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 65 years of age and over, 1996 Metropolitan area ------------------- Percent Rank ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abilene, TX MSA 12.4 133 Albany, GA MSA 9.3 242 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 14.6 56 Albuquerque, NM MSA 10.7 199 Alexandria, LA MSA 12.5 130 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA 16.0 35 Altoona, PA MSA 17.6 20 Amarillo, TX MSA 11.7 158 Anchorage, AK MSA 4.7 273 Anniston, AL MSA 12.9 114 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA 12.0 150 Asheville, NC MSA 16.9 23 Athens, GA MSA 9.4 240 Atlanta, GA MSA 7.9 265 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA 9.9 225 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 8.0 264 Bakersfield, CA MSA 9.9 225 Bangor, ME NECMA 12.2 141 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA 22.8 7 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 9.2 246 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 13.2 96 Bellingham, WA MSA 12.4 135 Benton Harbor, MI MSA 14.3 65 Billings, MT MSA 12.3 139 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA 10.7 200 Binghamton, NY MSA 14.7 55 Birmingham, AL MSA 13.0 109 Bismarck, ND MSA 11.8 156 Bloomington, IN MSA 8.8 254 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA 10.8 196 Boise City, ID MSA 10.7 202 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA 13.2 96 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA 10.7 201 Bryan-College Station, TX MSA 7.0 268 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 15.7 39 Burlington, VT NECMA 9.1 249 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA 14.9 49 Casper, WY MSA 11.4 172 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 12.0 149 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA 9.2 247 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 9.1 250 Charleston, WV MSA 15.0 46 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 11.3 176 Charlottesville, VA MSA 11.5 170 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 13.0 106 Cheyenne, WY MSA 11.3 181 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA 11.3 179 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA 18.6 14 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA 12.1 145 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA 8.7 255 Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA 14.3 61 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 8.2 263 Columbia, MO MSA 8.5 258 Columbia, SC MSA 9.9 228 Columbus, GA-AL MSA 10.6 204 Columbus, OH MSA 10.4 209 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 10.3 213 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 18.9 12 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA 8.5 259 Danville, VA MSA 16.6 27 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 13.6 85 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA 12.8 119 Daytona Beach, FL MSA 23.2 6 Decatur, AL MSA 12.1 143 Decatur, IL MSA 14.7 52 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA 9.3 243 Des Moines, IA MSA 11.5 167 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA 11.9 151 Dothan, AL MSA 11.6 166 Dover, DE MSA 10.9 191 Dubuque, IA MSA 13.9 78 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA 16.9 24 Eau Claire, WI MSA 13.3 94 El Paso, TX MSA 8.5 257 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 11.3 179 Elmira, NY MSA 15.6 42 Enid, OK MSA 15.7 41 Erie, PA MSA 14.3 63 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA 12.9 114 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA 14.0 70 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA 10.9 191 Fayetteville, NC MSA 6.3 271 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA 14.1 68 Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA 6.4 270 Florence, AL MSA 14.8 50 Florence, SC MSA 11.6 165 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA 9.9 224 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 24.8 3 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 23.4 5 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA 13.1 101 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA 9.2 247 Fort Wayne, IN MSA 12.1 144 Fresno, CA MSA 10.8 197 Gadsden, AL MSA 16.3 29 Gainesville, FL MSA 9.5 236 Glens Falls, NY MSA 14.4 60 Goldsboro, NC MSA 10.4 210 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA 12.0 146 Grand Junction, CO MSA 14.7 54 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 11.5 168 Great Falls, MT MSA 12.7 124 Green Bay, WI MSA 10.8 194 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 12.9 110 Greenville, NC MSA 10.3 214 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA 13.3 95 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 14.3 61 Hartford, CT NECMA 14.1 69 Hattiesburg, MS MSA 11.3 177 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA 12.7 122 Honolulu, HI MSA 12.6 128 Houma, LA MSA 9.3 244 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA 7.4 266 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA 14.5 57 Huntsville, AL MSA 9.5 234 Indianapolis, IN MSA 11.3 175 Iowa City, IA MSA 7.4 267 Jackson, MI MSA 13.1 102 Jackson, MS MSA 10.2 217 Jackson, TN MSA 13.8 82 Jacksonville, FL MSA 11.1 186 Jacksonville, NC MSA 4.7 272 Jamestown, NY MSA 16.3 29 Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA 12.6 127 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 14.9 48 Johnstown, PA MSA 18.7 13 Jonesboro, AR MSA 11.9 151 Joplin, MO MSA 15.3 44 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA 12.4 136 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 11.4 173 Killeen-Temple, TX MSA 8.2 262 Knoxville, TN MSA 13.4 93 Kokomo, IN MSA 12.3 139 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA 13.4 91 Lafayette, LA MSA 10.4 210 Lafayette, IN MSA 10.8 195 Lake Charles, LA MSA 11.3 177 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 18.5 16 Lancaster, PA MSA 13.5 87 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA 9.5 236 Laredo, TX MSA 8.6 256 Las Cruces, NM MSA 9.1 251 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 12.3 138 Lawrence, KS MSA 8.3 261 Lawton, OK MSA 8.9 253 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA 14.2 66 Lexington, KY MSA 10.3 214 Lima, OH MSA 13.9 77 Lincoln, NE MSA 10.8 197 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA 10.9 193 Longview-Marshall, TX MSA 13.9 76 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA 10.2 220 Louisville, KY-IN MSA 12.4 134 Lubbock, TX MSA 10.2 217 Lynchburg, VA MSA 14.8 51 Macon, GA MSA 10.6 206 Madison, WI MSA 9.4 241 Mansfield, OH MSA 13.8 81 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA 10.0 222 Medford-Ashland, OR MSA 15.7 39 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA 16.7 26 Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 10.0 222 Merced, CA MSA 9.5 234 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 16.9 25 Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA 12.2 142 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA 9.7 231 Mobile, AL MSA 12.7 125 Modesto, CA MSA 11.1 183 Monroe, LA MSA 11.7 160 Montgomery, AL MSA 11.4 174 Muncie, IN MSA 12.8 116 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA 13.5 90 Naples, FL MSA 22.4 8 Nashville, TN MSA 10.4 208 New London-Norwich, CT NECMA 12.9 113 New Orleans, LA MSA 11.1 185 New York-No. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA/NECMA 13.4 92 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 9.6 232 Ocala, FL MSA 22.1 9 Odessa-Midland, TX MSA 9.2 245 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 10.9 190 Omaha, NE-IA MSA 10.5 207 Orlando, FL MSA 13.2 99 Owensboro, KY MSA 12.8 120 Panama City, FL MSA 12.0 148 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA 14.7 53 Pensacola, FL MSA 11.2 182 Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA 13.9 75 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 13.8 80 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 12.7 121 Pine Bluff, AR MSA 12.5 130 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 17.7 18 Pittsfield, MA NECMA 17.7 19 Pocatello, ID MSA 9.6 232 Portland, ME NECMA 13.7 83 Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA 12.0 146 Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA 15.9 36 Provo-Orem, UT MSA 7.0 269 Pueblo, CO MSA 15.4 43 Punta Gorda, FL MSA 34.3 1 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 9.7 230 Rapid City, SD MSA 9.8 229 Reading, PA MSA 16.1 33 Redding, CA MSA 15.0 47 Reno, NV MSA 11.1 184 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA 9.5 236 Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA 11.6 164 Roanoke, VA MSA 16.1 34 Rochester, MN MSA 10.1 221 Rochester, NY MSA 12.8 116 Rockford, IL MSA 12.8 116 Rocky Mount, NC MSA 12.6 126 Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA 11.5 171 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 12.5 132 St. Cloud, MN MSA 11.1 187 St. Joseph, MO MSA 16.3 28 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 12.5 128 Salinas, CA MSA 10.3 212 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA 8.4 260 San Angelo, TX MSA 13.0 105 San Antonio, TX MSA 10.6 203 San Diego, CA MSA 11.7 159 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA 11.7 157 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA 15.1 45 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA 12.9 111 Santa Fe, NM MSA 10.2 219 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 30.9 2 Savannah, GA MSA 11.7 160 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 19.9 11 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA 10.6 204 Sharon, PA MSA 17.8 17 Sheboygan, WI MSA 14.5 58 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA 17.0 22 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA 13.0 107 Sioux City, IA-NE MSA 14.0 71 Sioux Falls, SD MSA 11.9 153 South Bend, IN MSA 14.2 66 Spokane, WA MSA 13.2 98 Springfield, IL MSA 14.0 73 Springfield, MO MSA 13.0 108 Springfield, MA NECMA 14.4 59 State College, PA MSA 9.5 236 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA 17.2 21 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 11.6 162 Sumter, SC MSA 9.9 227 Syracuse, NY MSA 13.0 102 Tallahassee, FL MSA 9.0 252 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 21.9 10 Terre Haute, IN MSA 15.9 36 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA 14.3 63 Toledo, OH MSA 12.9 111 Topeka, KS MSA 13.1 102 Tucson, AZ MSA 13.8 79 Tulsa, OK MSA 11.6 163 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 11.5 169 Tyler, TX MSA 14.0 72 Utica-Rome, NY MSA 16.2 31 Victoria, TX MSA 11.0 189 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA 11.0 188 Waco, TX MSA 14.0 74 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA 10.3 216 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA 13.5 89 Wausau, WI MSA 12.7 122 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA 24.3 4 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA 18.5 15 Wichita, KS MSA 11.9 153 Wichita Falls, TX MSA 13.1 100 Williamsport, PA MSA 15.8 38 Wilmington, NC MSA 13.6 84 Yakima, WA MSA 12.3 137 York, PA MSA 13.6 86 Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 16.2 32 Yuba City, CA MSA 11.9 155 Yuma, AZ MSA 13.5 88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, State and Metropolitan Area Data Book 1997-98, table B-2.