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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
 
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
 
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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