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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social security program beneficiaries per Metropolitan area 100,000 resident population, 1994 ------------------- Rate Rank ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abilene, TX MSA 161.3 141 Albany, GA MSA 144.7 189 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 177.7 86 Albuquerque, NM MSA 143.8 191 Alexandria, LA MSA 179.1 81 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA 199.2 42 Altoona, PA MSA 179.8 77 Amarillo, TX MSA 147.1 184 Anchorage, AK MSA 62.5 273 Anniston, AL MSA 194.1 49 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA 152.6 166 Asheville, NC MSA 208.2 30 Athens, GA MSA 125.4 237 Atlanta, GA MSA 110.8 260 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA 147.4 183 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 101.0 266 Bakersfield, CA MSA 136.4 215 Bangor, ME NECMA 172.6 103 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA 283.4 4 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 128.2 233 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 179.3 79 Bellingham, WA MSA 151.3 169 Benton Harbor, MI MSA 191.8 53 Billings, MT MSA 163.3 138 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA 157.8 157 Binghamton, NY MSA 197.7 43 Birmingham, AL MSA 178.2 84 Bismarck, ND MSA 159.9 150 Bloomington, IN MSA 117.0 254 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA 129.1 231 Boise City, ID MSA 136.8 213 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA 161.3 141 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA 130.4 228 Bryan-College Station, TX MSA 87.8 271 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 200.6 39 Burlington, VT NECMA 127.6 235 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA 190.2 57 Casper, WY MSA 169.7 117 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 161.5 140 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA 117.1 253 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 131.9 223 Charleston, WV MSA 208.9 28 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 149.6 174 Charlottesville, VA MSA 143.5 194 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 181.2 72 Cheyenne, WY MSA 134.8 218 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA 141.1 198 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA 211.1 24 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA 156.3 160 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA 119.1 250 Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA 178.3 83 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 117.4 252 Columbia, MO MSA 115.8 256 Columbia, SC MSA 138.9 207 Columbus, GA-AL MSA 149.5 175 Columbus, OH MSA 132.5 221 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 141.9 196 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 210.9 25 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA 111.3 259 Danville, VA MSA 221.5 18 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 177.0 87 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA 170.1 113 Daytona Beach, FL MSA 271.9 7 Decatur, AL MSA 172.0 105 Decatur, IL MSA 192.5 52 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA 120.9 249 Des Moines, IA MSA 149.1 176 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA 160.0 149 Dothan, AL MSA 166.8 131 Dover, DE MSA 138.0 210 Dubuque, IA MSA 184.5 67 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA 200.2 40 Eau Claire, WI MSA 175.1 94 El Paso, TX MSA 113.8 257 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 146.1 186 Elmira, NY MSA 206.3 34 Enid, OK MSA 206.6 33 Erie, PA MSA 181.5 70 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA 174.0 96 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA 188.1 60 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA 134.5 219 Fayetteville, NC MSA 106.9 263 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA 187.3 63 Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA 108.6 262 Florence, AL MSA 210.6 26 Florence, SC MSA 159.7 151 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA 123.7 241 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 279.6 6 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 280.0 5 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA 194.6 47 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA 140.1 202 Fort Wayne, IN MSA 159.7 151 Fresno, CA MSA 135.2 217 Gadsden, AL MSA 225.8 16 Gainesville, FL MSA 131.6 224 Glens Falls, NY MSA 190.5 56 Goldsboro, NC MSA 166.9 130 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA 141.4 197 Grand Junction, CO MSA 194.1 49 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 150.9 171 Great Falls, MT MSA 172.4 104 Green Bay, WI MSA 140.5 200 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 171.7 106 Greenville, NC MSA 151.0 170 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA 176.4 90 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 170.2 112 Hartford, CT NECMA 172.9 102 Hattiesburg, MS MSA 163.8 137 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA 175.0 95 Honolulu, HI MSA 132.1 222 Houma, LA MSA 168.1 125 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA 99.3 267 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA 194.5 48 Huntsville, AL MSA 125.3 238 Indianapolis, IN MSA 151.9 167 Iowa City, IA MSA 94.6 269 Jackson, MI MSA 173.9 97 Jackson, MS MSA 150.9 171 Jackson, TN MSA 179.4 78 Jacksonville, FL MSA 147.1 184 Jacksonville, NC MSA 81.4 272 Jamestown, NY MSA 213.3 22 Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA 167.6 128 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 210.6 26 Johnstown, PA MSA 232.5 12 Jonesboro, AR MSA 171.6 108 Joplin, MO MSA 201.5 38 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA 159.3 153 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 148.8 177 Killeen-Temple, TX MSA 97.6 268 Knoxville, TN MSA 180.1 76 Kokomo, IN MSA 178.5 82 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA 166.3 132 Lafayette, LA MSA 160.8 144 Lafayette, IN MSA 134.0 220 Lake Charles, LA MSA 169.2 118 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 226.1 15 Lancaster, PA MSA 161.2 143 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA 130.2 229 Laredo, TX MSA 102.2 265 Las Cruces, NM MSA 129.6 230 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 164.3 136 Lawrence, KS MSA 105.4 264 Lawton, OK MSA 121.0 248 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA 196.4 44 Lexington, KY MSA 139.4 205 Lima, OH MSA 176.9 88 Lincoln, NE MSA 135.5 216 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA 159.0 154 Longview-Marshall, TX MSA 185.1 66 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA 112.3 258 Louisville, KY-IN MSA 173.8 98 Lubbock, TX MSA 139.9 203 Lynchburg, VA MSA 186.4 65 Macon, GA MSA 154.6 163 Madison, WI MSA 123.1 243 Mansfield, OH MSA 188.0 61 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA 121.4 246 Medford-Ashland, OR MSA 207.6 31 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA 217.3 20 Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 144.8 187 Merced, CA MSA 122.2 244 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 169.8 116 Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA 167.0 129 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA 125.1 239 Mobile, AL MSA 173.4 99 Modesto, CA MSA 142.2 195 Monroe, LA MSA 148.2 180 Montgomery, AL MSA 160.5 146 Muncie, IN MSA 176.6 89 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA 204.1 35 Naples, FL MSA 257.8 8 Nashville, TN MSA 140.7 199 New London-Norwich, CT NECMA 164.8 135 New Orleans, LA MSA 156.9 159 New York-No. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA/NECMA 157.0 158 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 123.3 242 Ocala, FL MSA 304.5 3 Odessa-Midland, TX MSA 137.3 211 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 144.1 190 Omaha, NE-IA MSA 139.6 204 Orlando, FL MSA 168.0 126 Owensboro, KY MSA 190.0 59 Panama City, FL MSA 168.9 121 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA 195.6 46 Pensacola, FL MSA 160.5 146 Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA 183.1 68 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 168.6 123 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 160.8 144 Pine Bluff, AR MSA 180.4 75 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 213.8 21 Pittsfield, MA NECMA 222.1 17 Pocatello, ID MSA 123.9 240 Portland, ME NECMA 173.2 100 Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA 147.8 182 Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA 190.9 55 Provo-Orem, UT MSA 93.4 270 Pueblo, CO MSA 208.3 29 Punta Gorda, FL MSA 366.6 1 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 128.4 232 Rapid City, SD MSA 148.4 179 Reading, PA MSA 190.2 57 Redding, CA MSA 202.8 36 Reno, NV MSA 140.4 201 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA 122.0 245 Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA 148.5 178 Roanoke, VA MSA 187.0 64 Rochester, MN MSA 131.3 226 Rochester, NY MSA 169.0 120 Rockford, IL MSA 170.8 109 Rocky Mount, NC MSA 170.4 111 Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA 139.0 206 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 176.0 91 St. Cloud, MN MSA 137.2 212 St. Joseph, MO MSA 202.8 36 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 170.0 114 Salinas, CA MSA 136.8 213 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA 109.6 261 San Angelo, TX MSA 167.9 127 San Antonio, TX MSA 138.3 209 San Diego, CA MSA 130.9 227 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA 128.1 234 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA 179.2 80 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA 148.2 180 Santa Fe, NM MSA 127.6 235 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 316.6 2 Savannah, GA MSA 158.4 155 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 236.9 11 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA 131.4 225 Sharon, PA MSA 218.9 19 Sheboygan, WI MSA 181.4 71 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA 200.0 41 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA 170.5 110 Sioux City, IA-NE MSA 182.4 69 Sioux Falls, SD MSA 150.8 173 South Bend, IN MSA 180.7 73 Spokane, WA MSA 158.3 156 Springfield, IL MSA 175.3 93 Springfield, MO MSA 171.7 106 Springfield, MA NECMA 180.6 74 State College, PA MSA 118.1 251 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA 228.2 14 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 138.4 208 Sumter, SC MSA 144.8 187 Syracuse, NY MSA 169.9 115 Tallahassee, FL MSA 121.1 247 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 241.2 10 Terre Haute, IN MSA 193.7 51 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA 177.8 85 Toledo, OH MSA 164.9 134 Topeka, KS MSA 168.9 121 Tucson, AZ MSA 173.0 101 Tulsa, OK MSA 155.4 161 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 163.1 139 Tyler, TX MSA 175.8 92 Utica-Rome, NY MSA 207.5 32 Victoria, TX MSA 153.5 165 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA 143.7 193 Waco, TX MSA 169.2 118 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA 116.9 255 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA 187.8 62 Wausau, WI MSA 160.5 146 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA 255.2 9 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA 230.0 13 Wichita, KS MSA 153.9 164 Wichita Falls, TX MSA 168.6 123 Williamsport, PA MSA 196.4 44 Wilmington, NC MSA 191.8 53 Yakima, WA MSA 151.8 168 York, PA MSA 166.1 133 Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 212.3 23 Yuba City, CA MSA 155.0 162 Yuma, AZ MSA 143.8 191 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, State and Metropolitan Area Data Book 1997-98, table B-5.