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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Asian or Pacific Islander Metropolitan area population, 1996 ------------------- Percent Rank ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abilene, TX MSA 1.8 101 Albany, GA MSA 0.6 225 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 1.7 106 Albuquerque, NM MSA 1.9 88 Alexandria, LA MSA 0.9 193 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA 1.5 117 Altoona, PA MSA 0.4 260 Amarillo, TX MSA 2.4 64 Anchorage, AK MSA 5.9 14 Anniston, AL MSA 0.9 191 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA 1.6 109 Asheville, NC MSA 0.6 229 Athens, GA MSA 2.6 56 Atlanta, GA MSA 2.6 57 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA 2.0 85 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 3.0 48 Bakersfield, CA MSA 4.4 23 Bangor, ME NECMA 0.8 205 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA 0.8 209 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 1.3 132 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 2.1 81 Bellingham, WA MSA 2.3 69 Benton Harbor, MI MSA 1.2 148 Billings, MT MSA 0.6 235 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA 2.3 75 Binghamton, NY MSA 2.1 82 Birmingham, AL MSA 0.6 239 Bismarck, ND MSA 0.5 244 Bloomington, IN MSA 3.1 44 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA 1.6 110 Boise City, ID MSA 1.5 118 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA 3.4 40 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA 0.4 263 Bryan-College Station, TX MSA 4.6 22 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 1.3 138 Burlington, VT NECMA 1.4 126 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA 0.5 245 Casper, WY MSA 0.6 236 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 1.1 159 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA 5.8 15 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 1.6 113 Charleston, WV MSA 0.6 227 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 1.4 125 Charlottesville, VA MSA 2.5 59 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 0.9 186 Cheyenne, WY MSA 1.4 124 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA 3.9 28 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA 3.7 31 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA 1.0 174 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA 2.3 74 Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA 1.3 140 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 3.2 42 Columbia, MO MSA 3.6 35 Columbia, SC MSA 1.3 133 Columbus, GA-AL MSA 1.8 103 Columbus, OH MSA 1.9 90 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 1.1 156 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 0.5 248 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA 3.4 39 Danville, VA MSA 0.4 266 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 0.9 185 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA 1.2 142 Daytona Beach, FL MSA 1.2 150 Decatur, AL MSA 0.4 265 Decatur, IL MSA 0.6 240 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA 2.8 51 Des Moines, IA MSA 2.1 83 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA 1.9 92 Dothan, AL MSA 1.1 152 Dover, DE MSA 1.8 100 Dubuque, IA MSA 0.7 222 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA 0.8 210 Eau Claire, WI MSA 2.3 72 El Paso, TX MSA 1.4 122 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 0.8 200 Elmira, NY MSA 1.0 164 Enid, OK MSA 1.2 145 Erie, PA MSA 0.7 218 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA 2.4 67 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA 0.6 237 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA 1.3 136 Fayetteville, NC MSA 3.1 43 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA 0.9 192 Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA 1.1 155 Florence, AL MSA 0.3 273 Florence, SC MSA 0.3 270 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA 1.8 93 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 0.9 197 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 1.0 177 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA 2.7 54 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA 3.8 30 Fort Wayne, IN MSA 0.9 196 Fresno, CA MSA 9.3 10 Gadsden, AL MSA 0.4 254 Gainesville, FL MSA 3.5 36 Glens Falls, NY MSA 0.5 252 Goldsboro, NC MSA 1.2 149 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA 1.3 134 Grand Junction, CO MSA 0.9 194 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 1.2 144 Great Falls, MT MSA 1.1 153 Green Bay, WI MSA 1.7 104 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 1.0 182 Greenville, NC MSA 1.0 175 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA 0.8 205 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 1.5 121 Hartford, CT NECMA 2.2 76 Hattiesburg, MS MSA 0.7 212 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA 0.9 189 Honolulu, HI MSA 64.3 1 Houma, LA MSA 1.0 178 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA 4.8 20 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA 0.4 268 Huntsville, AL MSA 1.8 97 Indianapolis, IN MSA 1.0 171 Iowa City, IA MSA 5.0 19 Jackson, MI MSA 0.6 234 Jackson, MS MSA 0.6 238 Jackson, TN MSA 0.4 258 Jacksonville, FL MSA 2.5 63 Jacksonville, NC MSA 3.1 45 Jamestown, NY MSA 0.5 241 Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA 0.9 183 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 0.4 260 Johnstown, PA MSA 0.3 272 Jonesboro, AR MSA 0.7 215 Joplin, MO MSA 0.7 217 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA 1.4 131 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 1.4 123 Killeen-Temple, TX MSA 4.1 27 Knoxville, TN MSA 1.1 161 Kokomo, IN MSA 0.7 220 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA 3.1 46 Lafayette, LA MSA 0.8 201 Lafayette, IN MSA 3.7 33 Lake Charles, LA MSA 0.5 253 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 0.9 188 Lancaster, PA MSA 1.5 115 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA 2.5 61 Laredo, TX MSA 0.5 249 Las Cruces, NM MSA 1.2 151 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 4.2 26 Lawrence, KS MSA 3.7 32 Lawton, OK MSA 3.4 37 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA 0.7 221 Lexington, KY MSA 1.4 129 Lima, OH MSA 0.6 228 Lincoln, NE MSA 2.3 71 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA 0.8 204 Longview-Marshall, TX MSA 0.5 246 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA 11.1 5 Louisville, KY-IN MSA 0.8 208 Lubbock, TX MSA 1.7 107 Lynchburg, VA MSA 0.6 233 Macon, GA MSA 1.0 167 Madison, WI MSA 3.1 47 Mansfield, OH MSA 0.5 243 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA 0.4 262 Medford-Ashland, OR MSA 1.2 147 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA 2.0 87 Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 1.1 157 Merced, CA MSA 10.3 6 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 1.8 95 Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA 1.6 112 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA 3.4 38 Mobile, AL MSA 0.9 195 Modesto, CA MSA 6.6 12 Monroe, LA MSA 0.7 224 Montgomery, AL MSA 0.7 216 Muncie, IN MSA 0.7 219 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA 1.0 170 Naples, FL MSA 0.6 230 Nashville, TN MSA 1.4 130 New London-Norwich, CT NECMA 2.0 86 New Orleans, LA MSA 2.1 80 New York-No. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA/NECMA 6.2 13 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 3.2 41 Ocala, FL MSA 0.7 214 Odessa-Midland, TX MSA 1.0 171 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 2.2 79 Omaha, NE-IA MSA 1.5 114 Orlando, FL MSA 2.5 62 Owensboro, KY MSA 0.4 269 Panama City, FL MSA 2.6 58 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA 0.4 257 Pensacola, FL MSA 2.5 60 Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA 1.0 166 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 2.7 52 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 2.2 77 Pine Bluff, AR MSA 0.5 247 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 0.9 184 Pittsfield, MA NECMA 1.0 180 Pocatello, ID MSA 1.3 141 Portland, ME NECMA 1.1 162 Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA 3.9 29 Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA 2.2 77 Provo-Orem, UT MSA 1.8 94 Pueblo, CO MSA 0.8 207 Punta Gorda, FL MSA 1.0 165 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 2.4 65 Rapid City, SD MSA 1.5 120 Reading, PA MSA 1.3 138 Redding, CA MSA 2.4 66 Reno, NV MSA 5.2 18 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA 2.7 53 Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA 1.8 102 Roanoke, VA MSA 0.9 187 Rochester, MN MSA 4.2 25 Rochester, NY MSA 1.8 95 Rockford, IL MSA 1.3 137 Rocky Mount, NC MSA 0.3 271 Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA 9.7 9 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 0.9 199 St. Cloud, MN MSA 0.9 190 St. Joseph, MO MSA 0.4 264 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 1.2 146 Salinas, CA MSA 10.1 8 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA 3.0 49 San Angelo, TX MSA 1.4 126 San Antonio, TX MSA 1.6 108 San Diego, CA MSA 10.2 7 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA 18.1 2 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA 3.7 34 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA 5.7 17 Santa Fe, NM MSA 1.1 158 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 0.8 202 Savannah, GA MSA 1.4 128 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 0.7 223 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA 7.7 11 Sharon, PA MSA 0.4 255 Sheboygan, WI MSA 2.6 55 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA 0.6 226 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA 0.7 213 Sioux City, IA-NE MSA 1.9 91 Sioux Falls, SD MSA 0.7 211 South Bend, IN MSA 1.3 135 Spokane, WA MSA 2.3 70 Springfield, IL MSA 1.0 181 Springfield, MO MSA 0.8 202 Springfield, MA NECMA 1.9 89 State College, PA MSA 4.3 24 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA 0.4 267 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 15.2 3 Sumter, SC MSA 1.1 153 Syracuse, NY MSA 1.5 119 Tallahassee, FL MSA 1.7 105 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 1.6 111 Terre Haute, IN MSA 1.0 169 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA 0.4 255 Toledo, OH MSA 1.2 143 Topeka, KS MSA 1.0 176 Tucson, AZ MSA 2.3 68 Tulsa, OK MSA 1.1 159 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 1.0 179 Tyler, TX MSA 0.6 231 Utica-Rome, NY MSA 1.0 168 Victoria, TX MSA 0.5 250 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA 5.8 16 Waco, TX MSA 1.0 173 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA 4.8 21 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA 1.1 163 Wausau, WI MSA 2.8 50 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA 1.5 116 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA 0.4 259 Wichita, KS MSA 2.3 73 Wichita Falls, TX MSA 2.0 84 Williamsport, PA MSA 0.5 242 Wilmington, NC MSA 0.6 231 Yakima, WA MSA 1.8 99 York, PA MSA 0.9 198 Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 0.5 251 Yuba City, CA MSA 11.5 4 Yuma, AZ MSA 1.8 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, State and Metropolitan Area Data Book 1997-98, table B-2.