The
United States federal government
The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government or U.S. government) is the national government of the United States, a federal republic located primarily in North America, composed of 50 states, a city within a fed ...
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 ...
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 areas (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 statistical area, metropolitan (MSA) and micropolitan statistical areas (µSA) across the 50 US states and ...
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 regu ...
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 or
county equivalents 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 restrictions on trade.
The trade-stimulation effects intended by means of economic integrati ...
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. states, the
District of Columbia
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, and
Puerto Rico. 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 and county-equivalents 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 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][
#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
The United States census of 2010 was the twenty-third United States national census. National Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2010. The census was taken via mail-in citizen self-reporting, with enumerators serving ...
[
#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 statistical area, metropolitan (MSA) and micropolitan statistical areas (µSA) across the 50 US states and ...
, the constituent core-based statistical areas[
]
Puerto Rico
The following sortable table 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
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 th ...
[
#The PSA name as designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget][
#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
The United States census of 2010 was the twenty-third United States national census. National Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2010. The census was taken via mail-in citizen self-reporting, with enumerators serving ...
[
#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 statistical area, metropolitan (MSA) and micropolitan statistical areas (µSA) across the 50 US states and ...
, the constituent core-based statistical areas[
]
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
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United States of America:
General reference
*Pronunciation:
*Abbreviations: USA or US
*Common English country name: United States
*Official English country na ...
**
* Demographics of the United States
**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 th ...
*** List of U.S. states and territories by population
*** List of metropolitan areas of the United States
***List of United States cities by population
This is a list of the most populous incorporated places of the United States. As defined by the United States Census Bureau, an " incorporated place" includes a variety of designations, including city, town, village, borough, and municipa ...
*** List of U.S. cities by adjusted per capita personal income
*** List of United States counties and county-equivalents
** United States Office of Management and Budget
***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 statistical area, metropolitan (MSA) and micropolitan statistical areas (µSA) across the 50 US states and ...
( list)
**** Core-based statistical area ( list)
***** Metropolitan statistical area ( list)
***** Micropolitan statistical area ( list)
References
External links
United States Government
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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