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-- percent change, Metropolitan area 1990-1997 ------------------- Percent Rank ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abilene, TX MSA 1.5 223 Albany, GA MSA 4.5 182 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 1.7 221 Albuquerque, NM MSA 14.5 52 Alexandria, LA MSA -3.9 268 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA 3.2 202 Altoona, PA MSA 0.3 237 Amarillo, TX MSA 11.0 73 Anchorage, AK MSA 10.9 76 Anniston, AL MSA 0.9 228 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA 8.6 120 Asheville, NC MSA 10.2 84 Athens, GA MSA 9.7 96 Atlanta, GA MSA 22.6 13 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA 10.1 86 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 26.6 8 Bakersfield, CA MSA 15.3 47 Bangor, ME NECMA -2.3 260 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA 9.9 93 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 7.9 126 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 3.8 193 Bellingham, WA MSA 20.7 20 Benton Harbor, MI MSA -0.4 243 Billings, MT MSA 10.9 77 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA 9.9 92 Binghamton, NY MSA -4.8 272 Birmingham, AL MSA 7.2 151 Bismarck, ND MSA 8.6 118 Bloomington, IN MSA 7.0 153 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA 9.0 111 Boise City, ID MSA 29.7 4 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA 2.5 207 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA 23.3 12 Bryan-College Station, TX MSA 9.1 106 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA -2.1 258 Burlington, VT NECMA 7.9 127 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA 2.2 211 Casper, WY MSA 3.9 192 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 7.7 135 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA -2.6 263 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 0.6 234 Charleston, WV MSA 1.4 225 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 16.2 40 Charlottesville, VA MSA 11.6 67 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 5.5 170 Cheyenne, WY MSA 7.3 149 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA 4.9 175 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA 6.6 160 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA 6.4 163 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA 16.5 38 Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA 1.7 222 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 20.9 19 Columbia, MO MSA 14.2 53 Columbia, SC MSA 11.0 72 Columbus, GA-AL MSA 4.3 188 Columbus, OH MSA 8.5 122 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 10.6 79 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA -2.5 261 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA 16.0 41 Danville, VA MSA -0.1 239 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 1.8 217 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA -0.7 245 Daytona Beach, FL MSA 16.6 36 Decatur, AL MSA 7.7 133 Decatur, IL MSA -2.5 262 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA 17.1 33 Des Moines, IA MSA 9.4 101 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA 4.9 176 Dothan, AL MSA 2.5 206 Dover, DE MSA 10.6 80 Dubuque, IA MSA 1.9 214 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA -0.7 246 Eau Claire, WI MSA 4.3 187 El Paso, TX MSA 18.6 26 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 9.3 103 Elmira, NY MSA -2.2 259 Enid, OK MSA -0.1 238 Erie, PA MSA 1.4 224 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA 10.1 90 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA 3.6 196 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA 8.5 121 Fayetteville, NC MSA 3.4 200 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA 26.6 7 Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA 17.5 30 Florence, AL MSA 4.5 181 Florence, SC MSA 8.8 117 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA 21.4 18 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 15.5 45 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 17.8 29 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA 9.4 100 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA 16.6 37 Fort Wayne, IN MSA 4.7 178 Fresno, CA MSA 15.0 51 Gadsden, AL MSA 4.5 183 Gainesville, FL MSA 9.2 104 Glens Falls, NY MSA 3.4 198 Goldsboro, NC MSA 7.0 154 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA -1.5 253 Grand Junction, CO MSA 18.8 25 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 9.4 97 Great Falls, MT MSA 1.9 215 Green Bay, WI MSA 10.1 88 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 9.8 95 Greenville, NC MSA 11.6 68 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA 8.9 114 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 4.6 179 Hartford, CT NECMA -1.6 254 Hattiesburg, MS MSA 11.0 74 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA 8.9 116 Honolulu, HI MSA 4.0 190 Houma, LA MSA 4.6 180 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA 15.8 42 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA 0.9 230 Huntsville, AL MSA 13.6 58 Indianapolis, IN MSA 8.9 115 Iowa City, IA MSA 6.4 162 Jackson, MI MSA 3.7 194 Jackson, MS MSA 7.6 140 Jackson, TN MSA 9.4 99 Jacksonville, FL MSA 14.1 54 Jacksonville, NC MSA -4.6 271 Jamestown, NY MSA -1.3 250 Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA 7.8 132 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 5.5 169 Johnstown, PA MSA -1.5 252 Jonesboro, AR MSA 11.6 69 Joplin, MO MSA 9.1 110 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA 4.0 190 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 8.0 125 Killeen-Temple, TX MSA 17.4 32 Knoxville, TN MSA 11.6 66 Kokomo, IN MSA 3.1 203 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA 4.4 185 Lafayette, LA MSA 7.8 130 Lafayette, IN MSA 6.2 165 Lake Charles, LA MSA 6.4 164 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 10.7 78 Lancaster, PA MSA 7.4 147 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA 3.4 201 Laredo, TX MSA 37.5 2 Las Cruces, NM MSA 24.3 11 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 48.0 1 Lawrence, KS MSA 11.4 71 Lawton, OK MSA 2.2 209 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA -4.0 269 Lexington, KY MSA 9.4 98 Lima, OH MSA 0.4 236 Lincoln, NE MSA 9.2 104 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA 7.6 137 Longview-Marshall, TX MSA 7.5 144 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA 7.4 146 Louisville, KY-IN MSA 4.7 177 Lubbock, TX MSA 3.6 195 Lynchburg, VA MSA 7.0 155 Macon, GA MSA 8.6 119 Madison, WI MSA 8.3 123 Mansfield, OH MSA 0.5 235 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA 33.2 3 Medford-Ashland, OR MSA 16.8 35 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA 15.5 44 Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 7.5 141 Merced, CA MSA 9.9 93 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 10.1 87 Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA 1.8 216 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA 10.0 91 Mobile, AL MSA 10.5 81 Modesto, CA MSA 13.8 57 Monroe, LA MSA 3.4 197 Montgomery, AL MSA 9.1 108 Muncie, IN MSA -1.7 255 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA 17.4 31 Naples, FL MSA 28.7 5 Nashville, TN MSA 15.2 49 New London-Norwich, CT NECMA -0.8 247 New Orleans, LA MSA 1.8 220 New York-No. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA/NECMA 2.0 212 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 6.9 156 Ocala, FL MSA 21.8 16 Odessa-Midland, TX MSA 7.9 128 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 7.5 143 Omaha, NE-IA MSA 7.5 142 Orlando, FL MSA 19.8 23 Owensboro, KY MSA 4.4 186 Panama City, FL MSA 15.1 50 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA 1.0 227 Pensacola, FL MSA 15.3 48 Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA 2.0 213 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 1.3 226 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 26.9 6 Pine Bluff, AR MSA -3.8 267 Pittsburgh, PA MSA -1.4 251 Pittsfield, MA NECMA -3.7 266 Pocatello, ID MSA 11.8 64 Portland, ME NECMA 3.4 198 Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA 17.8 28 Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA -1.2 249 Provo-Orem, UT MSA 24.5 10 Pueblo, CO MSA 8.0 124 Punta Gorda, FL MSA 20.5 21 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 22.3 14 Rapid City, SD MSA 7.2 150 Reading, PA MSA 5.2 172 Redding, CA MSA 11.0 74 Reno, NV MSA 20.1 22 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA 21.8 15 Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA 9.0 113 Roanoke, VA MSA 1.8 218 Rochester, MN MSA 7.7 136 Rochester, NY MSA 2.2 209 Rockford, IL MSA 7.6 138 Rocky Mount, NC MSA 9.1 106 Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA 11.8 65 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 0.9 228 St. Cloud, MN MSA 7.8 129 St. Joseph, MO MSA -0.6 244 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 2.6 205 Salinas, CA MSA 1.8 218 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA 16.4 39 San Angelo, TX MSA 4.3 189 San Antonio, TX MSA 14.1 55 San Diego, CA MSA 9.0 111 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA 6.7 159 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA 7.4 145 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA 5.6 168 Santa Fe, NM MSA 19.7 24 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 10.1 89 Savannah, GA MSA 10.2 85 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA -2.6 264 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA 13.4 60 Sharon, PA MSA 0.9 230 Sheboygan, WI MSA 5.8 167 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA 6.9 157 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA 0.6 232 Sioux City, IA-NE MSA 5.0 174 Sioux Falls, SD MSA 15.4 46 South Bend, IN MSA 4.5 184 Spokane, WA MSA 12.0 63 Springfield, IL MSA 7.6 139 Springfield, MO MSA 13.9 56 Springfield, MA NECMA -2.0 257 State College, PA MSA 6.6 161 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA -4.1 270 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 12.9 62 Sumter, SC MSA 5.2 171 Syracuse, NY MSA -0.2 240 Tallahassee, FL MSA 11.6 70 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 7.7 134 Terre Haute, IN MSA 0.6 233 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA 2.7 204 Toledo, OH MSA -0.4 242 Topeka, KS MSA 2.5 208 Tucson, AZ MSA 17.0 34 Tulsa, OK MSA 7.8 130 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 6.8 158 Tyler, TX MSA 10.2 83 Utica-Rome, NY MSA -5.6 273 Victoria, TX MSA 10.3 82 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA 13.2 61 Waco, TX MSA 7.3 148 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA 7.1 152 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA -1.9 256 Wausau, WI MSA 6.1 166 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA 18.0 27 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA -3.2 265 Wichita, KS MSA 9.3 102 Wichita Falls, TX MSA 5.2 173 Williamsport, PA MSA -0.3 241 Wilmington, NC MSA 24.7 9 Yakima, WA MSA 15.6 43 York, PA MSA 9.1 108 Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA -0.9 248 Yuba City, CA MSA 13.6 59 Yuma, AZ MSA 21.6 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, State and Metropolitan Area Data Book 1997-98, table B-1.