Urbanization
This Giant Map Shows All the Metropolitan Areas in the U.S.
This Giant Map Shows All the Metropolitan Areas in the U.S.
The United States is the third most populous country in the world, made up of close to 20,000 cities and towns, and 333 million individuals.
Dividing these population clusters into a coherent framework of statistical areas is no small feat, and the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest map shows just how complex of a task it is.
This enormous mapโwhich covers the entire country, including Puerto Ricoโincludes 392 metropolitan statistical areas and 547 micropolitan statistical areas.
For reference, here are all the current metropolitan statistical areas in the United States, organized by population:
Rank | Metropolitan statistical area | Population (2020) | Change since 2010 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA MSA | 20,140,470 | 6.58% |
2 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA MSA | 13,200,998 | 2.90% |
3 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI MSA | 9,618,502 | 1.66% |
4 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA | 7,637,387 | 19.96% |
5 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX MSA | 7,122,240 | 20.30% |
6 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | 6,385,162 | 13.02% |
7 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA | 6,245,051 | 4.69% |
8 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL MSA | 6,138,333 | 10.31% |
9 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA MSA | 6,089,815 | 15.19% |
10 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH MSA | 4,941,632 | 8.55% |
11 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA | 4,845,832 | 15.57% |
12 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA MSA | 4,749,008 | 9.54% |
13 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA | 4,599,839 | 8.88% |
14 | DetroitโWarrenโDearborn, MI MSA | 4,392,041 | 2.23% |
15 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA | 4,018,762 | 16.83% |
16 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA | 3,690,261 | 10.26% |
17 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA | 3,298,634 | 6.57% |
18 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA | 3,175,275 | 14.09% |
19 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO MSA | 2,963,821 | 16.53% |
20 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA | 2,844,510 | 4.94% |
21 | St. Louis, MO-IL MSA | 2,820,253 | 1.17% |
22 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA | 2,673,376 | 25.25% |
23 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC MSA | 2,660,329 | 18.56% |
24 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX MSA | 2,558,143 | 19.40% |
25 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA | 2,512,859 | 12.89% |
26 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA MSA | 2,397,382 | 11.55% |
27 | Pittsburgh, PA MSA | 2,370,930 | 0.62% |
28 | Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX MSA | 2,283,371 | 33.04% |
29 | Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV MSA | 2,265,461 | 16.10% |
30 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN MSA | 2,256,884 | 5.58% |
31 | Kansas City, MO-KS MSA | 2,192,035 | 9.09% |
32 | Columbus, OH MSA | 2,138,926 | 12.46% |
33 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN MSA | 2,111,040 | 11.82% |
34 | Cleveland-Elyria, OH MSA | 2,088,251 | 0.53% |
35 | San Juan-Bayamรณn-Caguas, PR Metropolitan Statistical Area | 2,002,906 | -14.77% |
36 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MSA | 2,000,468 | 8.90% |
37 | Nashville-DavidsonโMurfreesboroโFranklin, TN MSA | 1,989,519 | 20.86% |
38 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA | 1,799,674 | 5.00% |
39 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA MSA | 1,676,579 | 4.73% |
40 | Jacksonville, FL MSA | 1,605,848 | 19.34% |
41 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MSA | 1,574,731 | 1.21% |
42 | Oklahoma City, OK MSA | 1,425,695 | 13.78% |
43 | Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA | 1,413,982 | 25.08% |
44 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA | 1,337,779 | 1.65% |
45 | Richmond, VA MSA | 1,314,434 | 10.78% |
46 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA | 1,285,439 | 6.88% |
47 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA MSA | 1,271,845 | 6.89% |
48 | Salt Lake City, UT MSA | 1,257,936 | 15.63% |
49 | Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT MSA | 1,213,531 | 0.09% |
50 | Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA | 1,166,902 | 2.76% |
51 | Birmingham-Hoover, AL MSA | 1,115,289 | 5.11% |
52 | Rochester, NY MSA | 1,090,135 | 0.97% |
53 | Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI MSA | 1,087,592 | 9.45% |
54 | Tucson, AZ MSA | 1,043,433 | 6.44% |
55 | Urban Honolulu, HI MSA | 1,016,508 | 6.64% |
56 | Tulsa, OK MSA | 1,015,331 | 8.30% |
57 | Fresno, CA MSA | 1,008,654 | 8.40% |
58 | Worcester, MA-CT MSA | 978,529 | 6.71% |
59 | Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA MSA | 967,604 | 11.82% |
60 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT MSA | 957,419 | 4.43% |
61 | Greenville-Anderson, SC MSA | 928,195 | 12.63% |
62 | Albuquerque, NM MSA | 916,528 | 3.32% |
63 | Bakersfield, CA MSA | 909,235 | 8.29% |
64 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA | 899,262 | 3.28% |
65 | Knoxville, TN MSA | 879,773 | 7.96% |
66 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA | 870,781 | 12.39% |
67 | Baton Rouge, LA MSA | 870,569 | 5.41% |
68 | El Paso, TX MSA | 868,859 | 8.05% |
69 | New Haven-Milford, CT MSA | 864,835 | 0.27% |
70 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA | 861,889 | 4.96% |
71 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA | 843,843 | 2.49% |
72 | North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA | 833,716 | 18.72% |
73 | Columbia, SC MSA | 829,470 | 8.06% |
74 | Dayton-Kettering, OH MSA | 814,049 | 1.85% |
75 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA | 799,636 | 20.32% |
76 | Stockton, CA MSA | 779,233 | 13.71% |
77 | Greensboro-High Point, NC MSA | 776,566 | 7.29% |
78 | Boise City, ID MSA | 764,718 | 24.03% |
79 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA | 760,822 | 22.96% |
80 | Colorado Springs, CO MSA | 755,105 | 16.96% |
81 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR MSA | 748,031 | 6.90% |
82 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA | 725,046 | 20.42% |
83 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSA | 709,466 | 16.98% |
84 | Akron, OH MSA | 702,219 | -0.14% |
85 | Springfield, MA MSA | 699,162 | 0.90% |
86 | Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA | 697,221 | 4.02% |
87 | Ogden-Clearfield, UT MSA | 694,863 | 16.36% |
88 | Madison, WI MSA | 680,796 | 12.45% |
89 | Winston-Salem, NC MSA | 675,966 | 5.52% |
90 | Provo-Orem, UT MSA | 671,185 | 27.41% |
91 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL MSA | 668,921 | 13.32% |
92 | Syracuse, NY MSA | 662,057 | -0.08% |
93 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA | 649,903 | 15.18% |
94 | Wichita, KS MSA | 647,610 | 3.94% |
95 | Toledo, OH MSA | 646,604 | -0.74% |
96 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA | 611,000 | 8.17% |
97 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA | 606,612 | 11.64% |
98 | Jackson, MS MSA | 591,978 | 0.97% |
99 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA | 591,712 | 7.69% |
100 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA MSA | 585,784 | 13.80% |
101 | ScrantonโWilkes-Barre, PA MSA | 567,559 | 0.70% |
102 | Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA | 562,647 | 6.53% |
103 | Lancaster, PA MSA | 552,984 | 6.46% |
104 | Modesto, CA MSA | 552,878 | 7.47% |
105 | Portland-South Portland, ME MSA | 551,740 | 7.32% |
106 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA | 546,725 | 24.22% |
107 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA | 541,297 | 1.24% |
108 | Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA MSA | 541,243 | -4.34% |
109 | Fayetteville, NC MSA | 520,378 | 8.17% |
110 | Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA | 516,811 | 9.47% |
111 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA | 509,905 | 13.57% |
112 | Huntsville, AL MSA | 491,723 | 17.75% |
113 | Reno, NV MSA | 490,596 | 15.32% |
114 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA | 488,863 | 1.03% |
115 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC MSA | 487,722 | 29.46% |
116 | Port St. Lucie, FL MSA | 487,657 | 14.98% |
117 | Lafayette, LA MSA | 478,384 | 2.49% |
118 | Springfield, MO MSA | 475,432 | 8.87% |
119 | Killeen-Temple, TX MSA | 475,367 | 17.29% |
120 | Visalia, CA MSA | 473,117 | 7.00% |
121 | Asheville, NC MSA | 469,015 | 10.39% |
122 | York-Hanover, PA MSA | 456,438 | 4.94% |
123 | Vallejo, CA MSA | 453,491 | 9.71% |
124 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA | 448,229 | 5.74% |
125 | Salinas, CA MSA | 439,035 | 5.78% |
126 | Salem, OR MSA | 433,353 | 10.91% |
127 | Mobile, AL MSA | 430,197 | -0.09% |
128 | Reading, PA MSA | 428,849 | 4.23% |
129 | Manchester-Nashua, NH MSA | 422,937 | 5.54% |
130 | Corpus Christi, TX MSA | 421,933 | 4.17% |
131 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA | 421,017 | 3.64% |
132 | Fort Wayne, IN MSA | 419,601 | 7.97% |
133 | Salisbury, MD-DE MSA | 418,046 | 11.84% |
134 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS MSA | 416,259 | 7.15% |
135 | Flint, MI MSA | 406,211 | -4.60% |
136 | Savannah, GA MSA | 404,798 | 16.45% |
137 | Peoria, IL MSA | 402,391 | -3.33% |
138 | Canton-Massillon, OH MSA | 401,574 | -0.70% |
139 | Anchorage, AK MSA | 398,328 | 4.60% |
140 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA | 397,565 | 2.27% |
141 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA | 393,406 | -1.30% |
142 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA | 387,340 | 5.68% |
143 | Montgomery, AL MSA | 386,047 | 3.07% |
144 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA | 384,324 | 1.22% |
145 | Tallahassee, FL MSA | 384,298 | 4.60% |
146 | Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA | 382,971 | 8.89% |
147 | Ocala, FL MSA | 375,908 | 13.47% |
148 | Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA | 375,752 | 16.87% |
149 | Ann Arbor, MI MSA | 372,258 | 7.97% |
150 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA | 365,276 | -0.06% |
151 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA | 359,862 | -2.98% |
152 | Fort Collins, CO MSA | 359,066 | 19.84% |
153 | Lincoln, NE MSA | 340,217 | 12.60% |
154 | Gainesville, FL MSA | 339,247 | 11.20% |
155 | Rockford, IL MSA | 338,798 | -3.04% |
156 | Boulder, CO MSA | 330,758 | 12.29% |
157 | Greeley, CO MSA | 328,981 | 30.12% |
158 | Columbus, GA-AL MSA | 328,883 | 6.85% |
159 | Green Bay, WI MSA | 328,268 | 7.19% |
160 | Spartanburg, SC MSA | 327,997 | 15.37% |
161 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI MSA | 324,501 | 1.65% |
162 | Lubbock, TX MSA | 321,368 | 10.51% |
163 | Clarksville, TN-KY MSA | 320,535 | 17.01% |
164 | Roanoke, VA MSA | 315,251 | 2.12% |
165 | Evansville, IN-KY MSA | 314,049 | 0.80% |
166 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA | 307,614 | -0.62% |
167 | Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA | 303,622 | 19.85% |
168 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA MSA | 294,793 | 16.86% |
169 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA | 293,844 | 9.18% |
170 | Utica-Rome, NY MSA | 292,264 | -2.38% |
171 | Duluth, MN-WI MSA | 291,638 | 0.34% |
172 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL MSA | 286,973 | 21.67% |
173 | Longview, TX MSA | 286,184 | 2.21% |
174 | Aguadilla-Isabela, PR Metropolitan Statistical Area | 286,064 | -15.72% |
175 | Wilmington, NC MSA | 285,905 | 12.17% |
176 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA | 282,424 | 4.74% |
177 | Merced, CA MSA | 281,202 | 9.93% |
178 | Waco, TX MSA | 277,547 | 9.80% |
179 | Sioux Falls, SD MSA | 276,730 | 21.23% |
180 | Cedar Rapids, IA MSA | 276,520 | 7.20% |
181 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA MSA | 275,611 | 9.75% |
182 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ MSA | 274,534 | -0.01% |
183 | Erie, PA MSA | 270,876 | -3.45% |
184 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA | 270,861 | 3.23% |
185 | Amarillo, TX MSA | 268,761 | 6.68% |
186 | Tuscaloosa, AL MSA | 268,674 | 12.32% |
187 | Norwich-New London, CT MSA | 268,555 | -2.01% |
188 | College Station-Bryan, TX MSA | 268,248 | 17.31% |
189 | Laredo, TX MSA | 267,114 | 6.72% |
190 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA | 261,670 | 4.53% |
191 | Lynchburg, VA MSA | 261,593 | 3.55% |
192 | Charleston, WV MSA | 258,859 | -6.89% |
193 | Yakima, WA MSA | 256,728 | 5.55% |
194 | Fargo, ND-MN MSA | 249,843 | 19.67% |
195 | Binghamton, NY MSA | 247,138 | -1.82% |
196 | Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA | 244,310 | -1.57% |
197 | Appleton, WI MSA | 243,147 | 7.75% |
198 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ MSA | 236,209 | 11.93% |
199 | Macon-Bibb County, GA MSA | 233,802 | 0.65% |
200 | Tyler, TX MSA | 233,479 | 11.33% |
201 | Topeka, KS MSA | 233,152 | -0.31% |
202 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA | 231,767 | 27.16% |
203 | Barnstable Town, MA MSA | 228,996 | 6.07% |
204 | Bellingham, WA MSA | 226,847 | 12.78% |
205 | Rochester, MN MSA | 226,329 | 9.40% |
206 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA | 225,562 | 6.77% |
207 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN MSA | 223,716 | 6.38% |
208 | Medford, OR MSA | 223,259 | 9.87% |
209 | Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA | 222,538 | 2.17% |
210 | Lake Charles, LA MSA | 222,402 | 11.42% |
211 | Charlottesville, VA MSA | 221,524 | 9.91% |
212 | Las Cruces, NM MSA | 219,561 | 4.94% |
213 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC MSA | 215,908 | 15.45% |
214 | Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA | 215,415 | 11.88% |
215 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MSA | 213,267 | 6.53% |
216 | Chico, CA MSA | 211,632 | -3.80% |
217 | Ponce, PR Metropolitan Statistical Area | 211,465 | -19.48% |
218 | Columbia, MO MSA | 210,864 | 10.76% |
219 | Springfield, IL MSA | 208,640 | -0.73% |
220 | Johnson City, TN MSA | 207,285 | 4.31% |
221 | Houma-Thibodaux, LA MSA | 207,137 | -0.50% |
222 | Monroe, LA MSA | 207,104 | 1.31% |
223 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA | 207,047 | 4.80% |
224 | Jacksonville, NC MSA | 204,576 | 15.08% |
225 | Yuma, AZ MSA | 203,881 | 4.15% |
226 | Gainesville, GA MSA | 203,136 | 13.05% |
227 | Florence, SC MSA | 199,964 | -2.73% |
228 | St. Cloud, MN MSA | 199,671 | 5.59% |
229 | Bend, OR MSA | 198,253 | 25.69% |
230 | Racine, WI MSA | 197,727 | 1.19% |
231 | Warner Robins, GA MSA | 191,614 | 14.33% |
232 | Saginaw, MI MSA | 190,124 | -5.02% |
233 | Punta Gorda, FL MSA | 186,847 | 16.80% |
234 | Terre Haute, IN MSA | 185,031 | -2.49% |
235 | Billings, MT MSA | 184,167 | 10.17% |
236 | Redding, CA MSA | 182,155 | 2.78% |
237 | Dover, DE MSA | 181,851 | 12.04% |
238 | Kingston, NY MSA | 181,851 | -0.35% |
239 | Joplin, MO MSA | 181,409 | 3.36% |
240 | Yuba City, CA MSA | 181,208 | 8.58% |
241 | Jackson, TN MSA | 180,504 | 0.45% |
242 | St. George, UT MSA | 180,279 | 30.53% |
243 | El Centro, CA MSA | 179,702 | 2.96% |
244 | Bowling Green, KY MSA | 179,639 | 13.27% |
245 | Abilene, TX MSA | 176,579 | 6.85% |
246 | Muskegon, MI MSA | 175,824 | 2.11% |
247 | Iowa City, IA MSA | 175,419 | 14.96% |
248 | Midland, TX MSA | 175,220 | 23.68% |
249 | Panama City, FL MSA | 175,216 | 3.77% |
250 | Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA | 174,241 | 24.24% |
251 | Arecibo, PR Metropolitan Statistical Area | 173,218 | -13.16% |
252 | Hattiesburg, MS MSA | 172,231 | 6.05% |
253 | Eau Claire, WI MSA | 172,007 | 6.74% |
254 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA | 171,730 | 2.84% |
255 | Burlington, NC MSA | 171,415 | 13.42% |
256 | Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA | 171,362 | 23.73% |
257 | Bloomington, IL MSA | 170,954 | 0.81% |
258 | Greenville, NC MSA | 170,243 | 1.25% |
259 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA | 168,461 | 0.38% |
260 | East Stroudsburg, PA MSA | 168,327 | -0.89% |
261 | Pueblo, CO MSA | 168,162 | 5.72% |
262 | Wausau-Weston, WI MSA | 166,428 | 2.22% |
263 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA MSA | 166,378 | 2.10% |
264 | Odessa, TX MSA | 165,171 | 20.45% |
265 | Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI MSA | 164,754 | 6.41% |
266 | Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA | 163,687 | 2.09% |
267 | Bloomington, IN MSA | 161,039 | 0.93% |
268 | Jackson, MI MSA | 160,366 | 0.07% |
269 | Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL MSA | 159,788 | 15.76% |
270 | State College, PA MSA | 158,172 | 2.72% |
271 | Idaho Falls, ID MSA | 157,429 | 18.13% |
272 | Decatur, AL MSA | 156,494 | 1.73% |
273 | Madera, CA MSA | 156,255 | 3.57% |
274 | Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA MSA | 155,932 | 4.22% |
275 | Grand Junction, CO MSA | 155,703 | 6.12% |
276 | Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY MSA | 155,572 | 4.88% |
277 | Santa Fe, NM MSA | 154,823 | 7.39% |
278 | Monroe, MI MSA | 154,809 | 1.83% |
279 | Niles, MI MSA | 154,316 | -1.59% |
280 | Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ MSA | 154,152 | -1.75% |
281 | Homosassa Springs, FL MSA | 153,843 | 8.93% |
282 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA | 152,486 | -0.32% |
283 | Bangor, ME MSA | 152,199 | -1.12% |
284 | Alexandria, LA MSA | 152,192 | -1.12% |
285 | Dothan, AL MSA | 151,007 | 3.69% |
286 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA | 150,791 | 2.48% |
287 | Jefferson City, MO MSA | 150,309 | 0.34% |
288 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA | 149,940 | 4.43% |
289 | Albany, GA MSA | 148,922 | -3.21% |
290 | Wichita Falls, TX MSA | 148,128 | -2.10% |
291 | Valdosta, GA MSA | 148,126 | 6.12% |
292 | Texarkana, TX-AR MSA | 147,519 | -1.13% |
293 | Logan, UT-ID MSA | 147,348 | 17.46% |
294 | Flagstaff, AZ MSA | 145,101 | 7.95% |
295 | Rocky Mount, NC MSA | 143,870 | -5.59% |
296 | Lebanon, PA MSA | 143,257 | 7.25% |
297 | Dalton, GA MSA | 142,837 | 0.43% |
298 | Morristown, TN MSA | 142,709 | 4.47% |
299 | Winchester, VA-WV MSA | 142,632 | 11.02% |
300 | Morgantown, WV MSA | 140,038 | 7.96% |
301 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN MSA | 139,627 | 4.46% |
302 | Wheeling, WV-OH MSA | 139,513 | -5.70% |
303 | Rapid City, SD MSA | 139,074 | 10.04% |
304 | Napa, CA MSA | 138,019 | 1.12% |
305 | Sumter, SC MSA | 136,700 | -4.02% |
306 | Springfield, OH MSA | 136,001 | -1.69% |
307 | Harrisonburg, VA MSA | 135,571 | 8.26% |
308 | Sherman-Denison, TX MSA | 135,543 | 12.13% |
309 | Battle Creek, MI MSA | 134,310 | -1.35% |
310 | Jonesboro, AR MSA | 134,196 | 10.88% |
311 | Manhattan, KS MSA | 134,046 | 5.48% |
312 | Bismarck, ND MSA | 133,626 | 20.79% |
313 | Johnstown, PA MSA | 133,472 | -7.10% |
314 | Carbondale-Marion, IL MSA | 133,435 | -4.11% |
315 | Hammond, LA MSA | 133,157 | 9.96% |
316 | The Villages, FL MSA | 129,752 | 38.89% |
317 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA | 129,523 | 10.80% |
318 | Pittsfield, MA MSA | 129,026 | -1.67% |
319 | Albany-Lebanon, OR MSA | 128,610 | 10.23% |
320 | Glens Falls, NY MSA | 127,039 | -1.46% |
321 | Lawton, OK MSA | 126,652 | -2.79% |
322 | Cleveland, TN MSA | 126,164 | 8.96% |
323 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ MSA | 125,447 | -4.49% |
324 | Staunton, VA MSA | 125,433 | 5.85% |
325 | Ames, IA MSA | 125,252 | 8.12% |
326 | Mansfield, OH MSA | 124,936 | 0.37% |
327 | San Angelo, TX MSA | 122,888 | 8.78% |
328 | Altoona, PA MSA | 122,822 | -3.36% |
329 | New Bern, NC MSA | 122,168 | -3.65% |
330 | Wenatchee, WA MSA | 122,012 | 10.04% |
331 | Farmington, NM MSA | 121,661 | -6.45% |
332 | Owensboro, KY MSA | 121,559 | 5.93% |
333 | St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA | 121,467 | -4.60% |
334 | San Germรกn, PR Metropolitan Statistical Area | 120,280 | -12.50% |
335 | Lawrence, KS MSA | 118,785 | 7.18% |
336 | Sheboygan, WI MSA | 118,034 | 2.19% |
337 | Missoula, MT MSA | 117,922 | 7.89% |
338 | Goldsboro, NC MSA | 117,333 | -4.31% |
339 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA | 116,903 | -6.07% |
340 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA | 116,721 | 0.42% |
341 | Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA | 116,441 | -1.80% |
342 | Beckley, WV MSA | 115,079 | -7.86% |
343 | Twin Falls, ID MSA | 114,283 | 14.74% |
344 | Williamsport, PA MSA | 114,188 | -1.66% |
345 | California-Lexington Park, MD MSA | 113,777 | 8.20% |
346 | Brunswick, GA MSA | 113,495 | 1.00% |
347 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA | 112,417 | 0.85% |
348 | Muncie, IN MSA | 111,903 | -4.90% |
349 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA | 111,139 | 3.19% |
350 | Longview, WA MSA | 110,730 | 8.12% |
351 | Kankakee, IL MSA | 107,502 | -5.24% |
352 | Ithaca, NY MSA | 105,740 | 4.11% |
353 | Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA | 104,362 | 5.99% |
354 | Fond du Lac, WI MSA | 104,154 | 2.48% |
355 | Decatur, IL MSA | 103,998 | -6.11% |
356 | Bay City, MI MSA | 103,856 | -3.63% |
357 | Gettysburg, PA MSA | 103,852 | 2.41% |
358 | Mankato, MN MSA | 103,566 | 7.06% |
359 | Gadsden, AL MSA | 103,436 | -0.95% |
360 | Lima, OH MSA | 102,206 | -3.88% |
361 | Sebring-Avon Park, FL MSA | 101,235 | 2.48% |
362 | Cheyenne, WY MSA | 100,512 | 9.56% |
363 | Hot Springs, AR MSA | 100,180 | 4.33% |
364 | Dubuque, IA MSA | 99,266 | 5.99% |
365 | Rome, GA MSA | 98,584 | 2.35% |
366 | Victoria, TX MSA | 98,331 | 4.60% |
367 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA | 97,517 | 1.29% |
368 | Fairbanks, AK MSA | 95,655 | -1.97% |
369 | Ocean City, NJ MSA | 95,263 | -2.06% |
370 | Corvallis, OR MSA | 95,184 | 11.22% |
371 | Cumberland, MD-WV MSA | 95,044 | -7.99% |
372 | Pocatello, ID MSA | 94,896 | 4.68% |
373 | Mayagรผez, PR Metropolitan Statistical Area | 93,412 | -19.62% |
374 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA | 89,490 | -3.43% |
375 | Grants Pass, OR MSA | 88,090 | 6.50% |
376 | Pine Bluff, AR MSA | 87,751 | -12.47% |
377 | Great Falls, MT MSA | 84,414 | 3.80% |
378 | Elmira, NY MSA | 84,148 | -5.27% |
379 | Yauco, PR Metropolitan Statistical Area | 84,112 | -21.63% |
380 | Kokomo, IN MSA | 83,658 | 1.09% |
381 | Midland, MI MSA | 83,494 | -0.16% |
382 | Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA MSA | 82,863 | -3.15% |
383 | Columbus, IN MSA | 82,208 | 7.05% |
384 | Hinesville, GA MSA | 81,424 | 4.50% |
385 | Casper, WY MSA | 79,955 | 5.97% |
386 | Grand Island, NE MSA | 77,038 | 5.93% |
387 | Danville, IL MSA | 74,188 | -9.11% |
388 | Guayama, PR Metropolitan Statistical Area | 72,240 | -14.22% |
389 | Lewiston, ID-WA MSA | 64,375 | 5.73% |
390 | Enid, OK MSA | 62,846 | 3.74% |
391 | Walla Walla, WA MSA | 62,584 | 6.47% |
392 | Carson City, NV MSA | 58,639 | 6.09% |
From Metro to Micro
The wide variety of population patterns around the country can make it tricky to divide regions up into uniform units. There are two main divisions to consider when viewing this map:
- Metropolitan Areas (metro areas) have at least one urban core area of at least 50,000 population. These are the largest population centers, sometimes encompassing many counties. In some instances, these metro areas are further subdivided into Metropolitan Divisions.
- Micropolitan Areas are the smallest areas measured on this map (indicated by a lighter shade of green). These smaller regions, which are generally located further away from large cities, have at least one urban core area of at least 10,000 but fewer than 50,000 people.
One thing to note about all of these definitions is that the cities in these regions must have significant ties to a neighboring regionโusually in the form of commuting ties. This is what warrants binding adjacent counties into a measurable area.
Another unique layer of data on this map is the shading that indicates the actual urbanized area within metro areas. In the example of Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, it’s easy to see how urban sprawl has expanded the urban area into a number of neighboring counties.
With this context in mind, we’ll take a closer look at three points of interest on the map that show this concept at work with varying degrees of complexity.
Level One: The Central City
The Texas Triangle offers what is perhaps the most straightforward example of metro areas.
As seen above, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio anchor their respective regions, and surrounding counties are bundled into a metro area. The surrounding counties have all been identified as having ties to the central county, and, in some cases, the urban area has spread into the neighboring county over time.
Level Two: The City Cluster
The region anchored by Salt Lake City requires more thought to divide into statistical areas.
While there are a number of population centers in the area, including Salt Lake City, Provo, and Ogden, they all have enough of an economic “magnetic pull” to warrant splitting the region into distinct statistical areas.
Of course, regions are always evolving, and occasionally these areas are updated. Salt Lake City and Ogden were previously combined into a single metro area, but were separated in 2005.
Level Three: The Megaregion
New York City is the ultimate challenge for planners looking to categorize population centers into a neat and tidy statistical box.
For one, the contiguous urban area is massive, stretching from the west side of Long Island out to the east side of New Jersey. In addition to New York City itself, the metro area includes 19 other municipalities with over 100,000 people.
Next, NYC is an unparalleled economic magnet. Measuring commuting activity is a challenge because a wide variety of people visit the city for so many different reasons. The interconnectedness of the Northeast Megaregion also adds to the complexity.
New York-Newark-Jersey City is such a big pie to carve up, that four of the country’s 11 metro divisions (as indicated by the italicized text and dotted lines) occur in this one area.
Blurring the Lines
Population patterns are constantly changing across the country, so the next version of this map may have a number of changes on it. Our “straightforward” Texas Triangle example may become tougher to divide up as the population boom continues in the region.
Here’s how the population of U.S. countries changed over the past decade:
Further complicating matters is the rapid move to remote work and distributed teams. A key element of these census divisions are commuting ties. With work increasingly not bound by geographic limitations, it remains unclear how that trend will impact this type of statistical exercise in the future.
Urbanization
Ranked: The World’s Biggest Steel Producers, by Country
China has dominated global steel production the past few decades, but how did the country get here, and is its production growth over?

Ranked: The World’s Biggest Steel Producers, by Country
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Steel is a critical component of modern industry and economy, essential for the construction of buildings, automobiles, and many other appliances and infrastructure used in our daily lives.
This graphic uses data from the World Steel Association to visualize the world’s top steel-producing countries, and highlights China’s ascent to the top, as it now makes up more than half of the world’s steel production.
The State of Global Steel Production
Global steel production in 2022 reached 1,878 million tonnes, barely surpassing the pre-pandemic production of 1,875 million tonnes in 2019.
Country | 2022 Production (in million tonnes) | Annual Production Change | Global Share |
---|---|---|---|
๐จ๐ณ China | 1013.0 | -2.0% | 53.9% |
๐ฎ๐ณ India | 124.8 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
๐ฏ๐ต Japan | 89.2 | -7.9% | 4.8% |
๐บ๐ธ United States | 80.5 | -6.5% | 4.3% |
๐ท๐บ Russia | 71.5 | -5.8% | 3.8% |
๐ฐ๐ท South Korea | 65.9 | -6.9% | 3.5% |
๐ฉ๐ช Germany | 36.8 | -8.8% | 2.0% |
๐น๐ท Tรผrkiye | 35.1 | -15.0% | 1.9% |
๐ง๐ท Brazil | 34.0 | -6.5% | 1.8% |
๐ฎ๐ท Iran | 30.6 | 6.8% | 1.6% |
๐ฎ๐น Italy | 21.6 | -13.0% | 1.1% |
๐น๐ผ Taiwan | 20.7 | -12.1% | 1.1% |
๐ป๐ณ Vietnam | 20.0 | -15.0% | 1.1% |
๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico | 18.2 | -1.9% | 1.0% |
๐ฎ๐ฉ Indonesia | 15.6 | 8.3% | 0.8% |
Rest of World | 201.0 | -11.2% | 10.7% |
World Total | 1878.5 | -3.9% | 100.0% |
2022’s steel production marked a significant reduction compared to the post-pandemic rebound of 1,960 million tonnes in 2021, with a year-over-year decline of 4.2%โthe largest drop since 2009, and prior to that, 1991.
This decline was spread across many of the world’s top steel producers, with only three of the top fifteen countries, India, Iran, and Indonesia, increasing their yearly production. Most of the other top steel-producing countries saw annual production declines of more than 5%, with Turkey, Italy, Taiwan, and Vietnam’s production all declining by double digits.
Even the world’s top steel-producing nation, China, experienced a modest 2% decline, which due to the country’s large production amounted to a decline of 19.8 million tonnes, more than many other nations produce in a year.
Despite India, the world’s second-largest steel producer, increasing its production by 5.3%, the country’s output still amounts to just over one-tenth of the steel produced by China.
China’s Meteoric Rise in Steel Production
Although China dominates the world’s steel production with more than a 54% share today, this hasn’t always been the case.
In 1967, the World Steel Association’s first recorded year of steel production figures, China only produced an estimated 14 million tonnes, making up barely 3% of global output. At that time, the U.S. and the USSR were competing as the world’s top steel producers at 115 and 102 million tonnes respectively, followed by Japan at 62 million tonnes.
Almost three decades later in 1996, China had successively overtaken Russia, the U.S., and Japan to become the top steel-producing nation with 101 million tonnes of steel produced that year.
The early 2000s marked a period of rapid growth for China, with consistent double-digit percentage increases in steel production each year.
The Recent Decline in China’s Steel Production
Since the early 2000s, China’s average annual growth in steel production has slowed to 3.4% over the last decade (2013-2022), a considerable decline compared to the previous decade’s (2003-2012) 15.2% average annual growth rate.
The past couple of years have seen China’s steel production decline, with 2021 and 2022 marking the first time the country’s production fell for two consecutive years in a row.
While it’s unlikely China will relinquish its position as the top steel-producing nation anytime soon, it remains to be seen whether this recent decline marks the beginning of a new trend or just a brief deviation from the country’s consistent production growth.
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