Sun Belt - Major Cities Within The Sun Belt

Major Cities Within The Sun Belt

Largest metropolitan areas
Name Population
(million)		 GMP
(US$ billion)
Greater Los Angeles 18.88 (2009 est.) $697.9
San Francisco Bay Area 7.15 (2010) $493.0
Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex 6.8 (2009 est.) $379.9
Greater Houston 5.96 (2009 est.) $403.2
Metro Atlanta 5.83 (2009 est.) $269.8
Greater Miami 5.54 (2009 est.) $261.3
Phoenix Metro 4.36 (2009 est.) $187.4
San Diego metropolitan area 3.05 (2009 est.) $169.3
Charlotte metropolitan area 2.04 (2009 est.) $110.43
International regions
San Diego–Tijuana 5.0 (2009 est.) $176
El Paso–Juárez 2.5 (2005 est.)

The four largest metropolitan areas are the Greater Los Angeles Area, San Francisco Bay Area, Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex, and Greater Houston. The Greater Los Angeles Area is by far the largest metropolitan area with almost 18.7 million inhabitants as of 2009. The nine largest metropolitan areas are found in the states of California, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, and Arizona. Additionally the cross-border metrolitan areas of San Diego - Tijuana and El Paso - Juárez lie partially within this belt. Seven of the ten largest cities (proper) in the United States are located in the Sun Belt: Los Angeles (2nd), Houston (4th), Phoenix (5th), San Antonio (7th), San Diego (8th), Dallas (9th), and San Jose (10th).

Major cities
State City
California Bakersfield, Fresno, Long Beach,
Los Angeles, Oakland, Riverside, San Bernardino,
San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco
Nevada Las Vegas
Arizona Phoenix, Tucson, Mesa, Chandler, Glendale, Scottsdale,
Gilbert, Tempe, Peoria, Surprise, Yuma, Flagstaff
New Mexico Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Rio Rancho, Santa Fe
Texas Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas,
El Paso, Ft. Worth, Houston,
San Antonio
Louisiana Baton Rouge, New Orleans
Alabama Birmingham-Hoover, Mobile, Montgomery
Mississippi Jackson
Georgia Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Savannah
Tennessee Chattanooga, Clarksville, Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville
Florida Ft. Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami,
Orlando, St. Petersburg, Tampa, West Palm Beach
North Carolina Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh,
Winston-Salem, Durham, Wilmington, Jacksonville
South Carolina Charleston, Columbia, Greenville


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