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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persons under 5 years of age, 1996 Metropolitan area ------------------- Percent Rank ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abilene, TX MSA 8.2 35 Albany, GA MSA 8.0 42 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 7.0 147 Albuquerque, NM MSA 7.6 67 Alexandria, LA MSA 7.3 96 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA 6.3 234 Altoona, PA MSA 5.8 254 Amarillo, TX MSA 8.1 40 Anchorage, AK MSA 7.7 63 Anniston, AL MSA 6.5 199 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA 6.7 174 Asheville, NC MSA 6.2 236 Athens, GA MSA 6.5 196 Atlanta, GA MSA 7.6 68 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA 7.5 76 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 8.0 43 Bakersfield, CA MSA 10.1 6 Bangor, ME NECMA 5.4 269 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA 5.7 260 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 7.5 81 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 6.8 163 Bellingham, WA MSA 6.3 226 Benton Harbor, MI MSA 6.9 158 Billings, MT MSA 6.3 222 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA 7.8 58 Binghamton, NY MSA 7.2 120 Birmingham, AL MSA 7.0 142 Bismarck, ND MSA 6.3 225 Bloomington, IN MSA 5.4 266 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA 6.8 164 Boise City, ID MSA 7.6 72 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA 6.5 203 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA 9.8 9 Bryan-College Station, TX MSA 7.0 144 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 7.0 143 Burlington, VT NECMA 6.2 237 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA 6.4 217 Casper, WY MSA 6.5 204 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 6.5 205 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA 7.2 109 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 8.3 32 Charleston, WV MSA 5.9 249 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 7.3 98 Charlottesville, VA MSA 6.4 208 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 6.6 194 Cheyenne, WY MSA 6.8 169 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA 8.1 39 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA 7.2 117 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA 7.4 90 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA 8.8 20 Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA 6.7 179 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 7.7 60 Columbia, MO MSA 6.9 154 Columbia, SC MSA 6.7 183 Columbus, GA-AL MSA 7.8 57 Columbus, OH MSA 7.1 128 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 8.6 24 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 5.5 264 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA 8.3 31 Danville, VA MSA 5.8 252 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 7.0 133 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA 6.7 178 Daytona Beach, FL MSA 5.7 258 Decatur, AL MSA 6.9 155 Decatur, IL MSA 6.9 160 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA 7.2 114 Des Moines, IA MSA 6.9 151 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA 7.0 136 Dothan, AL MSA 7.8 53 Dover, DE MSA 7.8 52 Dubuque, IA MSA 6.4 215 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA 5.4 267 Eau Claire, WI MSA 6.4 211 El Paso, TX MSA 9.6 13 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 8.3 34 Elmira, NY MSA 7.1 121 Enid, OK MSA 6.7 181 Erie, PA MSA 6.8 170 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA 6.2 241 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA 6.8 171 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA 6.3 223 Fayetteville, NC MSA 9.4 15 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA 7.0 146 Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA 8.3 30 Florence, AL MSA 6.3 221 Florence, SC MSA 6.8 168 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA 6.7 182 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 6.1 243 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 6.4 209 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA 7.3 102 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA 7.9 50 Fort Wayne, IN MSA 7.7 62 Fresno, CA MSA 10.0 7 Gadsden, AL MSA 5.9 251 Gainesville, FL MSA 6.7 184 Glens Falls, NY MSA 7.1 123 Goldsboro, NC MSA 7.6 71 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA 7.0 137 Grand Junction, CO MSA 6.4 213 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 8.0 46 Great Falls, MT MSA 7.0 138 Green Bay, WI MSA 6.9 161 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 6.6 187 Greenville, NC MSA 7.2 108 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA 6.3 228 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 6.2 239 Hartford, CT NECMA 6.7 180 Hattiesburg, MS MSA 7.5 85 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA 6.5 195 Honolulu, HI MSA 7.6 74 Houma, LA MSA 8.0 47 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA 8.5 26 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA 5.7 259 Huntsville, AL MSA 7.2 118 Indianapolis, IN MSA 7.4 91 Iowa City, IA MSA 6.0 247 Jackson, MI MSA 6.7 173 Jackson, MS MSA 7.6 70 Jackson, TN MSA 6.9 153 Jacksonville, FL MSA 7.8 55 Jacksonville, NC MSA 9.7 10 Jamestown, NY MSA 7.0 134 Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA 6.8 167 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 5.7 261 Johnstown, PA MSA 5.4 268 Jonesboro, AR MSA 7.0 147 Joplin, MO MSA 6.5 200 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA 6.9 150 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 7.2 107 Killeen-Temple, TX MSA 9.1 18 Knoxville, TN MSA 6.3 227 Kokomo, IN MSA 6.7 172 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA 6.4 210 Lafayette, LA MSA 8.1 38 Lafayette, IN MSA 6.5 197 Lake Charles, LA MSA 7.3 95 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 7.0 129 Lancaster, PA MSA 7.5 84 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA 6.9 156 Laredo, TX MSA 11.0 2 Las Cruces, NM MSA 8.5 25 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 7.6 75 Lawrence, KS MSA 6.0 248 Lawton, OK MSA 8.4 27 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA 6.1 245 Lexington, KY MSA 6.6 188 Lima, OH MSA 7.1 122 Lincoln, NE MSA 6.5 200 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA 7.3 97 Longview-Marshall, TX MSA 7.0 139 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA 9.0 19 Louisville, KY-IN MSA 6.6 191 Lubbock, TX MSA 7.9 49 Lynchburg, VA MSA 6.2 238 Macon, GA MSA 7.5 79 Madison, WI MSA 6.3 231 Mansfield, OH MSA 6.4 207 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA 10.3 4 Medford-Ashland, OR MSA 6.3 233 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA 6.6 186 Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 8.1 41 Merced, CA MSA 11.1 1 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 6.9 149 Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA 6.9 159 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA 7.2 110 Mobile, AL MSA 7.5 78 Modesto, CA MSA 9.8 8 Monroe, LA MSA 7.6 66 Montgomery, AL MSA 7.4 87 Muncie, IN MSA 5.9 250 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA 6.3 230 Naples, FL MSA 6.5 206 Nashville, TN MSA 7.2 105 New London-Norwich, CT NECMA 7.4 91 New Orleans, LA MSA 7.4 86 New York-No. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA/NECMA 7.2 116 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 7.9 48 Ocala, FL MSA 6.4 218 Odessa-Midland, TX MSA 9.5 14 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 7.2 115 Omaha, NE-IA MSA 7.3 98 Orlando, FL MSA 7.2 112 Owensboro, KY MSA 7.2 111 Panama City, FL MSA 7.3 101 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA 6.1 244 Pensacola, FL MSA 7.4 89 Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA 7.0 141 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 7.1 124 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 7.8 54 Pine Bluff, AR MSA 7.3 103 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 5.8 253 Pittsfield, MA NECMA 5.6 263 Pocatello, ID MSA 7.9 51 Portland, ME NECMA 5.7 256 Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA 6.9 162 Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA 6.4 216 Provo-Orem, UT MSA 10.2 5 Pueblo, CO MSA 6.6 192 Punta Gorda, FL MSA 4.4 273 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 7.0 132 Rapid City, SD MSA 8.3 32 Reading, PA MSA 6.4 214 Redding, CA MSA 7.8 56 Reno, NV MSA 7.5 80 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA 8.2 36 Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA 6.7 175 Roanoke, VA MSA 5.7 255 Rochester, MN MSA 7.5 77 Rochester, NY MSA 7.6 64 Rockford, IL MSA 7.6 64 Rocky Mount, NC MSA 7.0 131 Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA 8.1 37 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 7.0 140 St. Cloud, MN MSA 6.9 152 St. Joseph, MO MSA 6.7 176 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 7.3 94 Salinas, CA MSA 9.7 11 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA 9.3 17 San Angelo, TX MSA 8.0 45 San Antonio, TX MSA 8.7 21 San Diego, CA MSA 8.4 28 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA 7.4 88 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA 6.8 165 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA 8.0 44 Santa Fe, NM MSA 6.8 166 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 5.2 271 Savannah, GA MSA 7.7 59 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 5.5 265 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA 7.0 145 Sharon, PA MSA 5.7 257 Sheboygan, WI MSA 6.3 229 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA 6.5 202 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA 7.5 82 Sioux City, IA-NE MSA 7.3 104 Sioux Falls, SD MSA 7.0 135 South Bend, IN MSA 7.1 125 Spokane, WA MSA 6.7 177 Springfield, IL MSA 7.2 113 Springfield, MO MSA 6.3 235 Springfield, MA NECMA 6.6 193 State College, PA MSA 5.3 270 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA 5.2 272 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 9.4 16 Sumter, SC MSA 7.6 69 Syracuse, NY MSA 7.6 73 Tallahassee, FL MSA 6.6 189 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 6.1 242 Terre Haute, IN MSA 6.2 240 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA 6.9 157 Toledo, OH MSA 7.2 119 Topeka, KS MSA 6.7 185 Tucson, AZ MSA 7.4 93 Tulsa, OK MSA 7.2 106 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 6.4 211 Tyler, TX MSA 7.1 126 Utica-Rome, NY MSA 7.0 130 Victoria, TX MSA 8.3 29 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA 10.3 3 Waco, TX MSA 7.5 83 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA 7.1 127 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA 6.0 246 Wausau, WI MSA 6.6 190 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA 6.3 224 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA 5.6 262 Wichita, KS MSA 7.7 61 Wichita Falls, TX MSA 7.3 98 Williamsport, PA MSA 6.4 219 Wilmington, NC MSA 6.3 220 Yakima, WA MSA 8.7 22 York, PA MSA 6.5 198 Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 6.3 232 Yuba City, CA MSA 9.7 12 Yuma, AZ MSA 8.6 23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, State and Metropolitan Area Data Book 1997-98, table B-2.