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This is a list of urban areas in the United States as defined by the United States Census Bureau, ordered according to their 2020 census populations. An urban area is defined by the Census Bureau as a contiguous set of census blocks that are "densely developed residential, commercial, and other nonresidential areas".
In the United States, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is a geographical region with a relatively high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the region. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Such regions are not legally incorporated as a city or town would be and are not legal administrative divisions like counties or separate entities ...
Urbanized Area (UA), an area consisting of a central place(s) and adjacent territory with a general population density of at least 1,000 people per square mile of land area that together have a minimum residential population of at least 50,000 people. The Census Bureau uses published criteria to determine the qualification and boundaries of UAs.
The United States Census Bureau changed its classification and definition of urban areas in 1950 and again in 1990, and caution is thus advised when comparing urban data from different time periods. [2] [3] Urbanization was fastest in the Northeastern United States, which acquired an urban majority by 1880. [2]
Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area [2] Columbus United States: 2,162,066 2022 Columbus, OH Metro Area [2] Cleveland United States: 2,160,701 2022 Cleveland, OH Metro Area [2] Havana Cuba: 2,137,847 2012 [11] Indianapolis United States: 2,120,661 2022 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area [2] Nashville United States: 2,071,019 2022
Total areas including water are also given, but when ranked by total area, a number of coastal cities appear disproportionately larger. San Francisco is an extreme example: water makes up nearly 80% of its total area of 232 square miles (601 km 2 ).
Mexico City New York City Los Angeles Chicago Toronto Washington, D.C. San Francisco Dallas Houston Boston. This is a list of the largest urban agglomerations in North America.It includes the 50 most populated urban agglomerations as determined by either CityPopulation.de or Demographia.
2023 rank Metropolitan area 2023 2022 2021 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Population (2020) [4] 1: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (Metropolitan Statistical Area)