Rank

Core-Based Statistical Area

State

County

1

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA

NJ

Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union County

NY

Bronx , Kings, Nassau, New York, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Westchester

PA

Pike

2

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA

CA

Los Angeles, Orange

3

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI

IL

Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, Will

IN

Jasper, Lake, Newton, Porter

WI

Kenosha

4

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

DE

New Castle

MD

Cecil

NJ

Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem

PA

Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia

5

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

TX

Collin, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Ellis, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant, Wise

6

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL

FL

Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach

7

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX

TX

Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Waller

8

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

DC

District of Columbia

MD

Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George's

VA

Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Warren, Alexandria city, Fairfax city, Falls Church city, Fredericksburg city, Manassas city, Manassas Park city

WV

Jefferson

9

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA

GA

Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, Walton

10

Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI

MI

Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair, Wayne

11

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH

MA

Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk

NH

Rockingham, Strafford

12

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

CA

Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo

13

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA

CA

Riverside, San Bernardino

14

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

AZ

Maricopa, Pinal

15

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

WA

King, Pierce, Snohomish

16

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

MN

Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright

WI

Pierce, St. Croix

17

San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA

CA

San Diego

18

St. Louis, MO-IL

IL

Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe, St. Clair

MO

Crawford, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, St. Charles, St. Louis, Warren, Washington, St. Louis city

19

Baltimore-Towson, MD

MD

Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, Howard, Queen Anne's, Baltimore city

20

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

FL

Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas