| Rank
| Metropolitan Statistical Area
| State(s) and/or Territory
| July 1, 2006
Population Estimate
|
| 1
| New York–Northern New Jersey–Long Island
| NY–NJ–PA
| 18,818,536
|
| 2
| Los Angeles–Long Beach–Santa Ana
| CA
| 12,950,129
|
| 3
| Chicago–Naperville–Joliet
| IL–IN–WI
| 9,505,748
|
| 4
| Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington
| TX
| 6,003,967
|
| 5
| Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington
| PA–NJ–DE–MD
| 5,826,742
|
| 6
| Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown
| TX
| 5,539,949
|
| 7
| Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach
| FL
| 5,463,857
|
| 8
| Washington–Arlington–Alexandria
| DC–VA–MD–WV
| 5,290,400
|
| 9
| Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Marietta
| GA
| 5,138,223
|
| 10
| Detroit–Warren–Livonia
| MI
| 4,468,966
|
| 11
| Boston–Cambridge–Quincy
| MA–NH
| 4,455,217
|
| 12
| San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont
| CA
| 4,180,027
|
| 13
| Phoenix–Mesa–Scottsdale
| AZ
| 4,039,182
|
| 14
| Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario
| CA
| 4,026,135
|
| 15
| Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue
| WA
| 3,263,497
|
| 16
| Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington
| MN
| 3,175,041
|
| 17
| San Diego–Carlsbad–San Marcos
| CA
| 2,941,454
|
| 18
| St. Louis
| MO–IL
| 2,796,368
|
| 19
| Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater
| FL
| 2,697,731
|
| 20
| Baltimore–Towson
| MD
| 2,658,405
|
| *
| San Juan–Caguas–Guaynabo
| PR
| 2,509,007*
|
| 21
| Denver–Aurora
| CO
| 2,408,750
|
| 22
| Pittsburgh
| PA
| 2,370,776
|
| 23
| Portland–Vancouver–Beaverton
| OR–WA
| 2,137,565
|
| 24
| Cleveland–Elyria–Mentor
| OH
| 2,114,155
|
| 25
| Cincinnati–Middletown
| OH–KY–IN
| 2,104,218
|
| 26
| Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville
| CA
| 2,067,117
|
| 27
| Orlando–Kissimmee
| FL
| 1,984,855
|
| 28
| Kansas City
| MO–KS
| 1,967,405
|
| 29
| San Antonio
| TX
| 1,942,217
|
| 30
| San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara
| CA
| 1,787,123
|
| 31
| Las Vegas–Paradise
| NV
| 1,777,539
|
| 32
| Milwaukee–Waukesha–West Allis
| WI
| 1,753,355
|
| 33
| Columbus
| OH
| 1,725,570
|
| 34
| Indianapolis-Carmel
| IN
| 1,666,032
|
| 35
| Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News
| VA–NC
| 1,649,457
|
| 36
| Providence–New Bedford–Fall River
| RI–MA
| 1,612,989
|
| 37
| Charlotte–Gastonia–Concord
| NC–SC
| 1,583,016
|
| 38
| Austin–Round Rock
| TX
| 1,513,615
|
| 39
| Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin
| TN
| 1,455,097
|
| 40
| Jacksonville
| FL
| 1,277,997
|
| 41
| Memphis
| TN–MS–AR
| 1,274,704
|
| 42
| Louisville–Jefferson County
| KY–IN
| 1,222,216
|
| 43
| Richmond
| VA
| 1,194,008
|
| 44
| Hartford–West Hartford–East Hartford
| CT
| 1,188,841
|
| 45
| Oklahoma City
| OK
| 1,172,339
|
| 46
| Buffalo–Niagara Falls
| NY
| 1,137,520
|
| 47
| Birmingham–Hoover
| AL
| 1,110,019
|
| 48
| Salt Lake City
| UT
| 1,067,722
|
| 49
| Rochester
| NY
| 1,035,435
|
| 50
| New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner
| LA
| 1,024,678
|
| 51
| Raleigh–Cary
| NC
| 994,551
|
| 52
| Tucson
| AZ
| 946,362
|
| 53
| Honolulu
| HI
| 909,863
|
| 54
| Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk
| CT
| 900,440
|
| 55
| Tulsa
| OK
| 897,752
|
| 56
| Fresno
| CA
| 891,756
|
| 57
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy
| NY
| 850,957
|
| 58
| New Haven–Milford
| CT
| 845,244
|
| 59
| Dayton
| OH
| 838,940
|
| 60
| Omaha–Council Bluffs
| NE–IA
| 822,549
|
| 61
| Albuquerque
| NM
| 816,811
|
| 62
| Allentown–Bethlehem–Easton
| PA–NJ
| 800,336
|
| 63
| Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura
| CA
| 799,720
|
| 64
| Worcester
| MA
| 784,992
|
| 65
| Bakersfield
| CA
| 780,117
|
| 66
| Grand Rapids–Wyoming
| MI
| 774,084
|
| 67
| Baton Rouge
| LA
| 766,514
|
| 68
| El Paso
| TX
| 736,310
|
| 69
| Columbia
| SC
| 703,771
|
| 70
| Akron
| OH
| 700,943
|
| 71
| McAllen–Edinburg–Mission
| TX
| 700,634
|
| 72
| Springfield
| MA
| 686,174
|
| 73
| Greensboro–High Point
| NC
| 685,378
|
| 74
| Sarasota–Bradenton–Venice
| FL
| 682,833
|
| 75
| Stockton
| CA
| 673,170
|
| 76
| Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown
| NY
| 671,538
|
| 77
| Knoxville
| TN
| 667,384
|
| 78
| Toledo
| OH
| 653,695
|
| 79
| Little Rock–North Little Rock
| AR
| 652,834
|
| 80
| Syracuse
| NY
| 650,051
|
| 81
| Charleston–North Charleston
| SC
| 603,178
|
| 82
| Greenville–Mauldin–Easley
| SC
| 601,986
|
| 83
| Colorado Springs
| CO
| 599,127
|
| 84
| Wichita
| KS
| 592,126
|
| 85
| Youngstown–Warren–Boardman
| OH–PA
| 586,939
|
| 86
| Cape Coral–Fort Myers
| FL
| 571,344
|
| 87
| Boise City–Nampa
| ID
| 567,640
|
| 88
| Lakeland
| FL
| 561,606
|
| 89
| Scranton–Wilkes-Barre
| PA
| 550,841
|
| 90
| Madison
| WI
| 543,022
|
| 91
| Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville
| FL
| 534,359
|
| 92
| Des Moines–West Des Moines
| IA
| 534,230
|
| 93
| Jackson
| MS
| 529,456
|
| 94
| Harrisburg–Carlisle
| PA
| 525,380
|
| 95
| Augusta-Richmond County
| GA–SC
| 523,249
|
| 96
| Portland–South Portland–Biddeford
| ME
| 513,667
|
| 97
| Modesto Metropolitan District
| CA
| 512,138
|
| 98
| Ogden–Clearfield
| UT
| 497,640
|
| 99
| Chattanooga
| TN–GA
| 496,704
|
| 100
| Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach
| FL
| 496,575
|
| 101
| Lancaster
| PA
| 494,486
|
| 102
| Provo–Orem
| UT
| 474,180
|
| 103
| Santa Rosa–Petaluma
| CA
| 466,891
|
| 104
| Durham
| NC
| 464,389
|
| 105
| Winston–Salem
| NC
| 456,614
|
| 106
| Lansing–East Lansing
| MI
| 454,044
|
| 107
| Spokane
| WA
| 446,706
|
| 108
| Flint
| MI
| 441,966
|
| 109
| Pensacola–Ferry Pass–Brent
| FL
| 439,987
|
| 110
| Lexington–Fayette
| KY
| 436,684
|
| 111
| Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers
| AR–MO
| 420,876
|
| 112
| Visalia–Porterville
| CA
| 419,909
|
| 113
| York–Hanover
| PA
| 416,322
|
| 114
| Corpus Christi
| TX
| 415,810
|
| 115
| Vallejo–Fairfield
| CA
| 411,680
|
| 116
| Salinas
| CA
| 410,206
|
| 117
| Canton–Massillon
| OH
| 409,764
|
| 118
| Fort Wayne
| IN
| 408,071
|
| 119
| Springfield
| MO
| 407,092
|
| 120
| Mobile
| AL
| 404,157
|
| 121
| Manchester–Nashua
| NH
| 402,789
|
| 122
| Reading
| PA
| 401,149
|
| 123
| Reno–Sparks
| NV
| 400,560
|
| 124
| Santa Barbara–Santa Maria–Goleta
| CA
| 400,335
|
| 125
| Asheville
| NC
| 398,009
|
| 126
| Port St. Lucie
| FL
| 392,117
|
| 127
| Brownsville–Harlingen
| TX
| 387,717
|
| 128
| Shreveport–Bossier City
| LA
| 386,778
|
| 129
| Salem
| OR
| 384,600
|
| 130
| Beaumont–Port Arthur
| TX
| 379,640
|
| 131
| Davenport–Moline–Rock Island
| IA–IL
| 377,291
|
| 132
| Huntsville
| AL
| 376,753
|
| 133
| Peoria
| IL
| 370,194
|
| 134
| Trenton–Ewing
| NJ
| 367,605
|
| 135
| Montgomery
| AL
| 361,748
|
| 136
| Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton
| NC
| 359,856
|
| 137
| Anchorage
| AK
| 359,180
|
| 138
| Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood
| TX
| 351,322
|
| 139
| Evansville
| IN–KY
| 350,356
|
| 140
| Rockford
| IL
| 348,252
|
| 141
| Ann Arbor
| MI
| 344,047
|
| 142
| Fayetteville
| NC
| 341,363
|
| 143
| Eugene–Springfield
| OR
| 337,870
|
| 144
| Tallahassee
| FL
| 336,502
|
| 145
| Wilmington
| NC
| 326,166
|
| 146
| Savannah
| GA
| 320,013
|
| 147
| Kalamazoo–Portage
| MI
| 319,738
|
| 148
| South Bend–Mishawaka
| IN–MI
| 318,007
|
| 149
| Ocala
| FL
| 316,183
|
| 150
| Naples–Marco Island
| FL
| 314,649
|
| *
| Aguadilla–Isabela–San Sebastián
| PR
| 312,602*
|
| 151
| Charleston
| WV
| 305,526
|
| 152
| Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol
| TN–VA
| 302,451
|
| 153
| Green Bay
| WI
| 299,003
|
| 154
| Utica–Rome
| NY
| 297,286
|
| 155
| Roanoke
| VA
| 295,050
|
| 156
| Columbus
| GA–AL
| 288,847
|
| 157
| Fort Smith
| AR–OK
| 288,818
|
| 158
| Huntington-Ashland
| WV–KY–OH
| 285,475
|
| 159
| Lincoln
| NE
| 283,970
|
| 160
| Boulder
| CO
| 282,304
|
| 161
| Erie
| PA
| 279,811
|
| 162
| Fort Collins–Loveland
| CO
| 276,253
|
| 163
| Duluth
| MN–WI
| 274,244
|
| 164
| Atlantic City
| NJ
| 271,620
|
| 165
| Spartanburg
| SC
| 271,087
|
| *
| Ponce
| PR
| 264,919*
|
| 166
| Norwich–New London
| CT
| 263,293
|
| 167
| Lubbock
| TX
| 261,411
|
| 168
| Holland–Grand Haven
| MI
| 257,671
|
| 169
| Hagerstown–Martinsburg
| MD–WV
| 257,619
|
| 170
| San Luis Obispo–Paso Robles
| CA
| 257,005
|
| 171
| Lafayette
| LA
| 254,432
|
| 172
| Santa Cruz–Watsonville
| CA
| 249,705
|
| 173
| Cedar Rapids
| IA
| 249,320
|
| 174
| Binghamton
| NY
| 247,554
|
| 175
| Merced
| CA
| 245,658
|
| 176
| Gainesville
| FL
| 243,985
|
| 177
| Amarillo
| TX
| 241,515
|
| 178
| Bremerton–Silverdale
| WA
| 240,604
|
| 179
| Clarksville
| TN–KY
| 240,500
|
| 180
| Lynchburg
| VA
| 239,510
|
| 181
| Myrtle Beach–Conway–North Myrtle Beach
| SC
| 238,493
|
| 182
| Greeley
| CO
| 236,857
|
| 183
| Olympia
| WA
| 234,670
|
| 184
| Yakima
| WA
| 233,105
|
| 185
| Laredo
| TX
| 231,470
|
| 186
| Macon
| GA
| 229,326
|
| 187
| Topeka
| KS
| 228,894
|
| 188
| Gulfport–Biloxi
| MS
| 227,904
|
| 189
| Waco
| TX
| 226,189
|
| 190
| Kennewick–Richland–Pasco
| WA
| 226,033
|
| 191
| Barnstable Town
| MA
| 224,816
|
| 192
| Appleton
| WI
| 217,313
|
| 193
| Champaign–Urbana
| IL
| 216,581
|
| 194
| Chico
| CA
| 215,881
|
| 195
| Sioux Falls
| SD
| 212,911
|
| 196
| Prescott
| AZ
| 208,014
|
| 197
| Saginaw–Saginaw Township North
| MI
| 206,300
|
| 198
| Springfield
| IL
| 206,112
|
| 199
| Burlington–South Burlington
| VT
| 206,007
|
| 200
| Longview
| TX
| 203,367
|
| 201
| Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux
| LA
| 202,902
|
| 202
| Florence
| SC
| 198,848
|
| 203
| Tuscaloosa
| AL
| 198,769
|
| 204
| Elkhart–Goshen
| IN
| 198,105
|
| 205
| Medford
| OR
| 197,071
|
| 206
| Racine
| WI
| 196,096
|
| 207
| Tyler
| TX
| 194,635
|
| 208
| Las Cruces
| NM
| 193,888
|
| 209
| Lake Havasu City–Kingman
| AZ
| 193,035
|
| 210
| Lake Charles
| LA
| 192,316
|
| 211
| College Station–Bryan
| TX
| 192,152
|
| 212
| Johnson City
| TN
| 191,136
|
| 213
| Charlottesville
| VA
| 190,278
|
| 214
| Yuma
| AZ
| 187,555
|
| 215
| Fargo
| ND–MN
| 187,001
|
| 216
| Bellingham
| WA
| 185,953
|
| 217
| Lafayette
| IN
| 185,745
|
| 218
| Athens–Clarke County
| GA
| 185,479
|
| 219
| St. Cloud
| MN
| 182,784
|
| 220
| Kingston
| NY
| 182,742
|
| 221
| Fort Walton Beach–Crestview–Destin
| FL
| 180,291
|
| 222
| Redding
| CA
| 179,951
|
| 223
| Rochester
| MN
| 179,573
|
| 224
| Bloomington
| IN
| 178,714
|
| 225
| Anderson
| SC
| 177,963
|
| 226
| Muskegon–Norton Shores
| MI
| 175,231
|
| 227
| Gainesville
| GA
| 173,256
|
| 228
| Monroe
| LA
| 172,223
|
| 229
| Joplin
| MO
| 168,552
|
| 230
| Terre Haute
| IN
| 168,217
|
| 231
| Greenville
| NC
| 165,776
|
| 232
| Albany
| GA
| 163,961
|
| 233
| Jackson
| MI
| 163,851
|
| 234
| Panama City–Lynn Haven
| FL
| 163,505
|
| 235
| Waterloo–Cedar Falls
| IA
| 162,263
|
| 236
| Yuba City
| CA
| 161,806
|
| 237
| Parkersburg–Marietta–Vienna
| WV–OH
| 161,724
|
| 238
| Niles–Benton Harbor
| MI
| 161,705
|
| 239
| Bloomington–Normal
| IL
| 161,202
|
| 240
| Oshkosh–Neenah
| WI
| 160,893
|
| 241
| El Centro
| CA
| 160,301
|
| 242
| Janesville
| WI
| 159,153
|
| 243
| Abilene
| TX
| 158,063
|
| 244
| Columbia
| MO
| 155,997
|
| 245
| Eau Claire
| WI
| 155,041
|
| 246
| Monroe
| MI
| 155,035
|
| 247
| Vineland–Millville–Bridgeton
| NJ
| 154,823
|
| 248
| Punta Gorda
| FL
| 154,438
|
| 249
| Pueblo
| CO
| 152,912
|
| 250
| Pascagoula
| MS
| 152,405
|
| 251
| Blacksburg–Christiansburg–Radford
| VA
| 151,524
|
| 252
| Jacksonville
| NC
| 150,673
|
| 253
| Alexandria
| LA
| 150,080
|
| 254
| Decatur
| AL
| 149,549
|
| 255
| Bend
| OR
| 149,140
|
| 256
| Billings
| MT
| 148,116
|
| 257
| Dover
| DE
| 147,601
|
| 258
| Wheeling
| WV–OH
| 147,329
|
| 259
| Bangor
| ME
| 147,180
|
| 260
| Johnstown
| PA
| 146,967
|
| 261
| Madera
| CA
| 146,345
|
| 262
| Rocky Mount
| NC
| 146,276
|
| 263
| Hanford–Corcoran
| CA
| 146,153
|
| 264
| Wichita Falls
| TX
| 145,528
|
| 265
| Jefferson City
| MO
| 144,958
|
| 266
| Sioux City
| IA–NE–SD
| 143,474
|
| 267
| Burlington
| NC
| 142,661
|
| 268
| Florence–Muscle Shoals
| AL
| 142,657
|
| 269
| Santa Fe
| NM
| 142,407
|
| 270
| Springfield
| OH
| 141,872
|
| 271
| State College
| PA
| 140,953
|
| 272
| Iowa City
| IA
| 139,567
|
| 273
| Dothan
| AL
| 138,234
|
| 274
| Battle Creek
| MI
| 137,991
|
| *
| San Germán–Cabo Rojo
| PR
| 136,212*
|
| 275
| Hattiesburg
| MS
| 134,744
|
| 276
| Texarkana–Texarkana
| TX–AR
| 134,510
|
| 277
| Dalton
| GA
| 134,397
|
| 278
| Grand Junction
| CO
| 134,189
|
| 279
| Napa
| CA
| 133,522
|
| 280
| Morristown
| TN
| 132,851
|
| 281
| Coeur d'Alene
| ID
| 131,507
|
| 282
| Pittsfield
| MA
| 131,117
|
| 283
| Anderson
| IN
| 130,575
|
| 284
| Wausau
| WI
| 130,223
|
| 285
| Sebastian–Vero Beach
| FL
| 130,100
|
| 286
| Glens Falls
| NY
| 129,455
|
| 287
| La Crosse
| WI–MN
| 129,236
|
| 288
| Warner Robins
| GA
| 127,530
|
| 289
| Odessa
| TX
| 127,462
|
| 290
| Mansfield
| OH
| 127,010
|
| 291
| Lebanon
| PA
| 126,883
|
| 292
| Altoona
| PA
| 126,494
|
| 293
| Farmington
| NM
| 126,473
|
| 294
| St. George
| UT
| 126,312
|
| 295
| Valdosta
| GA
| 126,305
|
| 296
| Auburn–Opelika
| AL
| 125,781
|
| 297
| Weirton–Steubenville
| WV–OH
| 125,168
|
| 298
| Flagstaff
| AZ
| 124,953
|
| 299
| Midland
| TX
| 124,380
|
| 300
| St. Joseph
| MO–KS
| 122,306
|
| 301
| Winchester
| VA–WV
| 118,932
|
| 302
| Rapid City
| SD
| 118,763
|
| 303
| Sherman–Denison
| TX
| 118,478
|
| *
| Yauco
| PR
| 118,063*
|
| 304
| Salisbury
| MD
| 117,761
|
| 305
| Williamsport
| PA
| 117,668
|
| 306
| Idaho Falls
| ID
| 116,980
|
| 307
| Mount Vernon–Anacortes
| WA
| 115,700
|
| 308
| Morgantown
| WV
| 115,136
|
| *
| Mayagüez
| PR
| 115,048*
|
| 309
| Muncie
| IN
| 114,879
|
| 310
| Sheboygan
| WI
| 114,756
|
| 311
| Victoria
| TX
| 114,088
|
| 312
| Goldsboro
| NC
| 113,847
|
| 313
| Harrisonburg
| VA
| 113,449
|
| 314
| Jonesboro
| AR
| 113,330
|
| 315
| Bowling Green
| KY
| 113,320
|
| 316
| Anniston–Oxford
| AL
| 112,903
|
| 317
| Lawrence
| KS
| 112,123
|
| 318
| Owensboro
| KY
| 112,093
|
| 319
| Jackson
| TN
| 111,937
|
| 320
| Logan
| UT–ID
| 111,156
|
| 321
| Elizabethtown
| KY
| 110,878
|
| 322
| Michigan City–La Porte
| IN
| 110,479
|
| 323
| Cleveland
| TN
| 109,477
|
| 324
| Decatur
| IL
| 109,309
|
| 325
| Lawton
| OK
| 109,181
|
| 326
| Kankakee–Bradley
| IL
| 109,090
|
| 327
| Bay City
| MI
| 108,391
|
| 328
| Lewiston–Auburn
| ME
| 107,552
|
| 329
| Danville
| VA
| 107,087
|
| 330
| Wenatchee
| WA
| 106,806
|
| 331
| Lima
| OH
| 105,788
|
| 332
| San Angelo
| TX
| 105,752
|
| 333
| Sumter
| SC
| 104,430
|
| 334
| Pine Bluff
| AR
| 103,638
|
| 335
| Gadsden
| AL
| 103,362
|
| 336
| Missoula
| MT
| 101,417
|
| 337
| Bismarck
| ND
| 101,138
|
| 338
| Kokomo
| IN
| 100,877
|
| 339
| Brunswick
| GA
| 100,613
|
| 340
| Ithaca
| NY
| 100,407
|
| 341
| Longview
| WA
| 99,905
|
| 342
| Cumberland
| MD–WV
| 99,759
|
| 343
| Fond du Lac
| WI
| 99,243
|
| 344
| Ocean City
| NJ
| 97,724
|
| 345
| Grand Forks
| ND–MN
| 96,523
|
| 346
| Rome
| GA
| 95,322
|
| 347
| Hot Springs
| AR
| 95,164
|
| 348
| Dubuque
| IA
| 92,384
|
| 349
| Elmira
| NY
| 88,641
|
| 350
| Fairbanks
| AK
| 86,754
|
| 351
| Pocatello
| ID
| 86,357
|
| 352
| Cheyenne
| WY
| 85,384
|
| *
| Guayama
| PR
| 83,570*
|
| 353
| Palm Coast
| FL
| 83,084
|
| 354
| Danville
| IL
| 81,941
|
| 355
| Ames
| IA
| 80,145
|
| 356
| Great Falls
| MT
| 79,385
|
| 357
| Corvallis
| OR
| 79,064
|
| *
| Fajardo
| PR
| 78,533*
|
| 358
| Sandusky
| OH
| 78,116
|
| 359
| Columbus
| IN
| 74,444
|
| 360
| Hinesville–Fort Stewart
| GA
| 74,023
|
| 361
| Casper
| WY
| 70,401
|
| 362
| Lewiston
| ID–WA
| 59,571
|
| 363
| Carson City
| NV
| 55,289
|
