Rankings for Metropolitan Areas: Census 2000 Rank Area Name Census Population Change, 1990 to 2000 Apr.1,2000 Apr.1,1990 Number Percent 226 Altoona, PA MSA 129,144 130,542 -1,398 -1.1% 230 Abilene, TX MSA 126,555 119,655 6,900 5.8% 210 Aguadilla, PR MSA 146,424 128,172 18,252 14.2% 238 Albany, GA MSA 120,822 112,561 8,261 7.3% 57 Albany--Schenectady--Troy, NY MSA 875,583 861,424 14,159 1.6% 62 Albuquerque, NM MSA 712,738 589,131 123,607 21.0% 231 Alexandria, LA MSA 126,337 131,556 -5,219 -4.0% 66 Allentown--Bethlehem--Easton, PA MSA 637,958 595,081 42,877 7.2% 160 Amarillo, TX MSA 217,858 187,547 30,311 16.2% 140 Anchorage, AK MSA 260,283 226,338 33,945 15.0% 249 Anniston, AL MSA 112,249 116,034 -3,785 -3.3% 117 Appleton--Oshkosh--Neenah, WI MSA 358,365 315,121 43,244 13.7% 157 Asheville, NC MSA 225,965 191,774 34,191 17.8% 198 Athens, GA MSA 153,444 126,262 27,182 21.5% 11 Atlanta, GA MSA 4,112,198 2,959,950 1,152,248 38.9% 244 Auburn--Opelika, AL MSA 115,092 87,146 27,946 32.1% 87 Augusta--Aiken, GA--SC MSA 477,441 415,184 62,257 15.0% 38 Austin--San Marcos, TX MSA 1,249,763 846,227 403,536 47.7% 65 Bakersfield, CA MSA 661,645 543,477 118,168 21.7% 267 Bangor, ME MSA 90,864 91,629 -765 -0.8% 191 Barnstable--Yarmouth, MA MSA 162,582 134,954 27,628 20.5% 70 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 602,894 528,264 74,630 14.1% 107 Beaumont--Port Arthur, TX MSA 385,090 361,226 23,864 6.6% 188 Bellingham, WA MSA 166,814 127,780 39,034 30.5% 192 Benton Harbor, MI MSA 162,453 161,378 1,075 0.7% 225 Billings, MT MSA 129,352 113,419 15,933 14.0% 114 Biloxi--Gulfport--Pascagoula, MS MSA 363,988 312,368 51,620 16.5% 143 Binghamton, NY MSA 252,320 264,497 -12,177 -4.6% 55 Birmingham, AL MSA 921,106 840,140 80,966 9.6% 264 Bismarck, ND MSA 94,719 83,831 10,888 13.0% 239 Bloomington, IN MSA 120,563 108,978 11,585 10.6% 203 Bloomington--Normal, IL MSA 150,433 129,180 21,253 16.5% 97 Boise City, ID MSA 432,345 295,851 136,494 46.1% 7 Boston--Worcester--Lawrence, MA--NH--ME--CT CMS 5,819,100 5,455,403 363,697 6.7% 122 Brownsville--Harlingen--San Benito, TX MSA 335,227 260,120 75,107 28.9% 200 Bryan--College Station, TX MSA 152,415 121,862 30,553 25.1% 43 Buffalo--Niagara Falls, NY MSA 1,170,111 1,189,288 -19,177 -1.6% 186 Burlington, VT MSA 169,391 151,506 17,885 11.8% 101 Canton--Massillon, OH MSA 406,934 394,106 12,828 3.3% 279 Casper, WY MSA 66,533 61,226 5,307 8.7% 173 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 191,701 168,767 22,934 13.6% 178 Champaign--Urbana, IL MSA 179,669 173,025 6,644 3.8% 144 Charleston, WV MSA 251,662 250,454 1,208 0.5% 77 Charleston--North Charleston, SC MSA 549,033 506,875 42,158 8.3% 34 Charlotte--Gastonia--Rock Hill, NC--SC MSA 1,499,293 1,162,093 337,200 29.0% 194 Charlottesville, VA MSA 159,576 131,107 28,469 21.7% 90 Chattanooga, TN--GA MSA 465,161 424,347 40,814 9.6% 275 Cheyenne, WY MSA 81,607 73,142 8,465 11.6% 3 Chicago--Gary--Kenosha, IL--IN--WI CMSA 9,157,540 8,239,820 917,720 11.1% 167 Chico--Paradise, CA MSA 203,171 182,120 21,051 11.6% 24 Cincinnati--Hamilton, OH--KY--IN CMSA 1,979,202 1,817,571 161,631 8.9% 166 Clarksville--Hopkinsville, TN--KY MSA 207,033 169,439 37,594 22.2% 16 Cleveland--Akron, OH CMSA 2,945,831 2,859,644 86,187 3.0% 81 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 516,929 397,014 119,915 30.2% 221 Columbia, MO MSA 135,454 112,379 23,075 20.5% 80 Columbia, SC MSA 536,691 453,331 83,360 18.4% 138 Columbus, GA--AL MSA 274,624 260,860 13,764 5.3% 33 Columbus, OH MSA 1,540,157 1,345,450 194,707 14.5% 109 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 380,783 349,894 30,889 8.8% 277 Corvallis, OR MSA 78,153 70,811 7,342 10.4% 259 Cumberland, MD--WV MSA 102,008 101,643 365 0.4% 9 Dallas--Fort Worth, TX CMSA 5,221,801 4,037,282 1,184,519 29.3% 253 Danville, VA MSA 110,156 108,711 1,445 1.3% 116 Davenport--Moline--Rock Island, IA--IL MSA 359,062 350,861 8,201 2.3% 83 Daytona Beach, FL MSA 493,175 399,413 93,762 23.5% 53 Dayton--Springfield, OH MSA 950,558 951,270 -712 -0.1% 211 Decatur, AL MSA 145,867 131,556 14,311 10.9% 246 Decatur, IL MSA 114,706 117,206 -2,500 -2.1% 19 Denver--Boulder--Greeley, CO CMSA 2,581,506 1,980,140 601,366 30.4% 91 Des Moines, IA MSA 456,022 392,928 63,094 16.1% 8 Detroit--Ann Arbor--Flint, MI CMSA 5,456,428 5,187,171 269,257 5.2% 219 Dothan, AL MSA 137,916 130,964 6,952 5.3% 229 Dover, DE MSA 126,697 110,993 15,704 14.1% 269 Dubuque, IA MSA 89,143 86,403 2,740 3.2% 149 Duluth--Superior, MN--WI MSA 243,815 239,971 3,844 1.6% 206 Eau Claire, WI MSA 148,337 137,543 10,794 7.8% 64 El Paso, TX MSA 679,622 591,610 88,012 14.9% 176 Elkhart--Goshen, IN MSA 182,791 156,198 26,593 17.0% 266 Elmira, NY MSA 91,070 95,195 -4,125 -4.3% 280 Enid, OK MSA 57,813 56,735 1,078 1.9% 137 Erie, PA MSA 280,843 275,572 5,271 1.9% 125 Eugene--Springfield, OR MSA 322,959 282,912 40,047 14.2% 133 Evansville--Henderson, IN--KY MSA 296,195 278,990 17,205 6.2% 182 Fargo--Moorhead, ND--MN MSA 174,367 153,296 21,071 13.7% 131 Fayetteville, NC MSA 302,963 274,566 28,397 10.3% 130 Fayetteville--Springdale--Rogers, AR MSA 311,121 210,908 100,213 47.5% 237 Flagstaff, AZ--UT MSA 122,366 101,760 20,606 20.2% 213 Florence, AL MSA 142,950 131,327 11,623 8.9% 233 Florence, SC MSA 125,761 114,344 11,417 10.0% 145 Fort Collins--Loveland, CO MSA 251,494 186,136 65,358 35.1% 95 Fort Myers--Cape Coral, FL MSA 440,888 335,113 105,775 31.6% 127 Fort Pierce--Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 319,426 251,071 68,355 27.2% 165 Fort Smith, AR--OK MSA 207,290 175,911 31,379 17.8% 184 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA 170,498 143,776 26,722 18.6% 82 Fort Wayne, IN MSA 502,141 456,281 45,860 10.1% 54 Fresno, CA MSA 922,516 755,580 166,936 22.1% 257 Gadsden, AL MSA 103,459 99,840 3,619 3.6% 159 Gainesville, FL MSA 217,955 181,596 36,359 20.0% 234 Glens Falls, NY MSA 124,345 118,539 5,806 4.9% 247 Goldsboro, NC MSA 113,329 104,666 8,663 8.3% 262 Grand Forks, ND--MN MSA 97,478 103,181 -5,703 -5.5% 243 Grand Junction, CO MSA 116,255 93,145 23,110 24.8% 48 Grand Rapids--Muskegon--Holland, MI MSA 1,088,514 937,891 150,623 16.1% 276 Great Falls, MT MSA 80,357 77,691 2,666 3.4% 156 Green Bay, WI MSA 226,778 194,594 32,184 16.5% 37 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 1,251,509 1,050,304 201,205 19.2% 222 Greenville, NC MSA 133,798 107,924 25,874 24.0% 52 Greenville--Spartanburg--Anderson, SC MSA 962,441 830,563 131,878 15.9% 67 Harrisburg--Lebanon--Carlisle, PA MSA 629,401 587,986 41,415 7.0% 42 Hartford, CT MSA 1,183,110 1,157,585 25,525 2.2% 250 Hattiesburg, MS MSA 111,674 98,738 12,936 13.1% 120 Hickory--Morganton--Lenoir, NC MSA 341,851 292,409 49,442 16.9% 56 Honolulu, HI MSA 876,156 836,231 39,925 4.8% 170 Houma, LA MSA 194,477 182,842 11,635 6.4% 10 Houston--Galveston--Brazoria, TX CMSA 4,669,571 3,731,131 938,440 25.2% 128 Huntington--Ashland, WV--KY--OH MSA 315,538 312,529 3,009 1.0% 119 Huntsville, AL MSA 342,376 293,047 49,329 16.8% 29 Indianapolis, IN MSA 1,607,486 1,380,491 226,995 16.4% 251 Iowa City, IA MSA 111,006 96,119 14,887 15.5% 195 Jackson, MI MSA 158,422 149,756 8,666 5.8% 96 Jackson, MS MSA 440,801 395,396 45,405 11.5% 254 Jackson, TN MSA 107,377 90,801 16,576 18.3% 46 Jacksonville, FL MSA 1,100,491 906,727 193,764 21.4% 204 Jacksonville, NC MSA 150,355 149,838 517 0.3% 217 Jamestown, NY MSA 139,750 141,895 -2,145 -1.5% 201 Janesville--Beloit, WI MSA 152,307 139,510 12,797 9.2% 85 Johnson City--Kingsport--Bristol, TN--VA MSA 480,091 436,047 44,044 10.1% 155 Johnstown, PA MSA 232,621 241,247 -8,626 -3.6% 274 Jonesboro, AR MSA 82,148 68,956 13,192 19.1% 196 Joplin, MO MSA 157,322 134,910 22,412 16.6% 92 Kalamazoo--Battle Creek, MI MSA 452,851 429,453 23,398 5.4% 26 Kansas City, MO--KS MSA 1,776,062 1,582,875 193,187 12.2% 129 Killeen--Temple, TX MSA 312,952 255,301 57,651 22.6% 63 Knoxville, TN MSA 687,249 585,960 101,289 17.3% 260 Kokomo, IN MSA 101,541 96,946 4,595 4.7% 228 La Crosse, WI--MN MSA 126,838 116,401 10,437 9.0% 175 Lafayette, IN MSA 182,821 161,572 21,249 13.2% 106 Lafayette, LA MSA 385,647 344,953 40,694 11.8% 174 Lake Charles, LA MSA 183,577 168,134 15,443 9.2% 84 Lakeland--Winter Haven, FL MSA 483,924 405,382 78,542 19.4% 89 Lancaster, PA MSA 470,658 422,822 47,836 11.3% 93 Lansing--East Lansing, MI MSA 447,728 432,674 15,054 3.5% 171 Laredo, TX MSA 193,117 133,239 59,878 44.9% 181 Las Cruces, NM MSA 174,682 135,510 39,172 28.9% 32 Las Vegas, NV--AZ MSA 1,563,282 852,737 710,545 83.3% 261 Lawrence, KS MSA 99,962 81,798 18,164 22.2% 245 Lawton, OK MSA 114,996 111,486 3,510 3.1% 268 Lewiston--Auburn, ME MSA 90,830 93,679 -2,849 -3.0% 86 Lexington, KY MSA 479,198 405,936 73,262 18.0% 197 Lima, OH MSA 155,084 154,340 744 0.5% 147 Lincoln, NE MSA 250,291 213,641 36,650 17.2% 74 Little Rock--North Little Rock, AR MSA 583,845 513,117 70,728 13.8% 164 Longview--Marshall, TX MSA 208,780 193,801 14,979 7.7% 2 Los Angeles--Riverside--Orange County, CA CMSA 16,373,645 14,531,529 1,842,116 12.7% 50 Louisville, KY--IN MSA 1,025,598 948,829 76,769 8.1% 151 Lubbock, TX MSA 242,628 222,636 19,992 9.0% 161 Lynchburg, VA MSA 214,911 193,928 20,983 10.8% 126 Macon, GA MSA 322,549 290,909 31,640 10.9% 98 Madison, WI MSA 426,526 367,085 59,441 16.2% 179 Mansfield, OH MSA 175,818 174,007 1,811 1.0% 142 Mayaguez, PR MSA 253,347 237,143 16,204 6.8% 75 McAllen--Edinburg--Mission, TX MSA 569,463 383,545 185,918 48.5% 177 Medford--Ashland, OR MSA 181,269 146,389 34,880 23.8% 88 Melbourne--Titusville--Palm Bay, FL MSA 476,230 398,978 77,252 19.4% 44 Memphis, TN--AR--MS MSA 1,135,614 1,007,306 128,308 12.7% 163 Merced, CA MSA 210,554 178,403 32,151 18.0% 12 Miami--Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 3,876,380 3,192,582 683,798 21.4% 27 Milwaukee--Racine, WI CMSA 1,689,572 1,607,183 82,389 5.1% 15 Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI MSA 2,968,806 2,538,834 429,972 16.9% 263 Missoula, MT MSA 95,802 78,687 17,115 21.8% 79 Mobile, AL MSA 540,258 476,923 63,335 13.3% 94 Modesto, CA MSA 446,997 370,522 76,475 20.6% 209 Monroe, LA MSA 147,250 142,191 5,059 3.6% 123 Montgomery, AL MSA 333,055 292,517 40,538 13.9% 242 Muncie, IN MSA 118,769 119,659 -890 -0.7% 169 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA 196,629 144,053 52,576 36.5% 146 Naples, FL MSA 251,377 152,099 99,278 65.3% 39 Nashville, TN MSA 1,231,311 985,026 246,285 25.0% 134 New London--Norwich, CT--RI MSA 293,566 290,734 2,832 1.0% 35 New Orleans, LA MSA 1,337,726 1,285,270 52,456 4.1% 1 New York--Northern New Jersey--Long Island, NY- 21,199,865 19,549,649 1,650,216 8.4% 31 Norfolk--Virginia Beach--Newport News, VA--NC M 1,569,541 1,443,244 126,297 8.8% 141 Ocala, FL MSA 258,916 194,833 64,083 32.9% 152 Odessa--Midland, TX MSA 237,132 225,545 11,587 5.1% 49 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 1,083,346 958,839 124,507 13.0% 61 Omaha, NE--IA MSA 716,998 639,580 77,418 12.1% 28 Orlando, FL MSA 1,644,561 1,224,852 419,709 34.3% 265 Owensboro, KY MSA 91,545 87,189 4,356 5.0% 207 Panama City, FL MSA 148,217 126,994 21,223 16.7% 202 Parkersburg--Marietta, WV--OH MSA 151,237 149,169 2,068 1.4% 100 Pensacola, FL MSA 412,153 344,406 67,747 19.7% 118 Peoria--Pekin, IL MSA 347,387 339,172 8,215 2.4% 6 Philadelphia--Wilmington--Atlantic City, PA--NJ 6,188,463 5,892,937 295,526 5.0% 14 Phoenix--Mesa, AZ MSA 3,251,876 2,238,480 1,013,396 45.3% 272 Pine Bluff, AR MSA 84,278 85,487 -1,209 -1.4% 22 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 2,358,695 2,394,811 -36,116 -1.5% 271 Pittsfield, MA MSA 84,699 88,695 -3,996 -4.5% 278 Pocatello, ID MSA 75,565 66,026 9,539 14.4% 115 Ponce, PR MSA 361,094 342,660 18,434 5.4% 150 Portland, ME MSA 243,537 221,095 22,442 10.2% 23 Portland--Salem, OR--WA CMSA 2,265,223 1,793,476 471,747 26.3% 40 Providence--Fall River--Warwick, RI--MA MSA 1,188,613 1,134,350 54,263 4.8% 112 Provo--Orem, UT MSA 368,536 263,590 104,946 39.8% 215 Pueblo, CO MSA 141,472 123,051 18,421 15.0% 214 Punta Gorda, FL MSA 141,627 110,975 30,652 27.6% 41 Raleigh--Durham--Chapel Hill, NC MSA 1,187,941 855,545 332,396 38.9% 270 Rapid City, SD MSA 88,565 81,343 7,222 8.9% 110 Reading, PA MSA 373,638 336,523 37,115 11.0% 190 Redding, CA MSA 163,256 147,036 16,220 11.0% 121 Reno, NV MSA 339,486 254,667 84,819 33.3% 172 Richland--Kennewick--Pasco, WA MSA 191,822 150,033 41,789 27.9% 51 Richmond--Petersburg, VA MSA 996,512 865,640 130,872 15.1% 153 Roanoke, VA MSA 235,932 224,477 11,455 5.1% 235 Rochester, MN MSA 124,277 106,470 17,807 16.7% 47 Rochester, NY MSA 1,098,201 1,062,470 35,731 3.4% 111 Rockford, IL MSA 371,236 329,676 41,560 12.6% 212 Rocky Mount, NC MSA 143,026 133,235 9,791 7.3% 25 Sacramento--Yolo, CA CMSA 1,796,857 1,481,102 315,755 21.3% 102 Saginaw--Bay City--Midland, MI MSA 403,070 399,320 3,750 0.9% 103 Salinas, CA MSA 401,762 355,660 46,102 13.0% 36 Salt Lake City--Ogden, UT MSA 1,333,914 1,072,227 261,687 24.4% 256 San Angelo, TX MSA 104,010 98,458 5,552 5.6% 30 San Antonio, TX MSA 1,592,383 1,324,749 267,634 20.2% 17 San Diego, CA MSA 2,813,833 2,498,016 315,817 12.6% 5 San Francisco--Oakland--San Jose, CA CMSA 7,039,362 6,253,311 786,051 12.6% 20 San Juan--Caguas--Arecibo, PR CMSA 2,450,292 2,270,808 179,484 7.9% 148 San Luis Obispo--Atascadero--Paso Robles, CA MS 246,681 217,162 29,519 13.6% 104 Santa Barbara--Santa Maria--Lompoc, CA MSA 399,347 369,608 29,739 8.0% 208 Santa Fe, NM MSA 147,635 117,043 30,592 26.1% 73 Sarasota--Bradenton, FL MSA 589,959 489,483 100,476 20.5% 135 Savannah, GA MSA 293,000 258,060 34,940 13.5% 68 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 624,776 638,466 -13,690 -2.1% 13 Seattle--Tacoma--Bremerton, WA CMSA 3,554,760 2,970,328 584,432 19.7% 240 Sharon, PA MSA 120,293 121,003 -710 -0.6% 248 Sheboygan, WI MSA 112,646 103,877 8,769 8.4% 252 Sherman--Denison, TX MSA 110,595 95,021 15,574 16.4% 105 Shreveport--Bossier City, LA MSA 392,302 376,330 15,972 4.2% 236 Sioux City, IA--NE MSA 124,130 115,018 9,112 7.9% 183 Sioux Falls, SD MSA 172,412 139,236 33,176 23.8% 139 South Bend, IN MSA 265,559 247,052 18,507 7.5% 99 Spokane, WA MSA 417,939 361,364 56,575 15.7% 168 Springfield, IL MSA 201,437 189,550 11,887 6.3% 72 Springfield, MA MSA 591,932 587,884 4,048 0.7% 124 Springfield, MO MSA 325,721 264,346 61,375 23.2% 187 St. Cloud, MN MSA 167,392 148,976 18,416 12.4% 258 St. Joseph, MO MSA 102,490 97,715 4,775 4.9% 18 St. Louis, MO--IL MSA 2,603,607 2,492,525 111,082 4.5% 220 State College, PA MSA 135,758 123,786 11,972 9.7% 223 Steubenville--Weirton, OH--WV MSA 132,008 142,523 -10,515 -7.4% 76 Stockton--Lodi, CA MSA 563,598 480,628 82,970 17.3% 255 Sumter, SC MSA 104,646 102,637 2,009 2.0% 60 Syracuse, NY MSA 732,117 742,177 -10,060 -1.4% 136 Tallahassee, FL MSA 284,539 233,598 50,941 21.8% 21 Tampa--St. Petersburg--Clearwater, FL MSA 2,395,997 2,067,959 328,038 15.9% 205 Terre Haute, IN MSA 149,192 147,585 1,607 1.1% 224 Texarkana, TX--Texarkana, AR MSA 129,749 120,132 9,617 8.0% 69 Toledo, OH MSA 618,203 614,128 4,075 0.7% 185 Topeka, KS MSA 169,871 160,976 8,895 5.5% 58 Tucson, AZ MSA 843,746 666,880 176,866 26.5% 59 Tulsa, OK MSA 803,235 708,954 94,281 13.3% 189 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 164,875 150,522 14,353 9.5% 180 Tyler, TX MSA 174,706 151,309 23,397 15.5% 132 Utica--Rome, NY MSA 299,896 316,633 -16,737 -5.3% 273 Victoria, TX MSA 84,088 74,361 9,727 13.1% 113 Visalia--Tulare--Porterville, CA MSA 368,021 311,921 56,100 18.0% 162 Waco, TX MSA 213,517 189,123 24,394 12.9% 4 Washington--Baltimore, DC--MD--VA--WV CMSA 7,608,070 6,727,050 881,020 13.1% 227 Waterloo--Cedar Falls, IA MSA 128,012 123,798 4,214 3.4% 232 Wausau, WI MSA 125,834 115,400 10,434 9.0% 45 West Palm Beach--Boca Raton, FL MSA 1,131,184 863,518 267,666 31.0% 199 Wheeling, WV--OH MSA 153,172 159,301 -6,129 -3.8% 216 Wichita Falls, TX MSA 140,518 130,351 10,167 7.8% 78 Wichita, KS MSA 545,220 485,270 59,950 12.4% 241 Williamsport, PA MSA 120,044 118,710 1,334 1.1% 154 Wilmington, NC MSA 233,450 171,269 62,181 36.3% 158 Yakima, WA MSA 222,581 188,823 33,758 17.9% 108 York, PA MSA 381,751 339,574 42,177 12.4% 71 Youngstown--Warren, OH MSA 594,746 600,895 -6,149 -1.0% 218 Yuba City, CA MSA 139,149 122,643 16,506 13.5% 193 Yuma, AZ MSA 160,026 106,895 53,131 49.7% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171) Summary File and 1990 Census. Internet Release date: April 2, 2001 Note: 1990 Census population counts are as published in 1990 census reports and do not include changes published subsequently due to boundary or other changes. Metropolitan Areas are as defined on June 30, 1999 by the Office of Management and Budget. Eight new metropolitan areas were announced between 1993 and 1999: Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA; Corvallis, OR MSA; Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA; Grand Junction, CO MSA; Hattiesburg, MS MSA; Jonesboro, AR MSA; Missoula, MT MSA: Pocatello, ID MSA.