Table 4-3: Transit Ridership in the 50 Largest Urbanized Areas: 2009 and 2010
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Table 4-3: Transit Ridership in the 50 Largest Urbanized Areas: 2009 and 2010
| Urbanized area | Population (2000) | Rank by population | Annual unlinked passenger trips (thousands) | Percent in 2010 | Percent in 2009 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2009 | Motor bus | Heavy rail | Light rail | Commuter rail | Other | Motor bus | Heavy rail | Light rail | Commuter rail | Other | |||
| New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT | 17,799,861 | 1 | 4,083,968 | (R) 4,011,982 | 30.0 | 62.2 | 0.5 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 31.1 | 60.9 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 1.0 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 11,789,487 | 2 | 661,725 | 673,418 | 82.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 83.1 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Chicago, IL-IN | 8,307,904 | 3 | 627,936 | 632,972 | 53.6 | 33.6 | 0.0 | 11.8 | 1.0 | 55.2 | 32.0 | 0.0 | 11.9 | 0.9 |
| Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 5,149,079 | 4 | 353,276 | 340,245 | 48.6 | 30.2 | 8.7 | 10.2 | 2.3 | 48.8 | 30.1 | 8.5 | 10.3 | 2.3 |
| Miami, FL | 4,919,036 | 5 | 153,756 | 156,144 | 78.5 | 11.3 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 7.8 | 78.6 | 11.4 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 7.6 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 4,145,659 | 6 | 69,383 | 72,267 | 63.7 | 0.0 | 25.9 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 65.0 | 0.0 | 26.1 | 3.7 | 5.2 |
| Boston, MA-NH-RI | 4,032,484 | 7 | 372,151 | (R) 379,563 | 31.4 | 39.3 | 17.8 | 9.8 | 1.7 | 30.1 | 38.4 | 19.5 | (R) 10.2 | 1.9 |
| Washington, DC-VA-MD | 3,933,920 | 8 | 473,191 | 486,522 | 37.8 | 60.7 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 38.3 | 60.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Detroit, MI | 3,903,377 | 9 | 50,448 | 53,419 | 91.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 94.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 |
| Houston, TX | 3,822,509 | 10 | 81,160 | 85,673 | 82.0 | 0.0 | 12.9 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 81.9 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 0.0 | 4.9 |
| Atlanta, GA | 3,499,840 | 11 | 153,689 | 162,151 | 48.7 | 50.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 49.9 | 48.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| San Francisco-Oakland , CA | 3,228,605 | 12 | 415,310 | 447,296 | 40.8 | 26.1 | 11.4 | 2.9 | 18.8 | 41.4 | 24.7 | 11.7 | 2.7 | 19.5 |
| Phoenix-Mesa, AZ | 2,907,049 | 13 | 69,033 | 73,266 | 79.0 | 0.0 | 18.3 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 81.5 | 0.0 | 15.5 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Seattle, WA | 2,712,205 | 14 | 188,603 | 188,380 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 27.6 | 69.4 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 27.2 |
| San Diego, CA | 2,674,436 | 15 | 95,538 | 96,624 | 61.4 | 0.0 | 34.1 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 63.1 | 0.0 | 34.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | 2,388,593 | 16 | 91,290 | 89,160 | 85.7 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 86.4 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 2,077,662 | 17 | 50,902 | 49,996 | 63.0 | 0.0 | 35.1 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 61.6 | 0.0 | 36.3 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| Baltimore, MD | 2,076,354 | 18 | 122,003 | 120,925 | 74.0 | 11.4 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 1.2 | 73.8 | 10.9 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 1.2 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL | 2,062,339 | 19 | 27,729 | 25,803 | 96.4 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 96.3 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 1,984,889 | 20 | 97,491 | 98,733 | 78.4 | 0.0 | 20.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 78.4 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Cleveland , OH | 1,786,647 | 21 | 45,343 | 47,816 | 81.2 | 11.2 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 81.1 | 10.8 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1,753,136 | 22 | 66,783 | 69,255 | 84.9 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 85.1 | 0.0 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 4.6 |
| Portland , OR-WA | 1,583,138 | 23 | 111,522 | 106,867 | 58.8 | 0.0 | 39.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 64.8 | 0.0 | 33.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| San Jose, CA | 1,538,312 | 24 | 42,078 | 44,360 | 74.8 | 0.0 | 23.2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 74.9 | 0.0 | 22.8 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino, CA | 1,506,816 | 25 | 22,883 | 23,573 | 95.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 95.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1,503,262 | 26 | 20,219 | 22,899 | 97.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 98.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 1,394,439 | 27 | 18,864 | 18,682 | 95.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 96.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| Sacramento, CA | 1,393,498 | 28 | 33,435 | 39,090 | 56.8 | 0.0 | 41.9 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 55.9 | 0.0 | 42.9 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 1,361,744 | 29 | 15,832 | 16,157 | 96.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 96.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,327,554 | 30 | 43,218 | 43,122 | 97.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 97.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| Las Vegas, NV | 1,314,357 | 31 | 56,272 | 59,108 | 98.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 98.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Milwaukee, WI | 1,308,913 | 32 | 46,807 | 49,176 | 97.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 97.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 1,218,919 | 33 | 8,758 | 8,458 | 97.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 97.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
| Providence, RI-MA | 1,174,548 | 34 | 19,278 | 18,873 | 95.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 95.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 |
| Orlando, FL | 1,157,431 | 35 | 26,281 | 24,214 | 96.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 96.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 |
| Columbus, OH | 1,133,193 | 36 | 17,273 | 16,872 | 98.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 98.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| New Orleans, LA | 1,009,283 | 37 | 17,914 | 15,590 | 53.8 | 0.0 | 33.1 | 0.0 | 13.1 | 55.3 | 0.0 | 30.2 | 0.0 | 14.5 |
| Buffalo, NY | 976,703 | 38 | 27,413 | 26,217 | 77.6 | 0.0 | 21.9 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 75.6 | 0.0 | 23.9 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 972,091 | 39 | 11,229 | 11,596 | 88.1 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 88.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Austin, TX | 901,920 | 40 | 33,861 | 34,214 | 96.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 97.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford, CT-NY | 888,890 | 41 | 11,332 | 10,945 | 96.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 96.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 887,650 | 42 | 39,041 | 37,966 | 57.0 | 0.0 | 34.3 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 56.9 | 0.0 | 34.7 | 3.5 | 4.9 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 882,295 | 43 | 11,802 | 10,937 | 92.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 92.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.1 |
| Louisville, KY-IN | 863,582 | 44 | 14,000 | 14,202 | 97.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 99.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Hartford, CT | 851,535 | 45 | 16,763 | 16,311 | 89.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 89.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 7.6 |
| Richmond, VA | 818,836 | 46 | 14,152 | 13,183 | 95.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 95.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 |
| Charlotte, NC-SC | 758,927 | 47 | 25,408 | 24,245 | 79.3 | 0.0 | 18.9 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 78.5 | 0.0 | 19.6 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Nashville-Davidson, TN | 749,935 | 48 | 8,537 | 8,722 | 90.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 6.9 | 91.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 6.7 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 747,003 | 49 | 2,814 | 2,754 | 98.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 97.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| Tucson, AZ | 720,425 | 50 | 20,190 | 21,355 | 97.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 97.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| Top 50 urbanized area, total | 127,900,270 | 9,087,886 | (R) 9,101,296 | 47.8 | 39.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 48.9 | 38.0 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 3.0 | |
| United States, urbanized area total1 | 193,134,710 | 9,867,133 | (R) 9,871,458 | 51.5 | 36.1 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 52.4 | 35.1 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.2 | |
| Top 50 as percent of U.S. total | 66.2 | 92.1 | 92.2 | 85.6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 99.6 | 85.9 | 86.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | (R) 99.6 | 86.5 | |
1Excludes territories (Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands)
KEY: R = revised.
NOTES: This table includes data from urban transit agencies that are required to report information to the federal government because they applied for or are direct beneficiaries of urbanized area formula grants (49 USC 5307). Transit agencies with nine or fewer vehicles that would otherwise need to report under this definition typically receive a waiver from detailed reporting and , thus, are not necessarily included in the source database. Details may not add to totals due to rounding. Other includes autmoated guideway, cable car, demand response, ferry boat, inclined plane, monorail, trolley bus, and van pool.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Adminstration, National Transit Database 2010 , Monthly Database, available at http://www.ntdprogram.gov/ntdprogram/data.htm as of March 27, 2012.