Largest Metropolitan Areas, 2000

1. New York--Northern New Jersey--Long Island, NY--NJ--CT--PA CMSA 21,199,865
2. Los Angeles--Riverside--Orange County, CA CMSA 16,373,645
3. Chicago--Gary--Kenosha, IL--IN--WI CMSA 9,157,540
4. Washington--Baltimore, DC--MD--VA--WV CMSA 7,608,070
5. San Francisco--Oakland--San Jose, CA CMSA 7,039,362
6. Philadelphia--Wilmington--Atlantic City, PA--NJ--DE--MD CMSA 6,188,463
7. Boston--Worcester--Lawrence, MA--NH--ME--CT CMSA 5,819,100
8. Detroit--Ann Arbor--Flint, MI CMSA 5,456,428
9. Dallas--Fort Worth, TX CMSA 5,221,801
10. Houston--Galveston--Brazoria, TX CMSA 4,669,571
11. Atlanta, GA MSA 4,112,198
12. Miami--Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 3,876,380
13. Seattle--Tacoma--Bremerton, WA CMSA 3,554,760
14. Phoenix--Mesa, AZ MSA 3,251,876
15. Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI MSA 2,968,806
16. Cleveland--Akron, OH CMSA 2,945,831
17. San Diego, CA MSA 2,813,833
18. St. Louis, MO--IL MSA 2,603,607
19. Denver--Boulder--Greeley, CO CMSA 2,581,506
20. San Juan--Caguas--Arecibo, PR CMSA 2,450,292
21. Tampa--St. Petersburg--Clearwater, FL MSA 2,395,997
22. Pittsburgh, PA MSA 2,358,695
23. Portland--Salem, OR--WA CMSA 2,265,223
24. Cincinnati--Hamilton, OH--KY--IN CMSA 1,979,202
25. Sacramento--Yolo, CA CMSA 1,796,857

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