| Rank |
Metropolitan area |
2010[1] |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
| 1 |
New York–Northern New Jersey–Long Island, NY–NJ–PA MSA |
1,280,517 |
1,214,209 |
1,242,822 |
1,215,151 |
| 2 |
Los Angeles–Long Beach–Santa Ana, CA MSA |
735,743 |
717,176 |
745,732 |
731,337 |
| 3 |
Chicago–Joliet–Naperville, IL–IN–WI MSA |
532,331 |
516,820 |
525,865 |
521,998 |
| 4 |
Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV MSA |
425,167 |
408,144 |
401,160 |
384,014 |
| 5 |
Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown, TX MSA |
384,603 |
364,218 |
394,827 |
373,174 |
| 6 |
Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX MSA |
374,081 |
358,765 |
372,645 |
358,042 |
| 7 |
Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington, PA–NJ–DE–MD MSA |
346,932 |
335,638 |
333,047 |
325,868 |
| 8 |
San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont, CA MSA |
325,927 |
318,692 |
336,101 |
321,414 |
| 9 |
Boston–Cambridge–Quincy, MA–NH MSA |
313,690 |
297,207 |
300,682 |
290,976 |
| 10 |
Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Marietta, GA MSA |
272,362 |
266,479 |
274,878 |
272,079 |
| 11 |
Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach, FL MSA |
257,560 |
253,266 |
260,883 |
263,802 |
| 12 |
Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue, WA MSA |
231,221 |
225,434 |
227,758 |
220,701 |
| 13 |
Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington, MN–WI MSA |
199,596 |
191,191 |
193,814 |
189,584 |
| 14 |
Detroit–Warren–Livonia, MI MSA |
197,773 |
190,840 |
197,185 |
204,683 |
| 15 |
Phoenix–Mesa–Glendale, AZ MSA |
190,601 |
188,154 |
196,311 |
196,594 |
| 16 |
San Diego–Carlsbad–San Marcos, CA MSA |
171,568 |
168,976 |
171,174 |
166,387 |
| 17 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MSA |
168,517 |
148,697 |
151,287 |
148,893 |
| 18 |
Denver–Aurora–Broomfield, CO MSA |
157,567 |
153,327 |
154,936 |
147,331 |
| 19 |
Baltimore–Towson, MD MSA |
144,789 |
139,118 |
137,237 |
134,090 |
| 20 |
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA |
129,734 |
126,287 |
129,137 |
124,126 |
| 21 |
Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR–WA MSA |
124,683 |
118,775 |
123,693 |
116,694 |
| 22 |
Pittsburgh, PA MSA |
115,752 |
109,814 |
111,175 |
108,003 |
| 23 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA |
113,702 |
111,856 |
112,333 |
114,112 |
| 24 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA |
113,568 |
109,882 |
111,213 |
109,222 |
| 25 |
Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario, CA MSA |
109,818 |
109,513 |
113,545 |
114,835 |
| 26 |
Kansas City, MO-KS MSA |
105,968 |
103,529 |
104,254 |
101,175 |
| 27 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH MSA |
105,625 |
102,200 |
104,665 |
103,611 |
| 28 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN MSA |
105,163 |
100,456 |
99,053 |
97,699 |
| 29 |
Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, FL MSA |
104,107 |
101,400 |
103,938 |
104,276 |
| 30 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN MSA |
100,594 |
97,432 |
98,688 |
97,385 |
| 31 |
Columbus, OH MSA |
93,353 |
90,323 |
89,780 |
89,067 |
| 32 |
Sacramento–Arden–Arcade–Roseville, CA MSA |
92,873 |
93,048 |
95,007 |
95,485 |
| 33 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA |
89,799 |
91,229 |
91,229 |
99,029 |
| 34 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA |
87,963 |
83,562 |
79,494 |
78,813 |
| 35 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA |
86,029 |
79,905 |
80,491 |
76,732 |
| 36 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT MSA |
84,882 |
81,340 |
83,176 |
82,144 |
| 37 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI MSA |
84,574 |
82,728 |
82,909 |
81,390 |
| 38 |
San Antonio–New Braunfels, TX MSA |
82,036 |
78,143 |
78,297 |
76,172 |
| 39 |
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN MSA |
80,898 |
76,712 |
77,844 |
75,913 |
| 40 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA |
80,518 |
79,396 |
78,644 |
76,564 |
| 41 |
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA |
71,476 |
66,780 |
70,067 |
67,527 |
| 42 |
Salt Lake City, UT MSA |
66,456 |
64,556 |
64,728 |
62,463 |
| 43 |
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA MSA |
66,334 |
64,217 |
64,578 |
63,898 |
| 44 |
Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA |
65,025 |
63,266 |
64,343 |
63,443 |
| 45 |
Richmond, VA MSA |
64,321 |
62,676 |
62,223 |
60,348 |
| 46 |
Jacksonville, FL MSA |
60,303 |
58,595 |
59,146 |
60,168 |
| 47 |
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA |
58,572 |
56,047 |
56,270 |
55,490 |
| 48 |
Oklahoma City, OK MSA |
58,339 |
55,838 |
59,622 |
54,434 |
| 49 |
Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA |
57,278 |
54,147 |
53,403 |
51,826 |
| 50 |
Birmingham-Hoover, AL MSA |
53,834 |
52,670 |
55,296 |
53,590 |