METROPOLITAN AREA RANKINGS (in alphabetic order) [Areas ranked include 273 metropolitan areas (MAs): 245 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), 17 consolidated MSAs (CMSAs), and 11 New England county metropolitan areas (NECMAs) defined as of June 30, 1996. When MAs share the same rank, the next lower rank is omitted. MAs may share the same value but have different ranks due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Population, 1997 Metropolitan area ------------------- Number Rank ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abilene, TX MSA 121,456 232 Albany, GA MSA 117,674 237 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 876,420 54 Albuquerque, NM MSA 674,837 62 Alexandria, LA MSA 126,491 222 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA 613,836 67 Altoona, PA MSA 130,923 219 Amarillo, TX MSA 208,165 156 Anchorage, AK MSA 251,047 141 Anniston, AL MSA 117,092 239 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA 342,154 115 Asheville, NC MSA 211,284 154 Athens, GA MSA 138,523 209 Atlanta, GA MSA 3,627,184 11 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA 457,228 85 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 1,071,023 42 Bakersfield, CA MSA 628,605 64 Bangor, ME NECMA 143,300 202 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA 205,128 158 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 570,165 71 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 374,991 105 Bellingham, WA MSA 154,249 191 Benton Harbor, MI MSA 160,713 187 Billings, MT MSA 125,771 223 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA 343,423 114 Binghamton, NY MSA 251,698 139 Birmingham, AL MSA 900,029 53 Bismarck, ND MSA 91,044 262 Bloomington, IN MSA 116,653 240 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA 140,797 205 Boise City, ID MSA 383,843 103 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA 5,827,654 7 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA 320,801 118 Bryan-College Station, TX MSA 133,008 216 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 1,164,721 36 Burlington, VT NECMA 191,088 168 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA 402,644 97 Casper, WY MSA 63,638 272 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 181,704 171 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA 168,473 178 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 509,856 78 Charleston, WV MSA 253,850 137 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 1,350,243 32 Charlottesville, VA MSA 146,617 198 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 447,488 88 Cheyenne, WY MSA 78,473 269 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA 8,642,175 3 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA 194,160 165 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA 1,934,145 23 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA 197,481 162 Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA 2,908,439 14 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 480,041 80 Columbia, MO MSA 128,309 221 Columbia, SC MSA 503,948 79 Columbus, GA-AL MSA 272,035 133 Columbus, OH MSA 1,460,242 31 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 387,100 101 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 99,122 258 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA 4,683,013 9 Danville, VA MSA 108,602 248 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 357,163 109 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA 944,934 49 Daytona Beach, FL MSA 465,925 82 Decatur, AL MSA 141,690 204 Decatur, IL MSA 114,265 242 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA 2,318,355 20 Des Moines, IA MSA 429,717 92 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA 5,438,756 8 Dothan, AL MSA 134,270 213 Dover, DE MSA 122,709 226 Dubuque, IA MSA 88,084 264 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA 238,184 143 Eau Claire, WI MSA 143,486 201 El Paso, TX MSA 701,576 60 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 170,725 176 Elmira, NY MSA 93,088 260 Enid, OK MSA 56,699 273 Erie, PA MSA 279,401 132 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA 311,356 123 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA 288,929 129 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA 166,396 182 Fayetteville, NC MSA 284,047 131 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA 266,980 134 Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA 119,547 235 Florence, AL MSA 137,288 210 Florence, SC MSA 124,379 224 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA 226,021 150 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 387,091 102 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 295,646 128 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA 192,395 166 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA 167,580 180 Fort Wayne, IN MSA 477,536 81 Fresno, CA MSA 868,703 56 Gadsden, AL MSA 104,313 250 Gainesville, FL MSA 198,326 161 Glens Falls, NY MSA 122,582 227 Goldsboro, NC MSA 111,981 244 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA 101,700 253 Grand Junction, CO MSA 110,681 245 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 1,026,295 46 Great Falls, MT MSA 79,134 268 Green Bay, WI MSA 214,244 152 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 1,152,779 37 Greenville, NC MSA 121,057 233 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA 904,729 52 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 615,025 66 Hartford, CT NECMA 1,105,174 39 Hattiesburg, MS MSA 109,584 247 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA 318,368 120 Honolulu, HI MSA 869,857 55 Houma, LA MSA 191,227 167 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA 4,320,041 10 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA 315,204 122 Huntsville, AL MSA 332,993 116 Indianapolis, IN MSA 1,503,468 29 Iowa City, IA MSA 102,318 252 Jackson, MI MSA 155,346 189 Jackson, MS MSA 425,383 93 Jackson, TN MSA 99,319 257 Jacksonville, FL MSA 1,034,604 44 Jacksonville, NC MSA 143,013 203 Jamestown, NY MSA 140,015 207 Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA 150,332 194 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 460,147 84 Johnstown, PA MSA 237,674 144 Jonesboro, AR MSA 76,932 270 Joplin, MO MSA 147,127 196 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA 446,699 90 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 1,709,273 24 Killeen-Temple, TX MSA 299,740 126 Knoxville, TN MSA 654,181 63 Kokomo, IN MSA 99,981 256 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA 121,507 230 Lafayette, LA MSA 372,027 106 Lafayette, IN MSA 171,539 174 Lake Charles, LA MSA 178,874 172 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 448,646 87 Lancaster, PA MSA 454,063 86 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA 447,349 89 Laredo, TX MSA 183,219 169 Las Cruces, NM MSA 168,470 179 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 1,262,099 34 Lawrence, KS MSA 91,093 261 Lawton, OK MSA 113,957 243 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA 101,045 255 Lexington, KY MSA 444,073 91 Lima, OH MSA 154,944 190 Lincoln, NE MSA 233,319 146 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA 552,194 72 Longview-Marshall, TX MSA 208,250 155 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA 15,608,886 2 Louisville, KY-IN MSA 993,369 48 Lubbock, TX MSA 230,672 148 Lynchburg, VA MSA 207,426 157 Macon, GA MSA 316,077 121 Madison, WI MSA 397,511 98 Mansfield, OH MSA 174,851 173 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA 510,922 77 Medford-Ashland, OR MSA 170,960 175 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA 460,977 83 Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 1,083,186 41 Merced, CA MSA 196,123 163 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 3,515,358 12 Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA 1,636,572 26 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA 2,792,137 16 Mobile, AL MSA 527,118 76 Modesto, CA MSA 421,818 94 Monroe, LA MSA 147,055 197 Montgomery, AL MSA 319,175 119 Muncie, IN MSA 117,625 238 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA 169,178 177 Naples, FL MSA 195,731 164 Nashville, TN MSA 1,134,524 38 New London-Norwich, CT NECMA 252,958 138 New Orleans, LA MSA 1,307,758 33 New York-No. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA/NECMA 19,876,488 1 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 1,544,945 27 Ocala, FL MSA 237,308 145 Odessa-Midland, TX MSA 243,389 142 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 1,030,504 45 Omaha, NE-IA MSA 687,454 61 Orlando, FL MSA 1,467,045 30 Owensboro, KY MSA 91,011 263 Panama City, FL MSA 146,223 199 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA 150,641 193 Pensacola, FL MSA 397,085 99 Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA 345,954 113 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 5,971,860 6 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 2,839,539 15 Pine Bluff, AR MSA 82,259 266 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 2,361,019 19 Pittsfield, MA NECMA 134,244 214 Pocatello, ID MSA 73,850 271 Portland, ME NECMA 251,438 140 Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA 2,112,802 22 Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA 904,831 51 Provo-Orem, UT MSA 328,142 117 Pueblo, CO MSA 132,901 218 Punta Gorda, FL MSA 133,681 215 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 1,050,054 43 Rapid City, SD MSA 87,190 265 Reading, PA MSA 354,057 111 Redding, CA MSA 163,178 184 Reno, NV MSA 305,792 124 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA 182,799 170 Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA 943,264 50 Roanoke, VA MSA 228,534 149 Rochester, MN MSA 114,619 241 Rochester, NY MSA 1,086,082 40 Rockford, IL MSA 354,774 110 Rocky Mount, NC MSA 145,571 200 Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA 1,655,866 25 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 402,949 96 St. Cloud, MN MSA 161,211 185 St. Joseph, MO MSA 97,111 259 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 2,557,806 18 Salinas, CA MSA 361,907 108 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA 1,247,554 35 San Angelo, TX MSA 102,648 251 San Antonio, TX MSA 1,511,386 28 San Diego, CA MSA 2,722,650 17 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA 6,700,753 5 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA 233,291 147 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA 390,199 100 Santa Fe, NM MSA 140,066 206 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 538,783 74 Savannah, GA MSA 284,090 130 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 621,641 65 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA 3,367,872 13 Sharon, PA MSA 122,045 229 Sheboygan, WI MSA 109,896 246 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA 101,541 254 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA 378,738 104 Sioux City, IA-NE MSA 120,823 234 Sioux Falls, SD MSA 160,670 188 South Bend, IN MSA 258,056 136 Spokane, WA MSA 404,650 95 Springfield, IL MSA 203,942 159 Springfield, MO MSA 300,980 125 Springfield, MA NECMA 591,110 70 State College, PA MSA 132,993 217 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA 136,725 212 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 542,504 73 Sumter, SC MSA 106,589 249 Syracuse, NY MSA 740,771 59 Tallahassee, FL MSA 260,611 135 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 2,227,000 21 Terre Haute, IN MSA 148,468 195 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA 123,380 225 Toledo, OH MSA 611,805 68 Topeka, KS MSA 164,932 183 Tucson, AZ MSA 780,150 57 Tulsa, OK MSA 764,396 58 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 160,760 186 Tyler, TX MSA 166,723 181 Utica-Rome, NY MSA 298,878 127 Victoria, TX MSA 82,024 267 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA 353,175 112 Waco, TX MSA 202,983 160 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA 7,206,517 4 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA 121,502 231 Wausau, WI MSA 122,450 228 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA 1,018,524 47 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA 154,153 192 Wichita, KS MSA 530,508 75 Wichita Falls, TX MSA 137,103 211 Williamsport, PA MSA 118,405 236 Wilmington, NC MSA 213,580 153 Yakima, WA MSA 218,318 151 York, PA MSA 370,518 107 Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 595,215 69 Yuba City, CA MSA 139,315 208 Yuma, AZ MSA 130,016 220 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, State and Metropolitan Area Data Book 1997-98, table B-1.