Table 4-3: Transit Ridership in the 50 Largest Urbanized Areas: 2011 and 2012
Monday, September 15, 2014
| Urbanized area | Population (2010) | Rank by population | Annual unlinked passenger trips (thousands) | Percent in 2012 | Percent in 2011 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2011 | Motor bus | Heavy rail | Light rail | Commuter rail | Other | Motor bus | Heavy rail | Light rail | Commuter rail | Other | |||
| New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT | 18,351,295 | 1 | 4,178,127 | 4,114,454 | 28.8 | 63.6 | 0.5 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 29.0 | 63.3 | 0.5 | 6.3 | 0.9 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 12,150,996 | 2 | 679,932 | 665,112 | 80.1 | 7.2 | 8.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 81.9 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| Chicago, IL-IN | 8,608,208 | 3 | 664,108 | 646,581 | 52.4 | 34.8 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 1.1 | 52.9 | 34.3 | 0.0 | 11.8 | 1.0 |
| Miami, FL | 5,502,379 | 4 | 168,182 | 163,265 | 78.3 | 11.4 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 7.8 | 78.4 | 11.2 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 8.0 |
| Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 5,441,567 | 5 | 371,544 | 358,607 | 50.2 | 29.7 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 2.4 | 48.2 | 30.4 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 2.4 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 5,121,892 | 6 | 80,607 | 76,573 | 57.6 | 0.0 | 35.4 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 57.0 | 0.0 | 35.3 | 3.1 | 4.6 |
| Houston, TX | 4,944,332 | 7 | 82,223 | 81,928 | 80.9 | 0.0 | 13.8 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 81.7 | 0.0 | 13.2 | 0.0 | 5.1 |
| Washington, DC-VA-MD | 4,586,770 | 8 | 479,674 | 484,616 | 40.3 | 58.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 39.1 | 59.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| Atlanta, GA | 4,515,419 | 9 | 139,959 | 146,445 | 48.3 | 50.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 48.0 | 50.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Boston, MA-NH-RI | 4,181,019 | 10 | 408,893 | 398,410 | 30.3 | 40.7 | 18.3 | 8.8 | 1.9 | 30.3 | 40.3 | 18.4 | 9.1 | 1.9 |
| Detroit, MI | 3,734,090 | 11 | 46,479 | 49,590 | 90.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 91.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 |
| Phoenix-Mesa, AZ | 3,629,114 | 12 | 75,431 | 71,772 | 78.6 | 0.0 | 18.6 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 78.9 | 0.0 | 18.3 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| San Francisco-Oakland, CA | 3,281,212 | 13 | 440,217 | 427,156 | 39.0 | 28.0 | 11.8 | 3.1 | 18.1 | 39.8 | 26.8 | 11.9 | 2.9 | 18.6 |
| Seattle, WA | 3,059,393 | 14 | 196,621 | 192,558 | 67.3 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 25.9 | 66.6 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 27.2 |
| San Diego, CA | 2,956,746 | 15 | 102,031 | 101,886 | 62.6 | 0.0 | 33.0 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 60.9 | 0.0 | 34.5 | 1.5 | 3.1 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI | 2,650,890 | 16 | 94,674 | 94,537 | 85.8 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 86.1 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL | 2,441,770 | 17 | 30,511 | 29,368 | 96.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 96.9 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 2,374,203 | 18 | 98,716 | 98,109 | 77.7 | 0.0 | 20.9 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 77.6 | 0.0 | 21.1 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Baltimore, MD | 2,203,663 | 19 | 107,991 | 118,222 | 67.6 | 14.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 1.9 | 71.6 | 12.6 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 1.4 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 2,150,706 | 20 | 50,287 | 47,461 | 64.1 | 0.0 | 34.1 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 63.2 | 0.0 | 34.8 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino, CA | 1,932,666 | 21 | 25,566 | 24,482 | 95.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 95.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson, NV | 1,886,011 | 22 | 65,867 | 59,080 | 91.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 97.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| Portland, OR-WA | 1,849,898 | 23 | 113,365 | 113,356 | 59.1 | 0.0 | 39.7 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 58.0 | 0.0 | 40.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| Cleveland, OH | 1,780,673 | 24 | 49,115 | 46,963 | 79.5 | 12.7 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 80.3 | 12.1 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,758,210 | 25 | 47,508 | 46,147 | 96.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 97.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1,733,853 | 26 | 67,410 | 65,354 | 83.5 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 84.8 | 0.0 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 4.9 |
| Sacramento, CA | 1,723,634 | 27 | 31,087 | 31,359 | 54.7 | 0.0 | 43.7 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 40.9 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| San Jose, CA | 1,664,496 | 28 | 43,741 | 43,170 | 74.3 | 0.0 | 24.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 74.5 | 0.0 | 23.7 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1,624,827 | 29 | 21,445 | 20,678 | 98.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 98.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 1,519,417 | 30 | 17,189 | 16,792 | 96.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 96.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 |
| Orlando, FL | 1,510,516 | 31 | 29,531 | 28,488 | 96.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 96.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 1,487,483 | 32 | 10,243 | 9,511 | 97.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 97.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 1,439,666 | 33 | 18,839 | 17,445 | 86.5 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 91.3 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| Milwaukee, WI | 1,376,476 | 34 | 47,497 | 47,337 | 98.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 97.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| Columbus, OH | 1,368,035 | 35 | 18,692 | 19,023 | 98.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 98.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Austin, TX | 1,362,416 | 36 | 36,275 | 34,000 | 96.1 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 96.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.5 |
| Charlotte, NC-SC | 1,249,442 | 37 | 28,610 | 27,753 | 80.9 | 0.0 | 17.4 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 81.0 | 0.0 | 17.3 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Providence, RI-MA | 1,190,956 | 38 | 21,349 | 20,215 | 95.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 95.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1,065,219 | 39 | 12,549 | 12,936 | 89.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.6 | 93.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.8 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 1,060,061 | 40 | 10,267 | 10,028 | 83.0 | 0.0 | 14.5 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 86.0 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| Salt Lake City-West Valley City, UT | 1,021,243 | 41 | 42,347 | 41,558 | 49.7 | 0.0 | 41.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 54.4 | 0.0 | 36.8 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 972,546 | 42 | 17,162 | 14,665 | 96.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 97.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Nashville-Davidson, TN | 969,587 | 43 | 10,500 | 9,829 | 91.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 90.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 6.3 |
| Richmond, VA | 953,556 | 44 | 9,458 | 10,118 | 92.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 93.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 |
| Buffalo, NY | 935,906 | 45 | 29,937 | 30,533 | 77.8 | 0.0 | 21.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 76.6 | 0.0 | 22.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Hartford, CT | 924,859 | 46 | 17,724 | 17,334 | 90.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 6.1 | 89.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 6.6 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford, CT-NY | 923,311 | 47 | 12,115 | 11,567 | 97.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 96.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| New Orleans, LA | 899,703 | 48 | 27,349 | 19,929 | 64.0 | 0.0 | 26.4 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 54.5 | 0.0 | 33.1 | 0.0 | 12.4 |
| Raleigh, NC | 884,891 | 49 | 6,929 | 9,364 | 93.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 94.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 861,505 | 50 | 2,943 | 2,798 | 97.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 97.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
| Top 50 urbanized area, total | 141,816,726 | 9,388,820 | 9,228,463 | 46.9 | 39.7 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 47.1 | 39.6 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 2.9 | |
| United States, urbanized area total1 | 209,569,050 | 10,214,018 | 10,061,905 | 50.7 | 36.5 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 51.0 | 36.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.2 | |
| Top 50 as percent of U.S. total | 67.7 | 91.9 | 91.7 | 85.0 | 100.0 | 99.9 | 99.4 | 85.5 | 84.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 99.4 | 85.5 | |
1Excludes territories (Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands)
NOTES: Data for 2011 are revised. 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). Beginning in 2012, data include estimated industry totals for agencies with a Small Systems Waiver in place and Rural reporters. 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, Monthly Database, available at www.ntdprogram.gov as of July 2014.