US Metropolitan Areas over 1,000,000 in 1998:
Change in Central City and
Suburban Population from 1990
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Change in Population |
Share of Population Growth |
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1998 Population Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
MSA |
Central City(s) |
Suburban |
Central City % |
Suburban % |
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1 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Is -NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA |
558,939 |
84,182 |
474,757 |
15.1% |
84.9% |
|
2 |
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA |
1,249,744 |
299,030 |
950,714 |
23.9% |
76.1% |
|
3 |
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA |
570,026 |
61,042 |
508,984 |
10.7% |
89.3% |
|
4 |
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA |
558,811 |
(158,689) |
717,500 |
-28.4% |
128.4% |
|
5 |
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA |
538,522 |
175,918 |
362,604 |
32.7% |
67.3% |
|
6 |
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA |
95,329 |
(151,248) |
246,577 |
-158.7% |
258.7% |
|
7 |
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT CMSA |
177,657 |
(22,131) |
199,788 |
-12.5% |
112.5% |
|
8 |
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA |
270,412 |
(67,929) |
338,341 |
-25.1% |
125.1% |
|
9 |
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA |
765,181 |
191,117 |
574,064 |
25.0% |
75.0% |
|
10 |
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA |
676,550 |
146,932 |
529,618 |
21.7% |
78.3% |
|
11 |
Atlanta, GA MSA |
786,559 |
9,890 |
776,669 |
1.3% |
98.7% |
|
12 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA |
463,119 |
18,880 |
444,239 |
4.1% |
95.9% |
|
13 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA |
454,061 |
57,253 |
396,808 |
12.6% |
87.4% |
|
14 |
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA |
692,506 |
371,850 |
320,656 |
53.7% |
46.3% |
|
15 |
Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA |
52,039 |
(21,964) |
74,003 |
-42.2% |
142.2% |
|
16 |
Minneapolis-St Paul, MN-WI MSA |
292,458 |
(31,603) |
324,061 |
-10.8% |
110.8% |
|
17 |
San Diego, CA MSA |
282,576 |
121,348 |
161,228 |
42.9% |
57.1% |
|
18 |
St Louis, MO-IL MSA |
71,453 |
(58,754) |
130,207 |
-82.2% |
182.2% |
|
19 |
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA |
385,205 |
56,943 |
328,262 |
14.8% |
85.2% |
|
20 |
Pittsburgh, PA MSA |
(48,658) |
(29,359) |
(19,299) |
60.3% |
39.7% |
|
21 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA |
188,600 |
7,657 |
180,943 |
4.1% |
95.9% |
|
22 |
Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA |
355,580 |
48,286 |
307,294 |
13.6% |
86.4% |
|
23 |
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA |
130,695 |
(25,512) |
156,207 |
-19.5% |
119.5% |
|
24 |
Kansas City, MO-KS MSA |
154,151 |
18,886 |
135,265 |
12.3% |
87.7% |
|
25 |
Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA |
204,592 |
46,256 |
158,336 |
22.6% |
77.4% |
|
26 |
Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA |
38,741 |
(47,832) |
86,573 |
-123.5% |
223.5% |
|
27 |
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA |
97,433 |
9,175 |
88,258 |
9.4% |
90.6% |
|
28 |
San Antonio, TX MSA |
213,589 |
146,808 |
66,781 |
68.7% |
31.3% |
|
29 |
Indianapolis, IN MSA |
138,703 |
9,036 |
129,667 |
6.5% |
93.5% |
|
30 |
Orlando, FL MSA |
279,725 |
16,501 |
263,224 |
5.9% |
94.1% |
|
31 |
Columbus, OH MSA |
124,154 |
44,332 |
79,822 |
35.7% |
64.3% |
|
32 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA |
220,940 |
101,846 |
119,094 |
46.1% |
53.9% |
|
33 |
Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA |
468,900 |
145,411 |
323,489 |
31.0% |
69.0% |
|
34 |
New Orleans, LA MSA |
24,183 |
(29,401) |
53,584 |
-121.6% |
221.6% |
|
35 |
Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA |
195,518 |
21,426 |
174,092 |
11.0% |
89.0% |
|
36 |
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA |
117,325 |
22,531 |
94,794 |
19.2% |
80.8% |
|
37 |
Nashville, TN MSA |
171,199 |
35,416 |
135,783 |
20.7% |
79.3% |
|
38 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA |
(36,799) |
(32,530) |
(4,269) |
88.4% |
11.6% |
|
39 |
Hartford, CT MSA |
(13,726) |
(7,338) |
(6,388) |
53.5% |
46.5% |
|
40 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA |
(11,376) |
(19,364) |
7,988 |
170.2% |
-70.2% |
|
41 |
Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA |
259,682 |
91,167 |
168,515 |
35.1% |
64.9% |
|
42 |
Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA |
86,121 |
(16,823) |
102,944 |
-19.5% |
119.5% |
|
43 |
Rochester, NY MSA |
19,413 |
(13,469) |
32,882 |
-69.4% |
169.4% |
|
44 |
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA |
221,388 |
59,337 |
162,051 |
26.8% |
73.2% |
|
45 |
Jacksonville, FL MSA |
137,957 |
58,400 |
79,557 |
42.3% |
57.7% |
|
46 |
Oklahoma City, OK MSA |
80,160 |
41,436 |
38,724 |
51.7% |
48.3% |
|
47 |
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA |
100,042 |
(1,977) |
102,019 |
-2.0% |
102.0% |
|
48 |
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA |
169,122 |
18,819 |
150,303 |
11.1% |
88.9% |
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Total |
13,028,501 |
1,801,188 |
11,227,313 |
13.8% |
86.2% |
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