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--net change, 1990-1997 Metropolitan area ------------------- Number Rank ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abilene, TX MSA 1,801 228 Albany, GA MSA 5,103 209 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 14,797 146 Albuquerque, NM MSA 85,706 42 Alexandria, LA MSA -5,065 259 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA 18,755 130 Altoona, PA MSA 381 237 Amarillo, TX MSA 20,651 124 Anchorage, AK MSA 24,709 112 Anniston, AL MSA 1,060 232 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA 27,033 102 Asheville, NC MSA 19,512 128 Athens, GA MSA 12,261 159 Atlanta, GA MSA 667,684 2 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA 42,008 79 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 224,796 18 Bakersfield, CA MSA 83,624 43 Bangor, ME NECMA -3,301 255 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA 18,523 131 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 41,904 80 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 13,773 153 Bellingham, WA MSA 26,469 106 Benton Harbor, MI MSA -665 242 Billings, MT MSA 12,352 158 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA 31,055 93 Binghamton, NY MSA -12,799 268 Birmingham, AL MSA 60,087 57 Bismarck, ND MSA 7,213 192 Bloomington, IN MSA 7,675 189 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA 11,617 165 Boise City, ID MSA 87,992 41 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA 141,891 28 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA 60,681 56 Bryan-College Station, TX MSA 11,146 167 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA -24,619 272 Burlington, VT NECMA 14,029 151 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA 8,538 180 Casper, WY MSA 2,412 226 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 12,937 156 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA -4,552 258 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 2,979 223 Charleston, WV MSA 3,396 219 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 188,103 21 Charlottesville, VA MSA 15,244 145 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 23,141 117 Cheyenne, WY MSA 5,331 206 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA 402,355 9 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA 12,040 162 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA 116,576 33 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA 28,042 100 Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA 48,795 68 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 83,027 44 Columbia, MO MSA 15,930 143 Columbia, SC MSA 50,016 65 Columbus, GA-AL MSA 11,173 166 Columbus, OH MSA 114,792 34 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 37,206 86 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA -2,521 252 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA 645,731 3 Danville, VA MSA -126 239 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 6,308 197 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA -6,336 264 Daytona Beach, FL MSA 66,487 51 Decatur, AL MSA 10,134 173 Decatur, IL MSA -2,941 253 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA 338,215 12 Des Moines, IA MSA 36,789 87 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA 251,585 16 Dothan, AL MSA 3,306 220 Dover, DE MSA 11,716 163 Dubuque, IA MSA 1,681 229 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA -1,787 245 Eau Claire, WI MSA 5,943 202 El Paso, TX MSA 109,966 37 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 14,527 148 Elmira, NY MSA -2,107 249 Enid, OK MSA -36 238 Erie, PA MSA 3,829 216 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA 28,444 99 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA 9,939 176 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA 13,100 155 Fayetteville, NC MSA 9,334 178 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA 56,072 58 Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA 17,787 133 Florence, AL MSA 5,961 201 Florence, SC MSA 10,035 174 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA 39,885 83 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 51,978 61 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 44,575 71 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA 16,484 140 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA 23,803 115 Fort Wayne, IN MSA 21,255 123 Fresno, CA MSA 113,123 36 Gadsden, AL MSA 4,473 211 Gainesville, FL MSA 16,730 138 Glens Falls, NY MSA 4,043 213 Goldsboro, NC MSA 7,315 191 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA -1,572 244 Grand Junction, CO MSA 17,536 135 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 88,404 40 Great Falls, MT MSA 1,443 231 Green Bay, WI MSA 19,650 127 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 102,475 38 Greenville, NC MSA 12,577 157 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA 74,190 48 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 27,039 101 Hartford, CT NECMA -18,504 271 Hattiesburg, MS MSA 10,846 169 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA 25,963 108 Honolulu, HI MSA 33,626 89 Houma, LA MSA 8,385 182 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA 589,012 5 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA 2,675 224 Huntsville, AL MSA 39,946 82 Indianapolis, IN MSA 122,977 32 Iowa City, IA MSA 6,199 199 Jackson, MI MSA 5,590 205 Jackson, MS MSA 29,987 96 Jackson, TN MSA 8,518 181 Jacksonville, FL MSA 127,877 29 Jacksonville, NC MSA -6,825 265 Jamestown, NY MSA -1,880 246 Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA 10,822 170 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 24,100 114 Johnstown, PA MSA -3,606 256 Jonesboro, AR MSA 7,976 187 Joplin, MO MSA 12,217 160 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA 17,246 137 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 126,399 31 Killeen-Temple, TX MSA 44,441 72 Knoxville, TN MSA 68,221 50 Kokomo, IN MSA 3,035 222 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA 5,106 208 Lafayette, LA MSA 26,974 104 Lafayette, IN MSA 9,967 175 Lake Charles, LA MSA 10,740 171 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 43,264 76 Lancaster, PA MSA 31,241 92 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA 14,665 147 Laredo, TX MSA 49,980 66 Las Cruces, NM MSA 32,960 90 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 409,453 8 Lawrence, KS MSA 9,295 179 Lawton, OK MSA 2,471 225 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA -4,214 257 Lexington, KY MSA 38,137 85 Lima, OH MSA 604 236 Lincoln, NE MSA 19,678 126 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA 39,168 84 Longview-Marshall, TX MSA 14,449 149 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA 1,077,357 1 Louisville, KY-IN MSA 44,357 73 Lubbock, TX MSA 8,036 186 Lynchburg, VA MSA 13,498 154 Macon, GA MSA 24,998 111 Madison, WI MSA 30,426 95 Mansfield, OH MSA 844 235 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA 127,377 30 Medford-Ashland, OR MSA 24,573 113 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA 61,999 54 Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 75,880 47 Merced, CA MSA 17,720 134 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 322,633 13 Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA 29,389 98 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA 253,361 15 Mobile, AL MSA 50,195 64 Modesto, CA MSA 51,296 62 Monroe, LA MSA 4,864 210 Montgomery, AL MSA 26,658 105 Muncie, IN MSA -2,034 248 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA 25,125 109 Naples, FL MSA 43,632 74 Nashville, TN MSA 149,498 27 New London-Norwich, CT NECMA -1,999 247 New Orleans, LA MSA 22,496 121 New York-No. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA/NECMA 396,476 11 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 100,235 39 Ocala, FL MSA 42,473 77 Odessa-Midland, TX MSA 17,844 132 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 71,665 49 Omaha, NE-IA MSA 47,874 69 Orlando, FL MSA 242,201 17 Owensboro, KY MSA 3,822 217 Panama City, FL MSA 19,229 129 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA 1,472 230 Pensacola, FL MSA 52,679 60 Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA 6,782 194 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 78,841 45 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 601,041 4 Pine Bluff, AR MSA -3,228 254 Pittsburgh, PA MSA -33,792 273 Pittsfield, MA NECMA -5,108 260 Pocatello, ID MSA 7,824 188 Portland, ME NECMA 8,303 183 Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA 319,326 14 Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA -11,439 266 Provo-Orem, UT MSA 64,552 53 Pueblo, CO MSA 9,850 177 Punta Gorda, FL MSA 22,706 120 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 191,569 20 Rapid City, SD MSA 5,847 203 Reading, PA MSA 17,534 136 Redding, CA MSA 16,142 141 Reno, NV MSA 51,125 63 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA 32,766 91 Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA 77,624 46 Roanoke, VA MSA 3,942 215 Rochester, MN MSA 8,149 185 Rochester, NY MSA 23,612 116 Rockford, IL MSA 25,098 110 Rocky Mount, NC MSA 12,202 161 Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA 174,646 24 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 3,629 218 St. Cloud, MN MSA 11,702 164 St. Joseph, MO MSA -604 241 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 65,458 52 Salinas, CA MSA 6,247 198 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA 175,327 23 San Angelo, TX MSA 4,190 212 San Antonio, TX MSA 186,637 22 San Diego, CA MSA 224,634 19 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA 423,228 7 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA 16,129 142 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA 20,591 125 Santa Fe, NM MSA 23,023 119 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 49,300 67 Savannah, GA MSA 26,191 107 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA -16,883 269 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA 397,572 10 Sharon, PA MSA 1,042 233 Sheboygan, WI MSA 6,019 200 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA 6,522 196 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA 2,408 227 Sioux City, IA-NE MSA 5,805 204 Sioux Falls, SD MSA 21,434 122 South Bend, IN MSA 11,004 168 Spokane, WA MSA 43,317 75 Springfield, IL MSA 14,392 150 Springfield, MO MSA 36,634 88 Springfield, MA NECMA -11,768 267 State College, PA MSA 8,181 184 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA -5,798 263 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 61,876 55 Sumter, SC MSA 5,313 207 Syracuse, NY MSA -1,466 243 Tallahassee, FL MSA 27,002 103 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 159,041 25 Terre Haute, IN MSA 883 234 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA 3,248 221 Toledo, OH MSA -2,323 251 Topeka, KS MSA 3,956 214 Tucson, AZ MSA 113,193 35 Tulsa, OK MSA 55,442 59 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 10,238 172 Tyler, TX MSA 15,414 144 Utica-Rome, NY MSA -17,767 270 Victoria, TX MSA 7,663 190 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA 41,254 81 Waco, TX MSA 13,860 152 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA 480,122 6 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA -2,296 250 Wausau, WI MSA 7,050 193 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA 155,021 26 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA -5,148 261 Wichita, KS MSA 45,238 70 Wichita Falls, TX MSA 6,752 195 Williamsport, PA MSA -305 240 Wilmington, NC MSA 42,311 78 Yakima, WA MSA 29,495 97 York, PA MSA 30,944 94 Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA -5,680 262 Yuba City, CA MSA 16,672 139 Yuma, AZ MSA 23,121 118 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, State and Metropolitan Area Data Book 1997-98, table B-1.