US Metropolitan Areas: Population 1990-1996

US Metropolitan Areas
Population: 1990-1996:
Ranked by Change in 1990-1996 Population

US Metropolitan Areas Ranked by Percentage Change in 1990-1996 Population

1996 Rank Metropolitan Area 1990 Population 1996 Population Change % Change

1 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 852,646 1,201,073 348,427 40.9%

2 Laredo, TX MSA 133,239 176,792 43,553 32.7%

3 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA 383,545 495,594 112,049 29.2%

4 Boise City, ID MSA 295,851 372,587 76,736 25.9%

5 Naples, FL MSA 152,099 188,187 36,088 23.7%

6 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA 210,908 260,940 50,032 23.7%

7 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 846,227 1,041,330 195,103 23.1%

8 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 2,238,498 2,746,703 508,205 22.7%

9 Provo-Orem, UT MSA 263,590 319,694 56,104 21.3%

10 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA 260,120 315,015 54,895 21.1%

11 Las Cruces, NM MSA 135,510 163,849 28,339 20.9%

12 Wilmington, NC MSA 171,269 206,738 35,469 20.7%

13 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA 150,033 179,949 29,916 19.9%

14 Atlanta, GA MSA 2,959,500 3,541,230 581,730 19.7%

15 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 858,485 1,025,253 166,768 19.4%

16 Bellingham, WA MSA 127,780 152,512 24,732 19.4%

17 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 397,014 472,924 75,910 19.1%

18 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA 186,136 221,725 35,589 19.1%

19 Ocala, FL MSA 194,835 230,068 35,233 18.1%

20 Punta Gorda, FL MSA 110,975 130,426 19,451 17.5%

21 Reno, NV MSA 254,667 298,787 44,120 17.3%

22 Santa Fe, NM MSA 117,043 137,223 20,180 17.2%

23 Yuma, AZ MSA 106,895 125,142 18,247 17.1%

24 Grand Junction, CO MSA 93,145 108,371 15,226 16.3%

25 Killeen-Temple, TX MSA 255,299 296,896 41,597 16.3%

26 Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA 101,760 118,011 16,251 16.0%

27 Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA 1,793,476 2,078,357 284,881 15.9%

28 Orlando, FL MSA 1,224,844 1,417,291 192,447 15.7%

29 El Paso, TX MSA 591,610 684,446 92,836 15.7%

30 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA 143,777 165,873 22,096 15.4%

31 Medford-Ashland, OR MSA 146,387 168,609 22,222 15.2%

32 Tucson, AZ MSA 666,957 767,873 100,916 15.1%

33 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA 1,980,140 2,277,401 297,261 15.0%

34 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA 863,503 992,840 129,337 15.0%

35 Yakima, WA MSA 188,823 216,234 27,411 14.5%

36 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 251,071 287,255 36,184 14.4%

37 Daytona Beach, FL MSA 399,438 456,464 57,026 14.3%

38 Bakersfield, CA MSA 544,981 622,729 77,748 14.3%

39 Fresno, CA MSA 755,580 861,753 106,173 14.1%

40 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA 3,731,029 4,253,428 522,399 14.0%

41 Panama City, FL MSA 126,994 144,637 17,643 13.9%

42 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA 398,978 453,998 55,020 13.8%

43 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA 144,053 163,856 19,803 13.7%

44 Albuquerque, NM MSA 589,131 670,092 80,961 13.7%

45 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 1,162,140 1,321,068 158,928 13.7%

46 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA 1,072,227 1,217,842 145,615 13.6%

47 Nashville, TN MSA 985,026 1,117,178 132,152 13.4%

48 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 335,113 380,001 44,888 13.4%

49 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA 4,037,282 4,574,561 537,279 13.3%

50 Huntsville, AL MSA 293,047 330,153 37,106 12.7%

51 San Antonio, TX MSA 1,324,749 1,490,111 165,362 12.5%

52 Sioux Falls, SD MSA 139,236 156,598 17,362 12.5%

53 Modesto, CA MSA 370,522 415,786 45,264 12.2%

54 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA 311,921 349,922 38,001 12.2%

55 Springfield, MO MSA 264,346 296,345 31,999 12.1%

56 Spokane, WA MSA 361,333 404,920 43,587 12.1%

57 Pensacola, FL MSA 344,406 385,820 41,414 12.0%

58 Columbia, MO MSA 112,379 125,676 13,297 11.8%

59 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA 2,970,300 3,320,829 350,529 11.8%

60 Pocatello, ID MSA 66,026 73,608 7,582 11.5%

61 Yuba City, CA MSA 122,643 136,555 13,912 11.3%

62 Jacksonville, FL MSA 906,727 1,008,633 101,906 11.2%

63 Billings, MT MSA 113,419 125,966 12,547 11.1%

64 Tallahassee, FL MSA 233,609 259,380 25,771 11.0%

65 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 480,628 533,392 52,764 11.0%

66 Knoxville, TN MSA 585,960 649,277 63,317 10.8%

67 Anchorage, AK MSA 226,338 250,505 24,167 10.7%

68 Jonesboro, AR MSA 68,956 76,155 7,199 10.4%

69 Charlottesville, VA MSA 131,373 144,815 13,442 10.2%

70 Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA 1,481,220 1,632,133 150,913 10.2%

71 Dover, DE MSA 110,993 122,244 11,251 10.1%

72 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 3,192,725 3,514,403 321,678 10.1%

73 Redding, CA MSA 147,036 161,740 14,704 10.0%

74 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA 169,439 186,368 16,929 10.0%

75 Lawrence, KS MSA 81,798 89,899 8,101 9.9%

76 Amarillo, TX MSA 187,514 206,015 18,501 9.9%

77 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA 312,368 343,184 30,816 9.9%

78 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 349,894 384,056 34,162 9.8%

79 Greenville, NC MSA 108,480 119,064 10,584 9.8%

80 Victoria, TX MSA 74,361 81,541 7,180 9.7%

81 Savannah, GA MSA 257,899 282,610 24,711 9.6%

82 Asheville, NC MSA 191,772 210,042 18,270 9.5%

83 Green Bay, WI MSA 194,594 213,072 18,478 9.5%

84 Hattiesburg, MS MSA 98,738 107,897 9,159 9.3%

85 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA 415,220 453,612 38,392 9.2%

86 Tyler, TX MSA 151,309 165,002 13,693 9.0%

87 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA 2,538,776 2,765,116 226,340 8.9%

88 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA 175,911 191,482 15,571 8.9%

89 Mobile, AL MSA 476,923 518,975 42,052 8.8%

90 Des Moines, IA MSA 392,928 427,436 34,508 8.8%

91 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 405,382 440,954 35,572 8.8%

92 Athens, GA MSA 126,262 137,204 10,942 8.7%

93 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 1,050,304 1,141,238 90,934 8.7%

94 Lexington, KY MSA 405,936 441,073 35,137 8.7%

95 Lincoln, NE MSA 213,641 231,765 18,124 8.5%

96 York, PA MSA 339,574 368,332 28,758 8.5%

97 Jackson, TN MSA 90,801 98,489 7,688 8.5%

98 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA 282,912 306,862 23,950 8.5%

99 Cheyenne, WY MSA 73,142 79,175 6,033 8.2%

100 Bryan-College Station, TX MSA 121,862 131,904 10,042 8.2%

101 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 937,891 1,015,099 77,208 8.2%

102 Gainesville, FL MSA 181,596 196,525 14,929 8.2%

103 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 156,198 168,941 12,743 8.2%

104 Indianapolis, IN MSA 1,380,491 1,492,297 111,806 8.1%

105 Rocky Mount, NC MSA 133,369 144,157 10,788 8.1%

106 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA MSA 134,954 145,867 10,913 8.1%

107 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA 315,121 340,564 25,443 8.1%

108 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 489,483 528,803 39,320 8.0%

109 Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA 865,640 935,174 69,534 8.0%

110 Joplin, MO MSA 134,910 145,716 10,806 8.0%

111 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA 830,539 896,679 66,140 8.0%

112 Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA 139,510 150,584 11,074 7.9%

113 Florence, SC MSA 114,344 123,365 9,021 7.9%

114 Merced, CA MSA 178,403 192,311 13,908 7.8%

115 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA 153,296 165,191 11,895 7.8%

116 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA 292,405 314,965 22,560 7.7%

117 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA 129,180 139,133 9,953 7.7%

118 Madison, WI MSA 367,085 395,366 28,281 7.7%

119 Springfield, IL MSA 189,550 204,130 14,580 7.7%

120 Montgomery, AL MSA 292,517 314,955 22,438 7.7%

121 Columbus, OH MSA 1,345,450 1,447,646 102,196 7.6%

122 Columbia, SC MSA 453,932 488,207 34,275 7.6%

123 Bismarck, ND MSA 83,831 90,103 6,272 7.5%

124 Burlington, VT MSA 151,506 162,776 11,270 7.4%

125 Macon, GA MSA 291,079 312,689 21,610 7.4%

126 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 528,261 567,388 39,127 7.4%

127 St. Cloud, MN MSA 149,509 160,326 10,817 7.2%

128 Rapid City, SD MSA 81,343 87,145 5,802 7.1%

129 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 958,839 1,026,657 67,818 7.1%

130 Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 1,007,306 1,078,151 70,845 7.0%

131 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA 513,026 548,352 35,326 6.9%

132 Rockford, IL MSA 329,676 352,369 22,693 6.9%

133 Lafayette, LA MSA 345,053 368,635 23,582 6.8%

134 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 1,582,874 1,690,343 107,469 6.8%

135 Tulsa, OK MSA 708,954 756,493 47,539 6.7%

136 Waco, TX MSA 189,123 201,775 12,652 6.7%

137 Longview-Marshall, TX MSA 193,801 206,732 12,931 6.7%

138 Pueblo, CO MSA 123,051 131,217 8,166 6.6%

139 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA 14,531,529 15,495,155 963,626 6.6%

140 Lancaster, PA MSA 422,822 450,834 28,012 6.6%

141 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 1,444,710 1,540,252 95,542 6.6%

142 Goldsboro, NC MSA 104,666 111,581 6,915 6.6%

143 Bloomington, IN MSA 108,978 116,176 7,198 6.6%

144 Omaha, NE-IA MSA 639,580 681,698 42,118 6.6%

145 Birmingham, AL MSA 839,942 894,702 54,760 6.5%

146 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA 6,726,395 7,164,519 438,124 6.5%

147 Jackson, MS MSA 395,396 421,068 25,672 6.5%

148 Decatur, AL MSA 131,556 139,979 8,423 6.4%

149 Lake Charles, LA MSA 168,134 178,881 10,747 6.4%

150 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 2,067,959 2,199,231 131,272 6.3%

151 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 168,767 179,411 10,644 6.3%

152 Rochester, MN MSA 106,470 113,182 6,712 6.3%

153 San Diego, CA MSA 2,498,016 2,655,463 157,447 6.3%

154 Odessa-Midland, TX MSA 225,545 239,414 13,869 6.1%

155 Lynchburg, VA MSA 193,928 205,559 11,631 6.0%

156 Lafayette, IN MSA 161,572 171,200 9,628 6.0%

157 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA 95,019 100,589 5,570 5.9%

158 Sumter, SC MSA 101,276 107,161 5,885 5.8%

159 Iowa City, IA MSA 96,119 101,609 5,490 5.7%

160 Wichita, KS MSA 485,270 512,965 27,695 5.7%

161 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA 182,120 192,507 10,387 5.7%

162 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA 6,249,881 6,605,428 355,547 5.7%

163 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA 1,817,569 1,920,931 103,362 5.7%

164 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA 217,162 229,437 12,275 5.7%

165 Sheboygan, WI MSA 103,877 109,705 5,828 5.6%

166 Wausau, WI MSA 115,400 121,791 6,391 5.5%

167 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 150,522 158,779 8,257 5.5%

168 State College, PA MSA 124,812 131,489 6,677 5.3%

169 Sioux City, IA-NE MSA 115,018 121,108 6,090 5.3%

170 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 424,347 446,096 21,749 5.1%

171 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 436,047 458,229 22,182 5.1%

172 Reading, PA MSA 336,523 352,353 15,830 4.7%

173 Wichita Falls, TX MSA 130,351 136,311 5,960 4.6%

174 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 587,986 614,755 26,769 4.6%

175 Louisville, KY-IN MSA 949,012 991,765 42,753 4.5%

176 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA 116,401 121,544 5,143 4.4%

177 Columbus, GA-AL MSA 260,862 272,273 11,411 4.4%

178 Great Falls, MT MSA 77,691 81,087 3,396 4.4%

179 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA 8,239,820 8,599,774 359,954 4.4%

180 Casper, WY MSA 61,226 63,875 2,649 4.3%

181 South Bend, IN MSA 247,052 257,740 10,688 4.3%

182 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA 369,608 385,573 15,965 4.3%

183 Honolulu, HI MSA 836,231 871,766 35,535 4.2%

184 Lubbock, TX MSA 222,636 232,035 9,399 4.2%

185 Albany, GA MSA 112,571 117,286 4,715 4.2%

186 San Angelo, TX MSA 98,458 102,580 4,122 4.2%

187 Fort Wayne, IN MSA 456,281 475,299 19,018 4.2%

188 Owensboro, KY MSA 87,189 90,818 3,629 4.2%

189 Eau Claire, WI MSA 137,543 143,245 5,702 4.1%

190 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 361,218 375,795 14,577 4.0%

191 Houma, LA MSA 182,842 189,869 7,027 3.8%

192 Kokomo, IN MSA 96,946 100,579 3,633 3.7%

193 Fayetteville, NC MSA 274,713 284,800 10,087 3.7%

194 Florence, AL MSA 131,327 136,083 4,756 3.6%

195 Monroe, LA MSA 142,191 147,302 5,111 3.6%

196 Portland, ME MSA 221,095 228,916 7,821 3.5%

197 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA 278,990 288,735 9,745 3.5%

198 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA 429,453 444,428 14,975 3.5%

199 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA 432,684 447,538 14,854 3.4%

200 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA 595,081 614,304 19,223 3.2%

201 Jackson, MI MSA 149,756 154,563 4,807 3.2%

202 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA 120,132 123,919 3,787 3.2%

203 Glens Falls, NY MSA 118,539 122,267 3,728 3.1%

204 Topeka, KS MSA 160,976 164,938 3,962 2.5%

205 Rochester, NY MSA 1,062,470 1,088,037 25,567 2.4%

206 Gadsden, AL MSA 99,840 102,129 2,289 2.3%

207 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 2,492,348 2,548,238 55,890 2.2%

208 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA 394,106 402,928 8,822 2.2%

209 Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA 1,607,183 1,642,658 35,475 2.2%

210 Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA 339,172 346,501 7,329 2.2%

211 New Orleans, LA MSA 1,285,262 1,312,890 27,628 2.1%

212 Dubuque, IA MSA 86,403 88,201 1,798 2.1%

213 Abilene, TX MSA 119,655 122,130 2,475 2.1%

214 Roanoke, VA MSA 224,592 229,105 4,513 2.0%

215 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA 19,549,649 19,938,492 388,843 2.0%

216 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT CMSA 5,455,403 5,563,475 108,072 2.0%

217 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 350,855 357,800 6,945 2.0%

218 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 861,623 878,527 16,904 2.0%

219 Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA 2,859,644 2,913,430 53,786 1.9%

220 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA 5,187,171 5,284,171 97,000 1.9%

221 Erie, PA MSA 275,572 280,570 4,998 1.8%

222 Charleston, WV MSA 250,454 254,575 4,121 1.6%

223 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA 149,169 151,597 2,428 1.6%

224 Dothan, AL MSA 130,964 132,945 1,981 1.5%

225 Terre Haute, IN MSA 147,585 149,671 2,086 1.4%

226 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 5,893,019 5,973,463 80,444 1.4%

227 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA 312,529 316,641 4,112 1.3%

228 Enid, OK MSA 56,735 57,312 577 1.0%

229 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 399,320 403,301 3,981 1.0%

230 Sharon, PA MSA 121,003 122,155 1,152 1.0%

231 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA 376,330 379,596 3,266 0.9%

232 Mansfield, OH MSA 174,007 175,441 1,434 0.8%

233 Lima, OH MSA 154,340 155,499 1,159 0.8%

234 Altoona, PA MSA 130,542 131,450 908 0.7%

235 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA 103,272 103,883 611 0.6%

236 Danville, VA MSA 108,728 109,246 518 0.5%

237 Syracuse, NY MSA 742,237 745,691 3,454 0.5%

238 Williamsport, PA MSA 118,710 119,083 373 0.3%

239 Benton Harbor, MI MSA 161,378 161,434 56 0.0%

240 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA 951,270 950,661 (609) -0.1%

241 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA 239,971 239,465 (506) -0.2%

242 Lawton, OK MSA 111,486 111,171 (315) -0.3%

243 Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 600,895 598,582 (2,313) -0.4%

244 St. Joseph, MO MSA 97,715 97,336 (379) -0.4%

245 Toledo, OH MSA 614,128 611,417 (2,711) -0.4%

246 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 2,394,811 2,379,411 (15,400) -0.6%

247 Jamestown, NY MSA 141,895 140,800 (1,095) -0.8%

248 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA 123,798 122,806 (992) -0.8%

249 Muncie, IN MSA 119,659 118,600 (1,059) -0.9%

250 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA 1,134,350 1,124,044 (10,306) -0.9%

251 Johnstown, PA MSA 241,280 239,017 (2,263) -0.9%

252 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 101,643 100,600 (1,043) -1.0%

253 Hartford, CT MSA 1,157,585 1,144,574 (13,011) -1.1%

254 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 1,189,340 1,175,240 (14,100) -1.2%

255 New London-Norwich, CT-RI MSA 290,734 286,719 (4,015) -1.4%

256 Decatur, IL MSA 117,206 115,416 (1,790) -1.5%

257 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 638,524 628,073 (10,451) -1.6%

258 Springfield, MA MSA 587,884 576,561 (11,323) -1.9%

259 Elmira, NY MSA 95,195 93,282 (1,913) -2.0%

260 Anniston, AL MSA 116,032 113,511 (2,521) -2.2%

261 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA 159,301 155,808 (3,493) -2.2%

262 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 506,877 495,143 (11,734) -2.3%

263 Bangor, ME MSA 91,629 89,364 (2,265) -2.5%

264 Pine Bluff, AR MSA 85,487 83,007 (2,480) -2.9%

265 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA 142,523 138,315 (4,208) -3.0%

266 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA 173,025 167,392 (5,633) -3.3%

267 Jacksonville, NC MSA 149,838 144,533 (5,305) -3.5%

268 Pittsfield, MA MSA 88,695 85,342 (3,353) -3.8%

269 Binghamton, NY MSA 264,497 254,053 (10,444) -3.9%

270 Alexandria, LA MSA 131,556 126,290 (5,266) -4.0%

271 Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA 93,679 89,893 (3,786) -4.0%

272 Utica-Rome, NY MSA 316,645 302,405 (14,240) -4.5%

273 Salinas, CA MSA 355,660 339,047 (16,613) -4.7%