Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL, 6,166,488
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Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 6,102,434
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Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA, 6,020,364
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Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 4,948,203
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Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 4,873,019
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San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA, 4,731,803
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Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 4,650,631
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Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 4,319,629
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Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 3,979,845
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Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 3,640,043
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San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 3,338,330
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Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 3,194,831
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Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO, 2,967,239
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St. Louis, MO-IL, 2,803,228
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Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, 2,800,053
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Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 2,636,883
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Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, 2,608,147
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San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, 2,550,960
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Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 2,492,412
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Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, 2,363,730
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Pittsburgh, PA, 2,317,600
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Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV, 2,266,715
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Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX, 2,227,083
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Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 2,221,208
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Kansas City, MO-KS, 2,157,990
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Columbus, OH, 2,122,271
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Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN, 2,074,537
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Cleveland-Elyria, OH, 2,048,449
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San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 1,990,660
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Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN, 1,934,317
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Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC, 1,768,901
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Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 1,624,578
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Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 1,575,179
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Jacksonville, FL, 1,559,514
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Oklahoma City, OK, 1,408,950
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Raleigh-Cary, NC, 1,390,785
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Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 1,346,045
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Richmond, VA, 1,291,900
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New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 1,270,530
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Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 1,265,108
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Salt Lake City, UT, 1,232,696
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Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT, 1,204,877
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Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 1,127,983
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Birmingham-Hoover, AL, 1,090,435
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Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI, 1,077,370
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Rochester, NY, 1,069,644
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Tucson, AZ, 1,047,279
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Fresno, CA, 999,101
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Tulsa, OK, 998,626
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Urban Honolulu, HI, 974,563
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Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA, 949,442
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Worcester, MA-CT, 947,404
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Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT, 943,332
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Greenville-Anderson, SC, 920,477
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Albuquerque, NM, 918,018
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Bakersfield, CA, 900,202
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Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY, 880,381
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Knoxville, TN, 869,046
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McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX, 868,707
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Baton Rouge, LA, 854,884
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New Haven-Milford, CT, 854,757
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Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, 846,006
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El Paso, TX, 844,124
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Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, 844,052
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Columbia, SC, 838,433
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North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL, 836,995
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Dayton-Kettering, OH, 807,611
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Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 802,122
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Greensboro-High Point, NC, 771,851
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Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL, 770,577
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Stockton, CA, 762,148
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Boise City, ID, 749,202
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Colorado Springs, CO, 745,791
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Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 742,384
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Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL, 724,777
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Akron, OH, 703,479
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Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, 699,292
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Springfield, MA, 697,382
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Ogden-Clearfield, UT, 683,864
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Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY, 679,158
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Winston-Salem, NC, 676,008
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Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL, 668,365
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Madison, WI, 664,865
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Syracuse, NY, 648,593
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Provo-Orem, UT, 648,252
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Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, 644,367
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Toledo, OH, 641,816
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Wichita, KS, 640,218
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Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, 608,980
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Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL, 601,942
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Jackson, MS, 594,806
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Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 577,941
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Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, 568,521
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Chattanooga, TN-GA, 565,194
*Above: The skyline of Austin, TX.