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Pennsylvania has fourteen metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) and four combined statistical areas (CSAs), as defined by the United States Census Bureau . A map of the Pennsylvania MSAs is available from the Census Bureau. As of 2016 Philadelphia is the seventh largest United States metropolitan area .[ 1] In 2003, the U.S. Census introduced "metropolitan divisions" within some metropolitan areas. Pennsylvania has one metropolitan division within the Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington MSA.
The following sortable table lists the 18 MSAs of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with the following information:
The MSA rank by population as of July 1, 2018, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau [ 2]
The MSA name as designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget [ 3]
The MSA population as of July 1, 2018, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau[ 2]
The MSA population as of April 1, 2010, as enumerated by the 2010 United States Census [ 2]
The percent MSA population change from April 1, 2010, to July 1, 2018[ 2]
The combined statistical area (CSA)[ 4] if the MSA is a component[ 3]
The 18 "metropolitan statistical areas" of Pennsylvania[ 2]
Rank
Metropolitan statistical area
2018 Estimate
2010 Census
% Change
Encompassing combined statistical area
1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
6,096,372
5,965,343
+2.20%
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA
2
Pittsburgh, PA MSA
2,324,743
2,356,285
−1.34%
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV CSA
3
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA
842,913
821,173
+2.65%
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
4
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA
574,659
549,475
+4.58%
Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA CSA
5
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA MSA
555,485
563,631
−1.45%
6
Lancaster, PA MSA
543,557
519,445
+4.64%
7
York-Hanover, PA MSA
448,273
434,972
+3.06%
Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA CSA
8
Reading, PA MSA
420,152
411,442
+2.12%
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA
9
Erie, PA MSA
272,061
280,566
−3.03%
Erie-Meadville, PA CSA
10
East Stroudsburg, PA MSA
169,507
169,842
−0.20%
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
11
State College, PA MSA
162,805
153,990
+5.72%
State College-DuBois, PA CSA
12
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA MSA
154,835
149,618
+3.49%
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA
13
Lebanon, PA MSA
141,314
133,568
+5.80%
Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA CSA
14
Johnstown, PA MSA
131,730
143,679
−8.32%
Johnstown-Somerset, PA CSA
15
Altoona, PA MSA
122,492
127,089
−3.62%
16
Williamsport, PA MSA
113,664
116,111
−2.11%
Williamsport-Lock Haven, PA CSA
17
Gettysburg, PA MSA
102,811
101,407
+1.38%
Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA CSA
18
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA MSA
83,696
85,562
−2.18%
Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury, PA CSA
Combined statistical areas (CSA's)[ edit ]
The following sortable table lists the combined statistical areas (CSAs) of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with the following information:
The CSA rank by population as of July 1, 2017, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau [ 5]
The CSA name as designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget [ 6]
The CSA population as of July 1, 2017, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau[ 5]
The CSA population as of April 1, 2010, as enumerated by the 2010 United States Census [ 5]
The percent CSA population change from April 1, 2010, to July 1, 2017[ 5]
The Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) that constitute the CSA[ 6]
(Metropolitan Statistical Areas that are not combined with other MSAs or CBSAs are not also listed below.)
The Combined Statistical Areas of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Rank
Combined Statistical Area
2017 Estimate
2010 Census
Change
Constituent Core Based Statistical Areas
1
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area
23,876,155
23,076,664
+3.46%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area New Haven-Milford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area Trenton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area Torrington, CT Micropolitan Statistical Area Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area East Stroudsburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
2
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area
9,546,579
9,051,961
+5.46%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area California-Lexington Park, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area Easton, MD Micropolitan Statistical Area Cambridge, MD Micropolitan Statistical Area
3
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area
7,206,807
7,067,807
+1.97%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
4
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV Combined Statistical Area
2,623,639
2,660,727
−1.39%
Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area New Castle, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area Indiana, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area
5
Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA Combined Statistical Area
1,260,071
1,219,422
+3.33%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area Gettysburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
6
Youngstown-Warren-East Liverpool, OH-PA Combined Statistical Area
658,949
673,614
−2.18%
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area Salem, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area
^ United States Census Bureau, "Estimates of Resident Population Change and Rankings: July 1, 2015 to July 1, 2016 - United States -- Metropolitan Statistical Area and for Puerto Rico, 2015 Population Estimates" .
^ a b c d e "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018" . United States Census Bureau , Population Division. April 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2019 .
^ a b "OMB Bulletin No. 15-01: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF) . United States Office of Management and Budget . July 15, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2018 .
^ The United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defines a CSA (CSA) as an aggregate of adjacent core-based statistical areas that are linked by commuting ties.
^ a b c d "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2017 - United States -- Combined Statistical Area; and for Puerto Rico" . United States Census Bureau , Population Division. March 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018 .
^ a b "OMB Bulletin No. 17-01: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF) . United States Office of Management and Budget . August 15, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2018 .
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