Template:Largest metropolitan areas of the United States

Leading population centers (see complete list)
Rank	Core city (cities)	Metro area population	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Region	New York New York Los Angeles Los Angeles Chicago Chicago Dallas Dallas
1	New York	19,979,477	New York–Newark–Jersey City, NY–NJ–PA MSA	Northeast
2	Los Angeles	13,291,486	Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA MSA	West
3	Chicago	9,498,716	Chicago–Joliet–Naperville, IL–IN–WI MSA	Midwest
4	Dallas–Fort Worth	7,539,711	Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX MSA	South
5	Houston	6,997,384	Houston–The Woodlands-Sugar Land MSA	South
6	Washington, D.C.	6,249,950	Washington, D.C.–VA–MD–WV MSA	Northeast
7	Miami	6,198,782	Miami–Fort Lauderdale–West Palm Beach, FL MSA	South
8	Philadelphia	6,096,372	Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington, PA–NJ–DE–MD MSA	Northeast
9	Atlanta	5,949,951	Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell, GA MSA	South
10	Boston	4,875,390	Boston–Cambridge–Quincy, MA–NH MSA	Northeast
11	Phoenix	4,857,962	Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler, AZ MSA	West
12	San Francisco	4,729,484	San Francisco–Oakland–Berkeley, CA MSA	West
13	Riverside–San Bernardino	4,662,361	Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario, CA MSA	West
14	Detroit	4,326,442	Detroit–Warren–Dearborn, MI MSA	Midwest
15	Seattle	3,939,363	Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue, WA MSA	West
16	Minneapolis–St. Paul	3,629,190	Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington, MN–WI MSA	Midwest
17	San Diego	3,343,364	San Diego–Carlsbad–San Marcos, CA MSA	West
18	Tampa–St. Petersburg	3,142,663	Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater, FL MSA	South
19	Denver	2,932,415	Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO MSA	West
20	St. Louis	2,805,465	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	Midwest
Based on 2018 MSA population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau

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