2017
Rank |
Metropolitan area |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
1 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
1,717,712 |
1,662,671 |
1,618,366 | 1,542,763 | 1,477,043 | 1,439,233 |
2 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
1,043,735 |
996,432 |
967,100 | 901,980 | 852,034 | 820,863 |
3 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
679,699 |
657,589 |
639,033 | 608,805 | 585,948 | 578,016 |
4 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
535,499 |
503,667 |
491,879 | 475,929 | 448,178 | 417,065 |
5 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
529,990 |
509,599 |
491,779 | 471,254 | 459,268 | 454,224 |
6 | San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
500,710 |
475,417 |
445,124 | 413,026 | 385,451 | 366,151 |
7 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
490,074 |
472,331 |
494,837 | 507,183 | 488,430 | 462,299 |
8 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
444,975 |
431,384 |
418,605 | 400,621 | 389,787 | 370,052 |
9 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
438,684 |
419,783 |
407,675 | 380,769 | 364,804 | 355,585 |
10 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
385,542 |
369,806 |
347,604 | 326,502 | 307,750 | 291,481 |
11 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
356,572 |
334,411 |
317,153 | 296,028 | 280,291 | 267,472 |
12 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
344,882 |
330,784 |
315,624 | 292,308 | 268,198 | 266,563 |
13 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
275,293 |
253,900 |
237,832 | 210,690 | 193,716 | 180,996 |
14 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
260,612 |
250,430 |
242,296 | 229,348 | 220,277 | 215,614 |
15 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
260,106 |
250,376 |
242,053 | 232,416 | 220,938 | 213,855 |
16 | Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
242,951 |
231,011 |
221,570 | 209,596 | 199,871 | 195,630 |
17 | San Diego-Carlsbad, CA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
231,845 |
222,963 |
211,807 | 204,915 | 198,312 | 189,074 |
18 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
208,868 |
197,068 |
192,499 | 186,345 | 173,016 | 167,491 |
19 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
192,178 |
186,856 |
178,895 | 173,073 | 167,270 | 162,776 |
20 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
171,772 |
164,503 |
156,869 | 148,029 | 143,130 | 144,551 |
21 | St. Louis, MO-IL (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
161,281 |
157,716 |
155,377 | 150,667 | 146,336 | 142,184 |
22 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
174,029 |
165,367 |
155,592 | 143,367 | 136,399 | 131,934 |
23 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
157,931 |
150,576 |
144,079 | 133,909 | 127,771 | 120,470 |
24 | Austin-Round Rock, TX (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
148,750 |
135,936 |
127,804 | 119,572 | 111,720 | 103,513 |
25 | Pittsburgh, PA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
147,367 |
137,944 |
136,684 | 133,691 | 126,824 | 122,439 |
26 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
146,349 |
141,569 |
135,569 | 127,963 | 125,706 | 117,711 |
27 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
143,873 |
137,940 |
130,825 | 127,667 | 123,565 | 116,257 |
28 | Cleveland-Elyria, OH (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
138,980 |
131,727 |
128,887 | 123,856 | 118,335 | 114,671 |
29 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
138,034 |
132,588 |
127,587 | 123,356 | 120,413 | 115,420 |
30 | Columbus, OH (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
136,296 |
131,382 |
126,021 | 118,391 | 113,236 | 109,268 |
31 | Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro—Franklin, TN (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
133,251 |
126,148 |
118,024 | 107,932 | 101,188 | 96,274 |
32 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
132,448 |
128,000 |
123,054 | 115,309 | 115,249 | 103,535 |
33 | Kansas City, MO-KS (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
131,092 |
127,485 |
125,765 | 120,758 | 115,711 | 112,028 |
34 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
129,298 |
119,544 |
115,020 | 110,313 | 101,348 | 93,330 |
35 | Sacramento—Roseville—Arden-Arcade, CA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
126,352 |
121,202 |
116,189 | 109,223 | 104,463 | 100,242 |
36 | Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
112,288 |
107,452 |
103,734 | 93,742 | 90,426 | 87,098 |
37 | Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
105,427 |
102,760 |
99,343 | 100,051 | 96,994 | 93,915 |
38 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
98,256 |
99,282 |
96,896 | 95,656 | 92,545 | 90,441 |
39 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
94,855 |
92,321 |
91,725 | 87,088 | 85,414 | 84,485 |
40 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
90,318 |
87,908 |
88,387 | 83,416 | 82,699 | 82,791 |
41 | Salt Lake City, UT (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
87,801 |
84,110 |
80,644 | 75,214 | 71,636 | 70,114 |
42 | Raleigh, NC (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
83,288 |
79,946 |
75,777 | 69,056 | 64,534 | 62,615 |
43 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
82,929 |
80,257 |
78,520 | 74,614 | 72,338 | 71,042 |
44 | Richmond, VA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
82,739 |
79,508 |
76,875 | 72,157 | 69,831 | 67,572 |
45 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
79,290 |
76,617 |
78,820 | 76,309 | 72,811 | 77,413 |
46 | Jacksonville, FL (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
76,650 |
72,727 |
68,810 | 64,001 | 62,166 | 58,519 |
47 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
76,063 |
73,908 |
71,699 | 68,316 | 62,910 | 61,813 |
48 | Oklahoma City, OK (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
74,884 |
70,828 |
72,253 | 69,406 | 67,693 | 63,356 |
49 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
72,503 |
71,088 |
69,318 | 66,910 | 65,875 | 65,186 |
50 | Urban Honolulu, HI (Metropolitan Statistical Area) |
67,495 |
64,977 |
62,943 | 58,955 | 57,315 | 55,267 |