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).*

  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, 19,216,182

  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 13,214,799

  3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI, 9,458,539

  4. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, 7,573,136

  5. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX, 7,066,141

  6. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 6,280,487

  7. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL, 6,166,488

  8. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 6,102,434

  9. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA, 6,020,364

  10. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 4,948,203

  11. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 4,873,019

  12. San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA, 4,731,803

  13. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 4,650,631

  14. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 4,319,629

  15. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 3,979,845

  16. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 3,640,043

  17. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 3,338,330

  18. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 3,194,831

  19. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO, 2,967,239

  20. St. Louis, MO-IL, 2,803,228

  21. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, 2,800,053

  22. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 2,636,883

  23. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, 2,608,147

  24. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, 2,550,960

  25. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 2,492,412

  26. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, 2,363,730

  27. Pittsburgh, PA, 2,317,600

  28. Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV, 2,266,715

  29. Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX, 2,227,083

  30. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 2,221,208

  31. Kansas City, MO-KS, 2,157,990

  32. Columbus, OH, 2,122,271

  33. Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN, 2,074,537

  34. Cleveland-Elyria, OH, 2,048,449

  35. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 1,990,660

  36. Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN, 1,934,317

  37. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC, 1,768,901

  38. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 1,624,578

  39. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 1,575,179

  40. Jacksonville, FL, 1,559,514

  41. Oklahoma City, OK, 1,408,950

  42. Raleigh-Cary, NC, 1,390,785

  43. Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 1,346,045

  44. Richmond, VA, 1,291,900

  45. New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 1,270,530

  46. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 1,265,108

  47. Salt Lake City, UT, 1,232,696

  48. Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT, 1,204,877

  49. Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 1,127,983

  50. Birmingham-Hoover, AL, 1,090,435

  51. Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI, 1,077,370

  52. Rochester, NY, 1,069,644

  53. Tucson, AZ, 1,047,279

  54. Fresno, CA, 999,101

  55. Tulsa, OK, 998,626

  56. Urban Honolulu, HI, 974,563

  57. Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA, 949,442

  58. Worcester, MA-CT, 947,404

  59. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT, 943,332

  60. Greenville-Anderson, SC, 920,477

  61. Albuquerque, NM, 918,018

  62. Bakersfield, CA, 900,202

  63. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY, 880,381

  64. Knoxville, TN, 869,046

  65. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX, 868,707

  66. Baton Rouge, LA, 854,884

  67. New Haven-Milford, CT, 854,757

  68. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, 846,006

  69. El Paso, TX, 844,124

  70. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, 844,052

  71. Columbia, SC, 838,433

  72. North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL, 836,995

  73. Dayton-Kettering, OH, 807,611

  74. Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 802,122

  75. Greensboro-High Point, NC, 771,851

  76. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL, 770,577

  77. Stockton, CA, 762,148

  78. Boise City, ID, 749,202

  79. Colorado Springs, CO, 745,791

  80. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 742,384

  81. Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL, 724,777

  82. Akron, OH, 703,479

  83. Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, 699,292

  84. Springfield, MA, 697,382

  85. Ogden-Clearfield, UT, 683,864

  86. Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY, 679,158

  87. Winston-Salem, NC, 676,008

  88. Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL, 668,365

  89. Madison, WI, 664,865

  90. Syracuse, NY, 648,593

  91. Provo-Orem, UT, 648,252

  92. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, 644,367

  93. Toledo, OH, 641,816

  94. Wichita, KS, 640,218

  95. Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, 608,980

  96. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL, 601,942

  97. Jackson, MS, 594,806

  98. Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 577,941

  99. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, 568,521

  100. Chattanooga, TN-GA, 565,194

*Above: The skyline of Austin, TX.