Demographia

US Metropolitan Area Population: 1990-2000

Rank Metropolitan Area April 1, 2000 April 1, 1990 Change Percent
1 New York--Northern New Jersey--Long Island, NY--NJ--CT--PA CMSA 21,199,865 19,549,649 1,650,216 8.4%
2 Los Angeles--Riverside--Orange County, CA CMSA 16,373,645 14,531,529 1,842,116 12.7%
3 Chicago--Gary--Kenosha, IL--IN--WI CMSA 9,157,540 8,239,820 917,720 11.1%
4 Washington--Baltimore, DC--MD--VA--WV CMSA 7,608,070 6,727,050 881,020 13.1%
5 San Francisco--Oakland--San Jose, CA CMSA 7,039,362 6,253,311 786,051 12.6%
6 Philadelphia--Wilmington--Atlantic City, PA--NJ--DE--MD CMSA 6,188,463 5,892,937 295,526 5.0%
7 Boston--Worcester--Lawrence, MA--NH--ME--CT CMSA 5,819,100 5,455,403 363,697 6.7%
8 Detroit--Ann Arbor--Flint, MI CMSA 5,456,428 5,187,171 269,257 5.2%
9 Dallas--Fort Worth, TX CMSA 5,221,801 4,037,282 1,184,519 29.3%
10 Houston--Galveston--Brazoria, TX CMSA 4,669,571 3,731,131 938,440 25.2%
11 Atlanta, GA MSA 4,112,198 2,959,950 1,152,248 38.9%
12 Miami--Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 3,876,380 3,192,582 683,798 21.4%
13 Seattle--Tacoma--Bremerton, WA CMSA 3,554,760 2,970,328 584,432 19.7%
14 Phoenix--Mesa, AZ MSA 3,251,876 2,238,480 1,013,396 45.3%
15 Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI MSA 2,968,806 2,538,834 429,972 16.9%
16 Cleveland--Akron, OH CMSA 2,945,831 2,859,644 86,187 3.0%
17 San Diego, CA MSA 2,813,833 2,498,016 315,817 12.6%
18 St. Louis, MO--IL MSA 2,603,607 2,492,525 111,082 4.5%
19 Denver--Boulder--Greeley, CO CMSA 2,581,506 1,980,140 601,366 30.4%
20 Tampa--St. Petersburg--Clearwater, FL MSA 2,395,997 2,067,959 328,038 15.9%
21 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 2,358,695 2,394,811 (36,116) -1.5%
22 Portland--Salem, OR--WA CMSA 2,265,223 1,793,476 471,747 26.3%
23 Cincinnati--Hamilton, OH--KY--IN CMSA 1,979,202 1,817,571 161,631 8.9%
24 Sacramento--Yolo, CA CMSA 1,796,857 1,481,102 315,755 21.3%
25 Kansas City, MO--KS MSA 1,776,062 1,582,875 193,187 12.2%
26 Milwaukee--Racine, WI CMSA 1,689,572 1,607,183 82,389 5.1%
27 Orlando, FL MSA 1,644,561 1,224,852 419,709 34.3%
28 Indianapolis, IN MSA 1,607,486 1,380,491 226,995 16.4%
29 San Antonio, TX MSA 1,592,383 1,324,749 267,634 20.2%
30 Norfolk--Virginia Beach--Newport News, VA--NC MSA 1,569,541 1,443,244 126,297 8.8%
31 Las Vegas, NV--AZ MSA 1,563,282 852,737 710,545 83.3%
32 Columbus, OH MSA 1,540,157 1,345,450 194,707 14.5%
33 Charlotte--Gastonia--Rock Hill, NC--SC MSA 1,499,293 1,162,093 337,200 29.0%
34 New Orleans, LA MSA 1,337,726 1,285,270 52,456 4.1%
35 Salt Lake City--Ogden, UT MSA 1,333,914 1,072,227 261,687 24.4%
36 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 1,251,509 1,050,304 201,205 19.2%
37 Austin--San Marcos, TX MSA 1,249,763 846,227 403,536 47.7%
38 Nashville, TN MSA 1,231,311 985,026 246,285 25.0%
39 Providence--Fall River--Warwick, RI--MA MSA 1,188,613 1,134,350 54,263 4.8%
40 Raleigh--Durham--Chapel Hill, NC MSA 1,187,941 855,545 332,396 38.9%
41 Hartford, CT MSA 1,183,110 1,157,585 25,525 2.2%
42 Buffalo--Niagara Falls, NY MSA 1,170,111 1,189,288 (19,177) -1.6%
43 Memphis, TN--AR--MS MSA 1,135,614 1,007,306 128,308 12.7%
44 West Palm Beach--Boca Raton, FL MSA 1,131,184 863,518 267,666 31.0%
45 Jacksonville, FL MSA 1,100,491 906,727 193,764 21.4%
46 Rochester, NY MSA 1,098,201 1,062,470 35,731 3.4%
47 Grand Rapids--Muskegon--Holland, MI MSA 1,088,514 937,891 150,623 16.1%
48 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 1,083,346 958,839 124,507 13.0%
49 Louisville, KY--IN MSA 1,025,598 948,829 76,769 8.1%
50 Richmond--Petersburg, VA MSA 996,512 865,640 130,872 15.1%
51 Greenville--Spartanburg--Anderson, SC MSA 962,441 830,563 131,878 15.9%
52 Dayton--Springfield, OH MSA 950,558 951,270 (712) -0.1%
53 Fresno, CA MSA 922,516 755,580 166,936 22.1%
54 Birmingham, AL MSA 921,106 840,140 80,966 9.6%
55 Honolulu, HI MSA 876,156 836,231 39,925 4.8%
56 Albany--Schenectady--Troy, NY MSA 875,583 861,424 14,159 1.6%
57 Tucson, AZ MSA 843,746 666,880 176,866 26.5%
58 Tulsa, OK MSA 803,235 708,954 94,281 13.3%
59 Syracuse, NY MSA 732,117 742,177 (10,060) -1.4%
60 Omaha, NE--IA MSA 716,998 639,580 77,418 12.1%
61 Albuquerque, NM MSA 712,738 589,131 123,607 21.0%
62 Knoxville, TN MSA 687,249 585,960 101,289 17.3%
63 El Paso, TX MSA 679,622 591,610 88,012 14.9%
64 Bakersfield, CA MSA 661,645 543,477 118,168 21.7%
65 Allentown--Bethlehem--Easton, PA MSA 637,958 595,081 42,877 7.2%
66 Harrisburg--Lebanon--Carlisle, PA MSA 629,401 587,986 41,415 7.0%
67 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 624,776 638,466 (13,690) -2.1%
68 Toledo, OH MSA 618,203 614,128 4,075 0.7%
69 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 602,894 528,264 74,630 14.1%
70 Youngstown--Warren, OH MSA 594,746 600,895 (6,149) -1.0%
71 Springfield, MA MSA 591,932 587,884 4,048 0.7%
72 Sarasota--Bradenton, FL MSA 589,959 489,483 100,476 20.5%
73 Little Rock--North Little Rock, AR MSA 583,845 513,117 70,728 13.8%
74 McAllen--Edinburg--Mission, TX MSA 569,463 383,545 185,918 48.5%
75 Stockton--Lodi, CA MSA 563,598 480,628 82,970 17.3%
76 Charleston--North Charleston, SC MSA 549,033 506,875 42,158 8.3%
77 Wichita, KS MSA 545,220 485,270 59,950 12.4%
78 Mobile, AL MSA 540,258 476,923 63,335 13.3%
79 Columbia, SC MSA 536,691 453,331 83,360 18.4%
80 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 516,929 397,014 119,915 30.2%
81 Fort Wayne, IN MSA 502,141 456,281 45,860 10.1%
82 Daytona Beach, FL MSA 493,175 399,413 93,762 23.5%
83 Lakeland--Winter Haven, FL MSA 483,924 405,382 78,542 19.4%
84 Johnson City--Kingsport--Bristol, TN--VA MSA 480,091 436,047 44,044 10.1%
85 Lexington, KY MSA 479,198 405,936 73,262 18.0%
86 Augusta--Aiken, GA--SC MSA 477,441 415,184 62,257 15.0%
87 Melbourne--Titusville--Palm Bay, FL MSA 476,230 398,978 77,252 19.4%
88 Lancaster, PA MSA 470,658 422,822 47,836 11.3%
89 Chattanooga, TN--GA MSA 465,161 424,347 40,814 9.6%
90 Des Moines, IA MSA 456,022 392,928 63,094 16.1%
91 Kalamazoo--Battle Creek, MI MSA 452,851 429,453 23,398 5.4%
92 Lansing--East Lansing, MI MSA 447,728 432,674 15,054 3.5%
93 Modesto, CA MSA 446,997 370,522 76,475 20.6%
94 Fort Myers--Cape Coral, FL MSA 440,888 335,113 105,775 31.6%
95 Jackson, MS MSA 440,801 395,396 45,405