Leading population centers (see complete list)
|
|
Rank
|
Core city (cities)
|
Metro area population
|
Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
Region[1]
|
New York
Los Angeles
Chicago
Dallas
|
1
|
New York
|
19,979,477
|
New York–Newark–Jersey City, NY–NJ–PA MSA
|
Northeast
|
2
|
Los Angeles
|
13,291,486
|
Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA MSA
|
West
|
3
|
Chicago
|
9,498,716
|
Chicago–Joliet–Naperville, IL–IN–WI MSA
|
Midwest
|
4
|
Dallas–Fort Worth
|
7,539,711
|
Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX MSA
|
South
|
5
|
Houston
|
6,997,384
|
Houston–The Woodlands-Sugar Land MSA
|
South
|
6
|
Washington, D.C.
|
6,249,950
|
Washington, D.C.–VA–MD–WV MSA
|
South
|
7
|
Miami
|
6,198,782
|
Miami–Fort Lauderdale–West Palm Beach, FL MSA
|
South
|
8
|
Philadelphia
|
6,096,372
|
Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington, PA–NJ–DE–MD MSA
|
Northeast
|
9
|
Atlanta
|
5,949,951
|
Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell, GA MSA
|
South
|
10
|
Boston
|
4,875,390
|
Boston–Cambridge–Quincy, MA–NH MSA
|
Northeast
|
11
|
Phoenix
|
4,857,962
|
Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler, AZ MSA
|
West
|
12
|
San Francisco
|
4,729,484
|
San Francisco–Oakland–Berkeley, CA MSA
|
West
|
13
|
Riverside–San Bernardino
|
4,662,361
|
Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario, CA MSA
|
West
|
14
|
Detroit
|
4,326,442
|
Detroit–Warren–Dearborn, MI MSA
|
Midwest
|
15
|
Seattle
|
3,939,363
|
Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue, WA MSA
|
West
|
16
|
Minneapolis–St. Paul
|
3,629,190
|
Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington, MN–WI MSA
|
Midwest
|
17
|
San Diego
|
3,343,364
|
San Diego–Carlsbad–San Marcos, CA MSA
|
West
|
18
|
Tampa–St. Petersburg
|
3,142,663
|
Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater, FL MSA
|
South
|
19
|
Denver
|
2,932,415
|
Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO MSA
|
West
|
20
|
St. Louis
|
2,805,465
|
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA
|
Midwest
|
Based on 2018 MSA population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau
|
References
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