Which metro area has the highest total population?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 18,276,700 (2000 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by total population?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2000 Decennial Census data.

How is total population measured?

Total resident population. Source: US Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 418 SHOWN OF 918

Largest by population, US metro areas · 2000

The most populous US metro areas as of the 2000 population estimates.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 1990

501Fremont, OHOH61,792−0%

502Huntsville, TXTX61,758+21%

503Oneonta, NYNY61,676+2%

504Roswell, NMNM61,382+6%

505Marion, ILIL61,296+6%

506Sterling, ILIL60,653+1%

507Batavia, NYNY60,370+1%

508Athens, TNTN60,101+19%

509Salina, KSKS59,760+9%

510Kinston, NCNC59,648+4%

511Carbondale, ILIL59,612−2%

512Norwalk, OHOH59,487+6%

513Morehead City, NCNC59,383+13%

514Nacogdoches, TXTX59,203+8%

515Henderson, KYKY58,949+3%

516Tiffin, OHOH58,683−2%

517Rifle, COCO58,663+38%

518Kapaa, HIHI58,463+14%

519Clearlake, CACA58,309+15%

520Albemarle, NCNC58,100+12%

521Barre, VTVT58,039+6%

522Lewiston, IDID57,961+13%

523Enid, OKOK57,813+2%

524Oil City, PAPA57,565−3%

525Fergus Falls, MNMN57,159+13%

526Faribault, MNMN56,665+15%

527Fairmont, WVWV56,598−1%

528Lake City, FLFL56,513+33%

529Laconia, NHNH56,325+14%

530Somerset, KYKY56,217+14%

531Red Bluff, CACA56,039+13%

532Galesburg, ILIL55,836−1%

533Murrells Inlet, SCSC55,797+21%

534Farmington, MOMO55,641+14%

535Hobbs, NMNM55,511−0%

536Baraboo, WIWI55,225+18%

537Walla Walla, WAWA55,180+14%

538Palestine, TXTX55,109+15%

539Gloversville, NYNY55,073+2%

540Sonora, CACA54,501+12%

541Mount Vernon, OHOH54,500+15%

542Mason City, IAIA54,356−1%

543McComb, MSMS54,096+6%

544Waynesville, NCNC54,033+15%

545Scottsboro, ALAL53,926+13%

546Sikeston, MOMO53,849+0%

547Tullahoma, TNTN53,754+19%

548Rio Grande City, TXTX53,597+32%

549Morgan City, LALA53,500−8%

550Dublin, GAGA53,434+11%

551The Villages, FLFL53,345+69%

552Greenville, OHOH53,309−1%

553Starkville, MSMS53,196+9%

554Charleston, ILIL53,196+3%

555Mount Pleasant, TXTX52,715+12%

556Gaffney, SCSC52,537+18%

557Ashland, OHOH52,523+11%

558Carson, NVNV52,457+30%

559Ontario, OROR52,193+23%

560Blytheville, ARAR51,979−10%

561Oxford, MSMS51,795+18%

562Carlsbad, NMNM51,658+6%

563Payson, AZAZ51,335+28%

564Waycross, GAGA51,119+5%

565Danville, KYKY51,058+12%

566Rochelle, ILIL51,032+11%

567Burlington, IAIA50,564−0%

568Clinton, IAIA50,149−2%

569Winona, MNMN49,985+5%

570Amsterdam, NYNY49,708−4%

571Vicksburg, MSMS49,644+4%

572Platteville, WIWI49,597+1%

573Norfolk, NENE49,538+6%

574Shelton, WAWA49,405+29%

575Kearney, NENE49,141+11%

576Ozark, ALAL49,129−1%

577Sanford, NCNC49,040+19%

578Bartlesville, OKOK48,996+2%

579Freeport, ILIL48,979+2%

580Greenwood, MSMS48,716+5%

581Picayune, MSMS48,621+26%

582Cortland, NYNY48,599−1%

583New Castle, ININ48,508+1%

584Warrensburg, MOMO48,258+14%

585Ponca City, OKOK48,080+0%

586Glasgow, KYKY48,070+12%

587Tifton, GAGA47,911+10%

588Sidney, OHOH47,910+7%

589Alice, TXTX47,302+3%

590Eagle Pass, TXTX47,297+30%

591Bucyrus, OHOH46,966−2%

592Elko, NVNV46,942+34%

593Brigham City, UTUT46,870+17%

594Crossville, TNTN46,802+35%

595Clewiston, FLFL46,786+40%

596Jacksonville, TXTX46,659+14%

597Wapakoneta, OHOH46,611+5%

598Rockingham, NCNC46,564+5%

599Ocean Pines, MDMD46,543+33%

600Hillsdale, MIMI46,527+7%

601Madisonville, KYKY46,519+1%

602Lewistown, PAPA46,486+1%

603Selma, ALAL46,365−4%

604Hemlock Farms, PAPA46,302+66%

605Kendallville, ININ46,275+22%

606Cañon City, COCO46,145+43%

607Bellefontaine, OHOH46,005+9%

608Bradford, PAPA45,936−3%

609Bedford, ININ45,922+7%

610Coldwater, MIMI45,787+10%

611El Dorado, ARAR45,629−2%

612Ardmore, OKOK45,621+6%

613Huntingdon, PAPA45,586+3%

614Effingham, ILIL45,517+7%

615Shawano, WIWI45,226+10%

616Plymouth, ININ45,128+7%

617Corsicana, TXTX45,124+13%

618Douglas, GAGA45,022+26%

619Rice Lake, WIWI44,963+10%

620Cadillac, MIMI44,962+17%

621Washington, NCNC44,958+6%

622Heber, UTUT44,951+76%

623Del Rio, TXTX44,856+16%

624Milledgeville, GAGA44,700+13%

625Newport, OROR44,479+14%

626Plainview, TXTX44,373+3%

627Brattleboro, VTVT44,216+6%

628Red Wing, MNMN44,127+8%

629Calhoun, GAGA44,104+26%

630Grand Rapids, MNMN43,992+8%

631McAlester, OKOK43,953+8%

632Durango, COCO43,941+36%

633Bogalusa, LALA43,926+2%

634Warren, PAPA43,863−3%

635Kingsland, GAGA43,664+45%

636Kerrville, TXTX43,653+20%

637Enterprise, ALAL43,615+8%

638Duncan, OKOK43,182+2%

639Henderson, NCNC42,954+10%

640Boone, NCNC42,695+16%

641Harrison, ARAR42,556+18%

642Tahlequah, OKOK42,521+25%

643Ruston, LALA42,509+2%

644Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV42,467+48%

645Alma, MIMI42,285+8%

646Hastings, NENE42,251+3%

647Jacksonville, ILIL42,153+0%

648Marion, NCNC42,151+18%

649Columbus, NENE42,103+8%

650Moultrie, GAGA42,053+15%

651Minden, LALA41,831−0%

652Blackfoot, IDID41,735+11%

653Muscatine, IAIA41,722+5%

654Centralia, ILIL41,691+0%

655Edwards, COCO41,659+90%

656Lewisburg, PAPA41,624+15%

657Burley, IDID41,590+7%

658Jefferson, GAGA41,589+39%

659Alexander City, ALAL41,475+7%

660Seymour, ININ41,335+10%

661Willmar, MNMN41,203+6%

662Española, NMNM41,190+20%

663El Campo, TXTX41,188+3%

664Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO41,165−0%

665Granbury, TXTX41,100+42%

666Logansport, ININ40,930+7%

667Celina, OHOH40,924+4%

668Sparta, WIWI40,899+12%

669Poplar Bluff, MOMO40,867+5%

670Cambridge, OHOH40,792+5%

671Pullman, WAWA40,740+5%

672Cleveland, MSMS40,633−3%

673Big Rapids, MIMI40,553+9%

674Wilmington, OHOH40,543+14%

675Garden City, KSKS40,523+23%

676Auburn, ININ40,285+14%

677Fort Dodge, IAIA40,235−0%

678Mount Sterling, KYKY40,195+17%

679Mount Vernon, ILIL40,045+8%

680Lawrenceburg, TNTN39,926+13%

681Menomonie, WIWI39,858+11%

682Aberdeen, SDSD39,827−0%

683Rolla, MOMO39,825+13%

684Branson, MOMO39,703+55%

685Pontiac, ILIL39,678+1%

686Jasper, ININ39,674+8%

687Bemidji, MNMN39,650+15%

688Defiance, OHOH39,500+0%

689Sedalia, MOMO39,403+11%

690Marshalltown, IAIA39,311+3%

691Rexburg, IDID39,286+14%

692Winchester, TNTN39,270+13%

693Vincennes, ININ39,256−2%

694Natchitoches, LALA39,080+7%

695Emporia, KSKS38,965+3%

696Urbana, OHOH38,890+8%

697Austin, MNMN38,603+3%

698Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI38,543+11%

699Escanaba, MIMI38,520+2%

700Mountain Home, ARAR38,386+23%

701Nogales, AZAZ38,381+29%

702Houghton, MIMI38,317+3%

703McMinnville, TNTN38,276+16%

704Canton, ILIL38,250+0%

705Pittsburg, KSKS38,242+8%

706Cedartown, GAGA38,127+13%

707Huntington, ININ38,075+7%

708Fort Madison, IAIA38,052−2%

709Bay City, TXTX37,957+3%

710Hannibal, MOMO37,915+5%

711Lock Haven, PAPA37,914+2%

712Scottsbluff, NENE37,770+2%

713Brownwood, TXTX37,674+10%

714Weatherford, OKOK37,650−2%

715Crawfordsville, ININ37,629+9%

716Rock Springs, WYWY37,613−3%

717Shelbyville, TNTN37,586+24%

718Selinsgrove, PAPA37,546+2%

719Paragould, ARAR37,331+17%

720Dyersburg, TNTN37,279+7%

721West Plains, MOMO37,238+18%

722Mayfield, KYKY37,028+10%

723Bennington, VTVT36,994+3%

724Americus, GAGA36,966+9%

725Sandpoint, IDID36,835+38%

726Coshocton, OHOH36,655+3%

727Durant, OKOK36,534+14%

728Gainesville, TXTX36,363+18%

729Arkansas City, KSKS36,291−2%

730Fremont, NENE36,160+5%

731Newberry, SCSC36,108+9%

732Peru, ININ36,082−2%

733Dixon, ILIL36,062+5%

734Ottumwa, IAIA36,051+1%

735Greencastle, ININ36,019+19%

736Laurinburg, NCNC35,998+7%

737Okeechobee, FLFL35,910+21%

738Cornelia, GAGA35,902+30%

739Riverton, WYWY35,804+6%

740Astoria, OROR35,630+7%

741Grenada, MSMS35,452+4%

742North Platte, NENE35,406+6%

743Taylorville, ILIL35,372+3%

744Las Vegas, NMNM35,306+18%

745Ada, OKOK35,143+3%

746St. Marys, PAPA35,112+1%

747Wabash, ININ34,960−0%

748Moscow, IDID34,935+14%

749Hutchinson, MNMN34,898+9%

750Elizabeth City, NCNC34,897+11%

751Martin, TNTN34,895+9%

752Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT34,606+2%

753Corinth, MSMS34,558+9%

754Camden, ARAR34,534−5%

755Campbellsville, KYKY34,445+9%

756Vidalia, GAGA34,337+10%

757Batesville, ARAR34,233+10%

758Murray, KYKY34,177+11%

759Frankfort, ININ33,866+9%

760Susanville, CACA33,828+23%

761Easton, MDMD33,812+11%

762Cedar City, UTUT33,779+62%

763Gillette, WYWY33,698+15%

764Owatonna, MNMN33,680+10%

765Big Spring, TXTX33,627+4%

766Decatur, ININ33,625+8%

767Newport, TNTN33,565+15%

768Safford, AZAZ33,489+26%

769Montrose, COCO33,432+37%

770Ellensburg, WAWA33,362+25%

771Seneca Falls, NYNY33,342−1%

772Angola, ININ33,214+21%

773Miami, OKOK33,194+9%

774Brookhaven, MSMS33,166+10%

775Kennett, MOMO33,155+0%

776Stephenville, TXTX33,001+18%

777DeRidder, LALA32,986+10%

778Macomb, ILIL32,913−7%

779Steamboat Springs, COCO32,874+29%

780Alexandria, MNMN32,821+14%

781Albert Lea, MNMN32,584−1%

782Iron Mountain, MIMI32,560+4%

783Lebanon, MOMO32,513+20%

784Pahrump, NVNV32,485+83%

785Dodge City, KSKS32,458+18%

786Union City, TNTN32,450+2%

787Beeville, TXTX32,359+29%

788Arcadia, FLFL32,209+35%

789Pella, IAIA32,052+7%

790Laramie, WYWY32,014+4%

791Sulphur Springs, TXTX31,960+11%

792Madison, ININ31,705+6%

793Eufaula, ALAL31,636+15%

794Kingsville, TXTX31,549+4%

795Petoskey, MIMI31,437+26%

796Breckenridge, COCO31,360+66%

797Fayetteville, TNTN31,340+11%

798Alpena, MIMI31,314+2%

799Bonham, TXTX31,242+26%

800Russellville, ALAL31,223+12%

801Lincoln, ILIL31,183+1%

802Paris, TNTN31,115+12%

803Gallipolis, OHOH31,069+0%

804Silver City, NMNM31,002+12%

805Juneau city and, AKAK30,711+15%

806Cambridge, MDMD30,674+1%

807Clarksdale, MSMS30,622−3%

808Brenham, TXTX30,373+16%

809Malvern, ARAR30,353+16%

810Middlesborough, KYKY30,060−5%

811Detroit Lakes, MNMN30,000+8%

812Taos, NMNM29,979+30%

813Kill Devil Hills, NCNC29,967+32%

814Washington, ININ29,820+8%

815Van Wert, OHOH29,659−3%

816Troy, ALAL29,605+7%

817McPherson, KSKS29,554+8%

818Brevard, NCNC29,334+15%

819Forrest City, ARAR29,329+3%

820Kirksville, MOMO29,147+1%

821Mountain Home, IDID29,130+37%

822Altus, OKOK28,439−1%

823Washington Court House, OHOH28,433+4%

824Ludington, MIMI28,274+11%

825Elkins, WVWV28,262+2%

826Bainbridge, GAGA28,240+11%

827Brookings, SDSD28,220+12%

828Great Bend, KSKS28,205−4%

829Thomaston, GAGA27,597+5%

830Crescent City, CACA27,507+17%

831Hays, KSKS27,507+6%

832Fort Morgan, COCO27,171+24%

833Dickinson, NDND27,124−3%

834Alamosa, COCO27,029+11%

835Mineral Wells, TXTX27,026+8%

836New Ulm, MNMN26,911−0%

837Lewisburg, TNTN26,767+24%

838Jesup, GAGA26,565+19%

839Sheridan, WYWY26,560+13%

840Lexington, NENE26,508+21%

841Port Townsend, WAWA25,953+29%

842Uvalde, TXTX25,926+11%

843Watertown, SDSD25,897+14%

844Lake of the Woods, VAVA25,881+21%

845Mexico, MOMO25,853+10%

846Cody, WYWY25,786+11%

847Magnolia, ARAR25,603−0%

848Connersville, ININ25,588−2%

849Summerville, GAGA25,470+15%

850Toccoa, GAGA25,435+9%

851Marshall, MNMN25,425+3%

852Monticello, ININ25,267+9%

853Vernal, UTUT25,224+14%

854Wahpeton, NDND25,136−2%

855Deming, NMNM25,016+38%

856Le Mars, IAIA24,849+6%

857Ottawa, KSKS24,784+13%

858Moberly, MOMO24,663+1%

859Greensburg, ININ24,555+4%

860Mitchell, SDSD24,555+5%

861La Grande, OROR24,530+4%

862Jackson, WYWY24,250+66%

863Hailey, IDID24,026+37%

864Fallon, NVNV23,982+34%

865Borger, TXTX23,857−7%

866The Dalles, OROR23,791+10%

867Marshall, MOMO23,756+1%

868Pampa, TXTX23,631−5%

869Arkadelphia, ARAR23,546+10%

870Beatrice, NENE22,993+1%

871Liberal, KSKS22,510+20%

872Oskaloosa, IAIA22,335+4%

873Cordele, GAGA21,996+10%

874Maryville, MOMO21,912+1%

875Jamestown, NDND21,908−1%

876Fairmont, MNMN21,802−5%

877Spearfish, SDSD21,802+6%

878Evanston, WYWY21,703+6%

879Yankton, SDSD21,652+12%

880Carroll, IAIA21,421−0%

881Brookings, OROR21,137+9%

882Worthington, MNMN20,832+4%

883Fredericksburg, TXTX20,814+21%

884Port Lavaca, TXTX20,647+8%

885Sterling, COCO20,504+17%

886Price, UTUT20,422+1%

887Hood River, OROR20,411+21%

888Storm Lake, IAIA20,411+2%

889Dumas, TXTX20,121+13%

890Guymon, OKOK20,107+22%

891Raymondville, TXTX20,082+13%

892Elk City, OKOK19,799+5%

893Williston, NDND19,761−6%

894Ruidoso, NMNM19,411+59%

895Pierre, SDSD19,253+11%

896Hereford, TXTX18,561−3%

897Woodward, OKOK18,486−3%

898Los Alamos, NMNM18,343+1%

899Bishop, CACA17,945−2%

900Fitzgerald, GAGA17,484+8%

901Spencer, IAIA17,372−1%

902Huron, SDSD17,023−7%

903Atchison, KSKS16,774−1%

904Baker City, OROR16,741+9%

905Othello, WAWA16,428+21%

906Spirit Lake, IAIA16,424+10%

907Franklin, KYKY16,405+8%

908Snyder, TXTX16,361−12%

909Winnemucca, NVNV16,106+25%

910Sweetwater, TXTX15,802−5%

911Vineyard Haven, MAMA14,987+29%

912Vernon, TXTX14,676−3%

913Ketchikan, AKAK14,070+2%

914Vermillion, SDSD13,537+3%

915Town of Pecos, TXTX13,137−17%

916Andrews, TXTX13,004−9%

917Zapata, TXTX12,182+31%

918Nantucket, MAMA9,520+58%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS