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, 1990 Metropolitan area ------------------- Number Rank ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abilene, TX MSA 119,655 223 Albany, GA MSA 112,571 234 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 861,623 49 Albuquerque, NM MSA 589,131 67 Alexandria, LA MSA 131,556 204 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA 595,081 65 Altoona, PA MSA 130,542 209 Amarillo, TX MSA 187,514 157 Anchorage, AK MSA 226,338 142 Anniston, AL MSA 116,032 229 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA 315,121 113 Asheville, NC MSA 191,772 153 Athens, GA MSA 126,262 214 Atlanta, GA MSA 2,959,500 13 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA 415,220 85 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 846,227 52 Bakersfield, CA MSA 544,981 70 Bangor, ME NECMA 146,601 189 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA 186,605 158 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 528,261 71 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 361,218 101 Bellingham, WA MSA 127,780 212 Benton Harbor, MI MSA 161,378 173 Billings, MT MSA 113,419 233 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA 312,368 115 Binghamton, NY MSA 264,497 126 Birmingham, AL MSA 839,942 53 Bismarck, ND MSA 83,831 264 Bloomington, IN MSA 108,978 239 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA 129,180 211 Boise City, ID MSA 295,851 117 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA 5,685,763 7 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA 260,120 130 Bryan-College Station, TX MSA 121,862 219 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 1,189,340 33 Burlington, VT NECMA 177,059 164 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA 394,106 93 Casper, WY MSA 61,226 272 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 168,767 170 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA 173,025 167 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 506,877 73 Charleston, WV MSA 250,454 136 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 1,162,140 34 Charlottesville, VA MSA 131,373 206 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 424,347 83 Cheyenne, WY MSA 73,142 269 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA 8,239,820 3 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA 182,120 161 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA 1,817,569 22 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA 169,439 169 Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA 2,859,644 14 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 397,014 91 Columbia, MO MSA 112,379 235 Columbia, SC MSA 453,932 79 Columbus, GA-AL MSA 260,862 129 Columbus, OH MSA 1,345,450 29 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 349,894 104 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 101,643 249 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA 4,037,282 9 Danville, VA MSA 108,728 240 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 350,855 103 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA 951,270 42 Daytona Beach, FL MSA 399,438 88 Decatur, AL MSA 131,556 204 Decatur, IL MSA 117,206 226 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA 1,980,140 21 Des Moines, IA MSA 392,928 94 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA 5,187,171 8 Dothan, AL MSA 130,964 208 Dover, DE MSA 110,993 237 Dubuque, IA MSA 86,403 262 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA 239,971 140 Eau Claire, WI MSA 137,543 199 El Paso, TX MSA 591,610 66 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 156,198 176 Elmira, NY MSA 95,195 257 Enid, OK MSA 56,735 273 Erie, PA MSA 275,572 124 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA 282,912 122 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA 278,990 123 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA 153,296 178 Fayetteville, NC MSA 274,713 125 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA 210,908 148 Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA 101,760 248 Florence, AL MSA 131,327 207 Florence, SC MSA 114,344 232 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA 186,136 159 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 335,113 110 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 251,071 135 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA 175,911 165 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA 143,777 192 Fort Wayne, IN MSA 456,281 78 Fresno, CA MSA 755,580 56 Gadsden, AL MSA 99,840 251 Gainesville, FL MSA 181,596 162 Glens Falls, NY MSA 118,539 225 Goldsboro, NC MSA 104,666 245 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA 103,272 247 Grand Junction, CO MSA 93,145 259 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 937,891 44 Great Falls, MT MSA 77,691 267 Green Bay, WI MSA 194,594 150 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 1,050,304 38 Greenville, NC MSA 108,480 241 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA 830,539 55 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 587,986 68 Hartford, CT NECMA 1,123,678 35 Hattiesburg, MS MSA 98,738 252 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA 292,405 120 Honolulu, HI MSA 836,231 54 Houma, LA MSA 182,842 160 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA 3,731,029 10 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA 312,529 114 Huntsville, AL MSA 293,047 118 Indianapolis, IN MSA 1,380,491 28 Iowa City, IA MSA 96,119 256 Jackson, MI MSA 149,756 184 Jackson, MS MSA 395,396 92 Jackson, TN MSA 90,801 260 Jacksonville, FL MSA 906,727 46 Jacksonville, NC MSA 149,838 183 Jamestown, NY MSA 141,895 195 Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA 139,510 196 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 436,047 80 Johnstown, PA MSA 241,280 139 Jonesboro, AR MSA 68,956 270 Joplin, MO MSA 134,910 201 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA 429,453 82 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 1,582,874 25 Killeen-Temple, TX MSA 255,299 132 Knoxville, TN MSA 585,960 69 Kokomo, IN MSA 96,946 255 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA 116,401 228 Lafayette, LA MSA 345,053 105 Lafayette, IN MSA 161,572 172 Lake Charles, LA MSA 168,134 171 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 405,382 87 Lancaster, PA MSA 422,822 84 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA 432,684 81 Laredo, TX MSA 133,239 203 Las Cruces, NM MSA 135,510 200 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 852,646 51 Lawrence, KS MSA 81,798 265 Lawton, OK MSA 111,486 236 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA 105,259 244 Lexington, KY MSA 405,936 86 Lima, OH MSA 154,340 177 Lincoln, NE MSA 213,641 147 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA 513,026 72 Longview-Marshall, TX MSA 193,801 152 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA 14,531,529 2 Louisville, KY-IN MSA 949,012 43 Lubbock, TX MSA 222,636 145 Lynchburg, VA MSA 193,928 151 Macon, GA MSA 291,079 121 Madison, WI MSA 367,085 99 Mansfield, OH MSA 174,007 166 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA 383,545 95 Medford-Ashland, OR MSA 146,387 190 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA 398,978 90 Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 1,007,306 39 Merced, CA MSA 178,403 163 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 3,192,725 11 Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA 1,607,183 24 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA 2,538,776 15 Mobile, AL MSA 476,923 77 Modesto, CA MSA 370,522 97 Monroe, LA MSA 142,191 194 Montgomery, AL MSA 292,517 119 Muncie, IN MSA 119,659 222 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA 144,053 191 Naples, FL MSA 152,099 179 Nashville, TN MSA 985,026 40 New London-Norwich, CT NECMA 254,957 133 New Orleans, LA MSA 1,285,262 31 New York-No. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA/NECMA 19,480,012 1 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 1,444,710 27 Ocala, FL MSA 194,835 149 Odessa-Midland, TX MSA 225,545 143 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 958,839 41 Omaha, NE-IA MSA 639,580 60 Orlando, FL MSA 1,224,844 32 Owensboro, KY MSA 87,189 261 Panama City, FL MSA 126,994 213 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA 149,169 186 Pensacola, FL MSA 344,406 106 Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA 339,172 108 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 5,893,019 6 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 2,238,498 19 Pine Bluff, AR MSA 85,487 263 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 2,394,811 18 Pittsfield, MA NECMA 139,352 197 Pocatello, ID MSA 66,026 271 Portland, ME NECMA 243,135 138 Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA 1,793,476 23 Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA 916,270 45 Provo-Orem, UT MSA 263,590 128 Pueblo, CO MSA 123,051 217 Punta Gorda, FL MSA 110,975 238 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 858,485 50 Rapid City, SD MSA 81,343 266 Reading, PA MSA 336,523 109 Redding, CA MSA 147,036 188 Reno, NV MSA 254,667 134 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA 150,033 182 Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA 865,640 47 Roanoke, VA MSA 224,592 144 Rochester, MN MSA 106,470 243 Rochester, NY MSA 1,062,470 37 Rockford, IL MSA 329,676 111 Rocky Mount, NC MSA 133,369 202 Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA 1,481,220 26 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 399,320 89 St. Cloud, MN MSA 149,509 185 St. Joseph, MO MSA 97,715 254 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 2,492,348 17 Salinas, CA MSA 355,660 102 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA 1,072,227 36 San Angelo, TX MSA 98,458 253 San Antonio, TX MSA 1,324,749 30 San Diego, CA MSA 2,498,016 16 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA 6,277,525 5 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA 217,162 146 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA 369,608 98 Santa Fe, NM MSA 117,043 227 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 489,483 74 Savannah, GA MSA 257,899 131 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 638,524 61 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA 2,970,300 12 Sharon, PA MSA 121,003 220 Sheboygan, WI MSA 103,877 246 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA 95,019 258 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA 376,330 96 Sioux City, IA-NE MSA 115,018 231 Sioux Falls, SD MSA 139,236 198 South Bend, IN MSA 247,052 137 Spokane, WA MSA 361,333 100 Springfield, IL MSA 189,550 154 Springfield, MO MSA 264,346 127 Springfield, MA NECMA 602,878 63 State College, PA MSA 124,812 215 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA 142,523 193 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 480,628 76 Sumter, SC MSA 101,276 250 Syracuse, NY MSA 742,237 57 Tallahassee, FL MSA 233,609 141 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 2,067,959 20 Terre Haute, IN MSA 147,585 187 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA 120,132 221 Toledo, OH MSA 614,128 62 Topeka, KS MSA 160,976 174 Tucson, AZ MSA 666,957 59 Tulsa, OK MSA 708,954 58 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 150,522 181 Tyler, TX MSA 151,309 180 Utica-Rome, NY MSA 316,645 112 Victoria, TX MSA 74,361 268 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA 311,921 116 Waco, TX MSA 189,123 155 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA 6,726,395 4 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA 123,798 216 Wausau, WI MSA 115,400 230 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA 863,503 48 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA 159,301 175 Wichita, KS MSA 485,270 75 Wichita Falls, TX MSA 130,351 210 Williamsport, PA MSA 118,710 224 Wilmington, NC MSA 171,269 168 Yakima, WA MSA 188,823 156 York, PA MSA 339,574 107 Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 600,895 64 Yuba City, CA MSA 122,643 218 Yuma, AZ MSA 106,895 242 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, State and Metropolitan Area Data Book 1997-98, table B-1.