List of Midwestern Metropolitan Areas

This is a list of the largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the American Midwest. These states are Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Part of the Great Lakes Megalopolis.

Rank City State(s) Metropolitan Population
1 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet IL, IN, WI 9,461,105
2 Detroit-Warren-Livonia MI 4,296,250
3 Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington MN, WI 3,279,833
4 St. Louis MO, IL 2,812,896
5 Cincinnati-Middletown OH, KY, IN 2,130,151 a
6 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor OH 2,077,240
7 Kansas City MO, KS 2,035,334
8 Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe OH 1,836,536
9 Indianapolis IN 1,778,568
10 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis WI 1,555,908
11 Louisville-Jefferson County KY, IN 1,283,566 a
12 Omaha-Council Bluffs NE, IA 865,350
13 Dayton OH 841,502
14 Grand Rapids-Wyoming MI 744,160
15 Akron OH 703,200
16 Toledo OH 651,429
17 Wichita KS 625,526
18 Des Moines IA 569,633
19 Madison WI 568,593
20 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman OH 565,773
21 Lansing-East Lansing MI 464,036
22 Springfield MO 436,712
23 Flint MI 425,790
24 Fort Wayne IN 416,257
25 Canton OH 404,422
26 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island IA, IL 379,690
27 Peoria IL 379,186
28 Evansville IN 358,676
29 Rockford IL 349,431
30 Ann Arbor MI 344,791
31 Kalamazoo-Portage MI 326,589
32 South Bend-Mishawaka IN, MI 319,224
33 Green Bay WI 306,241
34 Lincoln NE 302,157
35 Duluth–Superior MN, WI 279,771
36 Holland-Grand Haven MI 263,801
37 Cedar Rapids IA 257,940
38 Topeka KS 233,870
39 Champaign-Urbana IL 231,891
40 Sioux Falls SD 228,261
41 Appleton WI 225,666
42 Springfield IL 210,170
43 Fargo-Moorhead ND, MN 208,777
44 Lafayette IN 201,789
45 Saginaw MI 200,168
46 Elkhart IN 197,559
47 Racine WI 195,408
48 Bloomington IN 192,714
49 St. Cloud MN 189,093
50 Rochester MN 186,011

a - only a portion is in Midwest as defined

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