(MA-99-4) Metropolitan Area Rankings by Population Size and Percent Change for July 1, 1998 to July 1, 1999 and April 1, 1990 to July 1, 1999 Source: Population Estimates Program, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233 Contact: Statistical Information Staff, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau (301-457-2422) pop@census.gov (Please include a telephone number with email correspondence.) Internet Release Date: October 20, 2000 Rank by Population Size Rank by Percent Change FIPS (of 276 MAs) (of 276 MAs) MSA/ ------------------------ ------------------------ CMSA 7/1/98 to 4/1/90 to Code Metropolitan Area Title 7/1/99 4/1/90 7/1/99 7/1/99 5602 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA.. 1 1 151 208 4472 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA................ 2 2 48 125 1602 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA......................... 3 3 134 161 8872 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA...................... 4 4 70 139 7362 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA..................... 5 5 112 137 6162 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA..... 6 6 196 221 1122 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT CMSA................. 7 7 139 202 2162 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA............................ 8 8 178 183 1922 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA.................................. 9 9 14 30 3362 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA......................... 10 10 22 33 0520 Atlanta, GA MSA............................................. 11 13 5 10 4992 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA.............................. 12 11 53 62 7602 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA........................... 13 12 65 57 6200 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA........................................ 14 19 8 8 1692 Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA.................................... 15 14 215 222 5120 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA............................. 16 15 52 78 7320 San Diego, CA MSA........................................... 17 16 26 81 7040 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA........................................ 18 17 181 211 2082 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA............................. 19 21 15 26 6280 Pittsburgh, PA MSA.......................................... 20 18 256 255 8280 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA..................... 21 20 88 129 6442 Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA.................................. 22 23 54 29 1642 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA.......................... 23 22 140 160 3760 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA...................................... 24 25 87 117 6922 Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA.................................... 25 26 27 65 5082 Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA................................... 26 24 198 213 7240 San Antonio, TX MSA......................................... 27 30 42 45 5720 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA.............. 28 27 124 156 3480 Indianapolis, IN MSA........................................ 29 28 78 104 5960 Orlando, FL MSA............................................. 30 32 21 21 1840 Columbus, OH MSA............................................ 31 29 82 120 1520 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA..................... 32 34 10 27 4120 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA........................................ 33 51 1 1 5560 New Orleans, LA MSA......................................... 34 31 216 223 7160 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA................................ 35 37 102 39 3120 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA............... 36 39 94 90 5360 Nashville, TN MSA........................................... 37 41 58 38 3280 Hartford, CT MSA............................................ 38 35 167 246 0640 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA................................... 39 52 2 6 1280 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA............................... 40 33 268 266 6480 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA.................... 41 36 174 244 6640 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA.......................... 42 50 13 12 4920 Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA....................................... 43 40 79 131 6840 Rochester, NY MSA........................................... 44 38 229 224 3600 Jacksonville, FL MSA........................................ 45 46 73 60 3000 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA....................... 46 45 62 94 8960 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA.......................... 47 48 43 31 5880 Oklahoma City, OK MSA....................................... 48 42 122 144 4520 Louisville, KY-IN MSA....................................... 49 44 136 180 6760 Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA................................. 50 47 97 113 2000 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA.................................. 51 43 241 228 3160 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA..................... 52 55 67 96 1000 Birmingham, AL MSA.......................................... 53 53 141 150 2840 Fresno, CA MSA.............................................. 54 56 77 61 0160 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA............................. 55 49 223 227 3320 Honolulu, HI MSA............................................ 56 54 269 205 8520 Tucson, AZ MSA.............................................. 57 59 38 32 8560 Tulsa, OK MSA............................................... 58 58 72 119 8160 Syracuse, NY MSA............................................ 59 57 239 249 2320 El Paso, TX MSA............................................. 60 65 89 42 5920 Omaha, NE-IA MSA............................................ 61 60 117 142 0200 Albuquerque, NM MSA......................................... 62 66 173 66 3840 Knoxville, TN MSA........................................... 63 69 116 69 0680 Bakersfield, CA MSA......................................... 64 70 37 48 3240 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA......................... 65 68 192 184 0240 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA.......................... 66 64 169 200 7560 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA.................... 67 61 265 267 8400 Toledo, OH MSA.............................................. 68 62 230 245 9320 Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA................................... 69 63 262 253 0760 Baton Rouge, LA MSA......................................... 70 71 120 134 8000 Springfield, MA MSA......................................... 71 67 220 254 8120 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA....................................... 72 76 12 53 4400 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA....................... 73 72 114 149 1440 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA......................... 74 73 31 146 7510 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA.................................. 75 74 61 89 9040 Wichita, KS MSA............................................. 76 75 111 79 5160 Mobile, AL MSA.............................................. 77 77 135 91 4880 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA............................ 78 95 7 3 1760 Columbia, SC MSA............................................ 79 79 68 73 1720 Colorado Springs, CO MSA.................................... 80 91 24 17 2760 Fort Wayne, IN MSA.......................................... 81 78 142 175 2020 Daytona Beach, FL MSA....................................... 82 88 49 40 4900 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA....................... 83 90 75 49 3660 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA................... 84 80 194 177 0600 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA.................................... 85 85 143 115 4000 Lancaster, PA MSA........................................... 86 84 132 151 3980 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA............................... 87 87 91 83 4280 Lexington, KY MSA........................................... 88 86 60 92 1560 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA...................................... 89 83 149 172 4040 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA................................ 90 81 206 196 3720 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA.............................. 91 82 189 198 2120 Des Moines, IA MSA.......................................... 92 94 46 82 5170 Modesto, CA MSA............................................. 93 97 16 50 3560 Jackson, MS MSA............................................. 94 92 138 138 4720 Madison, WI MSA............................................. 95 99 104 56 7840 Spokane, WA MSA............................................. 96 100 170 77 1080 Boise City, ID MSA.......................................... 97 117 6 4 6080 Pensacola, FL MSA........................................... 98 106 166 54 1320 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA.................................... 99 93 207 219 6960 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA............................ 100 89 233 235 2700 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA............................... 101 110 32 36 7480 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA.................... 102 98 164 182 1880 Corpus Christi, TX MSA...................................... 103 104 199 121 7680 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA............................. 104 96 211 236 3880 Lafayette, LA MSA........................................... 105 105 148 140 9280 York, PA MSA................................................ 106 107 127 118 0840 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA................................ 107 101 179 197 7120 Salinas, CA MSA............................................. 108 102 56 192 1960 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA..................... 109 103 180 217 6880 Rockford, IL MSA............................................ 110 111 156 152 8780 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA.......................... 111 116 83 68 6680 Reading, PA MSA............................................. 112 109 137 173 0920 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA.......................... 113 115 55 80 0460 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA............................. 114 113 101 123 6520 Provo-Orem, UT MSA.......................................... 115 129 23 9 6120 Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA........................................ 116 108 204 218 3440 Huntsville, AL MSA.......................................... 117 118 103 52 1240 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA.................... 118 131 45 15 3290 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA............................ 119 120 74 102 5240 Montgomery, AL MSA.......................................... 120 119 184 128 4680 Macon, GA MSA............................................... 121 122 129 122 6720 Reno, NV MSA................................................ 122 134 20 19 2400 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA.................................. 123 123 154 105 3400 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA............................ 124 114 251 239 7920 Springfield, MO MSA......................................... 125 128 76 58 2710 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA.......................... 126 135 44 37 3810 Killeen-Temple, TX MSA...................................... 127 133 237 63 8680 Utica-Rome, NY MSA.......................................... 128 112 254 275 2440 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA............................. 129 124 175 193 7520 Savannah, GA MSA............................................ 130 132 84 100 2580 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA...................... 131 148 19 7 5520 New London-Norwich, CT-RI MSA............................... 132 121 236 256 2560 Fayetteville, NC MSA........................................ 133 126 232 207 2360 Erie, PA MSA................................................ 134 125 246 230 1800 Columbus, GA-AL MSA......................................... 135 130 214 199 8240 Tallahassee, FL MSA......................................... 136 140 172 106 7800 South Bend, IN MSA.......................................... 137 137 202 190 0380 Anchorage, AK MSA........................................... 138 141 115 72 1480 Charleston, WV MSA.......................................... 139 136 255 237 0960 Binghamton, NY MSA.......................................... 140 127 258 273 5790 Ocala, FL MSA............................................... 141 149 29 16 5800 Odessa-Midland, TX MSA...................................... 142 142 263 166 4360 Lincoln, NE MSA............................................. 143 147 110 109 7460 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA.............. 144 146 69 145 2670 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA............................... 145 158 11 13 2240 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA.................................. 146 139 218 250 6400 Portland, ME MSA............................................ 147 145 108 176 3680 Johnstown, PA MSA........................................... 148 138 270 258 4600 Lubbock, TX MSA............................................. 149 144 227 214 6800 Roanoke, VA MSA............................................. 150 143 219 226 9200 Wilmington, NC MSA.......................................... 151 166 36 11 9260 Yakima, WA MSA.............................................. 152 156 107 55 3080 Green Bay, WI MSA........................................... 153 150 131 108 0480 Asheville, NC MSA........................................... 154 153 105 88 4420 Longview-Marshall, TX MSA................................... 155 152 159 157 4640 Lynchburg, VA MSA........................................... 156 151 145 163 0320 Amarillo, TX MSA............................................ 157 157 125 107 5345 Naples, FL MSA.............................................. 158 177 3 5 8800 Waco, TX MSA................................................ 159 155 153 159 7880 Springfield, IL MSA......................................... 160 154 213 164 1660 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA......................... 161 167 113 41 4940 Merced, CA MSA.............................................. 162 162 35 87 2900 Gainesville, FL MSA......................................... 163 161 203 141 2720 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA....................................... 164 163 99 112 1620 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA...................................... 165 160 160 169 3350 Houma, LA MSA............................................... 166 159 161 174 4080 Laredo, TX MSA.............................................. 167 201 4 2 1360 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA........................................ 168 168 80 135 6740 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA............................ 169 181 86 25 3960 Lake Charles, LA MSA........................................ 170 169 183 165 5330 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA........................................ 171 189 17 22 4800 Mansfield, OH MSA........................................... 172 164 228 225 4890 Medford-Ashland, OR MSA..................................... 173 188 50 35 3920 Lafayette, IN MSA........................................... 174 170 146 153 2330 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA...................................... 175 174 81 101 8440 Topeka, KS MSA.............................................. 176 172 188 178 4100 Las Cruces, NM MSA.......................................... 177 197 119 18 1400 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA.................................... 178 165 187 251 2520 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA................................... 179 176 93 116 2750 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA................................... 180 190 109 44 8640 Tyler, TX MSA............................................... 181 178 98 95 1305 Burlington, VT MSA.......................................... 182 178 92 133 6980 St. Cloud, MN MSA........................................... 183 184 64 126 6690 Redding, CA MSA............................................. 184 187 191 98 7760 Sioux Falls, SD MSA......................................... 185 195 18 46 8600 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA.......................................... 186 180 163 168 0860 Bellingham, WA MSA.......................................... 187 210 30 20 0870 Benton Harbor, MI MSA....................................... 188 171 217 247 3520 Jackson, MI MSA............................................. 189 183 133 186 4320 Lima, OH MSA................................................ 190 175 226 240 9000 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA......................................... 191 173 271 261 0740 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA MSA................................. 192 198 28 71 1540 Charlottesville, VA MSA..................................... 193 204 63 67 3620 Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA................................... 194 194 185 155 3710 Joplin, MO MSA.............................................. 195 199 128 111 6020 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA............................. 196 185 247 238 8320 Terre Haute, IN MSA......................................... 197 186 240 232 6015 Panama City, FL MSA......................................... 198 211 118 59 6895 Rocky Mount, NC MSA......................................... 199 200 126 127 5200 Monroe, LA MSA.............................................. 200 192 221 210 1040 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA.................................. 201 209 51 85 2290 Eau Claire, WI MSA.......................................... 202 196 158 185 2030 Decatur, AL MSA............................................. 203 202 147 147 7490 Santa Fe, NM MSA............................................ 204 225 95 28 3605 Jacksonville, NC MSA........................................ 205 182 259 269 0500 Athens, GA MSA.............................................. 206 212 66 110 9340 Yuba City, CA MSA........................................... 207 216 130 86 3610 Jamestown, NY MSA........................................... 208 193 260 259 6580 Punta Gorda, FL MSA......................................... 209 236 41 24 6560 Pueblo, CO MSA.............................................. 210 215 47 103 2650 Florence, AL MSA............................................ 211 205 231 195 9080 Wichita Falls, TX MSA....................................... 212 208 234 189 9360 Yuma, AZ MSA................................................ 213 240 9 14 2180 Dothan, AL MSA.............................................. 214 206 150 206 1260 Bryan-College Station, TX MSA............................... 215 217 96 130 8080 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA............................. 216 191 274 274 8050 State College, PA MSA....................................... 217 213 200 181 1740 Columbia, MO MSA............................................ 218 233 100 64 0280 Altoona, PA MSA............................................. 219 207 250 242 3150 Greenville, NC MSA.......................................... 220 239 90 47 0880 Billings, MT MSA............................................ 221 231 123 93 0220 Alexandria, LA MSA.......................................... 222 202 190 265 2190 Dover, DE MSA............................................... 223 235 57 74 2655 Florence, SC MSA............................................ 224 230 162 136 8940 Wausau, WI MSA.............................................. 225 228 165 170 8360 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA............................. 226 219 209 216 0040 Abilene, TX MSA............................................. 227 221 171 215 3870 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA........................................ 228 226 197 188 2975 Glens Falls, NY MSA......................................... 229 223 205 212 7610 Sharon, PA MSA.............................................. 230 218 238 234 2620 Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA........................................ 231 245 182 43 7720 Sioux City, IA-NE MSA....................................... 232 229 195 187 8920 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA................................ 233 214 266 257 6820 Rochester, MN MSA........................................... 234 241 34 99 0120 Albany, GA MSA.............................................. 235 232 242 194 1020 Bloomington, IN MSA......................................... 236 237 177 167 9140 Williamsport, PA MSA........................................ 237 222 257 252 0450 Anniston, AL MSA............................................ 238 227 249 231 5280 Muncie, IN MSA.............................................. 239 220 264 263 2995 Grand Junction, CO MSA...................................... 240 257 25 23 2040 Decatur, IL MSA............................................. 241 224 245 262 3285 Hattiesburg, MS MSA......................................... 242 249 59 70 8140 Sumter, SC MSA.............................................. 243 247 208 114 2980 Goldsboro, NC MSA........................................... 244 242 222 171 7620 Sheboygan, WI MSA........................................... 245 243 201 179 1950 Danville, VA MSA............................................ 246 238 261 248 4200 Lawton, OK MSA.............................................. 247 234 275 268 3500 Iowa City, IA MSA........................................... 248 253 71 158 7640 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA..................................... 249 255 39 143 2880 Gadsden, AL MSA............................................. 250 248 248 203 7200 San Angelo, TX MSA.......................................... 251 250 244 201 0580 Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA...................................... 252 262 40 51 3580 Jackson, TN MSA............................................. 253 259 85 97 3850 Kokomo, IN MSA.............................................. 254 252 176 204 4150 Lawrence, KS MSA............................................ 255 266 33 34 1900 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA....................................... 256 246 272 260 7000 St. Joseph, MO MSA.......................................... 257 251 225 243 2985 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA...................................... 258 244 276 276 1010 Bismarck, ND MSA............................................ 259 265 157 132 2335 Elmira, NY MSA.............................................. 260 254 253 264 0730 Bangor, ME MSA.............................................. 261 258 210 241 5990 Owensboro, KY MSA........................................... 262 261 193 191 5140 Missoula, MT MSA............................................ 263 268 155 75 4240 Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA..................................... 264 256 235 270 6660 Rapid City, SD MSA.......................................... 265 267 106 154 2200 Dubuque, IA MSA............................................. 266 263 186 220 6320 Pittsfield, MA MSA.......................................... 267 260 252 272 8750 Victoria, TX MSA............................................ 268 270 152 124 6240 Pine Bluff, AR MSA.......................................... 269 264 273 271 1580 Cheyenne, WY MSA............................................ 270 271 168 162 3040 Great Falls, MT MSA......................................... 271 269 243 229 3700 Jonesboro, AR MSA........................................... 272 273 144 84 1890 Corvallis, OR MSA........................................... 273 272 267 148 6340 Pocatello, ID MSA........................................... 274 274 121 76 1350 Casper, WY MSA.............................................. 275 275 224 209 2340 Enid, OK MSA................................................ 276 276 212 233