The Jacksonville metropolitan area (also called Greater Jacksonville or Metro Jacksonville) is the metropolitan area centered on the principal city of Jacksonville, Florida and including the First Coast of North Florida.
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget designates the area as the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, a metropolitan statistical area used for statistical purposes by the United States Census Bureau and other government agencies. The OMB defines the metropolitan statistical area as consisting of five counties: Duval County, Clay County, St. Johns County, Nassau County and Baker County. According to the 2010 United States Census the total population was 1,345,596. The Jacksonville metropolitan area is the 40th largest in the country and the fourth largest in the state of Florida, behind the Miami, Tampa Bay, and Orlando metropolitan areas.
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