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

Metropolitan Area 2000 1990 Change Core City(ies): 2000 Core City(ies): 1990 Change % of Growth Suburban: 2000 Suburban: 1990 Change
Atlanta, GA MSA 4,112,198 2,959,950 1,152,248 416,474 394,017 22,457 1.9% 3,695,724 2,565,933 1,129,791
Austin--San Marcos, TX MSA 1,249,763 846,227 403,536 656,562 465,622 190,940 47.3% 593,201 380,605 212,596
Boston--Worcester--Lawrence, MA--NH--ME--CT CMSA 5,819,100 5,455,403 363,697 589,141 574,283 14,858 4.1% 5,229,959 4,881,120 348,839
Buffalo--Niagara Falls, NY MSA 1,170,111 1,189,288 (19,177) 292,648 328,123 (35,475) Metro Loss 877,463 861,165 16,298
Charlotte--Gastonia--Rock Hill, NC--SC MSA 1,499,293 1,162,093 337,200 540,828 395,934 144,894 43.0% 958,465 766,159 192,306
Chicago--Gary--Kenosha, IL--IN--WI CMSA 9,157,540 8,239,820 917,720 2,896,016 2,783,726 112,290 12.2% 6,261,524 5,456,094 805,430
Cincinnati--Hamilton, OH--KY--IN CMSA 1,979,202 1,817,571 161,631 331,285 364,040 (32,755) -20.3% 1,647,917 1,453,531 194,386
Cleveland--Akron, OH CMSA 2,945,831 2,859,644 86,187 478,403 505,616 (27,213) -31.6% 2,467,428 2,354,028 113,400
Columbus, OH MSA 1,540,157 1,345,450 194,707 711,470 632,910 78,560 40.3% 828,687 712,540 116,147
Dallas--Fort Worth, TX CMSA 5,221,801 4,037,282 1,184,519 1,723,274 1,454,496 268,778 22.7% 3,498,527 2,582,786 915,741
Denver--Boulder--Greeley, CO CMSA 2,581,506 1,980,140 601,366 554,636 467,610 87,026 14.5% 2,026,870 1,512,530 514,340
Detroit--Ann Arbor--Flint, MI CMSA 5,456,428 5,187,171 269,257 951,270 1,027,974 (76,704) -28.5% 4,505,158 4,159,197 345,961
Grand Rapids--Muskegon--Holland, MI MSA 1,088,514 937,891 150,623 197,800 189,126 8,674 5.8% 890,714 748,765 141,949
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 1,251,509 1,050,304 201,205 409,667 327,006 82,661 41.1% 841,842 723,298 118,544
Hartford, CT MSA 1,183,110 1,157,585 25,525 121,578 139,739 (18,161) -71.1% 1,061,532 1,017,846 43,686
Houston--Galveston--Brazoria, TX CMSA 4,669,571 3,731,131 938,440 1,953,631 1,630,553 323,078 34.4% 2,715,940 2,100,578 615,362
Indianapolis, IN MSA 1,607,486 1,380,491 226,995 781,870 731,327 50,543 22.3% 825,616 649,164 176,452
Jacksonville, FL MSA 1,100,491 906,727 193,764 735,617 635,230 100,387 51.8% 364,874 271,497 93,377
Kansas City, MO--KS MSA 1,776,062 1,582,875 193,187 441,545 435,146 6,399 3.3% 1,334,517 1,147,729 186,788
Las Vegas, NV--AZ MSA 1,563,282 852,737 710,545 478,434 258,295 220,139 31.0% 1,084,848 594,442 490,406
Los Angeles--Riverside--Orange County, CA CMSA 16,373,645 14,531,529 1,842,116 3,694,820 3,485,398 209,422 11.4% 12,678,825 11,046,131 1,632,694
Louisville, KY--IN MSA 1,025,598 948,829 76,769 256,231 269,063 (12,832) -16.7% 769,367 679,766 89,601
Memphis, TN--AR--MS MSA 1,135,614 1,007,306 128,308 650,100 610,337 39,763 31.0% 485,514 396,969 88,545
Miami--Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 3,876,380 3,192,582 683,798 362,470 358,548 3,922 0.6% 3,513,910 2,834,034 679,876
Milwaukee--Racine, WI CMSA 1,689,572 1,607,183 82,389 596,974 628,088 (31,114) -37.8% 1,092,598 979,095 113,503
Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI MSA 2,968,806 2,538,834 429,972 669,769 640,618 29,151 6.8% 2,299,037 1,898,216 400,821
Nashville, TN MSA 1,231,311 985,026 246,285 545,524 488,374 57,150 23.2% 685,787 496,652 189,135
New Orleans, LA MSA 1,337,726 1,285,270 52,456 484,674 496,938 (12,264) -23.4% 853,052 788,332 64,720
New York--Northern New Jersey--Long Island, NY--NJ--CT--PA CMSA 21,199,865 19,549,649 1,650,216 8,008,278 7,322,564 685,714 41.6% 13,191,587 12,227,085 964,502
Norfolk--Virginia Beach--Newport News, VA--NC MSA 1,569,541 1,443,244 126,297 234,403 261,229 (26,826) -21.2% 1,335,138 1,182,015 153,123
Oklahoma City, OK MSA 1,083,346 958,839 124,507 506,132 444,719 61,413 49.3% 577,214 514,120 63,094
Orlando, FL MSA 1,644,561 1,224,852 419,709 185,951 164,693 21,258 5.1% 1,458,610 1,060,159 398,451
Philadelphia--Wilmington--Atlantic City, PA--NJ--DE--MD CMSA 6,188,463 5,892,937 295,526 1,517,550 1,585,577 (68,027) -23.0% 4,670,913 4,307,360 363,553
Phoenix--Mesa, AZ MSA 3,251,876 2,238,480 1,013,396 1,321,045 983,403 337,642 33.3% 1,930,831 1,255,077 675,754
Pittsburgh, PA MSA 2,358,695 2,394,811 (36,116) 334,563 369,879 (35,316) Metro Loss 2,024,132 2,024,932 (800)
Portland--Salem, OR--WA CMSA 2,265,223 1,793,476 471,747 529,121 437,319 91,802 19.5% 1,736,102 1,356,157 379,945
Providence--Fall River--Warwick, RI--MA MSA 1,188,613 1,134,350 54,263 173,618 160,728 12,890 23.8% 1,014,995 973,622 41,373
Raleigh--Durham--Chapel Hill, NC MSA 1,187,941 855,545 332,396 463,128 344,562 118,566 35.7% 724,813 510,983 213,830
Richmond--Petersburg, VA MSA 996,512 865,640 130,872 197,790 203,056 (5,266) -4.0% 798,722 662,584 136,138
Rochester, NY MSA 1,098,201 1,062,470 35,731 219,773 231,636 (11,863) -33.2% 878,428 830,834 47,594
Sacramento--Yolo, CA CMSA 1,796,857 1,481,102 315,755 407,018 369,365 37,653 11.9% 1,389,839 1,111,737 278,102
Salt Lake City--Ogden, UT MSA 1,333,914 1,072,227 261,687 181,743 159,936 21,807 8.3% 1,152,171 912,291 239,880
San Antonio, TX MSA 1,592,383 1,324,749 267,634 1,144,646 935,933 208,713 78.0% 447,737 388,816 58,921
San Diego, CA MSA 2,813,833 2,498,016 315,817 1,223,400 1,110,549 112,851 35.7% 1,590,433 1,387,467 202,966
San Francisco--Oakland--San Jose, CA CMSA 7,039,362 6,253,311 786,051 776,733 723,959 52,774 6.7% 6,262,629 5,529,352 733,277
Seattle--Tacoma--Bremerton, WA CMSA 3,554,760 2,970,328 584,432 563,374 516,259 47,115 8.1% 2,991,386 2,454,069 537,317
St. Louis, MO--IL MSA 2,603,607 2,492,525 111,082 348,189 396,685 (48,496) -43.7% 2,255,418 2,095,840 159,578
Tampa--St. Petersburg--Clearwater, FL MSA 2,395,997 2,067,959 328,038 551,679 518,644 33,035 10.1% 1,844,318 1,549,315 295,003
Washington--Baltimore, DC--MD--VA--WV CMSA 7,608,070 6,727,050 881,020 1,223,213 1,342,914 (119,701) -13.6% 6,384,857 5,384,136 1,000,721
West Palm Beach--Boca Raton, FL MSA 1,131,184 863,518 267,666 82,103 67,643 14,460 5.4% 1,049,081 795,875 253,206
Totals 162,514,411 141,941,417 20,572,994 42,716,161 39,369,389 3,346,772 16.3% 119,798,250 102,572,028 17,226,222
Core cities are the first listed, plus Fort Worth, Winston-Salem, St. Paul, Durham, Oakland, St. Petersburg and Baltimore              

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