USA: Number of
General Purpose Governments in
Metropolitan Areas over 500,000
NOTE
A general purpose government
is responsible for a wide range of public services. At the local level, general purpose governments include counties, parishes and municipalities (cities, towns, villages, townships). General purpose governments are to be contrasted with special purpose governments (or special districts), such as school districts, water districts and transit districts. |
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Metropolitan Area |
General Purpose Governments: 2002 |
Population per Government |
Population: 2003 |
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New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA |
746 |
29,178 |
21,767,000 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA |
184 |
93,819 |
17,263,000 |
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Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI |
636 |
15,014 |
9,549,000 |
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Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV |
142 |
55,702 |
7,910,000 |
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San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA |
117 |
61,148 |
7,154,000 |
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Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
400 |
14,806 |
5,922,000 |
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Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH |
293 |
19,847 |
5,815,000 |
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Dallas-Fort Worth, TX |
211 |
27,415 |
5,785,000 |
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Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI |
300 |
18,051 |
5,415,000 |
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Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL |
100 |
52,888 |
5,289,000 |
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Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX |
135 |
38,341 |
5,176,000 |
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Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL |
168 |
29,345 |
4,930,000 |
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Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA |
94 |
39,712 |
3,733,000 |
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Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
34 |
105,688 |
3,593,000 |
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Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI |
426 |
7,977 |
3,398,000 |
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Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH |
229 |
12,857 |
2,944,000 |
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San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA |
19 |
154,257 |
2,931,000 |
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St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL |
395 |
7,073 |
2,794,000 |
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Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO |
62 |
41,602 |
2,579,000 |
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Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
39 |
64,921 |
2,532,000 |
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Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA |
464 |
5,396 |
2,504,000 |
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Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Truckee, CA-NV |
22 |
96,137 |
2,115,000 |
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Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN |
257 |
8,129 |
2,089,000 |
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Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA |
65 |
31,389 |
2,040,000 |
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Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, NC-SC |
60 |
33,759 |
2,026,000 |
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Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS |
280 |
7,043 |
1,972,000 |
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Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN |
236 |
8,104 |
1,913,000 |
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Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH |
227 |
8,372 |
1,900,000 |
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Orlando-The Villages, FL |
40 |
46,547 |
1,862,000 |
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San Antonio, TX |
57 |
31,942 |
1,821,000 |
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Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI |
113 |
15,103 |
1,707,000 |
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Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
21 |
77,964 |
1,637,000 |
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Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA |
60 |
27,053 |
1,623,000 |
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Las Vegas-Paradise-Pahrump, NV |
6 |
268,710 |
1,612,000 |
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Salt Lake City-Ogden-Clearfield, UT |
64 |
24,003 |
1,536,000 |
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Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC |
59 |
24,751 |
1,460,000 |
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Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Columbia, TN |
64 |
22,570 |
1,445,000 |
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Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC |
42 |
34,071 |
1,431,000 |
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Austin-Round Rock, TX |
49 |
28,115 |
1,378,000 |
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New Orleans-Metairie-Bogalusa, LA |
21 |
64,833 |
1,361,000 |
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Louisville-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg, KY-IN |
207 |
6,392 |
1,323,000 |
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Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI |
166 |
7,800 |
1,295,000 |
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Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic, CT |
58 |
22,251 |
1,291,000 |
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Buffalo-Niagara-Cattaraugus, NY |
65 |
19,120 |
1,243,000 |
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Memphis, TN-MS-AR |
56 |
22,131 |
1,239,000 |
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Jacksonville, FL |
21 |
57,281 |
1,203,000 |
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Oklahoma City-Shawnee, OK |
85 |
14,118 |
1,200,000 |
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Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC |
45 |
25,832 |
1,162,000 |
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Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman, AL |
92 |
12,510 |
1,151,000 |
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Richmond, VA |
30 |
37,941 |
1,138,000 |
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Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY |
124 |
9,165 |
1,136,000 |
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Albany-Schenectady-Amsterdam, NY |
147 |
7,723 |
1,135,000 |
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Dayton-Springfield-Greenville, OH |
122 |
8,868 |
1,082,000 |
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Fresno-Madera, CA |
19 |
51,778 |
984,000 |
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Tulsa-Bartlesville, OK |
80 |
11,612 |
929,000 |
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Honolulu, HI |
1 |
902,704 |
903,000 |
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Tucson, AZ |
6 |
148,800 |
893,000 |
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Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA |
116 |
7,148 |
829,000 |
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Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN |
24 |
33,538 |
805,000 |
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Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff, AR |
66 |
12,186 |
804,000 |
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Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ |
111 |
6,919 |
768,000 |
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Albuquerque, NM |
21 |
36,422 |
765,000 |
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Baton Rouge-Pierre Part, LA |
43 |
17,347 |
746,000 |
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Syracuse-Auburn, NY |
98 |
7,509 |
736,000 |
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Toledo-Fremont, OH |
108 |
6,691 |
723,000 |
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Bakersfield, CA |
12 |
59,424 |
713,000 |
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Columbia-Newberry, SC |
35 |
20,236 |
708,000 |
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El Paso, TX |
7 |
100,777 |
705,000 |
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Youngstown-Warren-East Liverpool, OH-PA |
110 |
6,408 |
705,000 |
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Springfield, MA |
69 |
9,978 |
688,000 |
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Chattanooga-Cleveland-Athens, TN-GA |
39 |
16,487 |
643,000 |
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Harrisburg-Carlisle-Lebanon, PA |
132 |
4,849 |
640,000 |
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McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr, TX |
23 |
27,632 |
636,000 |
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Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL |
11 |
57,600 |
634,000 |
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Stockton, CA |
8 |
79,095 |
633,000 |
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Lexington-Fayette--Frankfort--Richmond, KY |
17 |
36,655 |
623,000 |
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Wichita-Winfield, KS |
155 |
3,991 |
619,000 |
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Portland-Lewiston-South Portland, ME |
84 |
7,280 |
612,000 |
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Madison-Baraboo, WI |
121 |
4,820 |
583,000 |
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Des Moines-Newton-Pella, IA |
66 |
8,680 |
573,000 |
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Colorado Springs, CO |
13 |
44,020 |
572,000 |
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Charleston-North Charleston, SC |
30 |
19,054 |
572,000 |
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Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN |
58 |
9,649 |
560,000 |
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Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA |
142 |
3,888 |
552,000 |
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Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL |
11 |
50,143 |
552,000 |
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Jackson-Yazoo City, MS |
33 |
16,313 |
538,000 |
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Deltona-Daytona Beach-Palm Coast, FL |
17 |
31,228 |
531,000 |
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Lansing-East Lansing-Owosso, MI |
77 |
6,862 |
528,000 |
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Lafayette-Acadiana, LA |
11 |
47,346 |
521,000 |
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Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC |
31 |
16,500 |
511,000 |
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Boise City-Nampa, ID |
27 |
18,921 |
511,000 |
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Lakeland, FL |
18 |
28,359 |
510,000 |
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Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL |
16 |
31,607 |
506,000 |
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Huntsville-Decatur, AL |
27 |
18,708 |
505,000 |
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