The
United States federal government
The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government or U.S. government) is the Federation#Federal governments, national government of the United States, a federal republic located primarily in North America, composed of 50 ...
defines and delineates the nation's
metropolitan area
A metropolitan area or metro is a region that consists of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing. A metro area usually com ...
s for statistical purposes, using a set of standard statistical area definitions. the U.S.
Office of Management and Budget
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP). OMB's most prominent function is to produce the president's budget, but it also examines agency programs, pol ...
(OMB) defined and delineated 392
metropolitan statistical area
In the United States, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is a geographical region with a relatively high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the area. Such regions are neither legally Incorporated town, incorporate ...
s (MSAs) and 547
micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) in the United States and Puerto Rico.
Many of these 939 MSAs and μSAs are, in turn, components of larger
combined statistical area
Combined statistical area (CSA) is a United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) term for a combination of adjacent metropolitan (MSA) and micropolitan statistical areas (µSA) across the 50 US states and the territory of Puerto Ric ...
s (CSAs) consisting of adjacent MSAs and μSAs that are linked by
commuting
Commuting is periodically recurring travel between one's place of residence and place of work or study, where the traveler, referred to as a commuter, leaves the boundary of their home community. By extension, it can sometimes be any regul ...
ties; 551 metropolitan and micropolitan areas are components of the 175 defined CSAs. A collective term for MSAs, μSAs, and CSAs is primary statistical areas (PSAs), though that term is not used by OMB.
Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas are defined as consisting of one or more adjacent
counties
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
or
county equivalents
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with at least one
urban core area meeting relevant population thresholds, plus adjacent territory that has a high degree of social and
economic integration
Economic integration is the unification of economic policies between different states, through the partial or full abolition of tariff and Non-tariff barriers to trade, non-tariff restrictions on trade.
The trade-stimulation effects intended b ...
with the core, as measured by commuting ties. A metropolitan statistical area has at least one urban core with a population of at least 50,000. In a micropolitan statistical area, the largest urban core has a population of at least 10,000 but less than 50,000.
Maps
Types and distribution
The sortable table below shows the number of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas in each of the
U.S. state
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s, the
District of Columbia
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, and
Puerto Rico
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. For each jurisdiction, it lists:
#Total number of delineated areas wholly or partially in the named jurisdiction
[
#The number of CSAs wholly or partially in the jurisdiction][
#The number of core-based statistical areas (i.e., MSAs and µSAs) wholly or partially in the jurisdiction][
#The number of MSAs wholly or partially in the jurisdiction][
#The number of µSAs wholly or partially in the jurisdiction][
#The number of ]counties
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
and county-equivalent
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s in the jurisdiction
Please note: Because many metropolitan and micropolitan areas overlap jurisdictional boundaries, columns are not additive.
List of primary statistical areas
The following sortable table
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lists the 569 primary statistical areas (PSAs) of the United States with the following information:
#The PSA rank by population as of July 1, 2020[
#The PSA name as designated by the ]United States Office of Management and Budget
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[
#The PSA population as of July 1, 2020, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau][
#The PSA population as of April 1, 2010, as enumerated by the ]2010 United States census
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[
#The percent PSA population change from April 1, 2010, to July 1, 2020][
#If the PSA is a ]combined statistical area
Combined statistical area (CSA) is a United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) term for a combination of adjacent metropolitan (MSA) and micropolitan statistical areas (µSA) across the 50 US states and the territory of Puerto Ric ...
, the constituent core-based statistical area
A core-based statistical area (CBSA) is a U.S. geographic area defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that consists of one or more counties (or equivalents) anchored by an urban center of at least 10,000 people plus adjacent countie ...
s[
]
Puerto Rico
The following sortable table
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lists the five primary statistical areas (PSAs) of Puerto Rico with the following information:
#The PSA rank by population as of July 1, 2020, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau
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[
#The PSA name as designated by the ]United States Office of Management and Budget
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[
#The PSA population as of July 1, 2020, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau][
#The PSA population as of April 1, 2010, as enumerated by the ]2010 United States census
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[
#The percent PSA population change from April 1, 2010, to July 1, 2020][
#If the PSA is a ]combined statistical area
Combined statistical area (CSA) is a United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) term for a combination of adjacent metropolitan (MSA) and micropolitan statistical areas (µSA) across the 50 US states and the territory of Puerto Ric ...
, the constituent core-based statistical area
A core-based statistical area (CBSA) is a U.S. geographic area defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that consists of one or more counties (or equivalents) anchored by an urban center of at least 10,000 people plus adjacent countie ...
s[
]
See also
*United States of America
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territo ...
** Outline of the United States
**Index of United States-related articles
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General reference
*Pronunciation:
* Abbreviations: USA or US
*Common English country name: United States
*Official English country n ...
**
*Demographics of the United States
The United States had an official estimated resident population of 333,287,557 on July 1, 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This figure includes the 50 states and the District of Columbia but excludes the population of five unincorpor ...
**United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of the ...
***List of U.S. states and territories by population
The states and territories included in the United States Census Bureau's statistics for the United States (population, ethnicity, religion, and most other categories) include the 50 states and the District of Columbia ( Washington, D.C.). Sep ...
*** List of metropolitan areas of the United States
***List of United States cities by population
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***List of U.S. cities by adjusted per capita personal income
List of U.S. cities by adjusted per capita personal income estimates the per capita personal income (PCPI) of residents of United States' Metropolitan statistical areas (MSA). A MSA is defined as a central city or cities and their surrounding are ...
***List of United States counties and county-equivalents
This article lists the 3,243 counties and county equivalents of the United States. The 50 states of the United States are divided into 3,007 ''counties'', political and geographic subdivisions of a state; 236 other local governments and geographi ...
**United States Office of Management and Budget
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP). OMB's most prominent function is to produce the president's budget, but it also examines agency programs, pol ...
***Statistical area (United States)
****Combined statistical area
Combined statistical area (CSA) is a United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) term for a combination of adjacent metropolitan (MSA) and micropolitan statistical areas (µSA) across the 50 US states and the territory of Puerto Ric ...
(list
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)
****Core-based statistical area
A core-based statistical area (CBSA) is a U.S. geographic area defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that consists of one or more counties (or equivalents) anchored by an urban center of at least 10,000 people plus adjacent countie ...
(list
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* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
)
*****Metropolitan statistical area
In the United States, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is a geographical region with a relatively high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the area. Such regions are neither legally Incorporated town, incorporate ...
(list
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
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Organizations
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* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
)
***** Micropolitan statistical area (list
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)
References
External links
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United States Census Bureau
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2010 United States Census
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United States Office of Management and Budget
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