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 City Los Angeles Los Angeles Chicago Chicago Dallas 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

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