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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Land area, 1990 Metropolitan area ------------------- Sq. miles Rank ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abilene, TX MSA 915.7 211 Albany, GA MSA 685.5 238 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 3,222.4 58 Albuquerque, NM MSA 5,943.5 24 Alexandria, LA MSA 1,322.7 163 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA 1,103.2 187 Altoona, PA MSA 525.8 263 Amarillo, TX MSA 1,823.9 113 Anchorage, AK MSA 1,697.6 130 Anniston, AL MSA 608.5 248 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA 1,398.9 157 Asheville, NC MSA 1,105.7 186 Athens, GA MSA 591.0 251 Atlanta, GA MSA 6,126.2 22 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA 2,448.9 87 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 4,226.0 36 Bakersfield, CA MSA 8,141.6 10 Bangor, ME NECMA 3,396.0 51 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA 395.8 271 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 1,586.6 139 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 2,154.4 96 Bellingham, WA MSA 2,120.1 98 Benton Harbor, MI MSA 571.0 256 Billings, MT MSA 2,635.2 79 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA 1,784.5 120 Binghamton, NY MSA 1,225.6 173 Birmingham, AL MSA 3,187.3 60 Bismarck, ND MSA 3,559.6 44 Bloomington, IN MSA 394.4 272 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA 1,183.6 175 Boise City, ID MSA 1,644.8 134 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA 6,450.0 19 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA 905.6 212 Bryan-College Station, TX MSA 585.8 253 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 1,567.7 143 Burlington, VT NECMA 1,258.7 169 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA 970.9 202 Casper, WY MSA 5,340.1 28 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 717.5 234 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA 997.2 201 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 2,591.7 83 Charleston, WV MSA 1,249.5 170 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 3,378.4 52 Charlottesville, VA MSA 1,177.1 178 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 1,824.7 112 Cheyenne, WY MSA 2,686.2 77 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA 6,930.5 17 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA 1,639.6 135 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA 3,809.6 40 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA 1,260.6 168 Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA 3,612.7 43 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 2,126.7 97 Columbia, MO MSA 685.4 239 Columbia, SC MSA 1,457.3 155 Columbus, GA-AL MSA 1,570.0 141 Columbus, OH MSA 3,142.1 62 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 1,527.7 149 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 753.1 232 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA 9,104.7 8 Danville, VA MSA 1,014.0 197 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 1,708.0 127 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA 1,683.6 131 Daytona Beach, FL MSA 1,590.9 138 Decatur, AL MSA 1,275.6 165 Decatur, IL MSA 580.6 255 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA 8,496.2 9 Des Moines, IA MSA 1,727.7 126 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA 6,565.9 18 Dothan, AL MSA 1,141.5 180 Dover, DE MSA 590.7 252 Dubuque, IA MSA 608.2 249 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA 7,535.0 13 Eau Claire, WI MSA 1,648.2 133 El Paso, TX MSA 1,013.1 198 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 463.8 266 Elmira, NY MSA 408.2 270 Enid, OK MSA 1,058.5 191 Erie, PA MSA 802.0 228 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA 4,554.2 33 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA 1,467.4 154 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA 2,811.0 71 Fayetteville, NC MSA 653.1 243 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA 1,793.5 117 Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA 22,611.3 3 Florence, AL MSA 1,264.1 167 Florence, SC MSA 799.2 229 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA 2,601.4 81 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 803.6 227 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 1,128.2 183 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA 1,805.8 114 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA 935.8 207 Fort Wayne, IN MSA 2,447.7 88 Fresno, CA MSA 8,101.6 11 Gadsden, AL MSA 534.8 261 Gainesville, FL MSA 874.3 219 Glens Falls, NY MSA 1,705.2 129 Goldsboro, NC MSA 552.6 259 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA 3,408.4 49 Grand Junction, CO MSA 3,327.9 54 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 2,758.6 74 Great Falls, MT MSA 2,698.0 76 Green Bay, WI MSA 528.7 262 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 3,882.9 39 Greenville, NC MSA 651.6 245 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA 3,210.7 59 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 1,990.9 105 Hartford, CT NECMA 1,514.9 151 Hattiesburg, MS MSA 964.1 203 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA 1,638.7 136 Honolulu, HI MSA 600.2 250 Houma, LA MSA 2,339.9 92 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA 7,706.7 12 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA 2,159.8 95 Huntsville, AL MSA 1,373.1 159 Indianapolis, IN MSA 3,523.3 45 Iowa City, IA MSA 614.5 246 Jackson, MI MSA 706.6 236 Jackson, MS MSA 2,363.0 90 Jackson, TN MSA 845.6 222 Jacksonville, FL MSA 2,635.6 78 Jacksonville, NC MSA 766.9 230 Jamestown, NY MSA 1,062.1 190 Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA 720.5 233 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 2,865.5 69 Johnstown, PA MSA 1,762.9 123 Jonesboro, AR MSA 710.8 235 Joplin, MO MSA 1,266.3 166 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA 1,881.8 109 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 5,406.8 27 Killeen-Temple, TX MSA 2,110.9 99 Knoxville, TN MSA 2,449.1 86 Kokomo, IN MSA 553.5 258 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA 1,011.2 199 Lafayette, LA MSA 2,593.8 82 Lafayette, IN MSA 904.9 213 Lake Charles, LA MSA 1,071.2 188 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 1,874.9 110 Lancaster, PA MSA 949.1 205 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA 1,707.2 128 Laredo, TX MSA 3,357.0 53 Las Cruces, NM MSA 3,807.4 41 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 39,370.3 1 Lawrence, KS MSA 457.0 269 Lawton, OK MSA 1,069.4 189 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA 470.3 265 Lexington, KY MSA 1,920.0 108 Lima, OH MSA 805.8 226 Lincoln, NE MSA 838.9 224 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA 2,908.7 68 Longview-Marshall, TX MSA 1,760.6 124 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA 33,966.0 2 Louisville, KY-IN MSA 2,072.3 100 Lubbock, TX MSA 899.6 215 Lynchburg, VA MSA 1,790.8 119 Macon, GA MSA 1,532.1 148 Madison, WI MSA 1,202.2 174 Mansfield, OH MSA 899.3 216 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA 1,569.1 142 Medford-Ashland, OR MSA 2,785.4 72 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA 1,018.5 195 Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 3,007.6 64 Merced, CA MSA 1,928.9 107 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 3,153.6 61 Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA 1,793.1 118 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA 6,064.4 23 Mobile, AL MSA 2,829.9 70 Modesto, CA MSA 1,494.6 153 Monroe, LA MSA 611.0 247 Montgomery, AL MSA 2,007.5 103 Muncie, IN MSA 393.3 273 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA 1,133.7 182 Naples, FL MSA 2,025.5 101 Nashville, TN MSA 4,073.1 38 New London-Norwich, CT NECMA 666.1 241 New Orleans, LA MSA 3,399.4 50 New York-No. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA/NECMA 10,165.7 5 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 2,348.6 91 Ocala, FL MSA 1,579.0 140 Odessa-Midland, TX MSA 1,801.4 115 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 4,247.5 35 Omaha, NE-IA MSA 2,475.8 85 Orlando, FL MSA 3,490.9 47 Owensboro, KY MSA 462.4 267 Panama City, FL MSA 763.7 231 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA 1,002.6 200 Pensacola, FL MSA 1,679.4 132 Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA 1,796.5 116 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 5,936.0 25 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 14,574.0 4 Pine Bluff, AR MSA 884.8 217 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 4,623.9 32 Pittsfield, MA NECMA 931.4 209 Pocatello, ID MSA 1,113.2 184 Portland, ME NECMA 835.6 225 Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA 6,953.8 16 Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA 941.0 206 Provo-Orem, UT MSA 1,998.4 104 Pueblo, CO MSA 2,388.8 89 Punta Gorda, FL MSA 693.7 237 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 3,491.0 46 Rapid City, SD MSA 2,776.4 73 Reading, PA MSA 859.2 220 Redding, CA MSA 3,785.7 42 Reno, NV MSA 6,342.5 21 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA 2,945.3 66 Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA 2,944.8 67 Roanoke, VA MSA 850.9 221 Rochester, MN MSA 653.0 244 Rochester, NY MSA 3,425.6 48 Rockford, IL MSA 1,554.1 145 Rocky Mount, NC MSA 1,045.4 193 Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA 5,094.0 29 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 1,774.5 121 St. Cloud, MN MSA 1,752.9 125 St. Joseph, MO MSA 845.0 223 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 6,393.0 20 Salinas, CA MSA 3,321.9 56 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA 1,617.5 137 San Angelo, TX MSA 1,522.2 150 San Antonio, TX MSA 3,326.8 55 San Diego, CA MSA 4,204.5 37 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA 7,368.6 14 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA 3,304.5 57 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA 2,738.5 75 Santa Fe, NM MSA 2,018.8 102 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 1,313.0 164 Savannah, GA MSA 1,361.7 161 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 2,232.6 94 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA 7,223.5 15 Sharon, PA MSA 671.9 240 Sheboygan, WI MSA 513.7 264 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA 933.7 208 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA 2,316.5 93 Sioux City, IA-NE MSA 1,136.7 181 Sioux Falls, SD MSA 1,387.3 158 South Bend, IN MSA 457.3 268 Spokane, WA MSA 1,763.8 122 Springfield, IL MSA 1,182.6 177 Springfield, MO MSA 1,831.6 111 Springfield, MA NECMA 1,147.5 179 State College, PA MSA 1,107.6 185 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA 581.5 254 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 1,399.3 156 Sumter, SC MSA 665.5 242 Syracuse, NY MSA 3,082.8 63 Tallahassee, FL MSA 1,183.0 176 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 2,554.5 84 Terre Haute, IN MSA 1,017.8 196 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA 1,512.0 152 Toledo, OH MSA 1,364.6 160 Topeka, KS MSA 549.9 260 Tucson, AZ MSA 9,187.0 7 Tulsa, OK MSA 5,015.0 30 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 1,325.3 162 Tyler, TX MSA 928.5 210 Utica-Rome, NY MSA 2,624.6 80 Victoria, TX MSA 882.6 218 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA 4,824.3 31 Waco, TX MSA 1,041.9 194 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA 9,578.3 6 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA 567.4 257 Wausau, WI MSA 1,545.1 146 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA 1,974.2 106 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA 950.5 204 Wichita, KS MSA 2,967.8 65 Wichita Falls, TX MSA 1,537.5 147 Williamsport, PA MSA 1,234.9 171 Wilmington, NC MSA 1,053.8 192 Yakima, WA MSA 4,296.1 34 York, PA MSA 904.6 214 Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 1,563.6 144 Yuba City, CA MSA 1,233.2 172 Yuma, AZ MSA 5,514.4 26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, State and Metropolitan Area Data Book 1997-98, table B-1.