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.

In 2023, the population of the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown metropolitan area in the United States was about 2.47 million people. This was a slight increase from the previous year, when the population was about 2.42 million people.

Graph and download economic data for Resident Population in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (MSA) (DFWPOP) from 2000 to 2024 about Dallas, residents, TX, population, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Resident Population in El Paso, TX (MSA) (ELPPOP) from 2000 to 2024 about El Paso, residents, TX, population, and USA.

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

Graph and download economic data for Resident Population in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (MSA) (SATPOP) from 2000 to 2024 about San Antonio, residents, TX, population, and USA.

This statistic provides projected figures for the Gross Metropolitan Product (GMP) of the United States in 2021, by metropolitan area. Only the 100 leading metropolitan areas are shown here. In 2022, the GMP of the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area is projected to be around of about **** trillion U.S. dollars. Los Angeles metropolitan areaA metropolitan area in the U.S. is characterized by a relatively high population density and close economic ties through the area, albeit, without the legal incorporation that is found within cities. The Gross Metropolitan Product is measured by the Bureau of Economic Analysis under the U.S. Department of Commerce and includes only metropolitan areas. The GMP of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metropolitan area located in California is projected to be among the highest in the United States in 2021, amounting to *** trillion U.S. dollars. The Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas metro area is estimated to be approximately *** billion U.S. dollars in the same year. The Los Angeles metro area had one of the largest populations in the country, totaling ****** million people in 2021. The Greater Los Angeles region has one of the largest economies in the world and is the U.S. headquarters of many international car manufacturers including Honda, Mazda, and Hyundai. Its entertainment industry has generated plenty of tourism and includes world famous beaches, shopping, motion picture studios, and amusement parks. The Hollywood district is known as the “movie capital of the U.S.” and has its historical roots in the country’s film industry. Its port, the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach are aggregately one of the world’s busiest ports. The Port of Los Angelesgenerated some ****** million U.S. dollars in revenue in 2019.

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

In 2023, the population of the Houston-The Woodlands-Pasadena metropolitan area in the United States was about 7.51 million people. This was a slight increase from the previous year, when the population was about 7.37 million people.

In 2023, the population of the San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan area in the United States was about 2.7 million people. This was a slight increase from the previous year, when the population was about 2.66 million people.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (MSA) (LAUMT481910000000003A) from 1990 to 2024 about Dallas, household survey, TX, unemployment, rate, and USA.

In 2023, the population of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area in the United States was about 8.1 million people. This was a slight increase from the previous year, where the population was about 7.95 million people.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployed Persons in Austin-Round Rock, TX (MSA) (LAUMT481242000000004) from Jan 1990 to May 2025 about Austin, household survey, TX, unemployment, persons, and USA.

In 2023, the GDP of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area amounted to around 613.38 U.S. dollars, an increase on the previous year. The Dallas-Fort Worth metro area The Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington Metropolitan Statistical Area is composed of 12 counties within the U.S. state of Texas. Dallas–Plano–Irving and Fort Worth–Arlington are the two metropolitan divisions of the area. It is the economic and cultural hub of North Texas or North Central Texas, and is commonly referred to as the Dallas/Fort Worth metro area, DFW or The Metroplex by residents. Estimates of the 2022 population of the Metroplex were roughly 7.94 million inhabitants. The Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a well-known sports team from the city of Dallas in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. The Dallas Cowboy’s franchise value has risen greatly since 2002. The franchise was valued at 784 million U.S. dollars in 2002. As of 2022, the Dallas Cowboys franchise was valued around nine billion U.S. dollars. The Dallas Cowboys also ranked first on a list in terms of 2022 revenue of national football league teams, being the only team to have generated more than a billion U.S. dollars in revenue that year, about 406 million more U.S. dollars than the second ranked team, the Las Vegas Raiders. In 2022, the average ticket price for Dallas Cowboys games was 108 U.S. dollars.

Graph and download economic data for Resident Population in Victoria, TX (MSA) (VICPOP) from 2000 to 2024 about Victoria, residents, TX, population, and USA.

This statistics shows the leading metropolitan areas with the highest percentage of Hispanic or Latino population in the United States in 2023. Among the ** largest metropolitan areas, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas was ranked first with **** percent of the population reporting as Hispanic or Latino in 2023.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate in San Angelo, TX (MSA) (LAUMT484166000000003A) from 1990 to 2024 about San Angelo, household survey, TX, unemployment, rate, and USA.

Community Development Block Grant Grantee Areas This National Geospatial Data Asset (NGDA) dataset, shared as a Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) feature layer, displays Community Development Block Grant Grantee Areas. Per HUD, “Established in 1974, the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program provides annual grant funding to local and state governments to address a wide range of unique community development needs. HUD determines the amount of each grant by using a formula comprised of several measures of community need, including the extent of poverty, population, housing density, age of housing, and population growth relative to other metropolitan areas.” Denton, TX (Entitlement Grantee - Metropolitan Cities, Central City), Tarrant, TX (Entitlement Grantee - Urban Counties) & Texas Nonentitlement, TX (State Grantee) Data currency: current federal service (Community Development Block Grant Grantee Areas)NGDAID: 81 (HUD Entitlement Grantee Jurisdiction - National Geospatial Data Asset (NGDA))OGC API Features Link: Not availableFor more information: CDBG: Community Development Block Grant ProgramsSupport Documentation: DD CDBG Grantee Areas (Data Dictionary download)For feedback please contact: Esri_US_Federal_Data@esri.com NGDA Data Set This data set is part of the NGDA Governmental Units, and Administrative and Statistical Boundaries Theme Community. Per the Federal Geospatial Data Committee (FGDC), this theme is defined as the "boundaries that delineate geographic areas for uses such as governance and the general provision of services (e.g., states, American Indian reservations, counties, cities, towns, etc.), administration and/or for a specific purpose (e.g., congressional districts, school districts, fire districts, Alaska Native Regional Corporations, etc.), and/or provision of statistical data (census tracts, census blocks, metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas, etc.). Boundaries for these various types of geographic areas are either defined through a documented legal description or through criteria and guidelines. Other boundaries may include international limits, those of federal land ownership, the extent of administrative regions for various federal agencies, as well as the jurisdictional offshore limits of U.S. sovereignty. Boundaries associated solely with natural resources and/or cultural entities are excluded from this theme and are included in the appropriate subject themes." For other NGDA Content: Esri Federal Datasets

The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metropolitan area in Texas was ranked first with 27.2 percent of its population living below the poverty level in 2023. Eagle Pass, Texas had the second-highest poverty rate, at 24.4 percent.

Graph and download economic data for Resident Population in Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR (MSA) (TEXPOP) from 1970 to 2024 about Texarkana, AR, residents, TX, population, and USA.