Demographia

US Suburban & Core City Growth: 1990-2000:
Top 50 Metropolitan Areas

Metropolitan Area Metropolitan Change Core City(ies) Change Suburban Change Suburban Share of Gain
Atlanta, GA MSA 1,152,248 22,457 1,129,791 98.1%
Austin--San Marcos, TX MSA 403,536 190,940 212,596 52.7%
Boston--Worcester--Lawrence, MA--NH--ME--CT CMSA 363,697 14,858 348,839 95.9%
Buffalo--Niagara Falls, NY MSA (19,177) (35,475) 16,298 Metro Loss
Charlotte--Gastonia--Rock Hill, NC--SC MSA 337,200 144,894 192,306 57.0%
Chicago--Gary--Kenosha, IL--IN--WI CMSA 917,720 112,290 805,430 87.8%
Cincinnati--Hamilton, OH--KY--IN CMSA 161,631 (32,755) 194,386 120.3%
Cleveland--Akron, OH CMSA 86,187 (27,213) 113,400 131.6%
Columbus, OH MSA 194,707 78,560 116,147 59.7%
Dallas--Fort Worth, TX CMSA 1,184,519 268,778 915,741 77.3%
Denver--Boulder--Greeley, CO CMSA 601,366 87,026 514,340 85.5%
Detroit--Ann Arbor--Flint, MI CMSA 269,257 (76,704) 345,961 128.5%
Grand Rapids--Muskegon--Holland, MI MSA 150,623 8,674 141,949 94.2%
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 201,205 82,661 118,544 58.9%
Hartford, CT MSA 25,525 (18,161) 43,686 171.1%
Houston--Galveston--Brazoria, TX CMSA 938,440 323,078 615,362 65.6%
Indianapolis, IN MSA 226,995 50,543 176,452 77.7%
Jacksonville, FL MSA 193,764 100,387 93,377 48.2%
Kansas City, MO--KS MSA 193,187 6,399 186,788 96.7%
Las Vegas, NV--AZ MSA 710,545 220,139 490,406 69.0%
Los Angeles--Riverside--Orange County, CA CMSA 1,842,116 209,422 1,632,694 88.6%
Louisville, KY--IN MSA 76,769 (12,832) 89,601 116.7%
Memphis, TN--AR--MS MSA 128,308 39,763 88,545 69.0%
Miami--Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 683,798 3,922 679,876 99.4%
Milwaukee--Racine, WI CMSA 82,389 (31,114) 113,503 137.8%
Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI MSA 429,972 29,151 400,821 93.2%
Nashville, TN MSA 246,285 57,150 189,135 76.8%
New Orleans, LA MSA 52,456 (12,264) 64,720 123.4%
New York--Northern New Jersey--Long Island, NY--NJ--CT--PA CMSA 1,650,216 685,714 964,502 58.4%
Norfolk--Virginia Beach--Newport News, VA--NC MSA 126,297 (26,826) 153,123 121.2%
Oklahoma City, OK MSA 124,507 61,413 63,094 50.7%
Orlando, FL MSA 419,709 21,258 398,451 94.9%
Philadelphia--Wilmington--Atlantic City, PA--NJ--DE--MD CMSA 295,526 (68,027) 363,553 123.0%
Phoenix--Mesa, AZ MSA 1,013,396 337,642 675,754 66.7%
Pittsburgh, PA MSA (36,116) (35,316) (800) Metro Loss
Portland--Salem, OR--WA CMSA 471,747 91,802 379,945 80.5%
Providence--Fall River--Warwick, RI--MA MSA 54,263 12,890 41,373 76.2%
Raleigh--Durham--Chapel Hill, NC MSA 332,396 118,566 213,830 64.3%
Richmond--Petersburg, VA MSA 130,872 (5,266) 136,138 104.0%
Rochester, NY MSA 35,731 (11,863) 47,594 133.2%
Sacramento--Yolo, CA CMSA 315,755 37,653 278,102 88.1%
Salt Lake City--Ogden, UT MSA 261,687 21,807 239,880 91.7%
San Antonio, TX MSA 267,634 208,713 58,921 22.0%
San Diego, CA MSA 315,817 112,851 202,966 64.3%
San Francisco--Oakland--San Jose, CA CMSA 786,051 52,774 733,277 93.3%
Seattle--Tacoma--Bremerton, WA CMSA 584,432 47,115 537,317 91.9%
St. Louis, MO--IL MSA 111,082 (48,496) 159,578 143.7%
Tampa--St. Petersburg--Clearwater, FL MSA 328,038 33,035 295,003 89.9%
Washington--Baltimore, DC--MD--VA--WV CMSA 881,020 (119,701) 1,000,721 113.6%
West Palm Beach--Boca Raton, FL MSA 267,666 14,460 253,206 94.6%
Totals 20,572,994 3,346,772 17,226,222 83.7%
Core cities are the first listed, plus Fort Worth, Winston-Salem, St. Paul, Durham, Oakland, St. Petersburg and Baltimore