Most Populous U.S. Metropolitan Areas
Leading population centers |
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Rank | Core city | Metro area pop. | Metropolitan Statistical Area | Region | New York City Los Angeles |
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1 | New York | 19,015,900 | New York–Northern New Jersey–Long Island, NY–NJ–PA MSA | Northeast | |||
2 | Los Angeles | 12,944,801 | Los Angeles–Long Beach–Santa Ana, CA MSA | West | |||
3 | Chicago | 9,504,753 | Chicago–Joliet–Naperville, IL–IN–WI MSA | Midwest | |||
4 | Dallas | 6,526,548 | Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX MSA | South | |||
5 | Houston | 6,086,538 | Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown, TX MSA | South | |||
6 | Philadelphia | 5,992,414 | Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington, PA–NJ–DE–MD MSA | Northeast | |||
7 | Washington, D.C. | 5,703,948 | Washington, DC–VA–MD–WV MSA | South | |||
8 | Miami | 5,670,125 | Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach, FL MSA | South | |||
9 | Atlanta | 5,359,205 | Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Marietta, GA MSA | South | |||
10 | Boston | 4,591,112 | Boston–Cambridge–Quincy, MA–NH MSA | Northeast | |||
based on the 2011 U.S. Population Estimate |
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