Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the New York City metro area from 1950 to 2025.

In 2023, about 19.5 million people populated the New York-Newark-Jersey City metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States. This is a slight increase from the 18.92 million people that lived there in 2010.

The Metro Region Explorer is an interactive map showing population, housing, and employment trends within the tri-state New York City metropolitan region, and sharing key insights about how the region has changed from 2000 to today.Developed in collaboration between DCP Planning Labs and DCP Regional Planning, this tool will be maintained as part of our ongoing commitment to the public access and understand information about planning issues affecting NYC and the metro region.Check back for new data additions and map updates. To let us know how this app could be better, add a GitHub issue or send a tweet to @NYCPlanningLabs. If you have questions about the data and analysis, send an email to regional@planning.nyc.gov

Unadjusted decennial census data from 1950-2000 and projected figures from 2010-2040: summary table of New York City population numbers and percentage share by Borough, including school-age (5 to 17), 65 and Over, and total population.

In 2023, the GDP of the New York metro area amounted to 1.9 trillion chained 2017 U.S. dollars. This is an increase from 2021, when the GDP of the New York metro area was 1.82 trillion dollars. New York CityThe New York metro area’s GDP has steadily risen in the last two decades from 1.2 trillion U.S. dollars in 2001 to 1.91 trillion U.S. dollars in 2023. In September 2023, the New York- Newark-Jersey City area had an unemployment rate of 4.4 percent. It also had the highest population in the country in 2022 at 19.62 million people. New York City’s economy is one of the greatest in the country and is home to many Fortune 500 companies, including Big Pharma’s Bristol-Myers Squibb. Industries such as media, real estate, fashion and entertainment are some of the most prominent in the area. The finance industry in New York City, also known as Wall Street, is one of the leading financial centers of the world and houses the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. The region is also home to one of the largest trading industries in the country at the Port of New York and New Jersey. This port includes a large estuary, regional airports, and a plethora of rail and road networks. Silicon Alley is one of the country’s largest technology industry hubs, including internet, telecommunications, and biotechnology. In 2022, there were some 61,665 business establishments n the region that focused on professional, scientific, and technical services.

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of New York from 1900 to 2024.

Graph and download economic data for Resident Population in Utica-Rome, NY (MSA) (UTAPOP) from 2000 to 2024 about Utica, NY, residents, population, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Resident Population in Rochester, NY (MSA) (ROHPOP) from 2000 to 2024 about Rochester, NY, residents, population, and USA.

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Graph and download economic data for Resident Population in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY (MSA) (POUPOP) from 2000 to 2022 about Poughkeepsie, NY, residents, population, and USA.

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Rochester metro area from 1950 to 2025.

In 2023, the metropolitan area of New York-Newark-Jersey City had the biggest population in the United States. Based on annual estimates from the census, the metropolitan area had around 19.5 million inhabitants, which was a slight decrease from the previous year. The Los Angeles and Chicago metro areas rounded out the top three. What is a metropolitan statistical area? In general, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is a core urbanized area with a population of at least 50,000 inhabitants – the smallest MSA is Carson City, with an estimated population of nearly 56,000. The urban area is made bigger by adjacent communities that are socially and economically linked to the center. MSAs are particularly helpful in tracking demographic change over time in large communities and allow officials to see where the largest pockets of inhabitants are in the country. How many MSAs are in the United States? There were 421 metropolitan statistical areas across the U.S. as of July 2021. The largest city in each MSA is designated the principal city and will be the first name in the title. An additional two cities can be added to the title, and these will be listed in population order based on the most recent census. So, in the example of New York-Newark-Jersey City, New York has the highest population, while Jersey City has the lowest. The U.S. Census Bureau conducts an official population count every ten years, and the new count is expected to be announced by the end of 2030.

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Buffalo metro area from 1950 to 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate in Manhattan, KS (MSA) (LAUMT203174000000003) from Jan 1990 to Apr 2025 about Manhattan, KS, household survey, unemployment, rate, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Employed Persons in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (MSA) (LAUMT363562000000005) from Jan 1990 to Apr 2025 about NJ, New York, PA, NY, new, household survey, personal, employment, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployed Persons in Elmira, NY (MSA) (LAUMT362130000000004) from Jan 1990 to Apr 2025 about Elmira, NY, household survey, unemployment, persons, and USA.

Mean difference in one-way public transit travel time between opioid treatment programs, expanded methadone treatment access, and other health care facilities, New York City, 2024.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (MSA) (LAUMT363562000000003A) from 1990 to 2024 about NJ, New York, PA, NY, new, household survey, unemployment, rate, and USA.

In 2023, the real GDP of the Los Angeles metro area amount to around 1.08 trillion U.S. dollars, and increase after 2021. The overall quarterly GDP growth in the United States can be found here. Gross domestic product of Los AngelesWith a population of over 12.8 million inhabitants in 2023, Los Angeles is the second-largest city in America, following only New York. The Los Angeles metro area also ranked second among U.S. metro areas in terms of gross metropolitan product, second again only to New York City metro area, which came in with a GMP of 1.99 trillion U.S. dollars to Los Angeles’ 1.13 trillion U.S. dollars in the fiscal year of 2021. Chicago metro area ranked third with GMP of 757.2 billion U.S. dollars. Additional detailed statistics about GDP in the United States is available here. Despite Los Angeles’ high GDP, L.A. did not do as well as some cities in terms of median household income. Los Angeles ranked 9th with a median household income of 76,135 U.S. dollars annually in 2022. This was slightly higher than the median household income of the United States in 2022, which came in at 74,580 U.S. dollars annually. Located in Southern California, Los Angeles is home to Hollywood, the famous epicenter of the U.S. film and television industries. The United States is one of the leading film markets worldwide, producing 449 films in 2022, many of them produced by Hollywood-based studios. In 2018, movie ticket sales in North America generated over 11.89 billion U.S. dollars in box office revenue. Famous Hollywood actresses earn millions annually, with the best paid, Sofia Vergara, earning 43 million U.S. dollars in 2020. Second on the list was Angelina Jolie with earnings of 35.5 million U.S. dollars.

Graph and download economic data for Civilian Labor Force in Rochester, NY (MSA) (LAUMT364038000000006A) from 1990 to 2024 about Rochester, civilian, NY, labor force, labor, household survey, and USA.