U.S. Census Bureau metropolitan population July 1, 2015 estimates –Release Date: March 24, 2016
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Census Bureau population estimates reveal metro areas and counties that propelled growth in the nation–Release Date: March 24, 2016
Four Texas metro areas together added more people last year than any state in the country except for Texas as a whole, according to new U.S. Census Bureau population estimates released today. The population in these four metro areas increased by more than 400,000 people from July 1, 2014, to July 1, 2015.
The Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land and Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro areas added about 159,000 and 145,000 residents, respectively — the largest gains of any metro areas in the nation. Two additional Texas metro areas adjacent to each other — Austin-Round Rock and San Antonio-New Braunfels — were each also among the 16 nationwide to gain 50,000 or more people over the period.
These four Texas metro areas collectively added about 412,000 people. Texas as a whole gained about 490,000.
The statistics released today provide population estimates for our nation’s 381 metropolitan statistical areas, 536 micropolitan statistical areas and 3,142 counties.
North Carolina’s Wake County (home to Raleigh) and Georgia’s Fulton County (home to Atlanta) broke the 1 million-person milestone. They joined 43 other counties.
Eight counties drove Texas’ metro area growth and were among the 20 counties nationwide that gained the most population between 2014 and 2015. Altogether, they added 306,736 people:
- The Dallas metro area contained four of these counties: Tarrant, Dallas, Collin and Denton.
- The Houston metro area contained two: Harris, which led the nation by gaining more than 90,000 people, and Fort Bend.
- Bexar, in the San Antonio metro area.
- Travis, in the Austin metro area.
Florida, Texas and Coastal Carolinas Dominate List of Fastest-Growing Metro Areas
The Villages, Fla., a metro area west of the Orlando metro area, was the nation’s fastest-growing metro area for the third year in a row, as its population increased 4.3 percent between 2014 and 2015. It was joined in the top 20 by five others in the Sunshine State: Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Punta Gorda, North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford and Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island.
Five Texas metros — Midland, Odessa, Austin, College Station-Bryan and Houston — were also among the 20 fastest growing between 2014 and 2015.
In addition to growth in several metro areas in Florida and Texas, three metro areas partially or completely within South Carolina were among the 20 fastest growing between 2014 and 2015:
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, S.C.-N.C. (which ranked second nationally), Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and Charleston-North Charleston.
Houston, Austin and Orlando were the only three metro areas nationwide to be among both the 20 with the largest numeric gains and the 20 fastest growing (percentage gain) between 2014 and 2015.
North Dakota was home to each of the four fastest-growing counties (among those with populations of 10,000 or more in 2015) between 2014 and 2015. McKenzie (16.7 percent population growth) led, followed by Williams, Mountrail and Stark. McKenzie passed the10,000 person threshold in 2014 for the first time. However, eight of the 20 fastest-growing counties were in Texas, with three more in Florida and two in Utah.
Two Metros Power North Carolina’s Climb to 10 Million Milestone
State population estimates released in December revealed that North Carolina added more than 100,000 people during the last year to become the 9th state with 10 million or more people. The growth to reach this milestone was, in large part, propelled by two metro areas partially or completely within the state: Raleigh-Durham and Charlotte.
Other findings:
- Los Angeles, Calif., is still the nation’s most populous county with 10.2 million people on July 1, 2015.
- The nation’s second-most populous county — Cook, Ill. — experienced its first population decline since 2007: 10,488 between 2014 and 2015 to 5.2 million.
- Two counties passed the 1 million population milestone between 2014 and 2015: Fulton, Ga., which is home to Atlanta (1,010,562), and Wake, N.C. (1,024,198). Wake, which includes Raleigh, was also the nation’s 19th largest numerical gainer among counties, adding nearly 25,000 people.
- Another two counties passed the 100,000 population mark: Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska (101,095) and Gallatin, Mont. (100,739).
- Next to Texas, California (five) and Florida (three) contained the highest number of counties on the list of the top 20 by numeric growth between 2014 and 2015.
- Maricopa, Ariz. (Phoenix) led the nation’s counties in net domestic migration increase (38,000), followed by Clark, Nev. (Las Vegas) at 25,000. Los Angeles led in net international migration (57,000), followed by Miami-Dade, Fla. (44,000).
- Among the largest counties (those with populations of 250,000 or more in 2015), Fort Bend, Texas, was the fastest growing, as its population climbed 4.3 percent between 2014 and 2015, to 716,087.
- Among very small counties, Loving, Texas, was the fastest growing of those with a population of fewer than 5,000 people in 2015 (28.7 percent growth). Among those in the 5,000-9,999 population range, Bailey, Texas, led in rate of growth (3.6 percent).
- Cook, Ill., had the largest numeric decline among counties at 10,488 people. The next largest decline belonged to Wayne, Mich., at 6,673.
Metro areas
The nation’s metro areas contained 275.3 million people in 2015, an increase of about 2.5 million from 2014.
Most (285 of the 381) metro areas nationwide gained population between 2014 and 2015.
Four of the 20 fastest-growing metro areas between 2014 and 2015 were in the Mountain states: Greeley and Fort Collins in Colorado and St. George and Provo-Orem in Utah.
Between 2014 and 2015, Fargo, N.D.-Minn., was the fastest-growing metro area outside of the South or West, ranking 23rd.
The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, Fla., metro area added about 75,000 people between 2014 and 2015 to surpass 6 million in population. Two more Florida metros — Orlando and Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater — also gained more than 50,000 people.
Three California metro areas gained more than 50,000 people between 2014 and 2015: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward and Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario.
Between July 1, 2014, and July 1, 2015, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va., surpassed Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md., to become the sixth most populous metro area. New York-Newark-Jersey City, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa., remained the most populous, followed by Los Angeles, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, Ill.-Ind.-Wis., Dallas and Houston.
Puerto Rico
San Juan continued to be the most populous of the municipios (which are similar to counties), with 355,000 residents on July 1, 2015, followed by Bayamón and Carolina.
Most municipios experienced a population decline between July 1, 2014, and July 1, 2015. The fastest losing were Lares and Ponce (both at -2.6 percent), followed by Las Marias and Mayagüez (both at -2.5 percent). San Juan experienced the largest numerical population decline, losing about 8,800 residents over the period, followed by Bayamón (more than 4,200) and Ponce (more than 3,900).
Gurabo is the only municipio that grew over the period, gaining 176 residents (an increase of 0.4 percent).
Each of Puerto Rico’s seven metro areas and five micro areas declined in population between 2014 and 2015. San Juan-Carolina-Caguas was the most populous metro area, with about 2.2 million people.
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Some of the largest U.S. metropolitan areas by rank in 2015
Metropolitan- Combinded Statistical Areas (CSA) |
2010 Census | July 1, 2015 |
| New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA | 23,076,664 | 23,723,696 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA CSA | 17,877,006 | 18,679,763 |
| Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI CSA | 9,840,929 | 9,923,358 |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 9,051,961 | 9,625,360 |
| San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA | 8,153,696 | 8,713,914 |
| Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT CSA | 7,893,376 | 8,152,573 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK CSA | 6,817,483 | 7,504,362 |
| Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA | 7,067,807 | 7,183,479 |
| Houston-The Woodlands, TX CSA | 6,114,562 | 6,855,069 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL CSA | 6,166,766 | 6,654,565 |
| Atlanta–Athens-Clarke County–Sandy Springs, GA CSA | 5,910,296 | 6,365,108 |
| Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI CSA | 5,318,744 | 5,319,913 |
| Seattle-Tacoma, WA CSA | 4,274,767 | 4,602,591 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA | 4,192,887 | 4,574,531 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI CSA | 3,684,928 | 3,866,768 |
| Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH CSA | 3,515,646 | 3,493,596 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO CSA | 3,090,874 | 3,418,876 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA MSA | 3,095,313 | 3,299,521 |
| Orlando-Deltona-Daytona Beach, FL CSA | 2,818,120 | 3,129,308 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA CSA | 2,921,408 | 3,110,906 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area | 2,783,243 | 2,975,225 |
| St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL CSA | 2,892,497 | 2,916,447 |
| Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV CSA | 2,660,727 | 2,648,605 |
| Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC CSA | 2,375,675 | 2,583,956 |
| Sacramento-Roseville, CA CSA | 2,414,783 | 2,544,026 |
| Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT CSA | 2,271,696 | 2,467,709 |
| Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS CSA | 2,343,008 | 2,428,362 |
| Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH CSA | 2,308,509 | 2,424,831 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX MSA | 2,142,508 | 2,384,075 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN CSA | 2,266,569 | 2,372,530 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ CSA | 2,195,401 | 2,362,015 |
| Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN CSA | 2,174,110 | 2,216,735 |
| Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC CSA | 1,912,729 | 2,117,103 |
| Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI CSA | 2,025,989 | 2,046,692 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX MSA | 1,716,289 | 2,000,860 |
| Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro, TN CSA | 1,788,434 | 1,951,644 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC CSA | 1,779,243 | 1,828,187 |
| Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, NC CSA | 1,589,200 | 1,642,506 |
| Jacksonville-St. Marys-Palatka, FL-GA CSA | 1,470,473 | 1,573,606 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County–Elizabethtown–Madison, KY-IN CSA | 1,459,911 | 1,504,559 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Hammond, LA-MS CSA | 1,413,965 | 1,493,205 |
| Hartford-West Hartford, CT CSA | 1,486,436 | 1,483,187 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Muskegon, MI CSA | 1,379,237 | 1,433,288 |
| Oklahoma City-Shawnee, OK CSA | 1,322,429 | 1,430,327 |
| Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC CSA | 1,362,073 | 1,426,625 |
| Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA | 1,353,087 | 1,370,716 |
| Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL CSA | 1,302,283 | 1,319,238 |
| Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA | 1,208,101 | 1,271,334 |
| Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA CSA | 1,219,422 | 1,247,235 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY CSA | 1,215,826 | 1,213,152 |
| Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY CSA | 1,175,001 | 1,175,724 |
| Albany-Schenectady, NY CSA | 1,168,485 | 1,173,891 |
| Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM CSA | 1,146,049 | 1,168,533 |
| Tulsa-Muskogee-Bartlesville, OK CSA | 1,106,431 | 1,151,172 |
| Fresno-Madera, CA CSA | 1,081,315 | 1,129,859 |
| Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville, TN CSA | 1,077,073 | 1,109,174 |
| Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH CSA | 1,080,044 | 1,076,832 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL CSA | 940,274 | 1,059,287 |
| Tucson-Nogales, AZ CSA | 1,027,683 | 1,056,486 |
| El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM CSA | 1,013,356 | 1,053,267 |
| Honolulu, HI MSA | 953,207 | 998,714 |
| North Port-Sarasota, FL CSA | 897,121 | 977,491 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA CSA | 902,041 | 952,018 |
| Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA | 923,460 | 950,005 |
| Columbia-Orangeburg-Newberry, SC CSA | 897,607 | 937,288 |
| McAllen-Edinburg, TX CSA | 835,737 | 906,099 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR CSA | 877,091 | 904,469 |
| Madison-Janesville-Beloit, WI CSA | 827,742 | 866,475 |
| Modesto-Merced, CA CSA | 770,246 | 806,843 |
| Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA CSA | 722,323 | 782,390 |
| Boise City-Mountain Home-Ontario, ID-OR CSA | 697,535 | 756,061 |
| Syracuse-Auburn, NY CSA | 742,603 | 738,746 |
| South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka, IN-MI CSA | 720,647 | 725,065 |
| Lexington-Fayette–Richmond–Frankfort, KY CSA | 687,173 | 723,849 |
| Springfield-Greenfield Town, MA CSA | 692,942 | 702,583 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d’Alene, WA-ID CSA | 666,247 | 698,170 |
| Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA | 708,228 | 693,726 |
| Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL CSA | 664,441 | 692,157 |
| Wichita-Arkansas City-Winfield, KS CSA | 667,230 | 680,398 |
| Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS CSA | 660,368 | 670,061 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH-PA CSA | 673,614 | 654,691 |
| Toledo-Port Clinton, OH CSA | 651,429 | 646,833 |
| Portland-Lewiston-South Portland, ME CSA | 621,800 | 633,528 |
| Lafayette-Opelousas-Morgan City, LA CSA | 604,784 | 627,146 |
| Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN CSA | 611,712 | 626,124 |
| Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL CSA | 595,257 | 619,104 |
| Visalia-Porterville-Hanford, CA CSA | 595,161 | 610,828 |
| Reno-Carson City-Fernley, NV CSA | 579,668 | 605,706 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA | 564,873 | 590,146 |
| Fayetteville-Lumberton-Laurinburg, NC CSA | 536,708 | 546,215 |
| Springfield-Branson, MO CSA | 520,589 | 541,991 |
| Lansing-East Lansing-Owosso, MI CSA | 534,684 | 540,895 |
| Savannah-Hinesville-Statesboro, GA CSA | 495,745 | 532,048 |
| Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI CSA | 524,030 | 530,672 |
| Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX CSA | 501,500 | 526,068 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO MSA | 463,204 | 513,559 |
| Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA | 508,260 | 507,768 |
| Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA | 469,327 | 504,865 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC-NC CSA | 436,880 | 493,262 |
| Asheville-Brevard, NC CSA | 457,948 | 480,051 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA | 448,991 | 478,043 |
| Davenport-Moline, IA-IL CSA | 471,551 | 474,385 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX CSA | 428,354 | 444,059 |
| Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL CSA | 450,639 | 438,071 |
| Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA CSA | 410,526 | 432,538 |
| Macon-Warner Robins, GA CSA | 411,898 | 418,245 |
| Peoria-Canton, IL CSA | 416,255 | 413,717 |
| Hickory-Lenoir, NC CSA | 410,493 | 407,499 |
| Tallahassee-Bainbridge, FL-GA CSA | 395,255 | 405,098 |
| Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI CSA | 392,660 | 402,553 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS MSA | 370,702 | 389,255 |
| Saginaw-Midland-Bay City, MI CSA | 391,569 | 382,598 |
| Montgomery, AL MSA | 374,536 | 373,792 |
| Erie-Meadville, PA CSA | 369,331 | 364,529 |
| Green Bay-Shawano, WI CSA | 352,422 | 362,396 |
| Gainesville-Lake City, FL CSA | 331,806 | 345,511 |
| Lincoln-Beatrice, NE CSA | 324,468 | 345,478 |
| Lubbock-Levelland, TX CSA | 313,740 | 334,587 |
| Midland-Odessa, TX CSA | 278,801 | 326,154 |
| Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL CSA | 316,177 | 314,212 |
| Wausau-Stevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids, WI CSA | 307,574 | 307,691 |
| Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids, NC CSA | 310,416 | 302,665 |
| Medford-Grants Pass, OR CSA | 285,919 | 297,312 |
| Longview-Marshall, TX CSA | 280,000 | 284,527 |
| Amarillo-Borger, TX CSA | 274,083 | 283,790 |
| Tyler-Jacksonville, TX CSA | 260,559 | 274,478 |
| Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury, PA CSA | 264,739 | 263,873 |
| Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN CSA | 231,674 | 256,634 |
| Monroe-Ruston-Bastrop, LA CSA | 251,155 | 253,407 |
| Rochester-Austin, MN CSA | 246,040 | 252,989 |
| Harrisonburg-Staunton-Waynesboro, VA CSA | 243,730 | 251,352 |
| Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark, AL CSA | 245,838 | 248,947 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette-Frankfort, IN CSA | 235,013 | 246,972 |
| Redding-Red Bluff, CA CSA | 240,686 | 242,841 |
| State College-DuBois, PA CSA | 235,632 | 241,574 |
| Idaho Falls-Rexburg-Blackfoot, ID CSA | 229,650 | 235,829 |
| Columbia-Moberly-Mexico, MO CSA | 213,585 | 226,174 |
| Bloomington-Pontiac, IL CSA | 225,083 | 226,084 |
| Greenville-Washington, NC CSA | 215,907 | 223,493 |
| Bowling Green-Glasgow, KY CSA | 210,871 | 221,915 |
| Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH CSA | 221,838 | 219,831 |
| Mansfield-Ashland-Bucyrus, OH CSA | 221,398 | 217,226 |
| Johnstown-Somerset, PA CSA | 221,421 | 211,933 |
| Bloomington-Bedford, IN CSA | 205,683 | 211,072 |
| Pueblo-Cañon City, CO CSA | 205,887 | 210,283 |
| Eau Claire-Menomonie, WI CSA | 205,008 | 210,133 |
| Joplin-Miami, MO-OK CSA | 207,366 | 209,192 |
| Bend-Redmond-Prineville, OR CSA | 178,711 | 196,898 |
| New Bern-Morehead City, NC CSA | 193,271 | 195,124 |
| Morgantown-Fairmont, WV CSA | 186,127 | 195,101 |
| Elmira-Corning, NY CSA | 187,820 | 184,702 |
| Sioux City-Vermillion, IA-SD-NE CSA | 182,427 | 183,033 |
| Jonesboro-Paragould, AR CSA | 163,116 | 172,590 |
| Rapid City-Spearfish, SD CSA | 158,695 | 168,961 |
| Williamsport-Lock Haven, PA CSA | 155,349 | 155,489 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH CSA | 154,451 | 153,444 |
| Ithaca-Cortland, NY CSA | 150,900 | 153,420 |
| Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL CSA | 135,466 | 136,542 |
| Manhattan-Junction City, KS CSA | 127,081 | 135,575 |
| Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL CSA | 135,883 | 134,733 |
| Findlay-Tiffin, OH CSA | 131,527 | 131,183 |
| Hot Springs-Malvern, AR CSA | 128,947 | 130,603 |
| Edwards-Glenwood Springs, CO CSA | 125,734 | 129,487 |
| Mankato-New Ulm-North Mankato, MN CSA | 122,633 | 124,447 |
| Victoria-Port Lavaca, TX CSA | 115,384 | 121,808 |
| Rome-Summerville, GA CSA | 122,332 | 121,426 |
| Kokomo-Peru, IN CSA | 119,655 | 118,418 |
| Quincy-Hannibal, IL-MO CSA | 116,262 | 116,296 |
| Moses Lake-Othello, WA CSA | 107,848 | 112,513 |
| Mount Pleasant-Alma, MI CSA | 112,787 | 112,238 |
| Dixon-Sterling, IL CSA | 94,529 | 91,663 |
| Richmond-Connersville, IN CSA | 93,194 | 90,435 |
| DeRidder-Fort Polk South, LA CSA | 87,988 | 87,265 |
| Pullman-Moscow, WA-ID CSA | 82,020 | 86,955 |
| Martin-Union City, TN-KY CSA | 73,641 | 70,837 |
| Clovis-Portales, NM CSA | 68,222 | 69,518 |
| Cleveland-Indianola, MS CSA | 63,595 | 60,327 |
| Steamboat Springs-Craig, CO CSA | 37,304 | 37,067 |
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Populations of some of the largest U.S. metropolitan areas by name 2015
Metropolitan- Combinded Statistical Areas (CSA) |
2010 Census | July 1, 2015 |
| Albany-Schenectady, NY CSA | 1,168,485 | 1,173,891 |
| Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM CSA | 1,146,049 | 1,168,533 |
| Amarillo-Borger, TX CSA | 274,083 | 283,790 |
| Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI CSA | 392,660 | 402,553 |
| Asheville-Brevard, NC CSA | 457,948 | 480,051 |
| Atlanta–Athens-Clarke County–Sandy Springs, GA CSA | 5,910,296 | 6,365,108 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA | 564,873 | 590,146 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX MSA | 1,716,289 | 2,000,860 |
| Bend-Redmond-Prineville, OR CSA | 178,711 | 196,898 |
| Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL CSA | 1,302,283 | 1,319,238 |
| Bloomington-Bedford, IN CSA | 205,683 | 211,072 |
| Bloomington-Pontiac, IL CSA | 225,083 | 226,084 |
| Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury, PA CSA | 264,739 | 263,873 |
| Boise City-Mountain Home-Ontario, ID-OR CSA | 697,535 | 756,061 |
| Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT CSA | 7,893,376 | 8,152,573 |
| Bowling Green-Glasgow, KY CSA | 210,871 | 221,915 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX CSA | 428,354 | 444,059 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY CSA | 1,215,826 | 1,213,152 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL CSA | 940,274 | 1,059,287 |
| Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL CSA | 135,466 | 136,542 |
| Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA CSA | 410,526 | 432,538 |
| Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA | 708,228 | 693,726 |
| Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC CSA | 2,375,675 | 2,583,956 |
| Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA | 923,460 | 950,005 |
| Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI CSA | 9,840,929 | 9,923,358 |
| Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN CSA | 2,174,110 | 2,216,735 |
| Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH CSA | 3,515,646 | 3,493,596 |
| Cleveland-Indianola, MS CSA | 63,595 | 60,327 |
| Clovis-Portales, NM CSA | 68,222 | 69,518 |
| Columbia-Moberly-Mexico, MO CSA | 213,585 | 226,174 |
| Columbia-Orangeburg-Newberry, SC CSA | 897,607 | 937,288 |
| Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA | 469,327 | 504,865 |
| Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH CSA | 2,308,509 | 2,424,831 |
| Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX CSA | 501,500 | 526,068 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK CSA | 6,817,483 | 7,504,362 |
| Davenport-Moline, IA-IL CSA | 471,551 | 474,385 |
| Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH CSA | 1,080,044 | 1,076,832 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO CSA | 3,090,874 | 3,418,876 |
| DeRidder-Fort Polk South, LA CSA | 87,988 | 87,265 |
| Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA CSA | 722,323 | 782,390 |
| Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI CSA | 5,318,744 | 5,319,913 |
| Dixon-Sterling, IL CSA | 94,529 | 91,663 |
| Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark, AL CSA | 245,838 | 248,947 |
| Eau Claire-Menomonie, WI CSA | 205,008 | 210,133 |
| Edwards-Glenwood Springs, CO CSA | 125,734 | 129,487 |
| Elmira-Corning, NY CSA | 187,820 | 184,702 |
| El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM CSA | 1,013,356 | 1,053,267 |
| Erie-Meadville, PA CSA | 369,331 | 364,529 |
| Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN CSA | 231,674 | 256,634 |
| Fayetteville-Lumberton-Laurinburg, NC CSA | 536,708 | 546,215 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO MSA | 463,204 | 513,559 |
| Findlay-Tiffin, OH CSA | 131,527 | 131,183 |
| Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN CSA | 611,712 | 626,124 |
| Fresno-Madera, CA CSA | 1,081,315 | 1,129,859 |
| Gainesville-Lake City, FL CSA | 331,806 | 345,511 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Muskegon, MI CSA | 1,379,237 | 1,433,288 |
| Green Bay-Shawano, WI CSA | 352,422 | 362,396 |
| Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, NC CSA | 1,589,200 | 1,642,506 |
| Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC CSA | 1,362,073 | 1,426,625 |
| Greenville-Washington, NC CSA | 215,907 | 223,493 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS MSA | 370,702 | 389,255 |
| Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA CSA | 1,219,422 | 1,247,235 |
| Harrisonburg-Staunton-Waynesboro, VA CSA | 243,730 | 251,352 |
| Hartford-West Hartford, CT CSA | 1,486,436 | 1,483,187 |
| Hickory-Lenoir, NC CSA | 410,493 | 407,499 |
| Honolulu, HI MSA | 953,207 | 998,714 |
| Hot Springs-Malvern, AR CSA | 128,947 | 130,603 |
| Houston-The Woodlands, TX CSA | 6,114,562 | 6,855,069 |
| Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL CSA | 664,441 | 692,157 |
| Idaho Falls-Rexburg-Blackfoot, ID CSA | 229,650 | 235,829 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN CSA | 2,266,569 | 2,372,530 |
| Ithaca-Cortland, NY CSA | 150,900 | 153,420 |
| Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS CSA | 660,368 | 670,061 |
| Jacksonville-St. Marys-Palatka, FL-GA CSA | 1,470,473 | 1,573,606 |
| Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA | 508,260 | 507,768 |
| Johnstown-Somerset, PA CSA | 221,421 | 211,933 |
| Jonesboro-Paragould, AR CSA | 163,116 | 172,590 |
| Joplin-Miami, MO-OK CSA | 207,366 | 209,192 |
| Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI CSA | 524,030 | 530,672 |
| Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS CSA | 2,343,008 | 2,428,362 |
| Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville, TN CSA | 1,077,073 | 1,109,174 |
| Kokomo-Peru, IN CSA | 119,655 | 118,418 |
| Lafayette-Opelousas-Morgan City, LA CSA | 604,784 | 627,146 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette-Frankfort, IN CSA | 235,013 | 246,972 |
| Lansing-East Lansing-Owosso, MI CSA | 534,684 | 540,895 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ CSA | 2,195,401 | 2,362,015 |
| Lexington-Fayette–Richmond–Frankfort, KY CSA | 687,173 | 723,849 |
| Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH CSA | 221,838 | 219,831 |
| Lincoln-Beatrice, NE CSA | 324,468 | 345,478 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR CSA | 877,091 | 904,469 |
| Longview-Marshall, TX CSA | 280,000 | 284,527 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA CSA | 17,877,006 | 18,679,763 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County–Elizabethtown–Madison, KY-IN CSA | 1,459,911 | 1,504,559 |
| Lubbock-Levelland, TX CSA | 313,740 | 334,587 |
| Macon-Warner Robins, GA CSA | 411,898 | 418,245 |
| Madison-Janesville-Beloit, WI CSA | 827,742 | 866,475 |
| Manhattan-Junction City, KS CSA | 127,081 | 135,575 |
| Mankato-New Ulm-North Mankato, MN CSA | 122,633 | 124,447 |
| Mansfield-Ashland-Bucyrus, OH CSA | 221,398 | 217,226 |
| Martin-Union City, TN-KY CSA | 73,641 | 70,837 |
| McAllen-Edinburg, TX CSA | 835,737 | 906,099 |
| Medford-Grants Pass, OR CSA | 285,919 | 297,312 |
| Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA | 1,353,087 | 1,370,716 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL CSA | 6,166,766 | 6,654,565 |
| Midland-Odessa, TX CSA | 278,801 | 326,154 |
| Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI CSA | 2,025,989 | 2,046,692 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI CSA | 3,684,928 | 3,866,768 |
| Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL CSA | 595,257 | 619,104 |
| Modesto-Merced, CA CSA | 770,246 | 806,843 |
| Monroe-Ruston-Bastrop, LA CSA | 251,155 | 253,407 |
| Montgomery, AL MSA | 374,536 | 373,792 |
| Morgantown-Fairmont, WV CSA | 186,127 | 195,101 |
| Moses Lake-Othello, WA CSA | 107,848 | 112,513 |
| Mount Pleasant-Alma, MI CSA | 112,787 | 112,238 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC-NC CSA | 436,880 | 493,262 |
| Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro, TN CSA | 1,788,434 | 1,951,644 |
| New Bern-Morehead City, NC CSA | 193,271 | 195,124 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Hammond, LA-MS CSA | 1,413,965 | 1,493,205 |
| New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA | 23,076,664 | 23,723,696 |
| North Port-Sarasota, FL CSA | 897,121 | 977,491 |
| Oklahoma City-Shawnee, OK CSA | 1,322,429 | 1,430,327 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA CSA | 902,041 | 952,018 |
| Orlando-Deltona-Daytona Beach, FL CSA | 2,818,120 | 3,129,308 |
| Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL CSA | 135,883 | 134,733 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH CSA | 154,451 | 153,444 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA | 448,991 | 478,043 |
| Peoria-Canton, IL CSA | 416,255 | 413,717 |
| Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA | 7,067,807 | 7,183,479 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA | 4,192,887 | 4,574,531 |
| Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV CSA | 2,660,727 | 2,648,605 |
| Portland-Lewiston-South Portland, ME CSA | 621,800 | 633,528 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA CSA | 2,921,408 | 3,110,906 |
| Pueblo-Cañon City, CO CSA | 205,887 | 210,283 |
| Pullman-Moscow, WA-ID CSA | 82,020 | 86,955 |
| Quincy-Hannibal, IL-MO CSA | 116,262 | 116,296 |
| Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC CSA | 1,912,729 | 2,117,103 |
| Rapid City-Spearfish, SD CSA | 158,695 | 168,961 |
| Redding-Red Bluff, CA CSA | 240,686 | 242,841 |
| Reno-Carson City-Fernley, NV CSA | 579,668 | 605,706 |
| Richmond-Connersville, IN CSA | 93,194 | 90,435 |
| Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA | 1,208,101 | 1,271,334 |
| Rochester-Austin, MN CSA | 246,040 | 252,989 |
| Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY CSA | 1,175,001 | 1,175,724 |
| Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL CSA | 450,639 | 438,071 |
| Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids, NC CSA | 310,416 | 302,665 |
| Rome-Summerville, GA CSA | 122,332 | 121,426 |
| Sacramento-Roseville, CA CSA | 2,414,783 | 2,544,026 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX MSA | 2,142,508 | 2,384,075 |
| Saginaw-Midland-Bay City, MI CSA | 391,569 | 382,598 |
| St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL CSA | 2,892,497 | 2,916,447 |
| Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT CSA | 2,271,696 | 2,467,709 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA MSA | 3,095,313 | 3,299,521 |
| San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA | 8,153,696 | 8,713,914 |
| Savannah-Hinesville-Statesboro, GA CSA | 495,745 | 532,048 |
| Seattle-Tacoma, WA CSA | 4,274,767 | 4,602,591 |
| Sioux City-Vermillion, IA-SD-NE CSA | 182,427 | 183,033 |
| South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka, IN-MI CSA | 720,647 | 725,065 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d’Alene, WA-ID CSA | 666,247 | 698,170 |
| Springfield-Branson, MO CSA | 520,589 | 541,991 |
| Springfield-Greenfield Town, MA CSA | 692,942 | 702,583 |
| Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL CSA | 316,177 | 314,212 |
| State College-DuBois, PA CSA | 235,632 | 241,574 |
| Steamboat Springs-Craig, CO CSA | 37,304 | 37,067 |
| Syracuse-Auburn, NY CSA | 742,603 | 738,746 |
| Tallahassee-Bainbridge, FL-GA CSA | 395,255 | 405,098 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area | 2,783,243 | 2,975,225 |
| Toledo-Port Clinton, OH CSA | 651,429 | 646,833 |
| Tucson-Nogales, AZ CSA | 1,027,683 | 1,056,486 |
| Tulsa-Muskogee-Bartlesville, OK CSA | 1,106,431 | 1,151,172 |
| Tyler-Jacksonville, TX CSA | 260,559 | 274,478 |
| Victoria-Port Lavaca, TX CSA | 115,384 | 121,808 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC CSA | 1,779,243 | 1,828,187 |
| Visalia-Porterville-Hanford, CA CSA | 595,161 | 610,828 |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 9,051,961 | 9,625,360 |
| Wausau-Stevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids, WI CSA | 307,574 | 307,691 |
| Wichita-Arkansas City-Winfield, KS CSA | 667,230 | 680,398 |
| Williamsport-Lock Haven, PA CSA | 155,349 | 155,489 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH-PA CSA | 673,614 | 654,691 |
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Some of the most populous counties by their 2015 populations
ALABAMA
Jefferson 660,367
Mobile 415,395
Madison 353,089
Montgomery 226,519
Shelby 208,713
Tuscaloosa 203,976
Baldwin 203,709
ALASKA
Anchorage Municipality 298,695
Fairbanks North Star Borough 99,631
Matanuska-Susitna Borough 101,095
ARIZONA
Maricopa 4,167,947
Pima 1,010,025
Pinal 406,584
ARKANSAS
Pulaski 392,664
Benton 249,672
Washington 225,477
CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles 10,170,292
San Diego 3,299,521
Orange 3,169,776
Riverside 2,361,026
San Bernardino 2,128,133
Santa Clara 1,918,044
Alameda 1,638,215
Sacramento 1,501,335
Contra Costa 1,126,745
Fresno 974,861
COLORADO
Denver 682,545
El Paso 674,471
Arapahoe 631,096
Jefferson 565,524
Adams 491,337
Larimer 333,577
Douglas 322,387
Boulder 319,372
CONNECTICUT
Fairfield 948,053
Hartford 895,841
New Haven 859,470
DELAWARE
New Castle 556,779
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington 672,228
FLORIDA
Miami-Dade 2,693,117
Broward 1,896,425
Palm Beach 1,422,789
Hillsborough 1,349,050
Orange 1,288,126
Pinellas 949,827
Duval 913,010
Lee 701,982
Polk 650,092
GEORGIA
Fulton 1,010,562
Gwinnett 895,823
Cobb 741,334
DeKalb 734,871
Chatham 286,956
Clayton 273,955
Cherokee 235,900
Henry 217,739
Forsyth 212,438
Richmond 201,793
Muscogee 200,579
HAWAII
Honolulu 998,714
IDAHO
Ada 434,211
Canyon 207,478
Kootenai 150,346
Bonneville 110,089
ILLINOIS
Cook 5,238,216
DuPage 933,736
Lake 703,910
Will 687,263
Kane 530,847
INDIANA
Marion 939,020
Lake 487,865
Allen 368,450
Hamilton 309,697
IOWA
Polk 467,711
Linn 219,916
Scott 172,126
Johnson 144,251
Black Hawk 133,455
Woodbury 102,782
KANSAS
Johnson 580,159
Sedgwick 511,574
Shawnee 178,725
Wyandotte 163,369
Douglas 118,053
KENTUCKY
Jefferson 763,623
Fayette 314,488
Kenton 165,012
LOUISIANA
East Baton Rouge 446,753
Jefferson 436,275
Orleans 389,617
Caddo 251,460
St. Tammany 250,088
Lafayette 240,098
MAINE
Cumberland 289,977
York 201,169
MARYLAND
Montgomery 1,040,116
Baltimore 831,128
Baltimore 621,849
Anne Arundel 564,195
MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex 1,585,139
Worcester 818,963
Suffolk 778,121
Essex 776,043
MICHIGAN
Wayne 1,759,335
Oakland 1,242,304
Macomb 864,840
Kent 636,369
Genesee 410,849
MINNESOTA
Hennepin 1,223,149
Ramsey 538,133
Dakota 414,686
Anoka 344,151
MISSISSIPPI
Hinds 242,891
Harrison 201,410
DeSoto 173,323
Rankin 173,323
Jackson 141,425
MISSOURI
St. Louis 1,003,362
Jackson 687,623
St. Charles 385,590
St. Louis city 315,685
Greene 288,072
Clay 235,637
Jefferson 224,124
MONTANA
Yellowstone 157,048
Missoula 114,181
NEBRASKA
Douglas 550,064
Lancaster 306,468
Sarpy 175,692
NEVADA
Clark 2,114,801
Washoe 446,903
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Hillsborough 406,678
Rockingham 301,777
Merrimack 147,994
NEW JERSEY
Bergen 938,506
Middlesex 840,900
Essex 797,434
NEW MEXICO
Bernalillo 676,685
Doña Ana 214,295
Santa Fe 148,686
Sandoval 139,394
San Juan 118,737
NEW YORK
Kings 2,636,735
Queens 2,339,150
New York 1,644,518
Suffolk 1,501,587
Bronx 1,455,444
Nassau 1,361,350
Westchester 976,396
Erie 922,578
Monroe 749,600
Richmond 474,558
Onondaga 468,463
NORTH CAROLINA
Mecklenburg 1,034,070
Wake 1,024,198
Guilford 517,600
Forsyth 369,019
Cumberland 323,838
Durham 300,952
Buncombe 253,178
Union 222,742
New Hanover 220,358
Gaston 213,442
NORTH DAKOTA
Cass 171,512
Burleigh 92,991
Grand Forks 70,916
Ward 71,275
OHIO
Cuyahoga 1,255,921
Franklin 1,251,722
Hamilton 807,598
Summit 541,968
Montgomery 532,258
Lucas 433,689
Stark 375,165
Butler 376,353
Lorain 305,147
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma 776,864
Tulsa 639,242
Cleveland 274,458
OREGON
Multnomah 790,294
Washington 574,326
Clackamas 401,515
Lane 362,895
Marion 330,700
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia 1,567,442
Allegheny 1,230,459
Montgomery 819,264
Bucks 627,367
Delaware 563,894
Lancaster 536,624
Chester 515,939
York 442,867
Berks 415,271
RHODE ISLAND
Providence 633,473
SOUTH CAROLINA
Greenville 491,863
Charleston 389,262
Horry 309,199
Spartanburg 297,302
Lexington 281,833
York 251,195
Berkeley 202,786
Anderson 194,692
SOUTH DAKOTA
Minnehaha 185,197
Pennington 108,702
TENNESSEE
Shelby 938,069
Davidson 678,889
Knox 451,324
Hamilton 354,098
Rutherford 298,612
TEXAS
Harris 4,538,028
Dallas 2,553,385
Tarrant 1,982,498
Bexar 1,897,753
Travis 1,176,558
Collin 914,127
El Paso 835,593
Hidalgo 842,304
Denton 780,612
Fort Bend 716,087
UTAH
Salt Lake 1,107,314
Utah 575,205
Davis 336,043
VERMONT
Chittenden 161,382
VIRGINIA
Fairfax 1,142,234
Virginia Beach city 452,745
Prince William 451,721
Loudoun 375,629
Chesterfield 335,687
Henrico 325,155
Norfolk city 246,393
Chesapeake city 235,429
Arlington 229,164
Richmond city 220,289
WASHINGTON
King 2,117,125
Pierce 843,954
Snohomish 772,501
Spokane 490,945
Clark 459,495
WEST VIRGINIA
Kanawha 188,332
Berkeley 111,901
Monongalia 104,236
WISCONSIN
Milwaukee 957,735
Dane 523,643
Waukesha 396,488
Brown 258,718
WYOMING
Laramie 97,121
Natrona 82,178
