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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- White population, 1996 Metropolitan area ------------------- Percent Rank ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abilene, TX MSA 90.9 118 Albany, GA MSA 51.0 272 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 93.0 86 Albuquerque, NM MSA 89.1 140 Alexandria, LA MSA 68.8 247 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA 95.9 45 Altoona, PA MSA 98.6 5 Amarillo, TX MSA 90.8 124 Anchorage, AK MSA 81.3 200 Anniston, AL MSA 79.8 205 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA 96.9 27 Asheville, NC MSA 91.3 112 Athens, GA MSA 74.4 231 Atlanta, GA MSA 71.4 239 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA 64.8 257 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 86.6 161 Bakersfield, CA MSA 87.5 158 Bangor, ME NECMA 98.0 11 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA 96.7 32 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 67.4 250 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 73.0 236 Bellingham, WA MSA 93.8 74 Benton Harbor, MI MSA 81.8 198 Billings, MT MSA 95.7 47 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA 77.6 217 Binghamton, NY MSA 95.8 46 Birmingham, AL MSA 70.3 242 Bismarck, ND MSA 96.6 35 Bloomington, IN MSA 93.8 76 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA 93.5 80 Boise City, ID MSA 97.3 18 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA 90.7 125 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA 99.0 3 Bryan-College Station, TX MSA 83.1 187 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 86.6 160 Burlington, VT NECMA 97.2 20 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA 92.2 103 Casper, WY MSA 97.9 12 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 96.5 38 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA 83.4 185 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 67.0 251 Charleston, WV MSA 93.8 75 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 77.7 215 Charlottesville, VA MSA 81.4 199 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 84.4 175 Cheyenne, WY MSA 94.7 59 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA 76.6 222 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA 92.9 90 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA 87.3 159 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA 76.5 224 Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA 82.0 195 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 88.2 147 Columbia, MO MSA 87.5 157 Columbia, SC MSA 68.3 248 Columbus, GA-AL MSA 58.3 266 Columbus, OH MSA 84.8 173 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 94.3 66 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 96.9 29 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA 81.8 197 Danville, VA MSA 65.5 254 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 92.8 93 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA 84.2 179 Daytona Beach, FL MSA 88.1 151 Decatur, AL MSA 86.1 165 Decatur, IL MSA 86.2 164 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA 91.2 115 Des Moines, IA MSA 93.5 79 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA 76.8 221 Dothan, AL MSA 76.2 226 Dover, DE MSA 77.1 219 Dubuque, IA MSA 98.8 4 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA 96.6 37 Eau Claire, WI MSA 97.0 25 El Paso, TX MSA 94.4 64 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 93.9 73 Elmira, NY MSA 92.6 94 Enid, OK MSA 93.0 88 Erie, PA MSA 93.1 84 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA 95.6 48 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA 93.1 82 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA 97.2 23 Fayetteville, NC MSA 63.1 259 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA 96.9 28 Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA 68.8 246 Florence, AL MSA 86.5 162 Florence, SC MSA 59.9 265 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA 96.8 31 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 91.1 116 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 84.4 176 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA 88.2 148 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA 85.3 170 Fort Wayne, IN MSA 91.6 108 Fresno, CA MSA 84.3 177 Gadsden, AL MSA 84.8 173 Gainesville, FL MSA 74.4 232 Glens Falls, NY MSA 97.3 16 Goldsboro, NC MSA 65.5 255 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA 95.1 55 Grand Junction, CO MSA 97.9 12 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 90.7 126 Great Falls, MT MSA 92.9 89 Green Bay, WI MSA 95.5 49 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 79.0 208 Greenville, NC MSA 64.5 258 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA 81.1 201 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 90.8 122 Hartford, CT NECMA 88.2 149 Hattiesburg, MS MSA 73.0 237 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA 91.2 113 Honolulu, HI MSA 31.4 273 Houma, LA MSA 79.4 207 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA 76.5 223 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA 97.3 17 Huntsville, AL MSA 77.8 214 Indianapolis, IN MSA 85.2 171 Iowa City, IA MSA 92.4 98 Jackson, MI MSA 90.6 128 Jackson, MS MSA 56.1 269 Jackson, TN MSA 70.0 243 Jacksonville, FL MSA 75.1 229 Jacksonville, NC MSA 76.5 225 Jamestown, NY MSA 96.8 30 Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA 92.9 90 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 97.2 22 Johnstown, PA MSA 97.7 14 Jonesboro, AR MSA 92.9 90 Joplin, MO MSA 96.4 39 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA 88.1 150 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 84.8 172 Killeen-Temple, TX MSA 75.5 228 Knoxville, TN MSA 92.2 102 Kokomo, IN MSA 94.0 70 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA 96.1 44 Lafayette, LA MSA 69.9 244 Lafayette, IN MSA 94.2 69 Lake Charles, LA MSA 74.6 230 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 83.3 186 Lancaster, PA MSA 95.4 50 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA 89.0 141 Laredo, TX MSA 99.1 1 Las Cruces, NM MSA 96.2 42 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 85.6 169 Lawrence, KS MSA 89.4 137 Lawton, OK MSA 74.0 234 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA 98.5 6 Lexington, KY MSA 88.3 146 Lima, OH MSA 90.5 131 Lincoln, NE MSA 94.6 60 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA 78.0 212 Longview-Marshall, TX MSA 77.4 218 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA 79.8 204 Louisville, KY-IN MSA 86.1 166 Lubbock, TX MSA 89.7 136 Lynchburg, VA MSA 79.7 206 Macon, GA MSA 60.7 264 Madison, WI MSA 93.1 85 Mansfield, OH MSA 92.5 95 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA 99.1 2 Medford-Ashland, OR MSA 97.2 20 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA 88.3 145 Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 56.8 268 Merced, CA MSA 83.8 183 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 78.3 211 Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA 83.0 189 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA 91.2 114 Mobile, AL MSA 70.7 241 Modesto, CA MSA 90.4 132 Monroe, LA MSA 66.2 253 Montgomery, AL MSA 62.4 262 Muncie, IN MSA 92.4 97 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA 80.8 203 Naples, FL MSA 93.3 81 Nashville, TN MSA 82.6 191 New London-Norwich, CT NECMA 92.1 105 New Orleans, LA MSA 62.6 261 New York-No. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA/NECMA 74.2 233 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 66.7 252 Ocala, FL MSA 84.3 178 Odessa-Midland, TX MSA 91.9 106 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 82.3 193 Omaha, NE-IA MSA 89.4 138 Orlando, FL MSA 83.4 184 Owensboro, KY MSA 95.2 53 Panama City, FL MSA 84.2 180 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA 98.3 8 Pensacola, FL MSA 78.7 210 Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA 90.8 121 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 77.6 216 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 91.4 109 Pine Bluff, AR MSA 53.5 271 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 90.7 127 Pittsfield, MA NECMA 96.6 33 Pocatello, ID MSA 94.9 58 Portland, ME NECMA 98.0 10 Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA 92.4 100 Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA 92.5 96 Provo-Orem, UT MSA 97.2 19 Pueblo, CO MSA 96.2 43 Punta Gorda, FL MSA 94.3 67 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 73.1 235 Rapid City, SD MSA 88.7 143 Reading, PA MSA 95.0 56 Redding, CA MSA 94.0 70 Reno, NV MSA 90.2 133 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA 94.5 61 Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA 68.0 249 Roanoke, VA MSA 85.7 168 Rochester, MN MSA 94.5 62 Rochester, NY MSA 87.8 154 Rockford, IL MSA 90.8 120 Rocky Mount, NC MSA 57.9 267 Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA 81.9 196 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 88.0 152 St. Cloud, MN MSA 98.3 7 St. Joseph, MO MSA 96.2 41 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 81.0 202 Salinas, CA MSA 82.9 190 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA 95.0 57 San Angelo, TX MSA 93.6 78 San Antonio, TX MSA 91.3 111 San Diego, CA MSA 82.5 192 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA 72.5 238 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA 92.3 101 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA 90.0 135 Santa Fe, NM MSA 95.2 52 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 92.1 104 Savannah, GA MSA 61.7 263 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 98.3 9 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA 86.0 167 Sharon, PA MSA 94.0 72 Sheboygan, WI MSA 96.3 40 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA 90.8 122 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA 62.7 260 Sioux City, IA-NE MSA 94.2 67 Sioux Falls, SD MSA 97.2 23 South Bend, IN MSA 87.7 156 Spokane, WA MSA 94.5 63 Springfield, IL MSA 90.5 129 Springfield, MO MSA 97.0 26 Springfield, MA NECMA 90.2 134 State College, PA MSA 93.0 87 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA 95.3 51 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 77.9 213 Sumter, SC MSA 54.1 270 Syracuse, NY MSA 91.7 107 Tallahassee, FL MSA 64.9 256 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 87.9 153 Terre Haute, IN MSA 94.4 64 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA 75.7 227 Toledo, OH MSA 86.3 163 Topeka, KS MSA 88.9 142 Tucson, AZ MSA 90.5 130 Tulsa, OK MSA 83.8 182 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 71.3 240 Tyler, TX MSA 77.1 220 Utica-Rome, NY MSA 93.7 77 Victoria, TX MSA 92.4 99 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA 90.8 119 Waco, TX MSA 82.2 194 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA 69.2 245 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA 91.4 110 Wausau, WI MSA 96.6 35 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA 83.9 181 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA 97.4 15 Wichita, KS MSA 88.5 144 Wichita Falls, TX MSA 87.7 155 Williamsport, PA MSA 96.6 34 Wilmington, NC MSA 79.0 209 Yakima, WA MSA 91.0 117 York, PA MSA 95.1 54 Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 89.2 139 Yuba City, CA MSA 83.1 188 Yuma, AZ MSA 93.1 82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, State and Metropolitan Area Data Book 1997-98, table B-2.