Metropolitan Areas with Population of 5,000,000 or More
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
The following metropolitan areas of the United States have a population of more than 5,000,000 in 1990 and 2000.
| Metropolitan area | Population | Percent change, 1990 to 2000 | 2000 share of U.S. total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1, 1990 | April 1, 2000 | |||
| Total for metropolitan areas of 5,000,000 or more | 75,874,152 | 84,064,274 | 10.8% | 29.9% |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y., N.J., Conn., Pa. | 19,549,649 | 21,199,865 | 8.4 | 7.5 |
| Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, Calif. | 14,531,529 | 16,373,645 | 12.7 | 5.8 |
| Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, Ill., Ind., Wis. | 8,239,820 | 9,157,540 | 11.1 | 3.3 |
| Washington-Baltimore, D.C., Md., Va., W.Va. | 6,727,050 | 7,608,070 | 13.1 | 2.7 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Calif. | 6,253,311 | 7,039,362 | 12.6 | 2.5 |
| Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, Pa., N.J., Del., Md. | 5,892,937 | 6,188,463 | 5.0 | 2.2 |
| Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, Mass., N.H., Maine, Conn. | 5,455,403 | 5,819,100 | 6.7 | 2.1 |
| Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Mich. | 5,187,171 | 5,456,428 | 5.2 | 1.9 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex. | 4,037,282 | 5,221,801 | 29.3 | 1.9 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000; 1990 Census; Web: www.census.gov.
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