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The following is a list (by population) of all Metropolitan Statistical Areas as defined by the United States Census Bureau. Population estimates are current as of 1 July 2004. Metropolitan Statistical Area names are current as of 1 November 2004.

It should be noted that more inclusive definitions of "metropolitan area" were used in the 1990's, 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, and Philadelphia 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 1 July 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 Cleveland-Akron OH 2,945,831
18 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos CA 2,931,714
19 St. Louis MO-IL 2,764,054
20 Baltimore-Towson MD 2,639,213
21 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater FL 2,587,967
22 Pittsburgh PA 2,401,575
23 Denver-Aurora CO 2,330,146
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 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 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 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 Cruz-Watsonville 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 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

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