Revision as of 14:10, 29 October 2018
Leading population centers (see complete list)
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Rank
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Core city (cities)
|
Metro area population
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Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
Region[1]
|
New York City
Los Angeles
Chicago
Dallas
|
1
|
New York City
|
20,320,876
|
New York–Newark–Jersey City, NY–NJ–PA MSA
|
Northeast
|
2
|
Los Angeles
|
13,353,907
|
Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA MSA
|
West
|
3
|
Chicago
|
9,533,040
|
Chicago–Joliet–Naperville, IL–IN–WI MSA
|
Midwest
|
4
|
Dallas–Fort Worth
|
7,399,662
|
Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX MSA
|
South
|
5
|
Houston
|
6,892,427
|
Houston–The Woodlands-Sugar Land MSA
|
South
|
6
|
Washington, D.C.
|
6,216,589
|
Washington, DC–VA–MD–WV MSA
|
South
|
7
|
Miami
|
6,158,824
|
Miami–Fort Lauderdale–West Palm Beach, FL MSA
|
South
|
8
|
Philadelphia
|
6,096,120
|
Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington, PA–NJ–DE–MD MSA
|
Northeast
|
9
|
Atlanta
|
5,884,736
|
Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell, GA MSA
|
South
|
10
|
Boston
|
4,836,531
|
Boston–Cambridge–Quincy, MA–NH MSA
|
Northeast
|
11
|
Phoenix
|
4,737,270
|
Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler, AZ MSA
|
West
|
12
|
San Francisco
|
4,727,357
|
San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont, CA MSA
|
West
|
13
|
Riverside–San Bernardino
|
4,580,670
|
Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario, CA MSA
|
West
|
14
|
Detroit
|
4,313,002
|
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI MSA
|
Midwest
|
15
|
Seattle
|
3,867,046
|
Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue, WA MSA
|
West
|
16
|
Minneapolis–St. Paul
|
3,600,618
|
Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington, MN–WI MSA
|
Midwest
|
17
|
San Diego
|
3,337,685
|
San Diego–Carlsbad–San Marcos, CA MSA
|
West
|
18
|
Tampa–St. Petersburg
|
3,091,399
|
Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater, FL MSA
|
South
|
19
|
Denver
|
2,888,227
|
Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO MSA
|
West
|
20
|
Baltimore
|
2,808,175
|
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA
|
South
|
Based on 2017 MSA population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau[2]
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