Leading population centers (see complete list)
|
|
Rank
|
Core city (cities)
|
Metro area population
|
Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
Region[1]
|
 New York City
 Los Angeles
 Chicago
 Dallas
|
1
|
New York
|
20,182,305
|
New York–Newark–Jersey City, NY–NJ–PA MSA
|
Northeast
|
2
|
Los Angeles
|
13,340,068
|
Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA MSA
|
West
|
3
|
Chicago
|
9,551,031
|
Chicago–Joliet–Naperville, IL–IN–WI MSA
|
Midwest
|
4
|
Dallas–Fort Worth
|
7,102,796
|
Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX MSA
|
South
|
5
|
Houston
|
6,656,947
|
Houston–The Woodlands-Sugar Land MSA
|
South
|
6
|
Washington, D.C.
|
6,097,684
|
Washington, DC–VA–MD–WV MSA
|
South
|
7
|
Philadelphia
|
6,069,875
|
Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington, PA–NJ–DE–MD MSA
|
Northeast
|
8
|
Miami
|
6,012,331
|
Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach, FL MSA
|
South
|
9
|
Atlanta
|
5,710,795
|
Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell, GA MSA
|
South
|
10
|
Boston
|
4,774,321
|
Boston–Cambridge–Quincy, MA–NH MSA
|
Northeast
|
11
|
San Francisco
|
4,656,132
|
San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont, CA MSA
|
West
|
12
|
Phoenix
|
4,574,531
|
Phoenix–Mesa–Glendale, AZ MSA
|
West
|
13
|
Riverside–San Bernardino
|
4,489,159
|
Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario, CA MSA
|
West
|
14
|
Detroit
|
4,302,043
|
Detroit–Warren–Livonia, MI MSA
|
Midwest
|
15
|
Seattle
|
3,733,580
|
Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue, WA MSA
|
West
|
16
|
Minneapolis–St. Paul
|
3,524,583
|
Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington, MN–WI MSA
|
Midwest
|
17
|
San Diego
|
3,299,521
|
San Diego–Carlsbad–San Marcos, CA MSA
|
West
|
18
|
Tampa–St. Petersburg
|
2,975,225
|
Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater, FL MSA
|
South
|
19
|
Denver
|
2,814,330
|
Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO MSA
|
West
|
20
|
St. Louis
|
2,811,588
|
St. Louis MO–IL MSA
|
Midwest
|
Based on 2015 population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau[2]
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References
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