Metropolitan Areas
The following table lists the 15 largest MSAs along the Gulf Coast.
| Rank | Metropolitan Statistical Area | 2009 Pop (est.) | 2000 Pop | Δ Pop | Combined Statistical Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX MSA | 5,867,489 | 4,715,407 | 0061+24.43% | Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX CSA |
| 2 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA | 2,747,272 | 2,395,997 | 0155+14.66% | ~primary census statistical area |
| 3 | New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA | 1,189,981 | 1,316,510 | 1090-9.61% | New Orleans-Metairie-Bogalusa, LA CSA |
| 4 | Baton Rouge-Pierre Part, LA CSA | 809,821 | 729,361 | 0114+11.03% | Baton Rouge-Pierre Part, LA CSA |
| 5 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA | 741,152 | 569,463 | 0114+30.15% | primary census statistical area |
| 6 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA | 688,126 | 589,959 | 0114+16.64% | Sarasota-Bradenton-Punta Gorda, FL CSA |
| 7 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA | 586,908 | 440,888 | 0015+33.12% | ~primary census statistical area |
| 8 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA | 455,102 | 412,153 | 0258+10.42% | ~primary census statistical area |
| 9 | Corpus Christi, TX MSA | 416,095 | 403,280 | 0610+3.18% | Corpus Christi-Kingsville, TX CSA |
| 10 | Mobile, AL MSA | 411,721 | 399,843 | 0712+2.97% | Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL CSA |
| 11 | Brownsville–Harlingen, TX MSA | 396,371 | 335,227 | 0228+18.24% | ~Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX CSA |
| 12 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA | 378,477 | 385,090 | 0896-1.72% | ~primary census statistical area |
| 13 | Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA | 318,537 | 251,377 | 0039+26.72% | ~primary census statistical area |
| 14 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS MSA | 238,772 | 246,190 | 1017-3.01% | Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS CSA |
| 15 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA | 202,973 | 194,477 | 0590+4.37% | ~primary census statistical area |
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