Counties that comprise the 20 largest metro areas
(Last Updated for Collection Year 2023)
Rank |
Core-Based Statistical Area |
State |
County |
1 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ |
NJ |
Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union |
NY |
Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Westchester |
|
2 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
CA |
Los Angeles, Orange |
|
3 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN |
IL |
Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, Will |
IN |
Jasper, Lake, Newton, Porter |
|
4 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
TX |
Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant, Wise |
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5 |
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX |
TX |
Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Waller |
|
6 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
GA |
Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee,
Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth,
Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lumpkin, Meriwether,
Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, Walton
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|
7 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
DC |
District of Columbia |
MD |
Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George's |
VA |
Alexandria city, Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fairfax city,
Falls Church city, Fauquier, Fredericksburg city, Loudoun, Manassas city,
Manassas Park city, Prince William, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania, Stafford,
Warren
|
WV |
Jefferson |
|
8 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
DE |
New Castle |
MD |
Cecil |
NJ |
Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem |
PA |
Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia |
|
9 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
FL |
Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach |
|
10 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ |
AZ |
Maricopa, Pinal |
|
11 |
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH |
MA |
Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk |
NH |
Rockingham, Strafford |
|
12 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
CA |
Riverside, San Bernardino |
|
13 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA |
CA |
Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo |
|
14 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
MI |
Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair, Wayne |
|
15 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
WA |
King, Pierce, Snohomish |
|
16 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
MN |
Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur,
Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Washington, Wright |
WI |
Pierce, St. Croix |
|
17 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
FL |
Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas |
|
18 |
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA |
CA |
San Diego |
|
19 |
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO |
CO |
Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas,
Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson, Park
|
|
20 |
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
MD |
Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Baltimore city, Carroll, Harford, Howard, Queen Anne's |
Note: Statistical areas are those with a sufficient
sample size to support reliable estimates with the MEPS-IC.
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