Table 1-1c Top 25 U.S. Population Centers: 1996
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Table 1-1c
Top 25 U.S. Population Centers: 1996
(Thousands)
| Metropolitan area | 1996 |
|---|---|
| New York, NY-NJ-CT-PA (CMSA) | 19,938 |
| Los Angeles, CA (CMSA) | 15,495 |
| Chicago, IL-IN-WI (CMSA) | 8,600 |
| Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (CMSA) | 7,165 |
| San Francisco-Oakland, CA (CMSA) | 6,605 |
| Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD (CMSA) | 5,973 |
| Boston, MA-NH-ME-CT (CMSA) | 5,563 |
| Detroit, MI (CMSA) | 5,284 |
| Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX (CMSA) | 4,575 |
| Houston, TX (CMSA) | 4,253 |
| Atlanta, GA (MSA) | 3,541 |
| Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FL (CMSA) | 3,514 |
| Seattle-Tacoma, WA (CMSA) | 3,321 |
| Cleveland-Akron, OH (CMSA) | 2,913 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI (MSA) | 2,765 |
| Phoenix-Mesa, AZ (MSA) | 2,747 |
| San Diego, CA (MSA) | 2,655 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL (MSA) | 2,548 |
| Pittsburgh, PA (MSA) | 2,747 |
| Denver, CO (CMSA) | 2,277 |
| Tampa, FL (MSA) | 2,199 |
| Portland, OR-WA (CMSA) | 2,078 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (CMSA) | 1,921 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS (MSA) | 1,690 |
| Milwaukee, WI (CMSA) | 1,643 |
| Total of top 25 | 122,010 |
| Percent of total U.S. population | 45.9 |
NOTE: For definitions and explanations of MSA (metropolitan statistical area) and CMSA (consolidated metropolitan statistical area), See Appendix B.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce. U.S. Census Bureau. Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1998. (Washington, DC: 1998).