Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas

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Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas

The United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
has defined 363 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) for the United States of America. The Census Bureau defines a Metropolitan Statistical Area as one or more adjacent counties

County (United States)

In the United States, a county is a local level of government below the U.S. state . Counties are used in 48 of the 50 states, while Louisiana is divided into List of parishes in Louisiana and Alaska into Borough ....
or county equivalents

County-equivalent

A county-equivalent in the United States is a term used by the federal government to describe one of the two following U.S. state subdivisions:...
that have at least one urban core area

List of United States urban areas

List of United States Urban areas is a list of United States urban area in the United States as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau ordered according to their 2000 Census populations....
of at least 50,000 population, plus adjacent territory that has a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured by commuting ties.

following sortable table lists the 363 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) of the United States with the following information:

The MSA rank among the 940 Core Based Statistical Area
Core based statistical area

A Core Based Statistical Area is the official term for a functional region based around an urban center of at least 10,000 people, based on standards published by the Office of Management and Budget in 2000....
s (CBSAs) of the United States by population as of 2007-07-01, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau
The MSA name as defined by the United States Census Bureau
A sobriquet
Sobriquet

A sobriquet is a nickname or a fancy name, usually a familiar name given by others as distinct from a pseudonym assumed as a disguise, but a nickname which is familiar enough such that it can be used in place of a real name without the need of explanation....
that uniquely describes the MSA
The states
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
or federal district
Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....
in which the MSA is located
The MSA population as of 2007-07-01, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau
The MSA population as of 2000-04-01, as counted by the United States Census 2000

The percent MSA population change from 2000-04-01, to 2007-07-01, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau.

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County-equivalent

A county-equivalent in the United States is a term used by the federal government to describe one of the two following U.S. state subdivisions:...
that have at least one urban core area

List of United States urban areas

Table

The following sortable table lists the 363 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) of the United States with the following information:

The MSA rank among the 940 Core Based Statistical Area
Core based statistical area

A Core Based Statistical Area is the official term for a functional region based around an urban center of at least 10,000 people, based on standards published by the Office of Management and Budget in 2000....
s (CBSAs) of the United States by population as of 2007-07-01, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau
The MSA name as defined by the United States Census Bureau
A sobriquet
Sobriquet

A sobriquet is a nickname or a fancy name, usually a familiar name given by others as distinct from a pseudonym assumed as a disguise, but a nickname which is familiar enough such that it can be used in place of a real name without the need of explanation....
that uniquely describes the MSA
The states
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
or federal district
Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....
in which the MSA is located
The MSA population as of 2007-07-01, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau
The MSA population as of 2000-04-01, as counted by the United States Census 2000
The percent MSA population change from 2000-04-01, to 2007-07-01, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. Red indicates MSAs that have decreased in size. Orange indicates MSAs that grew more slowly than the 7.00% growth of the nation as a whole during the same period.
The Combined Statistical Area
Combined Statistical Area

The United States Office of Management and Budget defines United States micropolitan area and United States metropolitan area. Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas consist of one or more counties ....
(CSA) if the MSA is a component. The Census Bureau defines a Combined Statistical Area if a two or more adjacent Core Based Statistical Areas have substantial commuting ties. Please see the Table of United States primary census statistical areas
Table of United States primary census statistical areas

The following table of the 719 primary census statistical areas of the United States of America compares the Core Based Statistical Area and Combined Statistical Area of the United States....
for a comparison of the single-core
Core based statistical area

A Core Based Statistical Area is the official term for a functional region based around an urban center of at least 10,000 people, based on standards published by the Office of Management and Budget in 2000....
and multi-core metropolitan areas
Combined Statistical Area

The United States Office of Management and Budget defines United States micropolitan area and United States metropolitan area. Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas consist of one or more counties ....
of the United States.

Metropolitan Statistical Areas of the United States of America
Rank	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Nickname(s)	State	2007 Pop	2000 Pop	? Pop	Combined Statistical Area
1	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA MSA	New York Metro Area, Greater New York Greater New York Greater New York or Greater New York City may refer to:* the statistical New York metropolitan area consisting of New York City and surrounding counties of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.... , Tri-State Area Tri-state area There are a number of places in the 48 contiguous United States known as tri-state areas where three U.S. states either meet at one point or are in close proximity to each other....	NY New York The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S.... -NJ New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania.... -PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....	18,815,988	18,323,002	A263+2.69%	New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
2	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA MSA	Greater Los Angeles, The Southland Greater Los Angeles Area The Greater Los Angeles Area, or the Southland, is the agglomeration of urbanization area around the county of Los Angeles, California, United States....	CA California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	12,875,587	12,365,627	A232+4.12%	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
3	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI MSA	Chicago metropolitan area, Chicagoland	IL Illinois The State of Illinois is a U.S. state of the United States, the 21st to be admitted to the United States. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern United States state and the fifth most populous state in the nation.... -IN Indiana The State of Indiana was the 19th U.S. state admitted into the union. It is located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America.... -WI Wisconsin Wisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. state in the United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States. It borders two of the five Great Lakes and four U.S....	09,524,673	09,098,316	A223+4.68%	Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA
4	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA	The Metroplex, Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, DFW Metroplex,North Texas North Texas North Texas is a distinct cultural and geographic area forming the central-northeastern section of the United States U.S. state of Texas. North Texas is generally considered to include the area south of Oklahoma, east of Abilene, Texas, and north of Waco, Texas....	TX Texas Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....	06,145,037	05,161,520	A037+19.05%	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CSA
5	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA	Delaware Valley Delaware Valley The Delaware Valley is a term used widely by the media to refer, perhaps misleadingly, to the metropolitan area centered on the city of Philadelphia in the United States....	PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States.... -NJ New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania.... -DE Delaware Delaware is a U.S. state located on the East Coast of the United States in the Mid-Atlantic States region of the United States. The state takes its name from Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, a British nobleman and Virginia's first colonial governor, after whom Cape Henlopen was originally named.... -MD Maryland Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic States of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the Washington, D.C. to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east....	05,827,962	05,687,145	A268+2.48%	Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA
6	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX MSA	Greater Houston Greater Houston Houston?Sugar Land?Baytown is a 10-county metropolitan area defined by the Office of Management and Budget. It is located along the Gulf Coast of the United States region in the U.S....	TX Texas Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....	05,628,101	04,715,402	A034+19.36%	Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX CSA
7	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL MSA	South Florida, Gold Coast Gold Coast (Florida) The Gold Coast is the region of the southeastern coast of the U.S. state of Florida between Palm Beach, Florida and Miami, Florida. The region consists of the long urban cluster that runs along the eastern shores of Palm Beach County, Broward County, and Miami-Dade County; also called the South Florida metropolitan area.... , or Miami metro Miami metro Miami metro may refer to:* Miami Metrorail, a heavy-rail transit system* South Florida metropolitan area, or the Miami metropolitan area...	FL Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....	05,413,212	05,007,988	A152+8.09%	ZZZ
8	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA	National Capital Area, Greater Washington Washington Metropolitan Area The Washington Metropolitan Area, formally known as the Washington?Arlington?Alexandria, DC?VA?MD?WV MSA, is a U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Area defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget ....	DC Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790.... -VA Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state.... -MD Maryland Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic States of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the Washington, D.C. to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east.... -WV West Virginia West Virginia is a U.S. state in the Appalachian, Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia on the southeast, Kentucky on the southwest, Ohio on the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland on the northeast....	05,306,565	04,796,063	A101+10.64%	Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA
9	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA	Metro Atlanta Metro Atlanta Metro Atlanta, Georgia is the United States metropolitan area metropolitan area in the United States and consists of 28 counties in Georgia. Atlanta, Georgia is the Capital and the largest city in the state of Georgia with a population of 519,145....	GA	05,278,904	04,248,012	A022+24.27%	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA
10	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH MSA	Greater Boston Greater Boston Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston, Massachusetts. Due to ambiguity in usage, the size of the area referred to can be anywhere between that of the metropolitan statistical area of Boston to that of the city's combined statistical area which includes the metro areas of Providence,...	MA Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north.... -NH New Hampshire New Hampshire is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States of America. The state was named after the southern English Counties of England of Hampshire....	04,482,857	04,392,340	A273+2.06%	Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH CSA
11	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI MSA	Metro Detroit Metro Detroit The Detroit metropolitan area, often referred to as Metro Detroit, is the United States metropolitan area located in Southeast Michigan Michigan centered on the city of Detroit.... , Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro Detroit....	MI Michigan Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....	04,467,592	04,452,559	A300+0.34%	Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA
12	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MSA	Bay Area San Francisco Bay Area The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, or the Bay, is a metropolitan region that surrounds the San Francisco Bay and San Pablo Bay Bays in Northern California.... , Northern California Northern California Northern California or Nor Cal is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento, California; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the Sequoia forests, the North Coast, California, the Big Sur coastline area, the Sierra Nevada including Yosem...	CA California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	04,203,898	04,123,747	A277+1.94%	San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
13	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA	Valley of the Sun	AZ Arizona The State of Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona....	04,179,427	03,251,876	A010+28.52%	ZZZ
14	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA	Inland Empire Inland Empire (California) The Inland Empire is a region mainly located in Southeast California, particularly the Riverside County, California and San Bernardino County, California counties....	CA California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	04,081,371	03,254,817	A019+25.39%	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
15	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA	Puget Sound Seattle metropolitan area The Seattle metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Washington includes the city of Seattle, King County, Washington, Snohomish County, Washington, and Pierce County, Washington within the Greater Puget Sound area....	WA Washington Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute....	03,309,347	03,043,885	A139+8.72%	Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA
16	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA	Twin Cities	MN Minnesota Minnesota is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States. The twelfth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with just over five million residents.... -WI Wisconsin Wisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. state in the United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States. It borders two of the five Great Lakes and four U.S....	03,208,212	02,968,817	A154+8.06%	Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA
17	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA	San Diego County San Diego County, California San Diego County is a county located near the Pacific Ocean in the far southwest of the U.S. state of California. The state of California estimates San Diego County's population as of 2008 to be 3,146,274 people, making it the second most populous county in California, ahead of its northwestern neighbor Orange County, California....	CA California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	02,974,859	02,813,833	A202+5.72%	ZZZ
18	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	Greater St. Louis	MO Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska.... -IL Illinois The State of Illinois is a U.S. state of the United States, the 21st to be admitted to the United States. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern United States state and the fifth most populous state in the nation....	02,808,611	02,698,672	A236+4.07%	St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL CSA
19	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	Tampa Bay	FL Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....	02,723,949	02,396,013	A069+13.69%	ZZZ
20	Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA	Baltimore Metro Baltimore Metropolitan Area The Baltimore-Towson Metropolitan Statistical Area is a Metropolitan Statistical Area in Maryland as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget ....	MD Maryland Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic States of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the Washington, D.C. to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east....	02,668,056	02,552,996	A225+4.51%	Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA
21	Denver-Aurora, CO MSA	The Front Range Front Range The Front Range is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains of North America that is located in the north-central portion of the U.S. State of Colorado.... ,Denver Metropolitan Area, Mile-High Area	CO Colorado The State of Colorado is a U.S. state located in the Mountain States of the United States of America. Colorado may also be considered to be a part of the Western United States and Southwestern United States regions of the United States....	02,464,866	02,179,342	A077+13.10%	Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA
22	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	Greater Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Tri-State Pittsburgh Tri-State The Pittsburgh Tri-State is the U.S. region that is centered around the transportation, medical, academic, economic, media and federal resources based in Pittsburgh.... , Metro Pittsburgh, Three Rivers Region	PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....	02,355,712	02,431,087	A348-3.10%	Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA CSA
23	Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA MSA	Portland Metro Area Portland metropolitan area The Portland-Vancouver, Oregon-Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area , also known as the Portland metropolitan area or Greater Portland, is an urban area in the U.S.... , Greater Portland Portland metropolitan area The Portland-Vancouver, Oregon-Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area , also known as the Portland metropolitan area or Greater Portland, is an urban area in the U.S....	OR Oregon Oregon is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The area was inhabited by many indigenous tribes before the arrival of traders, explorers and settlers.... -WA Washington Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute....	02,175,113	01,927,881	A084+12.82%	ZZZ
24	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN MSA	Greater Cincinnati, The Tri-State	OH Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America.... -KY Kentucky The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a U.S. state located in the East Central United States of America. Kentucky is normally included in the group of Southern United States , but it is uncommonly included, geographically and culturally, in the Midwestern United States.... -IN Indiana The State of Indiana was the 19th U.S. state admitted into the union. It is located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America....	02,133,678	02,009,654	A193+6.17%	Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN CSA
25	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH MSA	Greater Cleveland Greater Cleveland *Greater Cleveland* is a nickname for the metropolitan area surrounding Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio.Northeast Ohio refers to a similar but substantially larger area as described below.... , Northeast Ohio, The North Coast	OH Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....	02,096,471	02,148,010	A338-2.40%	Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH CSA
26	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, CA MSA	Greater Sacramento	CA California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	02,091,120	01,796,857	A051+16.38%	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Yuba City, CA-NV CSA
27	Orlando-Kissimmee, FL MSA	Greater Orlando, Central Florida Central Florida Central Florida is the central region of the United States state of Florida, on the East Coast. The region enjoys a hot but stormy climate, with many thunderstorms, and hurricanes threatening often....	FL Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....	02,032,496	01,644,563	A026+23.59%	Orlando-Deltona-Daytona Beach, FL CSA
28	San Antonio, TX MSA	Greater San Antonio Greater San Antonio Greater San Antonio is an eight-county United States metropolitan area in the South Texas region of Texas, within and surrounding the city of San Antonio, Texas....	TX Texas Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....	01,990,675	01,711,721	A052+16.30%	ZZZ
29	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	Greater Kansas City	MO Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska.... -KS Kansas The State of Kansas is a Midwestern U.S. state in the Central United States of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the United States "Heartland"....	01,985,429	01,836,423	A150+8.11%	Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS CSA
30	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA	Clark County Clark County, Nevada Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. The county had a population of 1,375,765 at the United States Census, 2000, and a 2008 estimated population of 1,996,542, making it the most populous county in Nevada.... , Las Vegas Valley	NV Nevada Nevada is a U.S. state located in the Western United States of the United States of America. The capital is Carson City and the largest city is Las Vegas, Nevada....	01,836,333	01,375,535	A006+33.50%	Las Vegas-Paradise-Pahrump, NV CSA
31	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MSA	Bay Area, South Bay, Silicon Valley Silicon Valley Silicon Valley is the South Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California, United States. The term originally referred to the region's large number of Integrated circuit innovators and manufacturers, but eventually came to refer to all the high-tech businesses in the area; it is now generally used as a metonym for the high-tech s...	CA California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	01,803,643	01,735,819	A235+3.91%	San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
32	Columbus, OH MSA	Columbus Metropolitan Area Columbus Metropolitan Area The Columbus Metropolitan Area is the United States metropolitan area centered on the American city of Columbus, Ohio. Definitions of what is commonly referred to as the "Columbus Area" vary....	OH Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....	01,754,337	01,612,844	A137+8.77%	Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH CSA
33	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN MSA	Nine-County Region	IN Indiana The State of Indiana was the 19th U.S. state admitted into the union. It is located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America....	01,695,037	01,525,104	A095+11.14%	Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN CSA
34	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA is a U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Area as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget as of June, 2003....	Hampton Roads Hampton Roads Hampton Roads is the name of both a body of water and the region of land areas which surround it in southeastern Virginia in the United States. Hampton Roads is notable for its year-round ice-free harbor, for United States Navy, U.S....	VA Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state.... -NC North Carolina North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....	01,658,754	01,576,917	A212+5.19%	ZZZ
35	Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC MSA	Metrolina	NC North Carolina North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north.... -SC South Carolina South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....	01,651,568	01,330,439	A023+24.14%	Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, NC-SC CSA
36	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA MSA	Providence metropolitan area Providence metropolitan area The Providence metropolitan area is a region covering six counties in two states, and is the List of United States metropolitan areas in the United States....	RI Rhode Island Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a U.S. state in the New England region of the United States.... -MA Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north....	01,600,856	01,582,997	A293+1.13%	Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH CSA
37	Austin-Round Rock, TX MSA	Greater Austin Greater Austin Austin?Round Rock is a five-county metropolitan area in Central Texas that contains two principal cities: Austin, Texas and Round Rock, Texas. As of the United States Census, 2000, the MSA had a population of 1,249,763 .... , Central Texas Central Texas Central Texas , is a region in the U.S. state of Texas. It is roughly bordered by San Marcos, Texas over to Fredericksburg, Texas up to Waco, Texas, and back down to Brenham, Texas, and includes the Austin, Texas?Round Rock, Texas, Killeen, Texas?Temple, Texas, Bryan-College Station metropolitan area, and Waco, Texas metropolitan areas....	TX Texas Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....	01,598,161	01,249,748	A011+27.88%	ZZZ
38	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI MSA	Greater Milwaukee	WI Wisconsin Wisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. state in the United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States. It borders two of the five Great Lakes and four U.S....	01,544,398	01,500,744	A258+2.91%	Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI CSA
39	Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN MSA	The Mid-State	TN Tennessee Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the United States....	01,521,437	01,311,789	A053+15.98%	Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Columbia, TN CSA
40	Jacksonville, FL MSA	First Coast First Coast The First Coast is a List of regions of the United States of Florida, in the United States. It extends along the Atlantic Ocean, or eastern, coast of the state, from the Georgia border, past the southern end of Anastasia Island, to Marineland....	FL Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....	01,300,823	01,122,750	A054+15.86%	ZZZ
41	Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA	The Mid-South	TN Tennessee Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the United States.... -MS Mississippi Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Deep South of the United States. Jackson, Mississippi is the state capital and largest city. The state's name comes from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, and takes its name from the Anishinaabe language word misi-ziibi .... -AR Arkansas Arkansas is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States of the United States. Arkansas shares a border with six states, with its eastern border largely defined by the Mississippi River....	01,280,533	01,205,194	A191+6.25%	ZZZ
42	Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA	Kentuckiana Kentuckiana Kentuckiana is a name that is often used to refer to metropolitan areas with counties in both Indiana and Kentucky.* Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area ...	KY Kentucky The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a U.S. state located in the East Central United States of America. Kentucky is normally included in the group of Southern United States , but it is uncommonly included, geographically and culturally, in the Midwestern United States.... -IN Indiana The State of Indiana was the 19th U.S. state admitted into the union. It is located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America....	01,233,735	01,162,409	A194+6.14%	Louisville-Jefferson County-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg, KY-IN CSA
43	Richmond, VA MSA	Richmond-Petersburg Richmond-Petersburg Richmond-Petersburg is a region located in a central part of the U.S. state of Virginia in the United States. As of 2007, it had a population of 1,212,977 making it the 43rd largest MSA in the country....	VA Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....	01,212,977	01,096,955	A106+10.58%	ZZZ
44	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	OKC Metro Oklahoma City metropolitan area The Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area is a large urban region located in the Central Oklahoma part of the state of Oklahoma. It is often known as Oklahoma City Metroplex or Greater Oklahoma City, and contains the state capital and principal city, Oklahoma City.... , Greater OKC Oklahoma City metropolitan area The Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area is a large urban region located in the Central Oklahoma part of the state of Oklahoma. It is often known as Oklahoma City Metroplex or Greater Oklahoma City, and contains the state capital and principal city, Oklahoma City....	OK Oklahoma Oklahoma is a U.S. state and a sovereignty located in the South Central United States and Southern United States of the United States of America ....	01,192,989	01,095,421	A134+8.91%	Oklahoma City-Shawnee, OK CSA
45	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA	Greater Hartford Greater Hartford Greater Hartford is a region located in the state of Connecticut, centered around the state's capital of Hartford, Connecticut.Hartford's role as a focal point for the American insurance industry is known nationally....	CT Connecticut Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east....	01,189,113	01,148,618	A244+3.53%	Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic, CT CSA
46	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	Western New York Western New York Western New York refers to the westernmost region of New York State. It includes the cities of Buffalo, New York, Rochester, New York, Niagara Falls, New York, and surrounding suburbs.... ,Niagara Frontier Niagara Frontier The Niagara Frontier refers to the stretch of land south of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie and extending westward to Cleveland, Ohio. This only includes the land east of the Niagara River and south of Lake Erie within the United States.... ,Buffalo-Niagara	NY New York The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....	01,128,183	01,170,109	A351-3.58%	Buffalo-Niagara-Cattaraugus, NY CSA
47	Birmingham-Hoover, AL MSA	Greater Birmingham Greater Birmingham Greater Birmingham can be one of two areas:*In the United Kingdom it is an informal term referring to Birmingham and the area surrounding it, including most of the West Midlands metropolitan county, minus Coventry....	AL Alabama Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....	01,108,210	01,051,301	A208+5.41%	Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman, AL CSA
48	Salt Lake City, UT MSA	Wasatch Front Wasatch Front The Wasatch Front is an urban area in the north-central part of the United States state of Utah. It consists of a chain of cities and towns stretched along the Wasatch Range from approximately Santaquin, Utah in the south to Brigham City, Utah in the north....	UT Utah The State of Utah is a western United States U.S. state of the United States. It was the List of U.S. states by date of statehood admitted to the United States on January 4, 1896....	01,099,973	00,968,883	A072+13.53%	Salt Lake City-Ogden-Clearfield, UT CSA
49	Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA	Research Triangle, The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, commonly referred to as "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by the cities of Raleigh, North Carolina, Durham, North Carolina, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina....	NC North Carolina North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....	01,047,629	00,797,006	A007+31.45%	Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA
50	Rochester, NY MSA	Western New York Western New York Western New York refers to the westernmost region of New York State. It includes the cities of Buffalo, New York, Rochester, New York, Niagara Falls, New York, and surrounding suburbs.... , Genesee Valley	NY New York The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....	01,030,495	01,037,833	A318-0.71%	Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY CSA
51	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA	Greater New Orleans	LA Louisiana The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....	01,030,363	01,316,512	A363-21.74%	New Orleans-Metairie-Bogalusa, LA CSA
52	Tucson, AZ MSA	The Old Pueblo	AZ Arizona The State of Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona....	00,967,089	00,843,746	A060+14.62%	ZZZ
53	Tulsa, OK MSA	Green Country	OK Oklahoma Oklahoma is a U.S. state and a sovereignty located in the South Central United States and Southern United States of the United States of America ....	00,905,755	00,859,530	A209+5.38%	Tulsa-Bartlesville, OK CSA
54	Honolulu, HI MSA	O?ahu	HI Hawaii File:Pahoehoe and Aa flows at Hawaii.jpgThe State of Hawaii is a U.S. state in the United States, located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia....	00,905,601	00,876,156	A249+3.36%	ZZZ
55	Fresno, CA MSA	Fresno County Fresno County, California Fresno County is a county located in the California Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, south of Stockton, California and north of Bakersfield, California....	CA California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	00,899,348	00,799,407	A086+12.50%	Fresno-Madera, CA CSA
56	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT MSA	Fairfield County Fairfield County, Connecticut Fairfield County is located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. Its population according to the 2000 census was 882,567, but a 2006 survey put the population at 905,000....	CT Connecticut Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east....	00,895,015	00,882,567	A287+1.41%	New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
57	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	Capital District Capital District The Capital District is an imprecise regional definition that generally refers to the four counties surrounding Albany, New York, the capital of New York: Albany County, New York, Schenectady County, Rensselaer County, New York, and Saratoga County .... , Capital Region, Capitaland	NY New York The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....	00,853,358	00,825,875	A250+3.33%	Albany-Schenectady-Amsterdam, NY CSA
58	New Haven-Milford, CT MSA	Greater New Haven	CT Connecticut Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east....	00,845,494	00,824,008	A266+2.61%	New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
59	Dayton, OH MSA	Miami Valley Miami Valley The Miami Valley, broadly, refers to the land area surrounding the Great Miami River in southwest Ohio, USA, and also includes the Little Miami, Mad, and Stillwater Rivers as well....	OH Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....	00,835,537	00,848,153	A325-1.49%	Dayton-Springfield-Greenville, OH CSA
60	Albuquerque, NM MSA	The Duke City, ABQ, Rio Grande Valley	NM New Mexico New Mexico is a U. S. State located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. Inhabited by Native Americans in the United States populations for many centuries, it has also has been part of the Spanish Empire viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S....	00,835,120	00,729,653	A062+14.45%	ZZZ
61	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA MSA	Omaha Metro	NE Nebraska Nebraska is a U.S. state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and Western United States.Nebraska probably gets its name from the archaic Chiwere language words ?? Br?sge or the Omaha-Ponca language N? Bth?ska meaning "flat water," after the Platte River that flows through the state.... -IA Iowa The State of Iowa is a U.S. state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland." It is bordered by Minnesota to the north, Wisconsin and Illinois to the east, Nebraska and South Dakota to the west, and Missouri to the south....	00,829,890	00,767,140	A148+8.18%	Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA CSA
62	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA	Lehigh Valley Lehigh Valley The Lehigh Valley, also known as the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan area and referred to locally as The Valley, is an official metropolitan region consisting of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Pennsylvania and Carbon County, Pennsylvania counties in eastern Pennsylvania and Warren County, New Jerse...	PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States.... -NJ New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania....	00,803,844	00,740,394	A142+8.57%	ZZZ
63	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA	Ventura County Ventura County, California Ventura County is a Counties of the United States in the southern part of the U.S. state of California . It is located on California's Pacific Ocean coast, and forms the northwestern part of the Greater Los Angeles Area....	CA California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	00,798,364	00,753,195	A196+6.00%	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
64	Bakersfield, CA MSA	Kern County Kern County, California Kern County is a county located in the southern California Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. Established in 1866, it extends east beyond the southern slope of the eastern Sierra Nevada into the Mojave Desert, and includes parts of the Indian Wells Valley, and the Antelope Valley, and has an area larger than the state of Connec...	CA California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	00,790,710	00,661,655	A032+19.50%	ZZZ
65	Worcester, MA MSA	Worcester County Worcester County, Massachusetts Worcester County is a non-governmental county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The largest city and county seat is the Worcester, Massachusetts....	MA Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north....	00,781,352	00,749,973	A231+4.18%	Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH CSA
66	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI MSA	West Michigan Western Michigan West Michigan, also known as Western Michigan, is a region in the U.S. state of Michigan in its Lower Peninsula....	MI Michigan Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....	00,776,742	00,740,482	A217+4.90%	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI CSA
67	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	Plantation Country, Capital Region, The 225	LA Louisiana The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....	00,770,037	00,602,894	A131+27.7%	Baton Rouge-Pierre Part, LA CSA
68	El Paso, TX MSA	El Paso County El Paso County, Texas El Paso County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the 2007 U.S. Census population estimates, the county had a population of 755,085, up 75,463 from the 2000 Census....	TX Texas Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....	00,734,669	00,679,622	A151+8.10%	ZZZ
69	Columbia, SC MSA	Midlands, SC	SC South Carolina South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....	00,716,030	00,647,253	A104+10.63%	Columbia-Newberry, SC CSA
70	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	Hidalgo County Hidalgo County, Texas Hidalgo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 569,463; in 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated its population to have reached 710,514.... , Rio Grande Valley Rio Grande Valley The Rio Grande Valley is an area located in the southernmost tip of South Texas. It lies along the northern bank of the Rio Grande, which separates Mexico from the United States....	TX Texas Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....	00,710,514	00,569,463	A021+24.77%	ZZZ
71	Akron, OH MSA		OH Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....	00,699,356	00,694,960	A297+0.63%	Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH CSA
72	Greensboro-High Point, NC MSA	Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, Triad, or North Carolina Triad is a region of the U.S. state of North Carolina in the Piedmont that consists of the area centered around the cities of Greensboro, North Carolina, Winston-Salem, North Carolina and High Point, North Carolina....	NC North Carolina North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....	00,698,497	00,643,447	A144+8.56%	Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC CSA
73	Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL MSA		FL Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....	00,687,181	00,589,963	A050+16.48%	Sarasota-Bradenton-Punta Gorda, FL CSA
74	Springfield, MA MSA	Pioneer Valley Pioneer Valley The Pioneer Valley is a region consisting of the three county in Western Massachusetts through which the Connecticut River passes, and especially those towns that are in the lowlands of the Connecticut River Valley....	MA Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north....	00,682,657	00,680,014	A298+0.39%	ZZZ
75	Knoxville, TN MSA	Tennessee Valley Tennessee Valley The Tennessee Valley is the drainage basin of the Tennessee River and is largely within the U.S. state of Tennessee. It stretches from southwest Kentucky to northwest Georgia and from northeast Mississippi to the mountains of Virginia and North Carolina....	TN Tennessee Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the United States....	00,681,525	00,616,080	A105+10.62%	Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN CSA
76	Stockton, CA MSA	San Joaquin County San Joaquin County, California San Joaquin County is a county located in California Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, just east of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of 2006, the population was approximately 620,000....	CA California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	00,670,990	00,563,596	A036+19.06%	ZZZ
77	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA		NY New York The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....	00,669,915	00,621,517	A160+7.79%	New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
78	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR MSA		AR Arkansas Arkansas is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States of the United States. Arkansas shares a border with six states, with its eastern border largely defined by the Mississippi River....	00,666,401	00,610,518	A129+9.15%	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff, AR CSA
79	Toledo, OH MSA	Metro Toledo	OH Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....	00,650,955	00,659,184	A324-1.25%	Toledo-Fremont, OH CSA
80	Syracuse, NY MSA	Central New York Central New York Central New York is a terminology used to broadly describe the central region of New York State, roughly including the following county and city:\| Cayuga County, New York...	NY New York The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....	00,645,293	00,650,154	A319-0.75%	Syracuse-Auburn, NY CSA
81	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC MSA	South Carolina Lowcountry	SC South Carolina South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....	00,630,100	00,548,972	A059+14.78%	ZZZ
82	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC MSA	The Upstate	SC South Carolina South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....	00,613,828	00,559,922	A118+9.63%	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC CSA
83	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	Pikes Peak Region	CO Colorado The State of Colorado is a U.S. state located in the Mountain States of the United States of America. Colorado may also be considered to be a part of the Western United States and Southwestern United States regions of the United States....	00,609,096	00,537,488	A075+13.32%	ZZZ
84	Wichita, KS MSA		KS Kansas The State of Kansas is a Midwestern U.S. state in the Central United States of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the United States "Heartland"....	00,596,452	00,571,171	A226+4.43%	Wichita-Winfield, KS CSA
85	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA		FL Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....	00,590,564	00,440,888	A004+33.95%	ZZZ
86	Boise City-Nampa, ID MSA	Treasure Valley Treasure Valley The Treasure Valley is the area of the Western United States where the Payette River, Boise River, Weiser River, Malheur River and Owyhee River rivers drain into the Snake River....	ID Idaho The State of Idaho is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. The state's largest city and Capital is Boise, Idaho....	00,587,689	00,464,840	A014+26.43%	ZZZ
87	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA		FL Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....	00,574,746	00,483,924	A039+18.77%	ZZZ
88	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA MSA	Mahoning Valley Mahoning Valley The Mahoning Valley is a geographic valley encompassing the area of northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania that drains into the Mahoning River....	OH Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America.... -PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....	00,570,704	00,602,964	A358-5.35%	Youngstown-Warren-East Liverpool, OH-PA CSA
89	Madison, WI MSA	Madison Metro Area Madison Metro Madison Metro Transit operates extensive bus service throughout the city of Madison, Wisconsin and to the surrounding communities of Middleton, Wisconsin, Fitchburg, Wisconsin, and Verona, Wisconsin....	WI Wisconsin Wisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. state in the United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States. It borders two of the five Great Lakes and four U.S....	00,555,626	00,501,773	A099+10.73%	Madison-Baraboo, WI CSA
90	Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA	Wyoming Valley Wyoming Valley Wyoming Valley is a region of northeastern Pennsylvania. The valley is a crescent-shaped depression, a part of the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians or folded Appalachian Mountains....	PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....	00,549,430	00,560,627	A333-2.00%	ZZZ
91	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSA	Greater Des Moines, Central Iowa	IA Iowa The State of Iowa is a U.S. state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland." It is bordered by Minnesota to the north, Wisconsin and Illinois to the east, Nebraska and South Dakota to the west, and Missouri to the south....	00,546,599	00,481,398	A070+13.54%	Des Moines-Newton-Pella, IA CSA
92	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA	Space Coast Space Coast The Space Coast is a region in the U.S. state of Florida around Kennedy Space Center, where the United States Air Force and NASA frequently launch rockets and shuttles into space....	FL Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....	00,536,161	00,476,230	A085+12.58%	ZZZ
93	Jackson, MS MSA		MS Mississippi Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Deep South of the United States. Jackson, Mississippi is the state capital and largest city. The state's name comes from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, and takes its name from the Anishinaabe language word misi-ziibi ....	00,534,047	00,497,197	A167+7.41%	Jackson-Yazoo City, MS CSA
94	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA		PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....	00,528,892	00,509,081	A237+3.89%	Harrisburg-Carlisle-Lebanon, PA CSA
95	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA	Central Savannah River Area Central Savannah River Area The Central Savannah River Area is a 13-county region in the U.S. state of Georgia , and is also considered to include five counties in South Carolina....	GA-SC South Carolina South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....	00,528,519	00,499,653	A201+5.78%	ZZZ
96	Ogden-Clearfield, UT MSA		UT Utah The State of Utah is a western United States U.S. state of the United States. It was the List of U.S. states by date of statehood admitted to the United States on January 4, 1896....	00,518,349	00,442,656	A047+17.10%	Salt Lake City-Ogden-Clearfield, UT CSA
97	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA		TN Tennessee Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the United States.... -GA	00,514,568	00,476,513	A157+7.99%	Chattanooga-Cleveland-Athens, TN-GA CSA
98	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME MSA		ME Maine The State of Maine is a U.S. state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, New Hampshire to the southwest, the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast....	00,513,102	00,487,566	A211+5.24%	Portland-Lewiston-South Portland, ME CSA
99	Modesto, CA MSA	Stanislaus County Stanislaus County, California Stanislaus County is a county located in the California Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, between Stockton, California and Fresno, California....	CA California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	00,511,263	00,446,994	A063+14.38%	ZZZ
100	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL MSA		FL Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....	00,500,413	00,443,343	A080+12.87%	Orlando-Deltona-Daytona Beach, FL CSA
101	Lancaster, PA MSA		PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....	00,498,465	00,470,658	A199+5.91%	ZZZ
102	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	Utah Valley Utah Valley File:ProvoMntns.jpgUtah Valley is a valley in North Central Utah located in Utah County, Utah, and is considered part of the Wasatch Front. It contains Provo, Utah, Orem, Utah, and their suburbs, including Spanish Fork, Utah and American Fork, Utah....	UT Utah The State of Utah is a western United States U.S. state of the United States. It was the List of U.S. states by date of statehood admitted to the United States on January 4, 1896....	00,493,306	00,376,778	A008+30.93%	ZZZ
103	Durham, NC MSA	Research Triangle, The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, commonly referred to as "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by the cities of Raleigh, North Carolina, Durham, North Carolina, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina....	NC North Carolina North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....	00,479,624	00,423,794	A076+13.17%	Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA
104	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA	Sonoma County Sonoma County, California Sonoma County, located on the northern coast of California, is one of the northernmost counties of the nine county Greater San Francisco Bay Area, United States Its population at the 2000 census was 458,614.... , Napa Valley, Wine Country	CA California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	00,464,435	00,458,616	A289+1.27%	San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
105	Winston-Salem, NC MSA	Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, Triad, or North Carolina Triad is a region of the U.S. state of North Carolina in the Piedmont that consists of the area centered around the cities of Greensboro, North Carolina, Winston-Salem, North Carolina and High Point, North Carolina....	NC North Carolina North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....	00,463,159	00,421,960	A117+9.76%	Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC CSA
106	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA		MI Michigan Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....	00,456,440	00,447,822	A278+1.92%	Lansing-East Lansing-Owosso, MI CSA
107	Spokane, WA MSA	Inland Empire (Pacific Northwest) Inland Empire (Pacific Northwest) The Inland Empire is a region in the Pacific Northwest centered on Spokane, Washington, Washington, including much of the surrounding Columbia River basin....	WA Washington Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute....	00,456,175	00,417,939	A130+9.15%	ZZZ
108	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA	Pensacola Bay Area Pensacola Bay Pensacola Bay is a bay located in the northwestern part of Florida, USA, known as the Florida Panhandle.The bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, is located in Escambia County, Florida and Santa Rosa County, Florida, adjacent to the city of Pensacola, Florida, and is about 13 miles long and 2.5 miles wide....	FL Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....	00,453,451	00,412,153	A112+10.02%	ZZZ
109	Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA	Bluegrass region Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a region of the United States, mostly in northern Kentucky, containing a majority of the state's population. The region is centered on , with other major metropolitan areas including and , as it extends into southern Ohio....	KY Kentucky The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a U.S. state located in the East Central United States of America. Kentucky is normally included in the group of Southern United States , but it is uncommonly included, geographically and culturally, in the Midwestern United States....	00,447,173	00,408,326	A122+9.51%	Lexington-Fayette-Frankfort-Richmond, KY CSA
110	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO MSA	Northwest Arkansas	AR Arkansas Arkansas is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States of the United States. Arkansas shares a border with six states, with its eastern border largely defined by the Mississippi River.... -MO Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska....	00,435,714	00,347,045	A017+25.55%	ZZZ
111	Flint, MI MSA		MI Michigan Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....	00,434,715	00,436,141	A313-0.33%	Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA
112	Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA	Tulare County Tulare County, California Tulare County is a county located in the California Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, south of Fresno, California. Sequoia National Park is located in the county, as are part of Kings Canyon National Park, in its northeast corner , and part of Mount Whitney, on its eastern border ....	CA California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	00,421,553	00,368,021	A061+14.55%	ZZZ
113	York-Hanover, PA MSA		PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....	00,421,049	00,381,751	A109+10.29%	York-Hanover-Gettysburg, PA CSA
114	Springfield, MO MSA	Ozarks	MO Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska....	00,420,020	00,368,374	A065+14.02%	ZZZ
115	Corpus Christi, TX MSA		TX Texas Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....	00,414,376	00,403,280	A262+2.75%	Corpus Christi-Kingsville, TX CSA
116	Reno-Sparks, NV MSA		NV Nevada Nevada is a U.S. state located in the Western United States of the United States of America. The capital is Carson City and the largest city is Las Vegas, Nevada....	00,410,272	00,342,885	A030+19.65%	Reno-Sparks-Fernley, NV CSA
117	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	Northeast Indiana	IN Indiana The State of Indiana was the 19th U.S. state admitted into the union. It is located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America....	00,410,070	00,390,156	A213+5.10%	Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN CSA
118	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA	Solano County Solano County, California Solano County is a county located in Bay-Delta region of the U.S. state of California, about halfway between San Francisco, California and Sacramento, California and is one of the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties....	CA California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	00,408,599	00,394,542	A243+3.56%	San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
119	Salinas, CA MSA	Monterey County Monterey County, California Monterey County is a county located on the Pacific Ocean coast of the U.S. state of California, its northwestern section forming the southern half of Monterey Bay....	CA California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	00,407,637	00,401,764	A286+1.46%	ZZZ
120	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA		OH Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....	00,407,180	00,406,968	A304+0.05%	ZZZ
121	Mobile, AL MSA	Mobile Bay Area Mobile Bay Mobile Bay is an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, lying within the state of Alabama in the United States. Its mouth is formed by the Fort Morgan Peninsula on the eastern side and Dauphin Island, a barrier island on the western side....	AL Alabama Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....	00,404,406	00,399,843	A292+1.14%	Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL CSA
122	Asheville, NC MSA		NC North Carolina North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....	00,404,320	00,369,171	A121+9.52%	Asheville-Brevard, NC CSA
123	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA MSA	Santa Barbara County Santa Barbara County, California Santa Barbara County is a county located on the Pacific Ocean coast of the Southern California portion of the U.S. state of California, just west of Ventura County, California....	CA California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	00,404,197	00,399,347	A290+1.21%	ZZZ
124	Manchester-Nashua, NH MSA		NH New Hampshire New Hampshire is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States of America. The state was named after the southern English Counties of England of Hampshire....	00,402,302	00,380,843	A203+5.63%	Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH CSA
125	Reading, PA MSA		PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....	00,401,955	00,373,638	A165+7.58%	Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA
126	Port St. Lucie, FL MSA		FL Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....	00,400,121	00,319,426	A020+25.26%	Port St. Lucie-Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL CSA
127	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	Ark-La-Tex Ark-La-Tex The Ark-La-Tex, Arklatex, or ArkLaTex is a United States socio-economic Tri-state area where Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma intersect....	LA Louisiana The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....	00,387,583	00,375,968	A256+3.09%	Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, LA CSA
128	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA	Cameron County Cameron County, Texas Cameron County is the southernmost county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 335,227. Its county seat is Brownsville, Texas.... , Rio Grande Valley Rio Grande Valley The Rio Grande Valley is an area located in the southernmost tip of South Texas. It lies along the northern bank of the Rio Grande, which separates Mexico from the United States....	TX Texas Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....	00,387,210	00,335,227	A056+15.51%	Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX CSA
129	Salem, OR MSA		OR Oregon Oregon is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The area was inhabited by many indigenous tribes before the arrival of traders, explorers and settlers....	00,386,714	00,347,218	A093+11.37%	ZZZ
130	Huntsville, AL MSA		AL Alabama Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....	00,386,632	00,342,627	A082+12.84%	Huntsville-Decatur, AL CSA
131	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	Golden Triangle Golden Triangle (Texas) The Golden Triangle is an area of Southeast Texas between the cities of Beaumont, Texas, Port Arthur, Texas, and Orange, Texas. The "golden" refers to the wealth that came from the Spindletop oil strike in Beaumont in 1901, and more recently from the many gas flares that are located at all of the local oil refineries, which creates a rough tr...	TX Texas Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....	00,376,241	00,385,090	A335-2.30%	ZZZ
132	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	Quad Cities Quad Cities The Quad Cities is a geographic region of the Mid-Mississippi Valley of the United States that includes several communities in the states of Iowa and Illinois....	IA Iowa The State of Iowa is a U.S. state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland." It is bordered by Minnesota to the north, Wisconsin and Illinois to the east, Nebraska and South Dakota to the west, and Missouri to the south.... -IL Illinois The State of Illinois is a U.S. state of the United States, the 21st to be admitted to the United States. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern United States state and the fifth most populous state in the nation....	00,376,160	00,376,052	A305+0.03%	ZZZ
133	Peoria, IL MSA		IL Illinois The State of Illinois is a U.S. state of the United States, the 21st to be admitted to the United States. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern United States state and the fifth most populous state in the nation....	00,371,206	00,366,875	A291+1.18%	Peoria-Canton, IL CSA
134	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX MSA		TX Texas Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....	00,370,008	00,330,712	A088+11.88%	ZZZ
135	Montgomery, AL MSA		AL Alabama Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....	00,365,962	00,346,526	A204+5.61%	Montgomery-Alexander City, AL CSA
136	Trenton-Ewing, NJ MSA	Mercer County Mercer County, New Jersey Mercer County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its county seat is Trenton, New Jersey. It is officially part of the New York Metropolitan Area, but due to it being close to New York City and Philadelphia, Mercer County is also its own Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is named the Trenton-Ewing MSA....	NJ New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania....	00,365,449	00,350,761	A230+4.19%	New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
137	Anchorage, AK MSA		AK Alaska Alaska is the largest U.S. state of the United States by area; it is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait....	00,362,340	00,319,606	A074+13.37%	ZZZ
138	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA	The Unifour The Unifour The Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties in the Catawba Valley region of Western North Carolina North Carolina....	NC North Carolina North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....	00,360,471	00,341,820	A206+5.46%	ZZZ
139	Tallahassee, FL MSA	Capital City Area, The Panhandle	FL Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....	00,352,319	00,320,304	A114+10.00%	ZZZ
140	Rockford, IL MSA	The Rock River Valley	IL Illinois The State of Illinois is a U.S. state of the United States, the 21st to be admitted to the United States. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern United States state and the fifth most populous state in the nation....	00,352,290	00,320,204	A111+10.02%	Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL CSA
141	Ann Arbor, MI MSA		MI Michigan Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....	00,350,003	00,322,770	A145+8.44%	Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA
142	Evansville, IN-KY MSA	Kentuckiana Kentuckiana Kentuckiana is a name that is often used to refer to metropolitan areas with counties in both Indiana and Kentucky.* Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area ... , Tri-State	IN Indiana The State of Indiana was the 19th U.S. state admitted into the union. It is located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America.... -KY Kentucky The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a U.S. state located in the East Central United States of America. Kentucky is normally included in the group of Southern United States , but it is uncommonly included, geographically and culturally, in the Midwestern United States....	00,349,717	00,342,816	A276+2.01%	ZZZ
143	Fayetteville, NC MSA		NC North Carolina North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....	00,348,940	00,336,610	A239+3.66%	ZZZ
144	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	Lane County Lane County, Oregon Lane County is a List of counties in Oregon in the U.S. state of Oregon. In 2000, its population was 322,959. It Oregon Geographic Names in honor of Joseph Lane, Oregon's first territorial governor....	OR Oregon Oregon is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The area was inhabited by many indigenous tribes before the arrival of traders, explorers and settlers....	00,343,591	00,322,959	A187+6.39%	ZZZ
145	Wilmington, NC MSA	Lower Cape Fear Lower Cape Fear Lower Cape Fear is a region of North Carolina that is centered on the city of Wilmington, North Carolina. Its name is derived from the adjacent headland, Cape Fear , and from the Cape Fear River, which flows through and empties into the Atlantic Ocean by the region....	NC North Carolina North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....	00,339,511	00,274,532	A025+23.67%	ZZZ
146	Savannah, GA MSA	The Coastal Empire, Georgia Lowcountry	GA	00,329,329	00,293,000	A087+12.40%	Savannah-Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA CSA
147	Ocala, FL MSA		FL Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....	00,324,857	00,258,916	A018+25.47%	ZZZ
148	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA		MI Michigan Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....	00,323,264	00,314,866	A264+2.67%	ZZZ
149	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI MSA	Michiana Michiana Michiana is a region in northern Indiana and Western Michigan centered on the city of South Bend, Indiana. The Chamber of Commerce of St. Joseph County, Indiana defines Michiana as "counties that contribute at least 500 inbound commuting workers to St....	IN Indiana The State of Indiana was the 19th U.S. state admitted into the union. It is located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America.... -MI Michigan Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....	00,316,639	00,316,663	A306-0.01%	South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka, IN-MI CSA
150	Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA		FL Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....	00,315,839	00,251,377	A016+25.64%	ZZZ
151	Charleston, WV MSA		WV West Virginia West Virginia is a U.S. state in the Appalachian, Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia on the southeast, Kentucky on the southwest, Ohio on the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland on the northeast....	00,303,950	00,309,635	A332-1.84%	ZZZ
152	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA MSA Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA MSA The Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area is a Metropolitan Statistical Area in East Tennessee Tennessee and Southwest Virginia Virginia as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget ....	The Tri-Cities Tri-Cities, Tennessee In Tennessee and Virginia the name "Tri-Cities" refers to the region comprising the cities of Kingsport, Tennessee, Johnson City, Tennessee and Bristol, Tennessee and the surrounding smaller towns and communities in East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia....	TN Tennessee Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the United States.... -VA Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....	00,303,686	00,298,484	A284+1.74%	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol (Tri-Cities), TN-VA CSA
153	Green Bay, WI MSA		WI Wisconsin Wisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. state in the United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States. It borders two of the five Great Lakes and four U.S....	00,301,131	00,282,599	A182+6.56%	ZZZ
154	Roanoke, VA MSA Roanoke, VA MSA The Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area is a Metropolitan Statistical Area in Virginia as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget ....	Roanoke Valley Roanoke Valley The Roanoke Valley in southwest Virginia is an area adjacent to and including the Roanoke River between the Blue Ridge Mountains to the east and the Appalachian Plateau to the west....	VA Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....	00,296,532	00,288,309	A261+2.85%	ZZZ
155	Utica-Rome, NY MSA		NY New York The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....	00,294,862	00,299,896	A330-1.68%	ZZZ
156	Lincoln, NE MSA		NE Nebraska Nebraska is a U.S. state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and Western United States.Nebraska probably gets its name from the archaic Chiwere language words ?? Br?sge or the Omaha-Ponca language N? Bth?ska meaning "flat water," after the Platte River that flows through the state....	00,292,219	00,266,787	A120+9.53%	ZZZ
157	Boulder, CO MSA	Boulder County Boulder County, Colorado Boulder County is the sixth most populous of the Colorado counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the county population was 282,304 in 2006....	CO Colorado The State of Colorado is a U.S. state located in the Mountain States of the United States of America. Colorado may also be considered to be a part of the Western United States and Southwestern United States regions of the United States....	00,290,262	00,269,814	A166+7.58%	Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA
158	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA		AR Arkansas Arkansas is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States of the United States. Arkansas shares a border with six states, with its eastern border largely defined by the Mississippi River.... -OK Oklahoma Oklahoma is a U.S. state and a sovereignty located in the South Central United States and Southern United States of the United States of America ....	00,289,693	00,273,170	A195+6.05%	ZZZ
159	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	Larimer County Larimer County, Colorado Larimer County is the seventh most populous and the ninth most extensive of the Colorado counties of the State of Colorado of the United States....	CO Colorado The State of Colorado is a U.S. state located in the Mountain States of the United States of America. Colorado may also be considered to be a part of the Western United States and Southwestern United States regions of the United States....	00,287,574	00,251,494	A064+14.35%	ZZZ
160	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA		WV West Virginia West Virginia is a U.S. state in the Appalachian, Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia on the southeast, Kentucky on the southwest, Ohio on the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland on the northeast.... -KY Kentucky The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a U.S. state located in the East Central United States of America. Kentucky is normally included in the group of Southern United States , but it is uncommonly included, geographically and culturally, in the Midwestern United States.... -OH Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....	00,284,026	00,288,649	A328-1.60%	ZZZ
161	Columbus, GA-AL MSA		GA-AL Alabama Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....	00,282,756	00,281,768	A299+0.35%	Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA
162	Erie, PA MSA		PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....	00,279,092	00,280,843	A316-0.62%	ZZZ
163	Spartanburg, SC MSA	The Upstate	SC South Carolina South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....	00,275,534	00,253,791	A143+8.57%	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC CSA
164	Duluth, MN-WI MSA	Twin Ports Twin Ports The Twin Ports of Duluth, Minnesota, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin, Wisconsin are located at the western part of Lake Superior . They are Twin cities and seaports, connected to the Atlantic Ocean through the Great Lakes and the St....	MN Minnesota Minnesota is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States. The twelfth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with just over five million residents.... -WI Wisconsin Wisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. state in the United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States. It borders two of the five Great Lakes and four U.S....	00,274,308	00,275,486	A314-0.43%	ZZZ
165	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ MSA		NJ New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania....	00,270,644	00,252,552	A170+7.16%	ZZZ
166	Norwich-New London, CT MSA		CT Connecticut Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east....	00,267,376	00,259,088	A255+3.20%	ZZZ
167	Lubbock, TX MSA		TX Texas Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....	00,267,211	00,249,700	A171+7.01%	Lubbock-Levelland, TX CSA
168	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA	San Luis Obispo County San Luis Obispo County, California San Luis Obispo County is a county located along the Pacific Ocean in the Central Coast of California of the U.S. state of California, between Los Angeles, California and the San Francisco Bay Area....	CA California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	00,262,436	00,246,681	A188+6.39%	ZZZ
169	Clarksville, TN-KY MSA		TN Tennessee Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the United States.... -KY Kentucky The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a U.S. state located in the East Central United States of America. Kentucky is normally included in the group of Southern United States , but it is uncommonly included, geographically and culturally, in the Midwestern United States....	00,261,816	00,232,000	A081+12.85%	ZZZ
170	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA		MD Maryland Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic States of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the Washington, D.C. to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east.... -WV West Virginia West Virginia is a U.S. state in the Appalachian, Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia on the southeast, Kentucky on the southwest, Ohio on the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland on the northeast....	00,261,198	00,222,771	A046+17.25%	ZZZ
171	Holland-Grand Haven, MI MSA	West Michigan	MI Michigan Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....	00,259,206	00,238,314	A138+8.77%	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI CSA
172	Gainesville, FL MSA		FL Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....	00,257,099	00,232,392	A103+10.63%	ZZZ
173	Lafayette, LA MSA	Cajun Heartland USA	LA Louisiana The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....	00,256,494	00,239,086	A169+7.28%	Lafayette-Acadiana, LA CSA
174	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA		IA Iowa The State of Iowa is a U.S. state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland." It is bordered by Minnesota to the north, Wisconsin and Illinois to the east, Nebraska and South Dakota to the west, and Missouri to the south....	00,252,784	00,237,230	A183+6.56%	ZZZ
175	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA	Santa Cruz County Santa Cruz County, California Santa Cruz County is a county located on the Pacific Ocean coast of the U.S. state of California, just south of the San Francisco Bay Area. The county forms the northern coast of the Monterey Bay....	CA California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	00,251,747	00,255,602	A326-1.51%	San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
176	Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC MSA	The Grand Strand Grand Strand The Grand Strand or Long Bay refers to a large stretch of beaches extending from Cape Fear, North Carolina to Georgetown, South Carolina. It consists of 60+ miles along an essentially uninterrupted arc of beach land, beginning around Little River, South Carolina and terminating at Winyah Bay....	SC South Carolina South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....	00,249,925	00,196,629	A012+27.10%	Myrtle Beach-Conway-Georgetown, SC CSA
177	Binghamton, NY MSA	Greater Binghamton Greater Binghamton The Binghamton Metropolitan Statistical Area, also called Greater Binghamton, is a region of southern upstate New York in the Northeastern United States United States, anchored by the city of Binghamton, New York.... , Triple Cities Triple Cities The Triple Cities is a colloquial phrase used by people in the Southern Tier region of New York State to refer to the agglomeration created by the cities of Binghamton, New York, Endicott, New York, and Johnson City, New York ....	NY New York The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....	00,246,426	00,252,320	A336-2.34%	ZZZ
178	Merced, CA MSA	Merced County Merced County, California Merced County , is a county located in the California Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, north of Fresno, California and southeast of San Jose, California....	CA California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	00,245,514	00,210,554	A049+16.60%	ZZZ
179	Greeley, CO MSA	Weld County Weld County, Colorado Weld County is the third most extensive and the ninth most populous of the Colorado counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the county population was 236,857 in 2006, a 30.91% increase since U.S....	CO Colorado The State of Colorado is a U.S. state located in the Mountain States of the United States of America. Colorado may also be considered to be a part of the Western United States and Southwestern United States regions of the United States....	00,243,750	00,180,926	A003+34.72%	Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA
180	Lynchburg, VA MSA Lynchburg, VA MSA The Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Metropolitan Statistical Area in Virginia, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget as of June, 2003....		VA Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....	00,243,580	00,228,616	A185+6.55%	ZZZ
181	Amarillo, TX MSA		TX Texas Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....	00,242,240	00,226,522	A173+6.94%	ZZZ
182	Olympia, WA MSA	Thurston County Thurston County, Washington Thurston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after Samuel Thurston, the Oregon Territory's first delegate to United States Congress....	WA Washington Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute....	00,238,555	00,207,355	A057+15.05%	Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA
183	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA MSA	Kitsap County Kitsap County, Washington Kitsap County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington, named after Chief Kitsap of the Suquamish tribe. As of 2000, its population was 231,969....	WA Washington Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute....	00,236,732	00,231,969	A274+2.05%	Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA
184	Laredo, TX MSA	Webb County Webb County, Texas Webb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 193,117. In 2006 its population had been estimated to have reached to 231,470....	TX Texas Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....	00,233,152	00,193,117	A028+20.73%	ZZZ
185	Yakima, WA MSA	Yakima County Yakima County, Washington Yakima County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Yakama tribe of Native Americans in the United Statess....	WA Washington Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute....	00,233,062	00,222,581	A221+4.71%	ZZZ
186	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS MSA		MS Mississippi Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Deep South of the United States. Jackson, Mississippi is the state capital and largest city. The state's name comes from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, and takes its name from the Anishinaabe language word misi-ziibi ....	00,231,523	00,246,190	A361-5.96%	Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS CSA
187	Macon, GA MSA		GA	00,229,846	00,222,368	A248+3.36%	Macon-Warner Robins-Fort Valley, GA CSA
188	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA MSA	The Tri-Cities Tri-Cities, Washington The Tri-Cities is a United States metropolitan area in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Washington, consisting of Benton County, Washington and Franklin County, Washington counties....	WA Washington Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute....	00,228,992	00,191,822	A033+19.38%	ZZZ
189	Topeka, KS MSA		KS Kansas The State of Kansas is a Midwestern U.S. state in the Central United States of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the United States "Heartland"....	00,228,692	00,224,551	A281+1.84%	ZZZ
190	Waco, TX MSA	McLennan County McLennan County, Texas McLennan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 213,517; in 2006 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated its population to be 223,567....	TX Texas Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....	00,228,123	00,213,517	A175+6.84%	ZZZ
191	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	The Sioux Empire	SD South Dakota South Dakota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America. It is named after the Lakota people and Sioux Sioux Native Americans in the United States tribes....	00,227,171	00,187,093	A027+21.42%	ZZZ
192	Barnstable Town, MA MSA		MA Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north....	00,222,175	00,222,230	A307-0.02%	ZZZ
193	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	Chambana, CU	IL Illinois The State of Illinois is a U.S. state of the United States, the 21st to be admitted to the United States. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern United States state and the fifth most populous state in the nation....	00,220,923	00,210,275	A214+5.06%	ZZZ
194	Chico, CA MSA	Butte County Butte County, California Butte County is a county located in the California Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, north of the state capital, Sacramento, California....	CA California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	00,218,779	00,203,171	A162+7.68%	ZZZ
195	Appleton, WI MSA	Fox Valley	WI Wisconsin Wisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. state in the United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States. It borders two of the five Great Lakes and four U.S....	00,218,026	00,201,602	A149+8.15%	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI CSA
196	Prescott, AZ MSA	Yavapai County Yavapai County, Arizona Yavapai County is located near the center of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of 2007, its population was estimated to be 212,635, an increase of 45,118 people since the 2000 census count of 167,517....	AZ Arizona The State of Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona....	00,212,635	00,167,517	A013+26.93%	ZZZ
197	Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA		VT Vermont Vermont is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area....	00,207,361	00,198,889	A227+4.26%	ZZZ
198	Springfield, IL MSA		IL Illinois The State of Illinois is a U.S. state of the United States, the 21st to be admitted to the United States. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern United States state and the fifth most populous state in the nation....	00,206,588	00,201,437	A267+2.56%	ZZZ
199	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA		AL Alabama Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....	00,205,218	00,192,034	A174+6.87%	ZZZ
200	Longview, TX MSA		TX Texas Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....	00,203,611	00,194,042	A215+4.93%	Longview-Marshall, TX CSA
201	College Station-Bryan, TX MSA		TX Texas Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....	00,203,371	00,184,885	A113+10.00%	ZZZ
202	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI MSA	Greater Tri-Cities Tri-Cities (Michigan) The name Tri-Cities refers to two regions in the U.S. state of Michigan. Both are located in the Lower Peninsula....	MI Michigan Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....	00,202,268	00,210,039	A352-3.70%	Saginaw-Bay City-Saginaw Township North, MI CSA
203	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA		LA Louisiana The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....	00,201,137	00,194,477	A247+3.42%	ZZZ
204	Medford, OR MSA	Jackson County Jackson County, Oregon Jackson County is a List of counties in Oregon located in the U.S. state of Oregon. In 2007, its population was 202,310. The county Oregon Geographic Names for Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States....	OR Oregon Oregon is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The area was inhabited by many indigenous tribes before the arrival of traders, explorers and settlers....	00,199,295	00,181,269	A115+9.94%	ZZZ
205	Las Cruces, NM MSA	Dona Ana County Doña Ana County, New Mexico Do?a Ana County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of 2000, the population was 174,682. Its county seat is Las Cruces, New Mexico, also the largest city in the county and second-largest in New Mexico....	NM New Mexico New Mexico is a U. S. State located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. Inhabited by Native Americans in the United States populations for many centuries, it has also has been part of the Spanish Empire viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S....	00,198,791	00,174,682	A066+13.80%	ZZZ
206	Florence, SC MSA		SC South Carolina South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....	00,198,719	00,193,155	A260+2.88%	ZZZ
207	Tyler, TX MSA	Smith County Smith County, Texas Smith County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 174,706 , while in 2007 it was estimated to have reached 198,705....	TX Texas Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....	00,198,705	00,174,706	A067+13.74%	Tyler-Jacksonville, TX CSA
208	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA		IN Indiana The State of Indiana was the 19th U.S. state admitted into the union. It is located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America....	00,197,942	00,182,791	A146+8.29%	South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka, IN-MI CSA
209	Racine, WI MSA		WI Wisconsin Wisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. state in the United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States. It borders two of the five Great Lakes and four U.S....	00,195,099	00,188,831	A251+3.32%	Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI CSA
210	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MSA	Mohave County Mohave County, Arizona Mohave County is located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of 2007, its population was estimated to be 194,944, an increase of 39,912 people since the 2000 census count of 155,032....	AZ Arizona The State of Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona....	00,194,944	00,155,032	A015+25.74%	ZZZ
211	Johnson City, TN MSA	The Tri-Cities Tri-Cities, Tennessee In Tennessee and Virginia the name "Tri-Cities" refers to the region comprising the cities of Kingsport, Tennessee, Johnson City, Tennessee and Bristol, Tennessee and the surrounding smaller towns and communities in East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia....	TN Tennessee Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the United States....	00,193,554	00,181,607	A181+6.58%	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol (Tri-Cities), TN-VA CSA
212	Bellingham, WA MSA	Whatcom County Whatcom County, Washington Whatcom County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. Its name ultimately derives from a Nooksack language word meaning "noisy water." As of 2000, the population was 166,814....	WA Washington Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute....	00,192,999	00,166,814	A055+15.70%	ZZZ
213	Charlottesville, VA MSA Charlottesville, VA MSA The Charlottesville Metropolitan Statistical Area is a Metropolitan Statistical Area in Virginia as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget ....		VA Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....	00,192,779	00,174,021	A098+10.78%	ZZZ
214	Fargo, ND-MN MSA	Fargo-Moorhead Fargo-Moorhead Fargo-Moorhead is a common name given to the metropolitan area comprising Fargo, North Dakota, Moorhead, Minnesota, and the surrounding communities.... , or F-M	ND North Dakota North Dakota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States and Western United States regions of the United States of America. North Dakota is the 19th largest state by area in the US; it is the 48th most populous, with just over 640,000 residents as of 2006.... -MN Minnesota Minnesota is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States. The twelfth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with just over five million residents....	00,192,417	00,174,367	A108+10.35%	Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN CSA
215	Lafayette, IN MSA		IN Indiana The State of Indiana was the 19th U.S. state admitted into the union. It is located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America....	00,192,161	00,178,541	A163+7.63%	Lafayette-Frankfort, IN CSA
216	Lake Charles, LA MSA		LA Louisiana The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....	00,191,926	00,193,568	A320-0.85%	Lake Charles-Jennings, LA CSA
217	Yuma, AZ MSA	Yuma County Yuma County, Arizona Yuma County is a County located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of 2007, its population was estimated to be 190,557, an increase of 30,531 people since the 2000 census count of 160,026....	AZ Arizona The State of Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona....	00,190,557	00,160,026	A035+19.08%	ZZZ
219	Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA		GA	00,187,405	00,166,079	A083+12.84%	ZZZ
220	St. Cloud, MN MSA		MN Minnesota Minnesota is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States. The twelfth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with just over five million residents....	00,185,555	00,167,392	A097+10.85%	Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA
222	Bloomington, IN MSA		IN Indiana The State of Indiana was the 19th U.S. state admitted into the union. It is located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America....	00,183,733	00,175,506	A222+4.69%	ZZZ
223	Kingston, NY MSA		NY New York The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....	00,181,860	00,177,749	A271+2.31%	New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
224	Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL MSA		FL Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....	00,181,499	00,170,498	A186+6.45%	ZZZ
225	Rochester, MN MSA		MN Minnesota Minnesota is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States. The twelfth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with just over five million residents....	00,181,082	00,163,618	A100+10.67%	ZZZ
226	Gainesville, GA MSA		GA	00,180,175	00,139,277	A009+29.36%	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA
227	Anderson, SC MSA	The Upstate	SC South Carolina South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....	00,179,981	00,165,740	A141+8.59%	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC CSA
228	Redding, CA MSA	Shasta County Shasta County, California Shasta County is a county located in the Northern California portion of the U.S. state of California. The county occupies the northern reaches of the Sacramento Valley, with portions extending into the southern reaches of the Cascade Range....	CA California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	00,179,427	00,163,256	A116+9.91%	ZZZ
229	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA	West Michigan	MI Michigan Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....	00,174,386	00,170,200	A269+2.46%	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI CSA
231	Greenville, NC MSA		NC North Carolina North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....	00,172,473	00,152,772	A079+12.90%	ZZZ
232	Monroe, LA MSA		LA Louisiana The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....	00,172,275	00,170,053	A288+1.31%	Monroe-Bastrop, LA CSA
235	Joplin, MO MSA		MO Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska....	00,171,278	00,157,322	A136+8.87%	ZZZ
236	Terre Haute, IN MSA	The Wabash Valley Wabash Valley The Wabash Valley is a region with parts in both Illinois and Indiana. It is named for the Wabash River and spans the middle to the middle-lower portion of the river and is centered at Terre Haute, Indiana....	IN Indiana The State of Indiana was the 19th U.S. state admitted into the union. It is located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America....	00,169,346	00,170,943	A321-0.93%	ZZZ
239	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA		IL Illinois The State of Illinois is a U.S. state of the United States, the 21st to be admitted to the United States. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern United States state and the fifth most populous state in the nation....	00,164,209	00,150,433	A128+9.16%	ZZZ
240	Yuba City, CA MSA		CA California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	00,164,138	00,139,149	A041+17.96%	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Yuba City, CA-NV CSA
241	Albany, GA MSA		GA	00,164,069	00,157,833	A234+3.95%	ZZZ
242	Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL MSA		FL Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....	00,163,984	00,148,217	A102+10.64%	ZZZ
243	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	Waterloo-Cedar Falls Metro, Cedar Valley	IA Iowa The State of Iowa is a U.S. state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland." It is bordered by Minnesota to the north, Wisconsin and Illinois to the east, Nebraska and South Dakota to the west, and Missouri to the south....	00,163,329	00,163,706	A310-0.23%	ZZZ
244	Jackson, MI MSA		MI Michigan Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....	00,163,006	00,158,422	A259+2.89%	ZZZ
245	Jacksonville, NC MSA		NC North Carolina North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....	00,162,745	00,150,355	A147+8.24%	ZZZ
246	Columbia, MO MSA	Mid-Missouri Mid-Missouri Mid-Missouri is a loosely defined region comprising of much the central area of United States state of Missouri. The regions largest city is Columbia, Missouri ....	MO Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska....	00,162,314	00,145,666	A092+11.43%	ZZZ
247	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA		WI Wisconsin Wisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. state in the United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States. It borders two of the five Great Lakes and four U.S....	00,162,154	00,156,763	A246+3.44%	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI CSA
248	El Centro, CA MSA	Imperial County Imperial County, California Imperial County is a county located in the Imperial Valley , in the far southeast of the U.S. state of California, bordering both Arizona and Mexico.... , Imperial Valley	CA California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	00,161,867	00,142,361	A068+13.70%	ZZZ
249	Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH MSA		WV West Virginia West Virginia is a U.S. state in the Appalachian, Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia on the southeast, Kentucky on the southwest, Ohio on the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland on the northeast.... -OH Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....	00,160,656	00,164,624	A339-2.41%	ZZZ
250	Janesville, WI MSA		WI Wisconsin Wisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. state in the United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States. It borders two of the five Great Lakes and four U.S....	00,159,623	00,152,307	A218+4.80%	ZZZ
251	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI MSA		MI Michigan Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....	00,159,589	00,162,453	A331-1.76%	ZZZ
252	Abilene, TX MSA		TX Texas Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....	00,159,343	00,160,245	A315-0.56%	ZZZ
253	Eau Claire, WI MSA		WI Wisconsin Wisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. state in the United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States. It borders two of the five Great Lakes and four U.S....	00,157,808	00,148,337	A189+6.38%	Eau Claire-Menomonie, WI CSA
254	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA MSA Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA MSA The Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford Metropolitan Statistical Area is a Metropolitan Statistical Area as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget located in the New River Valley of Southwest Virginia....	New River Valley New River Valley The New River Valley is a region in the eastern United States along the New River in the Commonwealth of Virginia . The valley is comprised of the counties of Montgomery , Pulaski, Floyd, Giles and the independent City of Radford....	VA Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....	00,157,614	00,151,272	A228+4.19%	ZZZ
256	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ MSA		NJ New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania....	00,155,544	00,146,438	A192+6.22%	Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA
257	Pueblo, CO MSA	Pueblo County Pueblo County, Colorado Pueblo County is the tenth most populous of the Colorado counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county was named for the historic town of Pueblo, Colorado which took its name from the Spanish language word meaning "town" or "village"....	CO Colorado The State of Colorado is a U.S. state located in the Mountain States of the United States of America. Colorado may also be considered to be a part of the Western United States and Southwestern United States regions of the United States....	00,154,538	00,141,472	A127+9.24%	ZZZ
258	Bend, OR MSA	Deschutes County Deschutes County, Oregon Deschutes County is a List of counties in Oregon located in the U.S. state of Oregon. In 2000, its population was 115,367. The county was created in 1916 out of part of Crook County, Oregon and Oregon Geographic Names for the Deschutes River , which itself was named by French-Canadian trappers of the early 19th century....	OR Oregon Oregon is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The area was inhabited by many indigenous tribes before the arrival of traders, explorers and settlers....	00,154,028	00,115,367	A005+33.51%	Bend-Prineville, OR CSA
260	Monroe, MI MSA		MI Michigan Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....	00,153,608	00,145,945	A210+5.25%	Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA
261	Punta Gorda, FL MSA		FL Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....	00,152,814	00,141,627	A158+7.90%	Sarasota-Bradenton-Punta Gorda, FL CSA
262	Dover, DE MSA		DE Delaware Delaware is a U.S. state located on the East Coast of the United States in the Mid-Atlantic States region of the United States. The state takes its name from Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, a British nobleman and Virginia's first colonial governor, after whom Cape Henlopen was originally named....	00,152,255	00,126,697	A029+20.17%	ZZZ
263	Pascagoula, MS MSA		MS Mississippi Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Deep South of the United States. Jackson, Mississippi is the state capital and largest city. The state's name comes from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, and takes its name from the Anishinaabe language word misi-ziibi ....	00,152,035	00,150,564	A294+0.98%	Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS CSA
265	Alexandria, LA MSA		LA Louisiana The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....	00,149,837	00,145,035	A252+3.31%	ZZZ
266	Billings, MT MSA		MT Montana Montana is a U.S. state in the Western United States. The western third of the state contains numerous mountain ranges; other 'island' ranges are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains....	00,149,657	00,138,904	A161+7.74%	ZZZ
267	Decatur, AL MSA	The Heart of the Valley Tennessee Valley The Tennessee Valley is the drainage basin of the Tennessee River and is largely within the U.S. state of Tennessee. It stretches from southwest Kentucky to northwest Georgia and from northeast Mississippi to the mountains of Virginia and North Carolina....	AL Alabama Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....	00,149,279	00,145,867	A270+2.34%	Huntsville-Decatur, AL CSA
268	Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA	Kings County Kings County, California Kings County is a county located in the California Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. It is located in a rich agricultural region....	CA California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	00,148,875	00,129,461	A058+15.00%	ZZZ
269	Bangor, ME MSA		ME Maine The State of Maine is a U.S. state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, New Hampshire to the southwest, the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast....	00,148,784	00,144,919	A265+2.67%	ZZZ
271	Wichita Falls, TX MSA		TX Texas Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....	00,148,148	00,151,524	A334-2.23%	ZZZ
273	Iowa City, IA MSA		IA Iowa The State of Iowa is a U.S. state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland." It is bordered by Minnesota to the north, Wisconsin and Illinois to the east, Nebraska and South Dakota to the west, and Missouri to the south....	00,147,038	00,131,676	A090+11.67%	ZZZ
274	Madera, CA MSA	Madera County Madera County, California Madera County is a county of the U.S. state of California, located in the California Central Valley and the Sierra Nevada north of Fresno County, California....	CA California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	00,146,513	00,123,109	A038+19.01%	Fresno-Madera, CA CSA
275	Jefferson City, MO MSA	Jeff City	MO Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska....	00,145,686	00,140,052	A233+4.02%	ZZZ
276	Rocky Mount, NC MSA		NC North Carolina North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....	00,145,596	00,143,026	A282+1.80%	ZZZ
277	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA		WV West Virginia West Virginia is a U.S. state in the Appalachian, Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia on the southeast, Kentucky on the southwest, Ohio on the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland on the northeast.... -OH Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....	00,145,454	00,153,172	A356-5.04%	ZZZ
278	Burlington, NC MSA		NC North Carolina North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....	00,145,360	00,130,800	A096+11.13%	Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC CSA
279	Johnstown, PA MSA		PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....	00,144,995	00,152,598	A355-4.98%	ZZZ
280	State College, PA MSA	Happy Valley, Centre County, Centre Region	PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....	00,144,658	00,135,758	A184+6.56%	ZZZ
281	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA	The Shoals The Shoals The Shoals is a metropolitan area in northwestern Alabama, officially known as the Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area, including the cities of Florence, Alabama, Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Tuscumbia, Alabama, and Sheffield, Alabama, and the counties of Lauderdale County, AL and Colbert County, AL....	AL Alabama Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....	00,143,149	00,142,950	A303+0.14%	ZZZ
282	Santa Fe, NM MSA	The City Different	NM New Mexico New Mexico is a U. S. State located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. Inhabited by Native Americans in the United States populations for many centuries, it has also has been part of the Spanish Empire viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S....	00,142,955	00,129,292	A107+10.57%	Santa Fe-Espanola, NM CSA
283	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA	Siouxland Siouxland Siouxland is a vernacular region that encompasses the entire Big Sioux River drainage basin.A "vernacular region" is a distinctive area where the inhabitants collectively consider themselves interconnected by a shared history, mutual interests, and a common identity....	IA Iowa The State of Iowa is a U.S. state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland." It is bordered by Minnesota to the north, Wisconsin and Illinois to the east, Nebraska and South Dakota to the west, and Missouri to the south.... -NE Nebraska Nebraska is a U.S. state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and Western United States.Nebraska probably gets its name from the archaic Chiwere language words ?? Br?sge or the Omaha-Ponca language N? Bth?ska meaning "flat water," after the Platte River that flows through the state.... -SD South Dakota South Dakota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America. It is named after the Lakota people and Sioux Sioux Native Americans in the United States tribes....	00,142,794	00,143,053	A309-0.18%	Sioux City-Vermillion, IA-NE-SD CSA
287	Springfield, OH MSA		OH Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....	00,140,477	00,144,742	A346-2.95%	Dayton-Springfield-Greenville, OH CSA
289	Dothan, AL MSA	The Wiregrass	AL Alabama Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....	00,139,499	00,130,861	A180+6.60%	Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark, AL CSA
290	Grand Junction, CO MSA	Mesa County Mesa County, Colorado Mesa County is the fourth most extensive and the eleventh most populous of the Colorado counties of the State of Colorado in the United States. The county was named for the many large mesas in the area, including Grand Mesa, the most extensive mesa on Earth.... , Grand Valley Grand Valley (Colorado) The Grand Valley is an extended populated valley, approximately 30 miles long and 5 miles wide, located along the Colorado River in Mesa County, Colorado in western Colorado and Grand County, Utah in the United States....	CO Colorado The State of Colorado is a U.S. state located in the Mountain States of the United States of America. Colorado may also be considered to be a part of the Western United States and Southwestern United States regions of the United States....	00,139,082	00,116,255	A031+19.64%	ZZZ
291	Hattiesburg, MS MSA		MS Mississippi Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Deep South of the United States. Jackson, Mississippi is the state capital and largest city. The state's name comes from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, and takes its name from the Anishinaabe language word misi-ziibi ....	00,138,144	00,123,812	A091+11.58%	ZZZ
293	Battle Creek, MI MSA		MI Michigan Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....	00,136,615	00,137,985	A322-0.99%	ZZZ
294	Morristown, TN MSA		TN Tennessee Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the United States....	00,134,596	00,123,081	A125+9.36%	Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN CSA
295	Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA	Kootenai County Kootenai County, Idaho Kootenai County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. The county was established in 1864. It was named after an Indian tribe. It is part of the Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Idaho, Metropolitan Statistical Area...	ID Idaho The State of Idaho is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. The state's largest city and Capital is Boise, Idaho....	00,134,442	00,108,685	A024+23.70%	ZZZ
296	Texarkana, TX-AR MSA	Arklatex	TX Texas Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents.... -AR Arkansas Arkansas is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States of the United States. Arkansas shares a border with six states, with its eastern border largely defined by the Mississippi River....	00,134,215	00,129,749	A245+3.44%	ZZZ
297	Dalton, GA MSA		GA	00,134,043	00,120,031	A089+11.67%	ZZZ
299	St. George, UT MSA	Washington County Washington County, Utah Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. Washington County is included in the St. George, Utah, Metropolitan Statistical Area.... , Dixie Dixie (Utah) Dixie is the nickname for southwestern Utah. It was first settled in the early 1860s, when farmers were sent south by Brigham Young to grow cotton, hoping to capitalize on the lack of availability of cotton due to the American Civil War....	UT Utah The State of Utah is a western United States U.S. state of the United States. It was the List of U.S. states by date of statehood admitted to the United States on January 4, 1896....	00,133,791	00,090,354	A002+48.07%	ZZZ
300	Napa, CA MSA	Napa County Napa County, California Napa County is a county located north of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. It is part of the Napa, California, Metropolitan Statistical Area....	CA California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	00,132,565	00,124,279	A177+6.67%	San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
302	Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL MSA		FL Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....	00,131,837	00,112,947	A048+16.72%	Port St. Lucie-Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL CSA
303	Anderson, IN MSA		IN Indiana The State of Indiana was the 19th U.S. state admitted into the union. It is located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America....	00,131,312	00,133,358	A327-1.53%	Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN CSA
304	Warner Robins, GA MSA		GA	00,131,016	00,110,765	A040+18.28%	Macon-Warner Robins-Fort Valley, GA CSA
305	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA		WI Wisconsin Wisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. state in the United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States. It borders two of the five Great Lakes and four U.S.... -MN Minnesota Minnesota is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States. The twelfth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with just over five million residents....	00,130,926	00,126,838	A254+3.22%	ZZZ
306	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	The Plains	AL Alabama Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....	00,130,516	00,115,092	A073+13.40%	Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA
307	Valdosta, GA MSA		GA	00,130,170	00,119,560	A135+8.87%	ZZZ
308	Wausau, WI MSA		WI Wisconsin Wisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. state in the United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States. It borders two of the five Great Lakes and four U.S....	00,129,958	00,125,834	A253+3.28%	Wausau-Merrill, WI CSA
309	Pittsfield, MA MSA		MA Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north....	00,129,798	00,134,953	A353-3.82%	ZZZ
310	Odessa, TX MSA	Ector County Ector County, Texas Ector County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 121,123. It is named for Mathew Ector, a Confederate States of America general in the American Civil War....	TX Texas Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....	00,129,570	00,121,123	A172+6.97%	Midland-Odessa, TX CSA
311	Glens Falls, NY MSA		NY New York The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....	00,128,886	00,124,345	A240+3.65%	Albany-Schenectady-Amsterdam, NY CSA
314	Lebanon, PA MSA		PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....	00,127,889	00,120,327	A190+6.28%	Harrisburg-Carlisle-Lebanon, PA CSA
316	Flagstaff, AZ MSA	Coconino County Coconino County, Arizona Coconino County is a county located in the north central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. It is part of the Flagstaff, Arizona Metropolitan Statistical Area....	AZ Arizona The State of Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona....	00,127,450	00,116,320	A119+9.57%	ZZZ
317	Midland, TX MSA	Midland County Midland County, Texas Midland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. Midland is named for the fact that the county is located halfway between Fort Worth, Texas, Texas, and El Paso, Texas, Texas on the Texas and Pacific Railway....	TX Texas Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....	00,126,408	00,116,009	A133+8.96%	Midland-Odessa, TX CSA
318	Mansfield, OH MSA		OH Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....	00,125,679	00,128,852	A340-2.46%	Mansfield-Bucyrus, OH CSA
319	Altoona, PA MSA		PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....	00,125,527	00,129,144	A344-2.80%	ZZZ
320	St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA		MO Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska.... -KS Kansas The State of Kansas is a Midwestern U.S. state in the Central United States of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the United States "Heartland"....	00,123,339	00,122,336	A295+0.82%	ZZZ
321	Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA		WV West Virginia West Virginia is a U.S. state in the Appalachian, Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia on the southeast, Kentucky on the southwest, Ohio on the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland on the northeast.... -OH Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....	00,122,580	00,132,008	A362-7.14%	ZZZ
322	Farmington, NM MSA	San Juan County San Juan County, New Mexico San Juan County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is part of the Farmington, New Mexico, Metropolitan Statistical Area....	NM New Mexico New Mexico is a U. S. State located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. Inhabited by Native Americans in the United States populations for many centuries, it has also has been part of the Spanish Empire viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S....	00,122,427	00,113,801	A164+7.58%	ZZZ
323	Winchester, VA-WV MSA Winchester, VA-WV MSA Winchester, VA-WV MSA is a U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Area as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget as of June, 2003....		VA Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state.... -WV West Virginia West Virginia is a U.S. state in the Appalachian, Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia on the southeast, Kentucky on the southwest, Ohio on the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland on the northeast....	00,121,190	00,102,997	A044+17.66%	Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA
324	Logan, UT-ID MSA		UT Utah The State of Utah is a western United States U.S. state of the United States. It was the List of U.S. states by date of statehood admitted to the United States on January 4, 1896.... -ID Idaho The State of Idaho is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. The state's largest city and Capital is Boise, Idaho....	00,121,090	00,102,720	A042+17.88%	ZZZ
326	Rapid City, SD MSA		SD South Dakota South Dakota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America. It is named after the Lakota people and Sioux Sioux Native Americans in the United States tribes....	00,120,279	00,112,818	A179+6.61%	ZZZ
327	Salisbury, MD MSA		MD Maryland Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic States of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the Washington, D.C. to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east....	00,119,616	00,109,391	A126+9.35%	Salisbury-Ocean Pines, MD CSA
329	Idaho Falls, ID MSA		ID Idaho The State of Idaho is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. The state's largest city and Capital is Boise, Idaho....	00,119,396	00,101,677	A045+17.43%	Idaho Falls-Blackfoot, ID CSA
330	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	Grayson County Grayson County, Texas Grayson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 110,595. By 2007 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that total population had reached 118,675....	TX Texas Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....	00,118,675	00,110,595	A168+7.31%	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CSA
331	Morgantown, WV MSA		WV West Virginia West Virginia is a U.S. state in the Appalachian, Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia on the southeast, Kentucky on the southwest, Ohio on the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland on the northeast....	00,117,770	00,111,200	A198+5.91%	ZZZ
332	Harrisonburg, VA MSA Harrisonburg, VA MSA The Harrisonburg Metropolitan Statistical Area is a Metropolitan Statistical Area in Virginia as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget ....		VA Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....	00,117,563	00,108,193	A140+8.66%	ZZZ
335	Williamsport, PA MSA		PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....	00,116,811	00,120,044	A342-2.69%	Williamsport-Lock Haven, PA CSA
337	Jonesboro, AR MSA		AR Arkansas Arkansas is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States of the United States. Arkansas shares a border with six states, with its eastern border largely defined by the Mississippi River....	00,116,402	00,107,762	A155+8.02%	Jonesboro-Paragould, AR CSA
338	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA	Skagit County Skagit County, Washington Skagit County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Skagit Native Americans in the United States tribe. As of 2000, the population was 102,979....	WA Washington Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute....	00,116,397	00,102,979	A078+13.03%	Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA
339	Bowling Green, KY MSA		KY Kentucky The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a U.S. state located in the East Central United States of America. Kentucky is normally included in the group of Southern United States , but it is uncommonly included, geographically and culturally, in the Midwestern United States....	00,116,001	00,104,166	A094+11.36%	ZZZ
340	Muncie, IN MSA		IN Indiana The State of Indiana was the 19th U.S. state admitted into the union. It is located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America....	00,115,419	00,118,769	A345-2.82%	ZZZ
342	Sheboygan, WI MSA		WI Wisconsin Wisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. state in the United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States. It borders two of the five Great Lakes and four U.S....	00,114,504	00,112,646	A285+1.65%	ZZZ
343	Lawton, OK MSA	Comanche County Comanche County, Oklahoma Comanche County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 114,996. It is included in the Lawton, Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area....	OK Oklahoma Oklahoma is a U.S. state and a sovereignty located in the South Central United States and Southern United States of the United States of America ....	00,113,811	00,114,996	A323-1.03%	ZZZ
344	Victoria, TX MSA		TX Texas Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....	00,113,797	00,111,663	A279+1.91%	ZZZ
346	Goldsboro, NC MSA		NC North Carolina North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....	00,113,590	00,113,329	A301+0.23%	ZZZ
348	Lawrence, KS MSA	Douglas County Douglas County, Kansas Douglas County is located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States United States. The U.S. county's population?one of the fastest-growing in the state of Kansas?was estimated to be 113,488 in the year 2007, making it the fifth-largest in the state....	KS Kansas The State of Kansas is a Midwestern U.S. state in the Central United States of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the United States "Heartland"....	00,113,488	00,099,962	A071+13.53%	ZZZ
350	Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA		AL Alabama Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....	00,113,103	00,112,249	A296+0.76%	ZZZ
352	Jackson, TN MSA		TN Tennessee Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the United States....	00,112,660	00,107,377	A216+4.92%	Jackson-Humboldt, TN CSA
353	Owensboro, KY MSA		KY Kentucky The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a U.S. state located in the East Central United States of America. Kentucky is normally included in the group of Southern United States , but it is uncommonly included, geographically and culturally, in the Midwestern United States....	00,112,104	00,109,875	A275+2.03%	ZZZ
354	Elizabethtown, KY MSA		KY Kentucky The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a U.S. state located in the East Central United States of America. Kentucky is normally included in the group of Southern United States , but it is uncommonly included, geographically and culturally, in the Midwestern United States....	00,111,610	00,107,547	A238+3.78%	Louisville-Jefferson County-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg, KY-IN CSA
355	Cleveland, TN MSA		TN Tennessee Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the United States....	00,111,121	00,104,015	A176+6.83%	Chattanooga-Cleveland-Athens, TN-GA CSA
356	Kankakee-Bradley, IL MSA		IL Illinois The State of Illinois is a U.S. state of the United States, the 21st to be admitted to the United States. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern United States state and the fifth most populous state in the nation....	00,110,705	00,103,833	A178+6.62%	Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA
358	Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA		IN Indiana The State of Indiana was the 19th U.S. state admitted into the union. It is located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America....	00,109,787	00,110,106	A312-0.29%	Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA
359	Decatur, IL MSA		IL Illinois The State of Illinois is a U.S. state of the United States, the 21st to be admitted to the United States. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern United States state and the fifth most populous state in the nation....	00,108,732	00,114,706	A357-5.21%	ZZZ
362	San Angelo, TX MSA		TX Texas Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....	00,108,085	00,105,781	A272+2.18%	ZZZ
363	Bay City, MI MSA	Greater Tri-Cities Tri-Cities (Michigan) The name Tri-Cities refers to two regions in the U.S. state of Michigan. Both are located in the Lower Peninsula.... 5	MI Michigan Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....	00,107,517	00,110,157	A337-2.40%	Saginaw-Bay City-Saginaw Township North, MI CSA
364	Wenatchee, WA MSA		WA Washington Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute....	00,107,170	00,099,219	A156+8.01%	ZZZ
365	Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA		ME Maine The State of Maine is a U.S. state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, New Hampshire to the southwest, the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast....	00,106,815	00,103,793	A257+2.91%	Portland-Lewiston-South Portland, ME CSA
366	Danville, VA MSA Danville, VA MSA The Danville Metropolitan Statistical Area is a Metropolitan Statistical Area in Virginia as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget ....		VA Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....	00,105,773	00,110,156	A354-3.98%	ZZZ
367	Missoula, MT MSA	Missoula County Missoula County, Montana Missoula County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. It is included in the Missoula, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 95,802....	MT Montana Montana is a U.S. state in the Western United States. The western third of the state contains numerous mountain ranges; other 'island' ranges are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains....	00,105,650	00,095,802	A110+10.28%	ZZZ
368	Lima, OH MSA		OH Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....	00,105,233	00,108,473	A347-2.99%	Lima-Van Wert-Wapakoneta, OH CSA
372	Sumter, SC MSA		SC South Carolina South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....	00,103,943	00,104,646	A317-0.67%	ZZZ
373	Bismarck-Mandan MSA	North Dakota's Sister Cities	ND North Dakota North Dakota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States and Western United States regions of the United States of America. North Dakota is the 19th largest state by area in the US; it is the 48th most populous, with just over 640,000 residents as of 2006....	00,103,242	00,094,719	A132+9.00%	ZZZ
374	Gadsden, AL MSA		AL Alabama Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....	00,103,217	00,103,459	A311-0.23%	ZZZ
375	Brunswick, GA MSA		GA	00,101,792	00,093,044	A124+9.40%	ZZZ
377	Pine Bluff, AR MSA		AR Arkansas Arkansas is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States of the United States. Arkansas shares a border with six states, with its eastern border largely defined by the Mississippi River....	00,101,484	00,107,341	A359-5.46%	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff, AR CSA
380	Ithaca, NY MSA		NY New York The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....	00,101,055	00,096,501	A220+4.72%	Ithaca-Cortland, NY CSA
383	Longview, WA MSA	Cowlitz County Cowlitz County, Washington Cowlitz County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of July 2007 its population was 100,467 It forms the Longview, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Cowlitz County....	WA Washington Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute....	00,100,467	00,092,948	A153+8.09%	ZZZ
385	Kokomo, IN MSA		IN Indiana The State of Indiana was the 19th U.S. state admitted into the union. It is located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America....	00,099,845	00,101,541	A329-1.67%	Kokomo-Peru, IN CSA
387	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA Cumberland, MD-WV MSA Cumberland, MD-WV MSA, or Cumberland Metro for short, denotes the Metropolitan Statistical Area of Cumberland, Maryland and the surrounding economic region of Allegany County, Maryland and Mineral County, West Virginia....		MD Maryland Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic States of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the Washington, D.C. to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east.... -WV West Virginia West Virginia is a U.S. state in the Appalachian, Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia on the southeast, Kentucky on the southwest, Ohio on the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland on the northeast....	00,099,316	00,102,008	A341-2.64%	ZZZ
388	Fond du Lac, WI MSA		WI Wisconsin Wisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. state in the United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States. It borders two of the five Great Lakes and four U.S....	00,099,124	00,097,296	A280+1.88%	Fond du Lac-Beaver Dam, WI CSA
393	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	Grand Cities, Greater Grand Forks Greater Grand Forks "Greater Grand Forks" is the name used by some people to designate the twin cities of Grand Forks, North Dakota and East Grand Forks, Minnesota as well as the surrounding area....	ND North Dakota North Dakota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States and Western United States regions of the United States of America. North Dakota is the 19th largest state by area in the US; it is the 48th most populous, with just over 640,000 residents as of 2006.... -MN Minnesota Minnesota is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States. The twelfth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with just over five million residents....	00,097,691	00,097,478	A302+0.22%	ZZZ
394	Fairbanks, AK MSA	Fairbanks North Star Borough	AK Alaska Alaska is the largest U.S. state of the United States by area; it is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait....	00,097,484	00,082,840	A043+17.68%	ZZZ
397	Ocean City, NJ MSA		NJ New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania....	00,096,422	00,102,326	A360-5.77%	ZZZ
398	Hot Springs, AR MSA	Garland County Garland County, Arkansas Garland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 88,068. The county seat is Hot Springs, Arkansas....	AR Arkansas Arkansas is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States of the United States. Arkansas shares a border with six states, with its eastern border largely defined by the Mississippi River....	00,096,371	00,088,068	A123+9.43%	ZZZ
399	Rome, GA MSA		GA	00,095,618	00,090,565	A205+5.58%	ZZZ
403	Dubuque, IA MSA		IA Iowa The State of Iowa is a U.S. state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland." It is bordered by Minnesota to the north, Wisconsin and Illinois to the east, Nebraska and South Dakota to the west, and Missouri to the south....	00,092,359	00,089,143	A241+3.61%	ZZZ
413	Palm Coast, FL MSA		FL Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....	00,088,397	00,049,832	A001+77.39%	Orlando-Deltona-Daytona Beach, FL CSA
414	Elmira, NY MSA		NY New York The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....	00,088,015	00,091,070	A350-3.35%	ZZZ
418	Pocatello, ID MSA		ID Idaho The State of Idaho is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. The state's largest city and Capital is Boise, Idaho....	00,087,609	00,083,103	A207+5.42%	ZZZ
421	Cheyenne, WY MSA	Laramie County Laramie County, Wyoming Laramie County is the most populous of the Wyoming#Counties of the State of Wyoming of the United States. The county is located in the southeastern corner of the state....	WY Wyoming The State of Wyoming is a sparsely populated U.S. state in the Northwestern United States of the United States. The majority of the state is dominated by the mountain ranges and rangelands of the Rocky Mountains, while the easternmost section of the state is a high altitude prairie region known as the High Plains ....	00,086,353	00,081,607	A200+5.82%	ZZZ
425	Ames, IA MSA		IA Iowa The State of Iowa is a U.S. state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland." It is bordered by Minnesota to the north, Wisconsin and Illinois to the east, Nebraska and South Dakota to the west, and Missouri to the south....	00,084,752	00,079,981	A197+5.97%	Ames-Boone, IA CSA
434	Great Falls, MT MSA	Cascade County Cascade County, Montana Cascade County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana, United States. As of 2000, the population was 80,357. It is part of the Great Falls, Montana, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Cascade County....	MT Montana Montana is a U.S. state in the Western United States. The western third of the state contains numerous mountain ranges; other 'island' ranges are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains....	00,081,775	00,080,357	A283+1.76%	ZZZ
436	Corvallis, OR MSA	Benton County Benton County, Oregon Benton County is a List of counties in Oregon located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The Oregon Geographic Names after Thomas Hart Benton , a United States Senate who advocated U.S....	OR Oregon Oregon is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The area was inhabited by many indigenous tribes before the arrival of traders, explorers and settlers....	00,081,428	00,078,153	A229+4.19%	Albany-Corvallis-Lebanon, OR CSA
438	Danville, IL MSA		IL Illinois The State of Illinois is a U.S. state of the United States, the 21st to be admitted to the United States. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern United States state and the fifth most populous state in the nation....	00,081,191	00,083,919	A349-3.25%	ZZZ
453	Sandusky, OH MSA		OH Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....	00,077,323	00,079,551	A343-2.80%	ZZZ
462	Columbus, IN MSA		IN Indiana The State of Indiana was the 19th U.S. state admitted into the union. It is located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America....	00,074,750	00,071,435	A224+4.64%	Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN CSA
473	Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA MSA		GA	00,071,803	00,071,914	A308-0.15%	Savannah-Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA CSA
475	Casper, WY MSA	Natrona County Natrona County, Wyoming Natrona County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 66,533. Its county seat is Casper, Wyoming....	WY Wyoming The State of Wyoming is a sparsely populated U.S. state in the Northwestern United States of the United States. The majority of the state is dominated by the mountain ranges and rangelands of the Rocky Mountains, while the easternmost section of the state is a high altitude prairie region known as the High Plains ....	00,071,750	00,066,533	A159+7.84%	ZZZ
532	Lewiston, ID-WA MSA		ID Idaho The State of Idaho is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. The state's largest city and Capital is Boise, Idaho.... -WA Washington Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute....	00,060,043	00,057,961	A242+3.59%	ZZZ
567	Carson City, NV MSA	Carson City Carson City, Nevada The Consolidated Municipality of Carson City is the Capital of the Nevada. The population was 52,457 at the United States Census, 2000. Carson City is now an independent city and is its own Metropolitan Statistical Area....	NV Nevada Nevada is a U.S. state located in the Western United States of the United States of America. The capital is Carson City and the largest city is Las Vegas, Nevada....	00,054,939	00,052,457	A219+4.73%	ZZZ

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