USA/Canada/Mexico metropolitan area ranking

Rank Metropolitan area 2000/01 population
1 New York–Northern New Jersey–Long Island,
NY–NJ–CT–PA CMSA
21,199,865
2 Valle de México (D.F.–Hidalgo–México) ZM 18,396,677
3 Los Angeles–Riverside–Orange County, CA CMSA 16,373,645
4 Chicago–Gary–Kenosha, IL–IN–WI CMSA 9,157,540
5 Washington–Baltimore, DC–MD–VA–WV CMSA 7,608,070
6 San Francisco–Oakland–San Jose, CA CMSA 7,039,362
7 Philadelphia–Wilmington–Atlantic City,
PA–NJ–DE–MD CMSA
6,188,463
8 Boston–Worcester–Lawrence, MA–NH–ME–CT CMSA 5,819,100
9 Toronto–Hamilton–Oshawa (Ont.) CMAs 5,641,596
10 Detroit–Ann Arbor–Flint, MI CMSA 5,456,428
11 Dallas–Fort Worth, TX CMSA 5,221,801
12 Houston–Galveston–Brazoria, TX CMSA 4,669,571
13 Atlanta, GA MSA 4,112,198
14 Miami–Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 3,876,380
15 Guadalajara (Jalisco) ZM 3,699,136
16 Seattle–Tacoma–Bremerton, WA CMSA 3,554,760
17 Montréal (Qué.) CMA  † 3,426,350
18 Monterrey (Nuevo León) ZM 3,299,302
19 Phoenix–Mesa, AZ MSA 3,251,876
20 Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN–WI MSA 2,968,806
21 Cleveland–Akron, OH CMSA 2,945,831
22 San Diego, CA MSA 2,813,833
23 St. Louis, MO–IL MSA 2,603,607
24 Denver–Boulder–Greeley, CO CMSA 2,581,506
25 San Juan–Caguas–Arecibo, PR CMSA 2,450,292
26 Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater, FL MSA 2,395,997
27 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 2,358,695
28 Portland–Salem, OR–WA CMSA 2,265,223
29 Vancouver (B.C.) CMA 1,986,965
30 Cincinnati–Hamilton, OH–KY–IN CMSA 1,979,202
31 Puebla–Tlaxcala (Puebla–Tlaxcala) ZM 1,885,321
32 Sacramento–Yolo, CA CMSA 1,796,857
33 Kansas City, MO–KS MSA 1,776,062
34 Milwaukee–Racine, WI CMSA 1,689,572
35 Orlando, FL MSA 1,644,561
36 Indianapolis, IN MSA 1,607,486
37 San Antonio, TX MSA 1,592,383
38 Norfolk–Virginia Beach–Newport News, VA–NC MSA 1,569,541
39 Las Vegas, NV–AZ MSA 1,563,282
40 Columbus, OH MSA 1,540,157
41 Charlotte–Gastonia–Rock Hill, NC–SC MSA 1,499,293
42 Toluca (México) ZM 1,451,801
43 New Orleans, LA MSA 1,337,726
44 Salt Lake City–Ogden, UT MSA 1,333,914
45 Tijuana (Baja California) ZM 1,274,240
46 León (Guanajuato) ZM 1,269,179
47 Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, NC MSA 1,251,509
48 Austin–San Marcos, TX MSA 1,249,763
49 Nashville, TN MSA 1,231,311
50 Juárez (Chihuahua) ZM 1,218,817
51 Providence–Fall River–Warwick, RI–MA MSA 1,188,613
52 Raleigh–Durham–Chapel Hill, NC MSA 1,187,941
53 Hartford, CT MSA 1,183,110
54 Buffalo–Niagara Falls, NY MSA 1,170,111
55 Memphis, TN–AR–MS MSA 1,135,614
56 West Palm Beach–Boca Raton, FL MSA 1,131,184
57 Jacksonville, FL MSA 1,100,491
58 Rochester, NY MSA 1,098,201
59 Grand Rapids–Muskegon–Holland, MI MSA 1,088,514
60 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 1,083,346
61 Ottawa - Hull (Ont./Que.) CMA 1,063,664
62 Louisville, KY–IN MSA 1,025,598
63 La Laguna (Coahuila–Durango) ZM 1,007,291
64 Richmond–Petersburg, VA MSA 996,512
65 Greenville–Spartanburg–Anderson, SC MSA 962,441
66 Calgary (Alta.) CMA 951,395
67 Dayton–Springfield, OH MSA 950,558
68 Edmonton (Alta.) CMA 937,845
69 Fresno, CA MSA 922,516
70 Birmingham, AL MSA 921,106
71 Honolulu, HI MSA 876,156
72 Albany–Schenectady–Troy, NY MSA 875,583
73 San Luis Potosí–Soledad de Graciano Sánchez
(San Luis Potosí) ZM
850,828
74 Tucson, AZ MSA 843,746
75 Mérida (Yucatán) ZM 803,920
76 Tulsa, OK MSA 803,235
77 Acapulco (Guerrero) ZM 791,558
78 Querétaro (Querétaro) ZM 787,341
79 Tampico (Tamaulipas–Veracruz) ZM 746,417
80 Cuernavaca (Morelos) ZM 738,326
81 Syracuse, NY MSA 732,117
82 Omaha, NE–IA MSA 716,998
83 Albuquerque, NM MSA 712,738
84 Aguascalientes (Aguascalientes) ZM 707,516
85 Chihuahua (Chihuahua) ZM 696,495
86 Knoxville, TN MSA 687,249
87 Québec (Que.) CMA 682,757
88 El Paso, TX MSA 679,622
89 Winnipeg (Man.) CMA 671,274
90 Bakersfield, CA MSA 661,645
91 Morelia (Michoacán) ZM 659,940
92 Veracruz (Veracruz) ZM 642,680
93 Allentown–Bethlehem–Easton, PA MSA 637,958
94 Saltillo (Coahuila) ZM 637,273
95 Harrisburg–Lebanon–Carlisle, PA MSA 629,401
96 Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA MSA 624,776
97 Toledo, OH MSA 618,203
98 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 602,894
99 Villahermosa (Tabasco) ZM 600,580
100 Youngstown–Warren, OH MSA 594,746
101 Springfield, MA MSA 591,932
102 Sarasota–Bradenton, FL MSA 589,959
103 Little Rock–North Little Rock, AR MSA 583,845
104 McAllen–Edinburg–Mission, TX MSA 569,463
105 Stockton–Lodi, CA MSA 563,598
106 Charleston–North Charleston, SC MSA 549,033
107 Wichita, KS MSA 545,220
108 Mobile, AL MSA 540,258
109 Columbia, SC MSA 536,691
110 Reynosa–Río Bravo (Tamaulipas) ZM 524,692
111 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 516,929
112 Xalapa (Veracruz) ZM 510,410
113 Fort Wayne, IN MSA 502,141
114 Tuxtla Gutiérrez (Chiapas) ZM 494,763
115 Daytona Beach, FL MSA 493,175
116 Lakeland–Winter Haven, FL MSA 483,924
117 Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN–VA MSA 480,091
118 Lexington, KY MSA 479,198
119 Augusta–Aiken, GA–SC MSA 477,441
120 Melbourne–Titusville–Palm Bay, FL MSA 476,230
121 Lancaster, PA MSA 470,658
122 Chattanooga, TN–GA MSA 465,161
123 Oaxaca (Oaxaca) ZM 460,350
124 Des Moines, IA MSA 456,022
125 Kalamazoo–Battle Creek, MI MSA 452,851
126 Lansing–East Lansing, MI MSA 447,728
127 Modesto, CA MSA 446,997
128 Poza Rica (Veracruz) ZM 443,419
129 Fort Myers–Cape Coral, FL MSA 440,888
130 Jackson, MS MSA 440,801
131 London (Ont.) CMA 432,451
132 Boise City, ID MSA 432,345
133 Cancún (Quintana Roo) ZM 431,128
134 Madison, WI MSA 426,526
135 Matamoros (Tamaulipas) ZM 418,141
136 Spokane, WA MSA 417,939
137 Kitchener (Ont.) CMA 414,284
138 Pensacola, FL MSA 412,153
139 Canton–Massillon, OH MSA 406,934
140 Saginaw–Bay City–Midland, MI MSA 403,070
141 Salinas, CA MSA 401,762
142 Santa Barbara–Santa Maria–Lompoc, CA MSA 399,347
143 Shreveport–Bossier City, LA MSA 392,302
144 Lafayette, LA MSA 385,647
145 Beaumont–Port Arthur, TX MSA 385,090
146 York, PA MSA 381,751
147 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 380,783
148 St. Catharines - Niagara (Ont.) CMA 377,009
149 Pachuca (Hidalgo) ZM 375,022
150 Reading, PA MSA 373,638
151 Rockford, IL MSA 371,236
152 Provo–Orem, UT MSA 368,536
153 Visalia–Tulare–Porterville, CA MSA 368,021
154 Orizaba (Veracruz) ZM 367,021
155 Biloxi–Gulfport–Pascagoula, MS MSA 363,988
156 Ponce, PR MSA 361,094
157 Halifax (N.S.) CMA 359,183
158 Davenport–Moline–Rock Island, IA–IL MSA 359,062
159 Cuautla (Morelos) ZM 358,405
160 Appleton–Oshkosh–Neenah, WI MSA 358,365
161 Peoria–Pekin, IL MSA 347,387
162 Tepic (Nayarit) ZM 342,840
163 Huntsville, AL MSA 342,376
164 Hickory–Morganton–Lenoir, NC MSA 341,851
165 Reno, NV MSA 339,486
166 Brownsville–Harlingen–San Benito, TX MSA 335,227
167 Montgomery, AL MSA 333,055
168 Springfield, MO MSA 325,721
169 Minatitlán (Veracruz) ZM 323,389
170 Eugene–Springfield, OR MSA 322,959
171 Macon, GA MSA 322,549
172 Fort Pierce–Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 319,426
173 Huntington–Ashland, WV–KY–OH MSA 315,538
174 Killeen–Temple, TX MSA 312,952
175 Victoria (B.C.) CMA  † 311,902
176 Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR MSA 311,121
177 Nuevo Laredo (Tamaulipas) ZM 310,915
178 Windsor (Ont.) CMA 307,877
179 Coatzacoalcos (Veracruz) ZM 307,724
180 Fayetteville, NC MSA 302,963
181 Utica–Rome, NY MSA 299,896
182 Evansville–Henderson, IN–KY MSA 296,195
183 New London–Norwich, CT–RI MSA 293,566
184 Savannah, GA MSA 293,000
185 Tallahassee, FL MSA 284,539
186 Monclova–Frontera (Coahuila) ZM 282,853
187 Erie, PA MSA 280,843
188 Córdoba (Veracruz) ZM 276,553
189 Columbus, GA–AL MSA 274,624
190 South Bend, IN MSA 265,559
191 Anchorage, AK MSA 260,283
192 Ocala, FL MSA 258,916
193 Mayaguez, PR MSA 253,347
194 Binghamton, NY MSA 252,320
195 Charleston, WV MSA 251,662
196 Fort Collins–Loveland, CO MSA 251,494
197 Naples, FL MSA 251,377
198 Lincoln, NE MSA 250,291
199 Tlaxcala (Tlaxcala) ZM 249,453
200 San Luis Obispo–Atascadero–Paso Robles, CA MSA 246,681
201 Puerto Vallarta (Jalisco–Nayarit) ZM 244,536
202 Duluth–Superior, MN–WI MSA 243,815
203 Portland, ME MSA 243,537
204 Lubbock, TX MSA 242,628
205 Odessa–Midland, TX MSA 237,132
206 Roanoke, VA MSA 235,932
207 Wilmington, NC MSA 233,450
208 Zacatecas–Guadalupe (Zacatecas) ZM 232,965
209 Johnstown, PA MSA 232,621
210 La Piedad–Pénjamo (Michoacán–Guanajuato) ZM 229,372
211 Green Bay, WI MSA 226,778
212 Asheville, NC MSA 225,965
213 Saskatoon (Sask.) CMA 225,927
214 Yakima, WA MSA 222,581
215 Gainesville, FL MSA 217,955
216 Amarillo, TX MSA 217,858
217 Zamora–Jacona (Michoacán) ZM 216,048
218 Lynchburg, VA MSA 214,911
219 Waco, TX MSA 213,517
220 Colima–Villa de Alvarez (Colima) ZM 210,766
221 Merced, CA MSA 210,554
222 Longview–Marshall, TX MSA 208,780
223 Fort Smith, AR–OK MSA 207,290
224 Clarksville–Hopkinsville, TN–KY MSA 207,033
225 Chico–Paradise, CA MSA 203,171
226 Springfield, IL MSA 201,437
227 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA 196,629
228 Houma, LA MSA 194,477
229 Tulancingo (Hidalgo) ZM 193,638
230 Laredo, TX MSA 193,117
231 Regina (Sask.) CMA 192,800
232 Richland–Kennewick–Pasco, WA MSA 191,822
233 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 191,701
234 Lake Charles, LA MSA 183,577
235 Lafayette, IN MSA 182,821
236 Elkhart–Goshen, IN MSA 182,791
237 Medford–Ashland, OR MSA 181,269
238 Guaymas (Sonora) ZM 180,316
239 Champaign–Urbana, IL MSA 179,669
240 Mansfield, OH MSA 175,818
241 Tyler, TX MSA 174,706
242 Las Cruces, NM MSA 174,682
243 Fargo–Moorhead, ND–MN MSA 174,367
244 St. John's (Nfld.Lab.) CMA 172,918
245 Sioux Falls, SD MSA 172,412
246 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA 170,498
247 Tula (Hidalgo) ZM 169,901
248 Topeka, KS MSA 169,871
249 Burlington, VT MSA 169,391
250 St. Cloud, MN MSA 167,392
251 Bellingham, WA MSA 166,814
252 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 164,875
253 Redding, CA MSA 163,256
254 Barnstable–Yarmouth, MA MSA 162,582
255 Benton Harbor, MI MSA 162,453
256 Yuma, AZ MSA 160,026
257 Charlottesville, VA MSA 159,576
258 Apizaco (Tlaxcala) ZM 158,948
259 Jackson, MI MSA 158,422
260 Joplin, MO MSA 157,322
261 Greater Sudbury (Ont.) CMA 155,601
262 Lima, OH MSA 155,084
263 Chicoutimi - Jonquière (Que.) CMA 154,938
264 Sherbrooke (Que.) CMA 153,811
265 Athens, GA MSA 153,444
266 Wheeling, WV–OH MSA 153,172
267 Bryan–College Station, TX MSA 152,415
268 Janesville–Beloit, WI MSA 152,307
269 Parkersburg–Marietta, WV–OH MSA 151,237
270 Piedras Negras (Coahuila) ZM 151,149
271 Bloomington–Normal, IL MSA 150,433
272 Jacksonville, NC MSA 150,355
273 Terre Haute, IN MSA 149,192
274 Barrie (Ont.) CA 148,480
275 Eau Claire, WI MSA 148,337
276 Panama City, FL MSA 148,217
277 Kelowna (B.C.) CA 147,739
278 Santa Fe, NM MSA 147,635
279 Abbotsford (B.C.) CMA 147,370
280 Monroe, LA MSA 147,250
281 Kingston (Ont.) CMA 146,838
282 Aguadilla, PR MSA 146,424
283 Decatur, AL MSA 145,867
284 San Francisco del Rincón (Guanajuato) ZM 145,017
285 San Martín Texmelucan (Puebla) ZM 143,720
286 Rocky Mount, NC MSA 143,026
287 Florence, AL MSA 142,950
288 Punta Gorda, FL MSA 141,627
289 Pueblo, CO MSA 141,472
290 Wichita Falls, TX MSA 140,518
291 Jamestown, NY MSA 139,750
292 Yuba City, CA MSA 139,149
293 Dothan, AL MSA 137,916
294 Trois-Rivières (Que.) CMA 137,507
295 State College, PA MSA 135,758
296 Columbia, MO MSA 135,454
297 Greenville, NC MSA 133,798
298 Steubenville–Weirton, OH–WV MSA 132,008
299 Texarkana, TX–Texarkana, AR MSA 129,749
300 Billings, MT MSA 129,352
301 Altoona, PA MSA 129,144
302 Rioverde–Ciudad Fernández (San Luis Potosí) ZM 128,935
303 Waterloo–Cedar Falls, IA MSA 128,012
304 Tecomán (Colima) ZM 127,863
305 La Crosse, WI–MN MSA 126,838
306 Dover, DE MSA 126,697
307 Abilene, TX MSA 126,555
308 Alexandria, LA MSA 126,337
309 Wausau, WI MSA 125,834
310 Florence, SC MSA 125,761
311 Ocotlán (Jalisco) ZM 125,027
312 Glens Falls, NY MSA 124,345
313 Rochester, MN MSA 124,277
314 Sioux City, IA–NE MSA 124,130
315 Saint John (N.B.) CMA 122,678
316 Flagstaff, AZ–UT MSA 122,366
317 Thunder Bay (Ont.) CMA 121,986
318 Albany, GA MSA 120,822
319 Bloomington, IN MSA 120,563
320 Sharon, PA MSA 120,293
321 Williamsport, PA MSA 120,044
322 Muncie, IN MSA 118,769
323 Moncton (N.B.) CA 117,727
324 Guelph (Ont.) CA 117,344
325 Grand Junction, CO MSA 116,255
326 Auburn–Opelika, AL MSA 115,092
327 Lawton, OK MSA 114,996
328 Decatur, IL MSA 114,706
329 Goldsboro, NC MSA 113,329
330 Sheboygan, WI MSA 112,646
331 Anniston, AL MSA 112,249
332 Hattiesburg, MS MSA 111,674
333 Iowa City, IA MSA 111,006
334 Sherman–Denison, TX MSA 110,595
335 Danville, VA MSA 110,156
336 Cape Breton (N.S.) CA 109,330
337 Chatham-Kent (Ont.) CA 107,709
338 Jackson, TN MSA 107,377
339 Sumter, SC MSA 104,646
340 San Angelo, TX MSA 104,010
341 Gadsden, AL MSA 103,459
342 Acayucan (Veracruz) ZM 102,992
343 St. Joseph, MO MSA 102,490
344 Peterborough (Ont.) CA 102,423
345 Cumberland, MD–WV MSA 102,008
346 Kokomo, IN MSA 101,541
347 Moroleón–Uriangato (Guanajuato) ZM 100,063
348 Lawrence, KS MSA 99,962
349 Grand Forks, ND–MN MSA 97,478
350 Missoula, MT MSA 95,802
351 Bismarck, ND MSA 94,719
352 Owensboro, KY MSA 91,545
353 Elmira, NY MSA 91,070
354 Bangor, ME MSA 90,864
355 Lewiston–Auburn, ME MSA 90,830
356 Dubuque, IA MSA 89,143
357 Rapid City, SD MSA 88,565
358 Sarnia (Ont.) CA 88,331
359 Belleville (Ont.) CA 87,395
360 Kamloops (B.C.) CA 86,491
361 Brantford (Ont.) CA 86,417
362 Nanaimo (B.C.) CA 85,664
363 Prince George (B.C.) CA 85,035
364 Pittsfield, MA MSA 84,699
365 Pine Bluff, AR MSA 84,278
366 Victoria, TX MSA 84,088
367 Jonesboro, AR MSA 82,148
368 Cheyenne, WY MSA 81,607
369 Fredericton (N.B.) CA 81,346
370 Great Falls, MT MSA 80,357
371 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Que.) CA 79,600
372 Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.) CA  † 78,908
373 Corvallis, OR MSA 78,153
374 Pocatello, ID MSA 75,565
375 Chilliwack (B.C.) CA 69,776
376 Kawartha Lakes (Ont.) CA 69,179
377 Drummondville (Que.) CA 68,451
378 Red Deer (Alta.) CA 67,707
379 Lethbridge (Alta.) CA 67,374
380 Casper, WY MSA 66,533
381 North Bay (Ont.) CA 63,681
382 Medicine Hat (Alta.) CA 61,735
383 Norfolk (Ont.) CA 60,847
384 Granby (Que.) CA 60,264
385 Charlottetown (P.E.I.) CA 58,358
386 Enid, OK MSA 57,813
387 Cornwall (Ont.) CA 57,581
388 Shawinigan (Que.) CA 57,304
389 Vernon (B.C.) CA 51,530
390 Saint-Hyacinthe (Que.) CA 49,536


Symbols
CMSA Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (USA)
MSA Metropolitan Statistical Area (USA)
CMA Census Metropolitan Area (Canada)
CA Census Agglomeration (Canada)
Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
ZM Zona metropolitana (Mexico)

 

Sources
USA: Census of 2000-04-01 – www.census.gov
Canada: Census of 2001-05-15 – www.statcan.gc.ca
Mexico: Census of 2000-02-07/18 – www.inegi.gob.mx;
‘zonas metropolitanas’ from the Consejo nacional de población

 

Note
Because of methodological differences, the data from the three censuses are not precisely comparable. Therefore, these combined rankings must be considered approximate.