Largest Metropolitan Areas in 2009
These are the fifteen metropolitan areas of the Southeastern region which exceed 1 million in population according to the United States Census Bureau's 2009 estimates:
Beyond Megalopolis by Virginia Tech's Metropolitan Institute, an attempt to update Jean Gottmann's work with current trends, defines two "megapolitan areas" contained within the Southeast, out of a total of ten such areas in the United States:
- "Piedmont" extending from North Carolina to Alabama
- "Peninsula" covering South Florida and Central Florida
Two others tie some areas on the margins of the Southeast to urban centers in other regions:
- "Gulf Coast" extending as far east as the western tip of Florida
- "Northeast" including much of eastern Virginia
| Rank | Metropolitan Area | Anchor City | Population | State(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach | Miami | 5,547,051 | Florida |
| 2 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | Washington D.C. | 5,476,241 | District of Columbia / Virginia / Maryland / West Virginia |
| 3 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta | Atlanta | 5,475,213 | Georgia / Alabama |
| 4 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater | Tampa | 2,747,272 | Florida |
| 5 | Baltimore-Towson | Baltimore | 2,668,056 | Maryland |
| 6 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford | Orlando | 2,082,421 | Florida |
| 7 | Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | Charlotte | 1,840,000 | North Carolina / South Carolina |
| 8 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | Norfolk | 1,674,498 | Virginia / North Carolina |
| 9 | Raleigh-Durham | Raleigh | 1,625,827 | North Carolina |
| 10 | Piedmont Triad | Greensboro | 1,599,074 | North Carolina |
| 11 | Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin | Nashville | 1,582,264 | Tennessee |
| 12 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville | 1,328,144 | Florida |
| 13 | Memphis | Memphis | 1,304,926 | Tennessee / Mississippi / Arkansas |
| 14 | Louisville-Jefferson County | Louisville | 1,258,577 | Kentucky/Indiana |
| 15 | Richmond | Richmond | 1,238,187 | Virginia |
| 16 | New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | New Orleans | 1,189,981 | Louisiana |
| 17 | Birmingham-Hoover | Birmingham | 1,131,070 | Alabama |
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