RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 918

Largest by population, US metro areas · 2000

The most populous us metro areas as of the 2023 estimates. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ leads at 18,276,700. 918 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 4 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01New York, NYNY20,112,44818,276,700+0%

02Los Angeles, CACA12,844,44112,365,627+0%

03Chicago, ILIL9,434,1238,948,739+0%

04Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1185,687,147+0%

05Dallas, TXTX8,477,1575,156,217+0%

06Miami, FLFL6,391,0725,007,564+0%

07Washington, DCDC6,465,7244,762,865+0%

08Houston, TXTX7,904,6274,715,407+0%

09Detroit, MIMI4,390,9134,452,557+0%

10Boston, MAMA5,034,2214,391,344+0%

11Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1824,268,542+0%

12San Francisco, CACA4,630,0414,123,740+0%

13Riverside, CACA4,769,0073,254,821+0%

14Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9383,251,876+0%

15Seattle, WAWA4,161,8833,043,878+0%

16Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2953,016,562+0%

17San Diego, CACA3,282,2482,813,833+0%

18St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4212,675,343+0%

19Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7812,552,994+0%

20Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9922,525,730+0%

21Tampa, FLFL3,418,8952,395,997+0%

22Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7752,250,871+0%

23Denver, COCO3,092,0372,157,756+0%

24Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8582,009,632+0%

25Portland, OROR2,542,2821,927,881+0%

26Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6821,811,254+0%

27Sacramento, CACA2,477,2741,796,857+0%

28Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8301,742,647+0%

29San Jose, CACA1,984,4731,735,819+0%

30San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1401,711,703+0%

31Columbus, OHOH2,242,0281,675,013+0%

32Orlando, FLFL2,957,6721,644,561+0%

33Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6951,639,020+0%

34Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2131,593,771+0%

35Providence, RIRI1,708,1611,582,997+0%

36Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0101,500,741+0%

37Nashville, TNTN2,197,4161,381,287+0%

38Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2261,375,765+0%

39Austin, TXTX2,620,9451,249,763+0%

40Memphis, TNTN1,341,4121,213,230+0%

41Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6531,170,111+0%

42Louisville, KYKY1,402,5091,153,850+0%

43New Orleans, LALA970,8491,146,458+0%

44Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5001,122,750+0%

45Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8131,095,421+0%

46Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7661,052,238+0%

47Richmond, VAVA1,389,3381,040,192+0%

48Rochester, NYNY1,056,1491,037,831+0%

49Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645992,188+0%

50Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377939,122+0%

51Fresno, CACA1,203,383922,516+0%

52Honolulu, HIHI988,703876,156+0%

53Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273859,532+0%

54Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685843,746+0%

55Albany, NYNY915,835825,875+0%

56Dayton, OHOH826,554805,816+0%

57Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720797,071+0%

58Omaha, NENE1,009,836767,041+0%

59Oxnard, CACA830,851753,197+0%

60Worcester, MAMA888,502750,963+0%

61Knoxville, TNTN968,137748,259+0%

62Allentown, PAPA887,615740,395+0%

63Albuquerque, NMNM925,279729,649+0%

64Baton Rouge, LALA888,699729,361+0%

65Greenville, SCSC1,014,101725,680+0%

66Akron, OHOH701,780694,960+0%

67El Paso, TXTX881,291682,966+0%

68Bakersfield, CACA927,068661,645+0%

69Syracuse, NYNY652,273650,154+0%

70Columbia, SCSC879,918647,158+0%

71Greensboro, NCNC805,945643,430+0%

72Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377621,517+0%

73Toledo, OHOH599,376618,203+0%

74Little Rock, ARAR777,607610,518+0%

75North Port, FLFL948,158589,959+0%

76Jackson, MSMS609,847575,378+0%

77Wichita, KSKS663,809571,166+0%

78McAllen, TXTX921,549569,463+0%

79Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206569,207+0%

80Stockton, CACA823,815563,598+0%

81Scranton, PAPA574,418560,625+0%

82Charleston, SCSC889,263549,033+0%

83Colorado Springs, COCO781,796537,484+0%

84Madison, WIWI709,685535,421+0%

85Des Moines, IAIA758,539518,607+0%

86Harrisburg, PAPA617,427509,074+0%

87Augusta, GAGA641,231508,032+0%

88Deltona, FLFL746,933493,175+0%

89Portland, MEME577,635487,568+0%

90Lakeland, FLFL874,790483,924+0%

91Youngstown, OHOH423,678482,671+0%

92Chattanooga, TNTN594,530476,531+0%

93Palm Bay, FLFL663,982476,230+0%

94Lancaster, PAPA563,159470,658+0%

95Boise City, IDID864,243464,840+0%

96Santa Rosa, CACA486,444458,614+0%

97Spokane, WAWA608,012458,005+0%

98Springfield, MAMA464,338456,228+0%

99Lansing, MIMI479,722447,728+0%

100Modesto, CACA557,719446,997+0%

101Ogden, UTUT672,784442,656+0%

102Cape Coral, FLFL875,607440,888+0%

103Flint, MIMI401,093436,141+0%

104Durham, NCNC625,485426,493+0%

105Pensacola, FLFL544,949412,153+0%

106Lexington, KYKY535,174408,326+0%

107Canton, OHOH400,246406,934+0%

108Corpus Christi, TXTX451,191403,280+0%

109Salinas, CACA433,729401,762+0%

110Mobile, ALAL411,658399,843+0%

111Santa Maria, CACA442,065399,347+0%

112Vallejo, CACA455,376394,542+0%

113Fort Wayne, ININ466,258390,156+0%

114Beaumont, TXTX399,310385,090+0%

115Huntington, WVWV365,965382,696+0%

116York, PAPA473,197381,751+0%

117Manchester, NHNH433,415380,841+0%

118Gulfport, MSMS431,329377,610+0%

119Reno, NVNV578,734377,386+0%

120Provo, UTUT773,426376,774+0%

121Davenport, IAIA380,452376,019+0%

122Shreveport, LALA383,474375,965+0%

123Reading, PAPA440,072373,638+0%

124Springfield, MOMO500,694368,374+0%

125Visalia, CACA485,146368,021+0%

126Peoria, ILIL363,505366,899+0%

127Atlantic City, NJNJ372,047354,878+0%

128Lafayette, LALA423,758351,754+0%

129Trenton, NJNJ399,289350,761+0%

130Salem, OROR445,814347,214+0%

131Montgomery, ALAL388,747346,528+0%

132Huntsville, ALAL556,444342,376+0%

133Hickory, NCNC376,890341,851+0%

134Fayetteville, NCNC395,412336,609+0%

135Brownsville, TXTX433,946335,227+0%

136Killeen, TXTX511,497330,714+0%

137Fayetteville, ARAR622,177325,364+0%

138Eugene, OROR381,584322,959+0%

139Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214322,895+0%

140Tallahassee, FLFL397,442320,304+0%

141Rockford, ILIL337,242320,204+0%

142Anchorage, AKAK405,821319,605+0%

143Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721319,426+0%

144South Bend, ININ324,538316,663+0%

145Asheville, NCNC422,345315,138+0%

146Utica, NYNY285,611299,896+0%

147Kingsport, TNTN314,834298,484+0%

148Columbus, GAGA324,830293,518+0%

149Savannah, GAGA438,314293,000+0%

150Boulder, COCO328,560291,288+0%

151Roanoke, VAVA316,547288,309+0%

152Lubbock, TXTX368,431287,568+0%

153Spartanburg, SCSC407,656283,672+0%

154Green Bay, WIWI336,756282,599+0%

155Erie, PAPA265,832280,843+0%

156Duluth, MNMN281,219275,486+0%

157Wilmington, NCNC492,772274,532+0%

158Gainesville, FLFL359,036266,842+0%

159Lincoln, NENE352,081266,787+0%

160Ocala, FLFL442,660258,916+0%

161Longview, TXTX297,315256,152+0%

162Santa Cruz, CACA258,852255,602+0%

163Binghamton, NYNY243,189252,320+0%

164Fort Collins, COCO377,292251,494+0%

165Naples, FLFL417,131251,377+0%

166Evansville, ININ273,786251,366+0%

167Waco, TXTX308,807249,297+0%

168San Luis Obispo, CACA282,367246,681+0%

169Kalamazoo, MIMI263,795238,603+0%

170Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285237,230+0%

171Charleston, WVWV200,170235,938+0%

172Clarksville, TNTN349,001232,000+0%

173Bremerton, WAWA283,374231,969+0%

174Amarillo, TXTX276,235228,707+0%

175Lake Charles, LALA244,655225,003+0%

176Topeka, KSKS233,052224,551+0%

177Hagerstown, MDMD315,280222,771+0%

178Yakima, WAWA259,185222,581+0%

179Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,553222,368+0%

180Lynchburg, VAVA269,169222,317+0%

181Barnstable, MAMA233,539222,230+0%

182Monroe, LALA222,390222,055+0%

183Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,850212,983+0%

184Crestview, FLFL315,098211,099+0%

185Merced, CACA297,260210,554+0%

186Champaign, ILIL239,979210,275+0%

187Saginaw, MIMI187,688210,039+0%

188Lebanon, NHNH224,500207,845+0%

189Lacey, WAWA304,261207,355+0%

190Fort Smith, ARAR234,140207,290+0%

191Chico, CACA209,211203,171+0%

192Appleton, WIWI249,876201,602+0%

193Springfield, ILIL206,033201,437+0%

194Burlington, VTVT227,803198,889+0%

195Sioux Falls, SDSD314,638196,814+0%

196Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,551196,629+0%

197Houma, LALA199,668194,477+0%

198Florence, SCSC201,392193,155+0%

199Laredo, TXTX281,224193,117+0%

200Kennewick, WAWA324,334191,822+0%

201Slidell, LALA279,108191,268+0%

202Racine, WIWI198,919188,831+0%

203Lafayette, ININ228,468186,960+0%

204College Station, TXTX287,476184,885+0%

205Rochester, MNMN231,184184,740+0%

206Elkhart, ININ208,774182,791+0%

207Johnson City, TNTN216,416181,607+0%

208Medford, OROR221,795181,269+0%

209Greeley, COCO378,426180,936+0%

210Joplin, MOMO208,796179,927+0%

211Kingston, NYNY183,330177,749+0%

212Tyler, TXTX252,549174,706+0%

213Las Cruces, NMNM229,091174,682+0%

214Fargo, NDND269,528174,367+0%

215Charlottesville, VAVA228,597174,021+0%

216Terre Haute, ININ169,241170,943+0%

217Muskegon, MIMI177,901170,200+0%

218Jackson, TNTN184,569170,061+0%

219Panama City, FLFL231,174169,190+0%

220Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,552167,517+0%

221St. Cloud, MNMN205,854167,392+0%

222Bellingham, WAWA236,392166,814+0%

223Athens, GAGA224,148166,079+0%

224Blacksburg, VAVA181,616165,146+0%

225Waterloo, IAIA169,189163,706+0%

226Redding, CACA181,648163,256+0%

227Niles, MIMI152,444162,453+0%

228Columbia, MOMO219,062162,336+0%

229Lexington Park, MDMD211,176160,774+0%

230Abilene, TXTX185,429160,245+0%

231Yuma, AZAZ224,449160,026+0%

232Jackson, MIMI159,552158,422+0%

233Oshkosh, WIWI174,218156,763+0%

234Seaford, DEDE277,140156,638+0%

235Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,102155,032+0%

236La Crosse, WIWI171,182154,894+0%

237Albany, GAGA145,510153,759+0%

238Bend, OROR266,376153,558+0%

239Wheeling, WVWV134,089153,172+0%

240Ottawa, ILIL145,902153,098+0%

241Johnstown, PAPA128,968152,598+0%

242Janesville, WIWI166,472152,307+0%

243Amherst, MAMA164,065152,251+0%

244Wichita Falls, TXTX149,448151,524+0%

245Bloomington, ILIL171,419150,433+0%

246Jacksonville, NCNC217,175150,355+0%

247Pottsville, PAPA145,085150,336+0%

248Kenosha, WIWI168,448149,577+0%

249Hilo, HIHI210,043148,677+0%

250Eau Claire, WIWI176,647148,337+0%

251Billings, MTMT193,603147,099+0%

252Vineland, NJNJ157,148146,438+0%

253Monroe, MIMI156,004145,945+0%

254Decatur, ALAL160,326145,867+0%

255Alexandria, LALA147,952145,035+0%

256Corbin, KYKY150,040144,931+0%

257Bangor, MEME157,967144,919+0%

258Springfield, OHOH135,340144,742+0%

259Texarkana, TXTX146,816143,377+0%

260Rocky Mount, NCNC148,486143,026+0%

261Florence, ALAL156,609142,950+0%

262El Centro, CACA181,411142,361+0%

263Bloomington, ININ165,231142,349+0%

264Punta Gorda, FLFL217,212141,627+0%

265Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,966141,615+0%

266Pueblo, COCO169,277141,472+0%

267Daphne, ALAL267,761140,415+0%

268Jefferson City, MOMO152,712140,052+0%

269Jamestown, NYNY124,126139,750+0%

270Gainesville, GAGA226,568139,277+0%

271Auburn, ALAL208,013139,197+0%

272Yuba City, CACA187,478139,149+0%

273East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,179138,687+0%

274Battle Creek, MIMI133,408137,985+0%

275Sioux City, IAIA145,738136,714+0%

276Concord, NHNH158,078136,225+0%

277State College, PAPA157,393135,758+0%

278Bowling Green, KYKY197,180134,976+0%

279Pittsfield, MAMA128,224134,953+0%

280Warner Robins, GAGA208,091134,433+0%

281Greenville, NCNC182,936133,798+0%

282Weirton, WVWV112,468132,008+0%

283Iowa City, IAIA182,711131,676+0%

284Traverse City, MIMI156,972131,342+0%

285Dothan, ALAL156,266130,861+0%

286Burlington, NCNC186,177130,800+0%

287Hanford, CACA154,327129,461+0%

288Chambersburg, PAPA160,652129,313+0%

289Santa Fe, NMNM156,907129,292+0%

290Altoona, PAPA119,541129,144+0%

291Mansfield, OHOH124,893128,852+0%

292Kahului, HIHI160,674128,241+0%

293Beckley, WVWV109,940126,799+0%

294Dover, DEDE194,786126,697+0%

295Eureka, CACA131,647126,518+0%

296Wausau, WIWI139,432125,834+0%

297Glens Falls, NYNY124,373124,345+0%

298Napa, CACA132,949124,279+0%

299Tupelo, MSMS133,167124,081+0%

300Hattiesburg, MSMS158,014123,812+0%

301Lumberton, NCNC119,941123,339+0%

302St. Joseph, MOMO119,170122,336+0%

303Lawton, OKOK127,590121,610+0%

304Odessa, TXTX173,801121,123+0%

305Midland, TXTX193,139120,755+0%

306Sandusky, OHOH112,777120,536+0%

307Lebanon, PAPA146,380120,327+0%

308Hermitage, PAPA107,860120,293+0%

309Rapid City, SDSD156,934120,093+0%

310Williamsport, PAPA112,587120,044+0%

311Dalton, GAGA147,819120,031+0%

312Valdosta, GAGA153,276119,560+0%

313Muncie, ININ113,106118,769+0%

314Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,666118,085+0%

315Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,332117,755+0%

316Augusta, MEME129,067117,114+0%

317Cookeville, TNTN152,477116,519+0%

318Flagstaff, AZAZ144,368116,320+0%

319Grand Junction, COCO162,845116,255+0%

320New Bern, NCNC127,358114,751+0%

321Decatur, ILIL99,300114,706+0%

322Farmington, NMNM120,340113,801+0%

323Goldsboro, NCNC122,278113,329+0%

324Sebastian, FLFL172,799112,947+0%

325Sunbury, PAPA107,788112,792+0%

326Sheboygan, WIWI118,047112,646+0%

327Oxford, ALAL115,834112,249+0%

328Salem, OHOH99,377112,075+0%

329Massena, NYNY105,488111,931+0%

330Watertown, NYNY111,540111,738+0%

331Wooster, OHOH116,758111,564+0%

332Morgantown, WVWV141,995111,200+0%

333Pikeville, KYKY89,122111,177+0%

334Sherman, TXTX153,613110,595+0%

335Bay City, MIMI102,123110,157+0%

336Danville, VAVA101,137110,156+0%

337Michigan City, ININ111,294110,106+0%

338Salisbury, MDMD131,872109,391+0%

339Manhattan, KSKS136,122108,999+0%

340Staunton, VAVA129,692108,988+0%

341Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,864108,685+0%

342Lima, OHOH100,881108,473+0%

343Harrisonburg, VAVA140,155108,193+0%

344Jonesboro, ARAR139,440107,762+0%

345Bluefield, WVWV96,138107,578+0%

346Elizabethtown, KYKY128,666107,547+0%

347Ames, IAIA128,090106,205+0%

348San Angelo, TXTX122,065105,781+0%

349Holland, MIMI123,188105,665+0%

350Sumter, SCSC105,067104,646+0%

351Idaho Falls, IDID173,851104,576+0%

352Paducah, KYKY102,259104,116+0%

353Cleveland, TNTN134,057104,015+0%

354Kankakee, ILIL105,525103,833+0%

355Lewiston, MEME116,487103,793+0%

356Gadsden, ALAL103,886103,459+0%

357Albany, OROR132,843103,069+0%

358Winchester, VAVA152,332102,997+0%

359Mount Vernon, WAWA132,975102,979+0%

360Richmond, KYKY131,806102,761+0%

361Logan, UTUT160,889102,720+0%

362Morristown, TNTN128,867102,422+0%

363Cumberland, MDMD93,640102,008+0%

364Owensboro, KYKY113,962101,483+0%

365Hammond, LALA141,346100,588+0%

366Roseburg, OROR111,951100,399+0%

367Lawrence, KSKS120,92099,962+0%

368Missoula, MTMT128,69899,686+0%

369Wenatchee, WAWA128,41499,219+0%

370Adrian, MIMI97,77998,890+0%

371Corning, NYNY91,85598,726+0%

372Grand Forks, NDND105,04697,478+0%

373Show Low, AZAZ109,94697,470+0%

374Fond du Lac, WIWI104,66997,296+0%

375Bismarck, NDND139,75096,784+0%

376Ithaca, NYNY104,04796,501+0%

377Shelby, NCNC103,32596,287+0%

378Meridian, MSMS85,41996,116+0%

379LaGrange, GAGA107,09795,362+0%

380Parkersburg, WVWV87,26493,859+0%

381Whitewater, WIWI106,12793,759+0%

382St. Simons, GAGA118,52493,044+0%

383Longview, WAWA114,88592,948+0%

384Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21192,849+0%

385Talladega, ALAL91,76492,523+0%

386Greenwood, SCSC95,21592,438+0%

387Clarksburg, WVWV88,14292,144+0%

388Truckee, CACA101,91192,033+0%

389Orangeburg, SCSC83,17791,582+0%

390Gettysburg, PAPA107,59491,292+0%

391Elmira, NYNY80,41591,070+0%

392Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13791,025+0%

393Victoria, TXTX99,86491,016+0%

394New Philadelphia, OHOH92,37390,914+0%

395Rome, GAGA101,37890,565+0%

396Meadville, PAPA81,79290,366+0%

397St. George, UTUT213,67090,354+0%

398Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21590,312+0%

399Indiana, PAPA82,87889,605+0%

400Dubuque, IAIA99,38189,143+0%

401Hot Springs, ARAR99,69588,068+0%

402Opelousas, LALA80,76587,700+0%

403Sebring, FLFL111,12287,366+0%

404Ukiah, CACA88,12286,265+0%

405Beaver Dam, WIWI89,09785,897+0%

406Mankato, MNMN104,90785,712+0%

407Kokomo, ININ83,90484,964+0%

408Zanesville, OHOH87,01484,585+0%

409Olean, NYNY75,39083,955+0%

410Danville, ILIL71,25983,919+0%

411DuBois, PAPA78,10083,382+0%

412Laurel, MSMS82,28183,107+0%

413Manitowoc, WIWI81,71082,887+0%

414Midland, MIMI83,75482,874+0%

415Fairbanks, AKAK93,97282,840+0%

416Twin Falls, IDID123,90182,626+0%

417Brainerd, MNMN100,56282,249+0%

418Albertville, ALAL103,53782,231+0%

419Auburn, NYNY74,36581,963+0%

420Cheyenne, WYWY102,93881,607+0%

421Hermiston, OROR93,72181,543+0%

422Great Falls, MTMT85,02980,357+0%

423Lufkin, TXTX88,15480,130+0%

424Somerset, PAPA72,00480,023+0%

425Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13879,894+0%

426Key West, FLFL80,40679,589+0%

427Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02579,456+0%

428Portsmouth, OHOH71,36579,195+0%

429Quincy, ILIL74,14678,771+0%

430Corvallis, OROR97,72878,153+0%

431Cullman, ALAL94,00977,483+0%

432Grants Pass, OROR87,86775,726+0%

433Russellville, ARAR84,93275,608+0%

434Pocatello, IDID91,59175,565+0%

435Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,06075,555+0%

436Gallup, NMNM68,11974,798+0%

437Pinehurst, NCNC110,61974,769+0%

438Moses Lake, WAWA105,72774,698+0%

439Kalispell, MTMT115,42974,471+0%

440Columbus, MSMS67,14474,134+0%

441Warsaw, ININ80,89274,057+0%

442Watertown, WIWI86,50574,021+0%

443Monticello, NYNY80,58673,966+0%

444Keene, NHNH78,26973,825+0%

445Wilson, NCNC81,15073,814+0%

446Marion, ININ66,52473,403+0%

447Martinsville, VAVA63,09173,346+0%

448Chillicothe, OHOH76,42973,345+0%

449Athens, TXTX88,59573,277+0%

450New Iberia, LALA66,84673,266+0%

451Hinesville, GAGA91,87071,914+0%

452Owosso, MIMI67,68171,687+0%

453Oak Harbor, WAWA85,65771,558+0%

454Greenfield, MAMA70,69871,535+0%

455Columbus, ININ85,72971,435+0%

456Findlay, OHOH75,03471,295+0%

457Mount Airy, NCNC72,28771,219+0%

458Sevierville, TNTN101,34271,170+0%

459Richmond, ININ66,16971,097+0%

460Palatka, FLFL77,73470,423+0%

461Helena, MTMT97,15370,150+0%

462Muskogee, OKOK66,70869,451+0%

463Marinette, WIWI65,51568,710+0%

464Centralia, WAWA88,06268,600+0%

465Grand Island, NENE78,07668,305+0%

466Stillwater, OKOK83,88968,190+0%

467Bozeman, MTMT128,74067,831+0%

468Minot, NDND75,69467,392+0%

469Aberdeen, WAWA78,14467,194+0%

470Stevens Point, WIWI71,94367,182+0%

471Searcy, ARAR80,08567,165+0%

472Frankfort, KYKY77,87466,798+0%

473Casper, WYWY80,52666,533+0%

474Statesboro, GAGA97,97766,478+0%

475Thomasville, GAGA72,95866,396+0%

476Marion, OHOH65,11566,217+0%

477Seneca, SCSC83,77566,215+0%

478North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23365,632+0%

479Shawnee, OKOK75,10265,521+0%

480Hutchinson, KSKS61,53964,790+0%

481Marquette, MIMI68,06464,634+0%

482Port Angeles, WAWA78,20264,525+0%

483Fort Payne, ALAL74,08564,452+0%

484Natchez, MSMS54,72264,327+0%

485Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19364,151+0%

486Klamath Falls, OROR70,27463,775+0%

487Rutland, VTVT59,65363,400+0%

488Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69163,351+0%

489Marietta, OHOH58,38963,251+0%

490Hudson, NYNY60,16863,094+0%

491Clovis, NMNM65,27063,062+0%

492Greenville, MSMS40,44662,977+0%

493Greeneville, TNTN73,83162,909+0%

494Forest City, NCNC65,74562,899+0%

495Paris, TXTX63,31962,813+0%

496Coos Bay, OROR63,99262,779+0%

497Sayre, PAPA59,60062,761+0%

498Sturgis, MIMI60,96862,422+0%

499Alamogordo, NMNM70,36862,298+0%

500Athens, OHOH63,19762,223+0%

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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest total population?

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

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 ACS 5-year data.

How is total population measured?

Total resident population. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2000).