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Metropolitan Area Census Data: Population & Housing Density

Population, Areas, and Housing Density for 356 U.S. metropolitan areas are shown in this easy-to-read table and chart combination.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2000 Census.

The metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) are listed alphabetically, with some exceptions. Use this alphabetical index to jump down to the area you are interested in: B   C   D   EFG   HIJK   L   MNO   PR   S   TUVWY   Puerto Rico

Some large MSAs are arranged into two or more Primary MSAs (PMSAs) within a Consolidated MSA (CMSA). In this case the PMSAs are not in alphabetical order, but are grouped under the CMSA. To find a PMSA, check the larger CMSA that it is a part of. For example, the Akron, OH PMSA can be found under the Cleveland/Akron, OH CMSA, along with other MSAs beginning with 'C'. Or, use your browser's Find function (Edit -> Find, or Control-F) to search for these areas. See below for more information about MSAs, CMSAs, and PMSAs.


Metropolitan Area Census Data: Population & Housing Density
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
Consolidated MSA,
or Primary MSA
PopulationHousing unitsArea in square milesDensity per square mile of land areaMetropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
Consolidated MSA,
or Primary MSA
Total areaWater areaLand areaPopulationHousing units
United States

281,421,906

115,904,641

3,794,083.06

256,644.62

3,537,438.44

79.6

32.8

United States
In metropolitan area

225,981,679

90,812,960

764,595.13

58,805.54

705,789.59

320.2

128.7

In metropolitan area
Abilene, TX126,55552,056919.253.63915.63138.256.9Abilene, TX
Albany, GA120,82248,469696.6511.28685.37176.370.7Albany, GA
Albany/Schenectady/Troy, NY875,583386,2623,288.6266.423,222.19271.7119.9Albany/Schenectady/Troy, NY
Albuquerque, NM712,738298,5835,951.188.185,943.00119.950.2Albuquerque, NM
Alexandria, LA126,33752,0381,361.9639.421,322.5495.539.3Alexandria, LA
Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton, PA637,958266,1121,112.9411.441,101.50579.2241.6Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton, PA
Altoona, PA129,14455,061527.111.31525.80245.6104.7Altoona, PA
Amarillo, TX217,85887,8591,844.4020.731,823.68119.548.2Amarillo, TX
Anchorage, AK260,283100,3681,961.09263.881,697.21153.459.1Anchorage, AK
Anniston, AL112,24951,322612.323.86608.46184.584.3Anniston, AL
Appleton/Oshkosh/Neenah, WI358,365143,0931,620.12221.361,398.76256.2102.3Appleton/Oshkosh/Neenah, WI
Asheville, NC225,965103,6951,111.395.981,105.41204.493.8Asheville, NC
Athens, GA153,44462,174593.002.62590.38259.9105.3Athens, GA
Atlanta, GA4,112,1981,589,5686,207.9484.146,123.80671.5259.6Atlanta, GA
Auburn/Opelika, AL115,09250,329615.556.84608.71189.182.7Auburn/Opelika, AL
Augusta/Aiken, GA/SC477,441195,7592,489.5241.142,448.38195.080.0Augusta/Aiken, GA/SC
Austin/San Marcos, TX1,249,763496,0044,279.9455.924,224.02295.9117.4Austin/San Marcos, TX

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Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
Consolidated MSA,
or Primary MSA
PopulationHousing unitsArea in square milesDensity per square mile of land areaMetropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
Consolidated MSA,
or Primary MSA
Total areaWater areaLand areaPopulationHousing units
United States

281,421,906

115,904,641

3,794,083.06

256,644.62

3,537,438.44

79.6

32.8

United States
In metropolitan area

225,981,679

90,812,960

764,595.13

58,805.54

705,789.59

320.2

128.7

In metropolitan area
Bakersfield, CA661,645231,5648,161.4220.468,140.9681.328.4Bakersfield, CA
Bangor, ME90,86439,189427.4430.11397.33228.798.6Bangor, ME
Barnstable/Yarmouth, MA162,582106,941329.6469.83259.81625.8411.6Barnstable/Yarmouth, MA
Baton Rouge, LA602,894242,8271,679.8993.711,586.18380.1153.1Baton Rouge, LA
Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX385,090156,6972,388.17233.892,154.28178.872.7Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX
Bellingham, WA166,81473,8932,503.55384.022,119.5378.734.9Bellingham, WA
Benton Harbor, MI162,45373,4451,581.381,010.39571.00284.5128.6Benton Harbor, MI
Billings, MT129,35254,5632,649.0513.902,635.1549.120.7Billings, MT
Biloxi/Gulfport/Pascagoula, MS363,988152,3862,571.98787.221,784.76203.985.4Biloxi/Gulfport/Pascagoula, MS
Binghamton, NY252,320110,2271,238.3712.861,225.51205.989.9Binghamton, NY
Birmingham, AL921,106395,9253,237.5450.913,186.64289.1124.2Birmingham, AL
Bismarck, ND94,71939,5903,613.3253.963,559.3626.611.1Bismarck, ND
Bloomington, IN120,56350,846411.3216.97394.35305.7128.9Bloomington, IN
Bloomington/Normal, IL150,43359,9721,186.292.761,183.53127.150.7Bloomington/Normal, IL
Boise City, ID432,345166,4811,663.8419.131,644.71262.9101.2Boise City, ID
Boston/Worcester/Lawrence, MA/NH/ME/CT5,819,1002,318,4226,192.51565.395,627.121,034.1412.0Boston/Worcester/Lawrence, MA/NH/ME/CT
Boston, MA/NH3,406,8291,377,7062,369.81348.022,021.791,685.1681.4Boston, MA/NH
Brockton, MA255,45991,260311.4813.93297.55858.5306.7Brockton, MA
Fitchburg/Leominster, MA142,28457,650287.488.95278.54510.8207.0Fitchburg/Leominster, MA
Lawrence, MA/NH396,230148,168453.2515.65437.60905.5338.6Lawrence, MA/NH
Lowell, MA/NH301,686109,106256.496.78249.711,208.2436.9Lowell, MA/NH
Manchester, NH198,37877,912324.558.88315.68628.4246.8Manchester, NH
Nashua, NH190,94972,836328.795.01323.78589.8225.0Nashua, NH
New Bedford, MA175,19874,223279.5865.38214.19817.9346.5New Bedford, MA
Portsmouth/Rochester, NH/ME240,698105,358684.0356.34627.69383.5167.9Portsmouth/Rochester, NH/ME
Worcester, MA/CT511,389204,203897.0436.44860.60594.2237.3Worcester, MA/CT
Brownsville/Harlingen/San Benito, TX335,227119,6541,276.33370.58905.76370.1132.1Brownsville/Harlingen/San Benito, TX
Bryan/College Station, TX152,41559,023590.294.51585.78260.2100.8Bryan/College Station, TX
Buffalo/Niagara Falls, NY1,170,111511,5832,366.73799.571,567.16746.6326.4Buffalo/Niagara Falls, NY
Burlington, VT169,39169,170735.52173.47562.05301.4123.1Burlington, VT

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Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
Consolidated MSA,
or Primary MSA
PopulationHousing unitsArea in square milesDensity per square mile of land areaMetropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
Consolidated MSA,
or Primary MSA
Total areaWater areaLand areaPopulationHousing units
United States

281,421,906

115,904,641

3,794,083.06

256,644.62

3,537,438.44

79.6

32.8

United States
In metropolitan area

225,981,679

90,812,960

764,595.13

58,805.54

705,789.59

320.2

128.7

In metropolitan area
Canton/Massillon, OH406,934170,040979.929.11970.81419.2175.2Canton/Massillon, OH
Casper, WY66,53329,8825,375.7235.835,339.8812.55.6Casper, WY
Cedar Rapids, IA191,70180,551724.557.10717.44267.2112.3Cedar Rapids, IA
Champaign/Urbana, IL179,66975,280997.530.73996.81180.275.5Champaign/Urbana, IL
Charleston/North Charleston, SC549,033232,9853,162.87571.922,590.95211.989.9Charleston/North Charleston, SC
Charleston, WV251,662115,4091,261.3912.061,249.33201.492.4Charleston, WV
Charlotte/Gastonia/Rock Hill, NC/SC1,499,293615,9233,440.9464.143,376.81444.0182.4Charlotte/Gastonia/Rock Hill, NC/SC
Charlottesville, VA159,57665,3151,183.626.801,176.82135.655.5Charlottesville, VA
Chattanooga, TN/GA465,161200,4271,871.8948.311,823.58255.1109.9Chattanooga, TN/GA
Cheyenne, WY81,60734,2132,687.631.582,686.0530.412.7Cheyenne, WY
Chicago/Gary/Kenosha, IL/IN/WI9,157,5403,485,8459,295.912,368.876,927.041,322.0503.2Chicago/Gary/Kenosha, IL/IN/WI
Chicago, IL8,272,7683,132,6386,712.201,649.835,062.371,634.2618.8Chicago, IL
Gary, IN631,362252,6081,147.95232.86915.10689.9276.0Gary, IN
Kankakee, IL103,83340,610681.444.70676.75153.460.0Kankakee, IL
Kenosha, WI149,57759,989754.31481.48272.83548.2219.9Kenosha, WI
Chico/Paradise, CA203,17185,5231,677.1137.621,639.49123.952.2Chico/Paradise, CA
Cincinnati/Hamilton, OH/KY/IN1,979,202820,7563,865.6456.643,809.00519.6215.5Cincinnati/Hamilton, OH/KY/IN
Cincinnati, OH/KY/IN1,646,395690,9633,395.4453.713,341.73492.7206.8Cincinnati, OH/KY/IN
Hamilton/Middletown, OH332,807129,793470.202.93467.27712.2277.8Hamilton/Middletown, OH
Clarksville/Hopkinsville, TN/KY207,03379,3491,267.857.261,260.59164.262.9Clarksville/Hopkinsville, TN/KY
Cleveland/Akron, OH2,945,8311,246,1246,274.482,662.523,611.96815.6345.0Cleveland/Akron, OH
Akron, OH694,960290,976927.1722.06905.11767.8321.5Akron, OH
Cleveland/Lorain/Elyria, OH2,250,871955,1485,347.312,640.472,706.84831.5352.9Cleveland/Lorain/Elyria, OH
Colorado Springs, CO516,929202,4282,129.563.112,126.45243.195.2Colorado Springs, CO
Columbia, MO135,45456,678691.315.88685.43197.682.7Columbia, MO
Columbia, SC536,691220,7711,529.6073.931,455.67368.7151.7Columbia, SC
Columbus, GA/AL274,624112,6171,592.4822.441,570.04174.971.7Columbus, GA/AL
Columbus, OH1,540,157653,0673,169.2428.003,141.24490.3207.9Columbus, OH
Corpus Christi, TX380,783147,9051,873.48346.011,527.47249.396.8Corpus Christi, TX
Corvallis, OR78,15331,980678.972.51676.46115.547.3Corvallis, OR
Cumberland, MD/WV102,00845,078758.955.80753.15135.459.9Cumberland, MD/WV

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Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
Consolidated MSA,
or Primary MSA
PopulationHousing unitsArea in square milesDensity per square mile of land areaMetropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
Consolidated MSA,
or Primary MSA
Total areaWater areaLand areaPopulationHousing units
United States

281,421,906

115,904,641

3,794,083.06

256,644.62

3,537,438.44

79.6

32.8

United States
In metropolitan area

225,981,679

90,812,960

764,595.13

58,805.54

705,789.59

320.2

128.7

In metropolitan area
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX5,221,8012,031,3489,469.30365.529,103.79573.6223.1Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Dallas, TX3,519,1761,366,0606,490.47304.656,185.83568.9220.8Dallas, TX
Fort Worth/Arlington, TX1,702,625665,2882,978.8360.872,917.96583.5228.0Fort Worth/Arlington, TX
Danville, VA110,15651,1191,022.118.291,013.82108.750.4Danville, VA
Davenport/Moline/Rock Island, IA/IL359,062151,4081,744.9337.031,707.90210.288.7Davenport/Moline/Rock Island, IA/IL
Dayton/Springfield, OH950,558408,2771,693.349.881,683.45564.6242.5Dayton/Springfield, OH
Daytona Beach, FL493,175236,3902,003.20414.951,588.25310.5148.8Daytona Beach, FL
Decatur, AL145,86762,3971,317.1341.531,275.60114.448.9Decatur, AL
Decatur, IL114,70650,241585.384.86580.52197.686.5Decatur, IL
Denver/Boulder/Greeley, CO2,581,5061,042,7798,551.8256.288,495.54303.9122.7Denver/Boulder/Greeley, CO
Boulder/Longmont, CO291,288119,900751.378.91742.46392.3161.5Boulder/Longmont, CO
Denver, CO2,109,282856,6853,778.8918.263,760.63560.9227.8Denver, CO
Greeley, CO180,93666,1944,021.5629.113,992.4545.316.6Greeley, CO
Des Moines, IA456,022188,2651,756.8429.381,727.46264.0109.0Des Moines, IA
Detroit/Ann Arbor/Flint, MI5,456,4282,208,1247,048.34483.086,565.26831.1336.3Detroit/Ann Arbor/Flint, MI
Ann Arbor, MI578,736229,7572,069.2740.432,028.84285.3113.2Ann Arbor, MI
Detroit, MI4,441,5511,794,7374,329.72432.953,896.781,139.8460.6Detroit, MI
Flint, MI436,141183,630649.349.70639.64681.9287.1Flint, MI
Dothan, AL137,91661,3501,144.332.901,141.43120.853.7Dothan, AL
Dover, DE126,69750,481800.12210.40589.72214.885.6Dover, DE
Dubuque, IA89,14335,505616.568.41608.16146.658.4Dubuque, IA
Duluth/Superior, MN/WI243,815116,1568,339.83805.537,534.3032.415.4Duluth/Superior, MN/WI

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Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
Consolidated MSA,
or Primary MSA
PopulationHousing unitsArea in square milesDensity per square mile of land areaMetropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
Consolidated MSA,
or Primary MSA
Total areaWater areaLand areaPopulationHousing units
United States

281,421,906

115,904,641

3,794,083.06

256,644.62

3,537,438.44

79.6

32.8

United States
In metropolitan area

225,981,679

90,812,960

764,595.13

58,805.54

705,789.59

320.2

128.7

In metropolitan area
Eau Claire, WI148,33760,2951,686.6038.531,648.0790.036.6Eau Claire, WI
El Paso, TX679,622224,4471,014.681.571,013.11670.8221.5El Paso, TX
Elkhart/Goshen, IN182,79169,791467.854.03463.81394.1150.5Elkhart/Goshen, IN
Elmira, NY91,07037,745410.792.62408.17223.192.5Elmira, NY
Enid, OK57,81326,0471,059.941.551,058.3954.624.6Enid, OK
Erie, PA280,843114,3221,558.40756.46801.95350.2142.6Erie, PA
Eugene/Springfield, OR322,959138,9464,721.79167.794,554.0070.930.5Eugene/Springfield, OR
Evansville/Henderson, IN/KY296,195127,3881,513.2846.011,467.27201.986.8Evansville/Henderson, IN/KY
Fargo/Moorhead, ND/MN174,36773,5362,820.6410.172,810.4762.026.2Fargo/Moorhead, ND/MN
Fayetteville, NC302,963118,425658.465.74652.72464.2181.4Fayetteville, NC
Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, AR311,121128,6111,836.2540.541,795.71173.371.6Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, AR
Flagstaff, AZ/UT122,36657,21022,769.63160.2522,609.385.42.5Flagstaff, AZ/UT
Florence, AL142,95065,4041,342.3978.401,263.99113.151.7Florence, AL
Florence, SC125,76151,836803.743.90799.84157.264.8Florence, SC
Fort Collins/Loveland, CO251,494105,3922,633.8632.562,601.3096.740.5Fort Collins/Loveland, CO
Fort Myers/Cape Coral, FL440,888245,4051,211.89408.26803.63548.6305.4Fort Myers/Cape Coral, FL
Fort Pierce/Port St. Lucie, FL319,426156,7331,440.87312.811,128.06283.2138.9Fort Pierce/Port St. Lucie, FL
Fort Smith, AR/OK207,29087,5661,865.1159.661,805.45114.848.5Fort Smith, AR/OK
Fort Walton Beach, FL170,49878,5931,082.00146.37935.63182.284.0Fort Walton Beach, FL
Fort Wayne, IN502,141206,2372,460.1312.572,447.56205.284.3Fort Wayne, IN
Fresno, CA922,516311,1548,170.7472.168,098.59113.938.4Fresno, CA
Gadsden, AL103,45945,959548.7513.93534.82193.485.9Gadsden, AL
Gainesville, FL217,95595,113969.1294.88874.25249.3108.8Gainesville, FL
Glens Falls, NY124,34561,6461,777.5072.771,704.7372.936.2Glens Falls, NY
Goldsboro, NC113,32947,313556.694.12552.57205.185.6Goldsboro, NC
Grand Forks, ND/MN97,47841,3813,437.6429.463,408.1828.612.1Grand Forks, ND/MN
Grand Junction, CO116,25548,4273,341.1113.363,327.7534.914.6Grand Junction, CO
Grand Rapids/Muskegon/Holland, MI1,088,514422,7045,796.753,038.342,758.41394.6153.2Grand Rapids/Muskegon/Holland, MI
Great Falls, MT80,35735,2252,711.6513.752,697.9029.813.1Great Falls, MT
Green Bay, WI226,77890,199615.4286.75528.68429.0170.6Green Bay, WI
Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point, NC1,251,509535,8373,922.3541.263,881.09322.5138.1Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point, NC
Greenville, NC133,79858,408654.773.19651.58205.389.6Greenville, NC
Greenville/Spartanburg/Anderson, SC962,441411,4023,280.6972.083,208.61300.0128.2Greenville/Spartanburg/Anderson, SC

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Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
Consolidated MSA,
or Primary MSA
PopulationHousing unitsArea in square milesDensity per square mile of land areaMetropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
Consolidated MSA,
or Primary MSA
Total areaWater areaLand areaPopulationHousing units
United States

281,421,906

115,904,641

3,794,083.06

256,644.62

3,537,438.44

79.6

32.8

United States
In metropolitan area

225,981,679