Population estimates are current as of July 1, 2005. Metropolitan statistical area names are current as of December 1, 2005.
| Rank
| Metropolitan Statistical Area
| State(s) and/or Territory
| July 1, 2005
Population Estimate
|
| 1
| New York–Northern New Jersey–Long Island
| NY–NJ–PA
| 18,747,320
|
| 2
| Los Angeles–Long Beach–Santa Ana
| CA
| 12,923,547
|
| 3
| Chicago–Naperville–Joliet
| IL–IN–WI
| 9,443,356
|
| 4
| Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington
| PA–NJ–DE–MD
| 5,823,233
|
| 5
| Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington
| TX
| 5,819,475
|
| 6
| Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Miami Beach
| FL
| 5,422,200
|
| 7
| Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown
| TX
| 5,280,077
|
| 8
| Washington–Arlington–Alexandria
| DC–VA–MD–WV
| 5,214,666
|
| 9
| Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Marietta
| GA
| 4,917,717
|
| 10
| Detroit–Warren–Livonia
| MI
| 4,488,335
|
| 11
| Boston–Cambridge–Quincy
| MA–NH
| 4,411,835
|
| 12
| San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont
| CA
| 4,152,688
|
| 13
| Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario
| CA
| 3,909,954
|
| 14
| Phoenix–Mesa–Scottsdale
| AZ
| 3,865,077
|
| 15
| Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue
| WA
| 3,203,314
|
| 16
| Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington
| MN–WI
| 3,142,779
|
| 17
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
| CA
| 2,933,462
|
| 18
| St. Louis
| MO–IL
| 2,778,518
|
| 19
| Baltimore–Towson
| MD
| 2,655,675
|
| 20
| Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater
| FL
| 2,647,658
|
| 21
| Pittsburgh
| PA
| 2,386,074
|
| 22
| Denver–Aurora
| CO
| 2,359,994
|
| 23
| Cleveland–Elyria–Mentor
| OH
| 2,126,318
|
| 24
| Portland–Vancouver–Beaverton
| OR–WA
| 2,095,861
|
| 25
| Cincinnati–Middletown
| OH–KY–IN
| 2,070,441
|
| 26
| Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville
| CA
| 2,042,283
|
| 27
| Kansas City
| MO–KS
| 1,947,694
|
| 28
| Orlando-Kissimmee
| FL
| 1,933,255
|
| 29
| San Antonio
| TX
| 1,889,797
|
| 30
| San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara
| CA
| 1,754,988
|
| 31
| Las Vegas–Paradise
| NV
| 1,710,551
|
| 32
| Columbus
| OH
| 1,708,625
|
| 33
| Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News
| VA–NC
| 1,647,346
|
| 34
| Indianapolis–Carmel
| IN
| 1,640,591
|
| 35
| Providence–New Bedford–Fall River
| RI–MA
| 1,622,520
|
| 36
| Charlotte–Gastonia–Concord
| NC–SC
| 1,521,278
|
| 37
| Milwaukee–Waukesha–West Allis
| WI
| 1,512,855
|
| 38
| Austin–Round Rock
| TX
| 1,452,529
|
| 39
| Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro
| TN
| 1,422,544
|
| 40
| New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner
| LA
| 1,319,367
|
| 41
| Memphis
| TN–MS–AR
| 1,260,950
|
| 42
| Jacksonville
| FL
| 1,248,371
|
| 43
| Louisville–Jefferson County
| KY–IN
| 1,208,452
|
| 44
| Hartford–West Hartford–East Hartford
| CT
| 1,188,241
|
| 45
| Richmond
| VA
| 1,175,654
|
| 46
| Oklahoma City
| OK
| 1,156,812
|
| 47
| Buffalo–Niagara Falls
| NY
| 1,147,711
|
| 48
| Birmingham–Hoover
| AL
| 1,090,126
|
| 49
| Rochester
| NY
| 1,039,028
|
| 50
| Salt Lake City
| UT
| 1,034,484
|
| 51
| Raleigh–Cary
| NC
| 949,681
|
| 52
| Tucson
| AZ
| 924,786
|
| 53
| Honolulu
| HI
| 905,266
|
| 54
| Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk
| CT
| 902,775
|
| 55
| Tulsa
| OK
| 887,715
|
| 56
| Fresno
| CA
| 877,584
|
| 57
| Albany–Schenectady–Troy
| NY
| 848,879
|
| 58
| New Haven–Milford
| CT
| 846,766
|
| 59
| Dayton
| OH
| 843,577
|
| 60
| Omaha–Council Bluffs
| NE–IA
| 813,170
|
| 61
| Albuquerque
| NM
| 797,940
|
| 62
| Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura
| CA
| 796,106
|
| 63
| Allentown–Bethlehem–Easton
| PA–NJ
| 790,535
|
| 64
| Worcester
| MA
| 783,262
|
| 65
| Grand Rapids–Wyoming
| MI
| 771,185
|
| 66
| Bakersfield
| CA
| 756,825
|
| 67
| Baton Rouge
| LA
| 733,802
|
| 68
| El Paso
| TX
| 721,598
|
| 69
| Akron
| OH
| 702,235
|
| 70
| Columbia
| SC
| 689,878
|
| 71
| Springfield
| MA
| 687,264
|
| 72
| McAllen–Edinburg–Mission
| TX
| 678,275
|
| 73
| Greensboro–High Point
| NC
| 674,500
|
| 74
| Sarasota–Bradenton–Venice
| FL
| 673,035
|
| 75
| Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown
| NY
| 667,742
|
| 76
| Stockton
| CA
| 664,116
|
| 77
| Toledo
| OH
| 656,696
|
| 78
| Knoxville
| TN
| 655,400
|
| 79
| Syracuse
| NY
| 651,763
|
| 80
| Little Rock–North Little Rock
| AR
| 643,272
|
| 81
| Charleston–North Charleston
| SC
| 594,899
|
| 82
| Youngstown–Warren–Boardman
| OH–PA
| 593,168
|
| 83
| Greenville
| SC
| 591,251
|
| 84
| Colorado Springs
| CO
| 587,500
|
| 85
| Wichita
| KS
| 587,055
|
| 86
| Scranton–Wilkes-Barre
| PA
| 550,546
|
| 87
| Cape Coral–Fort Myers
| FL
| 544,758
|
| 88
| Boise City–Nampa
| ID
| 544,201
|
| 89
| Lakeland
| FL
| 542,912
|
| 90
| Madison
| WI
| 537,039
|
| 91
| Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville
| FL
| 531,250
|
| 92
| Jackson
| MS
| 522,580
|
| 93
| Des Moines–West Des Moines
| IA
| 522,454
|
| 94
| Harrisburg–Carlisle
| PA
| 521,812
|
| 95
| Augusta-Richmond County
| GA–SC
| 520,332
|
| 96
| Portland–South Portland–Biddeford
| ME
| 514,227
|
| 97
| Modesto
| CA
| 505,505
|
| 98
| Chattanooga
| TN–GA
| 492,126
|
| 99
| Lancaster
| PA
| 490,562
|
| 100
| Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach
| FL
| 490,055
|
| 101
| Ogden–Clearfield
| UT
| 486,842
|
| 102
| Santa Rosa–Petaluma
| CA
| 466,477
|
| 103
| Durham
| NC
| 456,187
|
| 104
| Lansing–East Lansing
| MI
| 455,315
|
| 105
| Winston-Salem
| NC
| 448,629
|
| 106
| Flint
| MI
| 443,883
|
| 107
| Spokane
| WA
| 440,706
|
| 108
| Pensacola–Ferry Pass–Brent
| FL
| 439,877
|
| 109
| Lexington-Fayette
| KY
| 429,889
|
| 110
| Corpus Christi
| TX
| 413,553
|
| 111
| Salinas
| CA
| 412,104
|
| 112
| Vallejo–Fairfield
| CA
| 412,970
|
| 113
| Provo–Orem
| UT
| 411,593
|
| 114
| Visalia-Porterville
| CA
| 410,874
|
| 115
| Canton–Massillon
| OH
| 409,996
|
| 116
| York–Hanover
| PA
| 408,801
|
| 117
| Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers
| AR–MO
| 405,101
|
| 118
| Fort Wayne
| IN
| 404,414
|
| 119
| Mobile
| AL
| 401,427
|
| 120
| Manchester–Nashua
| NH
| 401,291
|
| 121
| Santa Barbara–Santa Maria
| CA
| 400,762
|
| 122
| Springfield
| MO
| 398,124
|
| 123
| Reading
| PA
| 396,314
|
| 124
| Reno–Sparks
| NV
| 393,946
|
| 125
| Asheville
| NC
| 392,831
|
| 126
| Beaumont–Port Arthur
| TX
| 383,530
|
| 127
| Shreveport–Bossier City
| LA
| 383,233
|
| 128
| Port St. Lucie–Fort Pierce
| FL
| 381,033
|
| 129
| Brownsville–Harlingen
| TX
| 378,311
|
| 130
| Davenport–Moline–Rock Island
| IA–IL
| 376,309
|
| 131
| Salem
| OR
| 375,560
|
| 132
| Peoria
| IL
| 369,161
|
| 133
| Huntsville
| AL
| 368,661
|
| 134
| Trenton–Ewing
| NJ
| 366,256
|
| 135
| Montgomery
| AL
| 357,244
|
| 136
| Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton
| NC
| 355,654
|
| 137
| Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood
| TX
| 351,528
|
| 138
| Anchorage
| AK
| 351,049
|
| 139
| Evansville
| IN–KY
| 349,543
|
| 140
| Fayetteville
| NC
| 345,536
|
| 141
| Ann Arbor
| MI
| 341,847
|
| 142
| Rockford
| IL
| 339,178
|
| 143
| Eugene–Springfield
| OR
| 335,180
|
| 144
| Tallahassee
| FL
| 334,886
|
| 145
| Kalamazoo–Portage
| MI
| 319,348
|
| 146
| South Bend–Mishawaka
| IN–MI
| 318,156
|
| 147
| Wilmington
| NC
| 315,144
|
| 148
| Savannah
| GA
| 313,883
|
| 149
| Naples–Marco Island
| FL
| 307,242
|
| 150
| Charleston
| WV
| 306,435
|
| 151
| Ocala
| FL
| 303,442
|
| 152
| Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol
| TN–VA
| 301,294
|
| 153
| Utica–Rome
| NY
| 297,885
|
| 154
| Green Bay
| WI
| 297,493
|
| 155
| Roanoke
| VA
| 292,983
|
| 156
| Huntington–Ashland
| WV–KY–OH
| 286,012
|
| 157
| Fort Smith
| AR–OK
| 284,994
|
| 158
| Columbus
| GA–AL
| 284,299
|
| 159
| Lincoln
| NE
| 281,553
|
| 160
| Erie
| PA
| 280,446
|
| 161
| Boulder
| CO
| 280,440
|
| 162
| Duluth
| MN–WI
| 275,413
|
| 163
| Fort Collins–Loveland
| CO
| 271,927
|
| 164
| Atlantic City
| NJ
| 271,015
|
| 165
| Spartanburg
| SC
| 266,809
|
| 166
| Norwich–New London
| CT
| 266,618
|
| 167
| Lubbock
| TX
| 258,970
|
| 168
| San Luis Obispo–Paso Robles
| CA
| 255,478
|
| 169
| Holland–Grand Haven
| MI
| 255,406
|
| 170
| Gulfport–Biloxi
| MS
| 255,383
|
| 171
| Hagerstown–Martinsburg
| MD–WV
| 251,311
|
| 172
| Santa Cruz–Watsonville
| CA
| 249,666
|
| 173
| Binghamton
| NY
| 248,422
|
| 174
| Lafayette
| LA
| 247,824
|
| 175
| Cedar Rapids
| IA
| 246,412
|
| 176
| Clarksville
| TN–KY
| 243,665
|
| 177
| Merced
| CA
| 241,706
|
| 178
| Bremerton–Silverdale
| WA
| 240,661
|
| 179
| Gainesville
| FL
| 240,254
|
| 180
| Amarillo
| TX
| 238,664
|
| 181
| Lynchburg
| VA
| 236,910
|
| 182
| Yakima
| WA
| 231,586
|
| 183
| Topeka
| KS
| 229,075
|
| 184
| Greeley
| CO
| 228,943
|
| 185
| Olympia
| WA
| 228,867
|
| 186
| Macon
| GA
| 228,712
|
| 187
| Myrtle Beach–Conway–North Myrtle Beach
| SC
| 226,992
|
| 188
| Barnstable Town
| MA
| 226,514
|
| 189
| Laredo
| TX
| 224,695
|
| 190
| Waco
| TX
| 224,668
|
| 191
| Kennewick–Richland–Pasco
| WA
| 220,961
|
| 192
| Champaign–Urbana
| IL
| 215,742
|
| 193
| Appleton
| WI
| 215,143
|
| 194
| Chico
| CA
| 214,185
|
| 195
| Saginaw–Saginaw Township North
| MI
| 208,356
|
| 196
| Sioux Falls
| SD
| 207,918
|
| 197
| Springfield
| IL
| 205,527
|
| 198
| Burlington–South Burlington
| VT
| 205,230
|
| 199
| Longview
| TX
| 201,501
|
| 200
| Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux
| LA
| 199,670
|
| 201
| Prescott
| AZ
| 198,701
|
| 202
| Florence
| SC
| 198,443
|
| 203
| Tuscaloosa
| AL
| 196,885
|
| 204
| Racine
| WI
| 195,708
|
| 205
| Elkhart–Goshen
| IN
| 195,362
|
| 206
| Medford
| OR
| 195,322
|
| 207
| Lake Charles
| LA
| 194,977
|
| 208
| Tyler
| TX
| 190,594
|
| 209
| College Station–Bryan
| TX
| 189,735
|
| 210
| Las Cruces
| NM
| 189,444
|
| 211
| Johnson City
| TN
| 188,944
|
| 212
| Charlottesville
| VA
| 188,424
|
| 213
| Fargo
| ND–MN
| 184,857
|
| 214
| Bellingham
| WA
| 183,471
|
| 215
| Lafayette
| IN
| 183,340
|
| 216
| Kingston
| NY
| 182,693
|
| 217
| Fort Walton Beach–Crestview–Destin
| FL
| 182,172
|
| 218
| Yuma
| AZ
| 181,277
|
| 219
| St. Cloud
| MN
| 181,159
|
| 220
| Redding
| CA
| 179,904
|
| 221
| Bloomington
| IN
| 177,709
|
| 222
| Rochester
| MN
| 176,984
|
| 223
| Muskegon–Norton Shores
| MI
| 175,554
|
| 224
| Anderson
| SC
| 175,514
|
| 225
| Athens–Clarke County
| GA
| 175,085
|
| 226
| Monroe
| LA
| 171,138
|
| 227
| Terre Haute
| IN
| 168,059
|
| 228
| Joplin
| MO
| 166,178
|
| 229
| Gainesville
| GA
| 165,771
|
| 230
| Jackson
| MI
| 163,629
|
| 231
| Albany
| GA
| 162,842
|
| 232
| Niles–Benton Harbor
| MI
| 162,611
|
| 233
| Greenville
| NC
| 162,596
|
| 234
| Parkersburg–Marietta–Vienna
| WV–OH
| 162,529
|
| 235
| Waterloo–Cedar Falls
| IA
| 161,897
|
| 236
| Panama City–Lynn Haven
| FL
| 161,558
|
| 237
| Oshkosh–Neenah
| WI
| 159,482
|
| 238
| Bloomington–Normal
| IL
| 159,013
|
| 239
| Abilene
| TX
| 158,291
|
| 240
| Janesville
| WI
| 157,538
|
| 241
| Punta Gorda
| FL
| 157,536
|
| 242
| Pascagoula
| MS
| 157,199
|
| 243
| Yuba City
| CA
| 156,029
|
| 244
| El Centro
| CA
| 155,823
|
| 245
| Eau Claire
| WI
| 154,039
|
| 246
| Monroe
| MI
| 153,935
|
| 247
| Columbia
| MO
| 153,283
|
| 248
| Vineland–Millville–Bridgeton
| NJ
| 153,252
|
| 249
| Jacksonville
| NC
| 152,440
|
| 250
| Pueblo
| CO
| 151,322
|
| 251
| Blacksburg–Christiansburg–Radford
| VA
| 151,057
|
| 252
| Wheeling
| WV–OH
| 148,677
|
| 253
| Decatur
| AL
| 148,345
|
| 254
| Johnstown
| PA
| 148,073
|
| 255
| Alexandria
| LA
| 147,965
|
| 256
| Bangor
| ME
| 147,068
|
| 257
| Billings
| MT
| 146,593
|
| 258
| Wichita Falls
| TX
| 146,276
|
| 259
| Rocky Mount
| NC
| 145,507
|
| 260
| Dover
| DE
| 143,968
|
| 261
| Jefferson City
| MO
| 143,867
|
| 262
| Hanford–Corcoran
| CA
| 143,420
|
| 263
| Madera
| CA
| 142,788
|
| 264
| Sioux City
| IA–NE–SD
| 142,571
|
| 265
| Springfield
| OH
| 142,376
|
| 266
| Florence–Muscle Shoals
| AL
| 142,351
|
| 267
| Bend
| OR
| 141,382
|
| 268
| Santa Fe
| NM
| 140,855
|
| 269
| State College
| PA
| 140,561
|
| 270
| Burlington
| NC
| 140,533
|
| 271
| Battle Creek
| MI
| 139,191
|
| 272
| Iowa City
| IA
| 138,524
|
| 273
| Dothan
| AL
| 136,594
|
| 274
| Texarkana–Texarkana
| TX–AR
| 133,805
|
| 275
| Napa
| CA
| 132,764
|
| 276
| Hattiesburg
| MS
| 131,871
|
| 277
| Pittsfield
| MA
| 131,868
|
| 278
| Dalton
| GA
| 131,701
|
| 279
| Morristown
| TN
| 130,575
|
| 280
| Anderson
| IN
| 130,412
|
| 281
| Grand Junction
| CO
| 129,872
|
| 282
| Wausau
| WI
| 128,941
|
| 283
| La Crosse
| WI–MN
| 128,899
|
| 284
| Sebastian–Vero Beach
| FL
| 128,594
|
| 285
| Glens Falls
| NY
| 128,572
|
| 286
| Mansfield
| OH
| 127,949
|
| 287
| Coeur d'Alene
| ID
| 127,668
|
| 288
| Altoona
| PA
| 126,795
|
| 289
| Weirton–Steubenville
| WV–OH
| 126,464
|
| 290
| Farmington
| NM
| 126,208
|
| 291
| Warner Robins
| GA
| 126,163
|
| 292
| Lebanon
| PA
| 125,578
|
| 293
| Odessa
| TX
| 125,339
|
| 294
| Valdosta
| GA
| 124,838
|
| 295
| Flagstaff
| AZ
| 123,866
|
| 296
| Auburn–Opelika
| AL
| 123,254
|
| 297
| St. Joseph
| MO–KS
| 121,961
|
| 298
| Midland
| TX
| 121,371
|
| 299
| St. George
| UT
| 118,885
|
| 300
| Williamsport
| PA
| 118,395
|
| 301
| Rapid City
| SD
| 118,203
|
| 302
| Sherman–Denison
| TX
| 116,834
|
| 303
| Muncie
| IN
| 116,362
|
| 304
| Winchester
| VA–WV
| 116,267
|
| 305
| Salisbury
| MD
| 116,247
|
| 306
| Sheboygan
| WI
| 114,610
|
| 307
| Morgantown
| WV
| 114,501
|
| 308
| Goldsboro
| NC
| 114,448
|
| 309
| Idaho Falls
| ID
| 113,436
|
| 310
| Victoria
| TX
| 113,356
|
| 311
| Mount Vernon–Anacortes
| WA
| 113,171
|
| 312
| Lawton
| OK
| 112,429
|
| 313
| Anniston–Oxford
| AL
| 112,141
|
| 314
| Jonesboro
| AR
| 112,084
|
| 315
| Harrisonburg
| VA
| 111,689
|
| 316
| Owensboro
| KY
| 111,599
|
| 317
| Bowling Green
| KY
| 110,990
|
| 318
| Jackson
| TN
| 110,857
|
| 319
| Elizabethtown
| KY
| 110,646
|
| 320
| Michigan City–La Porte
| IN
| 110,512
|
| 321
| Logan
| UT-ID
| 110,426
|
| 322
| Decatur
| IL
| 110,167
|
| 323
| Bay City
| MI
| 109,029
|
| 324
| Lewiston–Auburn
| ME
| 108,039
|
| 325
| Cleveland
| TN
| 108,036
|
| 326
| Danville
| VA
| 107,997
|
| 327
| Kankakee–Bradley
| IL
| 107,972
|
| 328
| Lima
| OH
| 106,234
|
| 329
| Sumter
| SC
| 105,517
|
| 330
| San Angelo
| TX
| 105,367
|
| 331
| Pine Bluff
| AR
| 104,865
|
| 332
| Wenatchee
| WA
| 104,768
|
| 333
| Gadsden
| AL
| 103,189
|
| 334
| Lawrence
| KS
| 102,914
|
| 335
| Kokomo
| IN
| 101,362
|
| 336
| Cumberland
| MD–WV
| 100,667
|
| 337
| Missoula
| MT
| 100,086
|
| 338
| Ithaca
| NY
| 100,018
|
| 339
| Bismarck
| ND
| 99,346
|
| 340
| Fond du Lac
| WI
| 99,337
|
| 341
| Ocean City
| NJ
| 99,286
|
| 342
| Brunswick
| GA
| 98,433
|
| 343
| Longview
| WA
| 97,325
|
| 344
| Grand Forks
| ND–MN
| 97,073
|
| 345
| Rome
| GA
| 94,198
|
| 346
| Hot Springs
| AR
| 93,551
|
| 347
| Dubuque
| IA
| 91,631
|
| 348
| Elmira
| NY
| 89,512
|
| 349
| Fairbanks
| AK
| 87,560
|
| 350
| Pocatello
| ID
| 85,908
|
| 351
| Cheyenne
| WY
| 85,163
|
| 352
| Danville
| IL
| 82,344
|
| 353
| Ames
| IA
| 79,952
|
| 354
| Great Falls
| MT
| 79,569
|
| 355
| Sandusky
| OH
| 78,665
|
| 356
| Corvallis
| OR
| 78,640
|
| 357
| Columbus
| IN
| 73,540
|
| 358
| Casper
| WY
| 69,799
|
| 357
| Hinesville–Fort Stewart
| GA
| 68,627
|
| 360
| Lewiston
| ID–WA
| 59,109
|
| 361
| Carson City
| NV
| 56,062
|
