Springfield metropolitan area, Massachusetts

Metropolitan Statistical Area in Massachusetts, United States The Springfield metropolitan area, also known as Greater Springfield, is a region that is socio-economically and culturally tied to the City of Springfield, Massachusetts. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defines the Springfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) as consisting of Hampden County in Western Massachusetts. As of 2025, the metropolitan area's population was estimated at 464,338, making it the 118th-largest metropolitan area in the United States. The OMB also defines the Springfield–Amherst Town–Northampton, MA Combined Statistical Area (CSA), a three-county combined statistical area that adds the Amherst Town–Northampton metropolitan area (Hampshire County) and the Greenfield micropolitan area (Franklin County) to the Springfield MSA. As of 2025, the CSA's population was estimated at 699,101, making it the 75th-largest in the United States. Greater Springfield is one of two combined statistical areas in Massachusetts; the other is Greater Boston. History Historically, the U.S. Census Bureau has also identified the region as "Springfield–Holyoke" as those cities were the area's popu