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The Tri-State Region is commonly used in the area surrounding New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 to unambiguously refer to the greater metropolitan area
New York metropolitan area

The New York metropolitan area or Tri-State Region is the most populous metropolitan area in the United States and is also List of metropolitan areas by population....
.
Roughly speaking, the New York Tri-State area encompasses the populated areas in the states of New Jersey
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....
, New York
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....
, and Connecticut
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....
 that are within a typical commuting distance of Manhattan
Manhattan

Manhattan is one of the five borough of New York City, located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River.With a United States Census of 1,620,867 living in a land area of 22.96 square miles , Manhattan, coextensive with New York County, is the most population density county in the United States, w...
 (by car or railway) or alternatively, the coverage area of the broadcast television stations that operate from Manhattan.
An advantage of the term is that it allows the inclusion of more outlying rural areas that are still within commuting distance of Manhattan.






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The Tri-State Region is commonly used in the area surrounding New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 to unambiguously refer to the greater metropolitan area
New York metropolitan area

The New York metropolitan area or Tri-State Region is the most populous metropolitan area in the United States and is also List of metropolitan areas by population....
.
Roughly speaking, the New York Tri-State area encompasses the populated areas in the states of New Jersey
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....
, New York
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....
, and Connecticut
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....
 that are within a typical commuting distance of Manhattan
Manhattan

Manhattan is one of the five borough of New York City, located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River.With a United States Census of 1,620,867 living in a land area of 22.96 square miles , Manhattan, coextensive with New York County, is the most population density county in the United States, w...
 (by car or railway) or alternatively, the coverage area of the broadcast television stations that operate from Manhattan.
An advantage of the term is that it allows the inclusion of more outlying rural areas that are still within commuting distance of Manhattan. The term is especially favored in advertising and the broadcast news media, especially in advertisements for auto dealerships, but is used in common speech as well.

Tri-State generally include the following:
  • Southern New York State
    • New York City
      New York City

      The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
       (includes the Five Boroughs)
    • Nassau County
      Nassau County, New York

      Nassau County is a suburban Political subdivisions of New York State#County in the New York Metropolitan Area east of New York City in the U.S....
    • Suffolk County
      Suffolk County, New York

      Suffolk County is a Political subdivisions of New York State#County located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island....
    • Westchester County
      Westchester County, New York

      Westchester County is a primarily suburban Political subdivisions of New York State#County located in the U.S. state of New York with about 950,000 residents....
    • Rockland County
      Rockland County, New York

      Rockland County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, north-northwest of New York City. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area....
    • Putnam County
      Putnam County, New York

      Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, in the lower Hudson Valley. Putnam county formed in 1812, when it detached from Dutchess County....
    • Orange County
      Orange County, New York

      Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Poughkeepsie , New York–Newburgh , New York–Middletown, Orange County, New York, NY Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown metropolitan area and is located at the northern reaches of the New York City–Newark, New Jersey–Bridgeport, Connecticut...
    • Dutchess County
      Dutchess County, New York

      Dutchess County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. The United States Census 2000 lists the population as 280,150, but the United States Census Bureau gives an estimate of 292,706 residents for the 12-month period ending July 1, 2007....
    • Ulster County
      Ulster County, New York

      Ulster County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, USA. It sits in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 177,749....
  • Northern New Jersey
    • Hudson County
      Hudson County, New Jersey

      Hudson County is in New Jersey, United States. Its county seat is Jersey City, New Jersey....
    • Union County
      Union County, New Jersey

      Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 522,541. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area....
    • Essex County
      Essex County, New Jersey

      Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 793,633, ranking it second in the state after Bergen County, New Jersey; Essex County's population had declined to 786,147 as of the bureau's 2006 population estimate....
    • Passaic County
      Passaic County, New Jersey

      Passaic County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 489,049. Its county seat is Paterson, New Jersey....
    • Bergen County
      Bergen County, New Jersey

      Bergen County is the most populous county of the U.S. state of New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 884,118, growing to 904,037 as of the Census Bureau's 2006 estimate....
    • Morris County
      Morris County, New Jersey

      Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about 25 mi west of New York City. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 470,212, and grew to 493,160 as of the Census Bureau's 2006 estimate.....
    • Middlesex County
      Middlesex County, New Jersey

      Middlesex County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 750,162. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area and its county seat is New Brunswick, New Jersey....
    • Monmouth County
      Monmouth County, New Jersey

      Monmouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 615,301, which had grown to 642,030 as of the Bureau's 2007 estimate....
    • 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....
    • Hunterdon County
      Hunterdon County, New Jersey

      Hunterdon County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 121,989. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area....
    • Somerset County
      Somerset County, New Jersey

      Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of 2000, the population was 297,490. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area....
    • Ocean County
      Ocean County, New Jersey

      Ocean County is a county located along the Jersey Shore in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its county seat is Toms River, New Jersey, which, like the county itself, has been one of the fastest growing areas of the state since the 1990s....
       (North of Toms River)
    • Sussex County
      Sussex County, New Jersey

      The County of Sussex is the northernmost county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2000 United States census, 144,166 persons resided in Sussex County of which nearly 95% were Race and ethnicity in the United States Census....
  • Southwestern
    Southwestern Connecticut

    Southwestern Connecticut is a geographic region of the United States U.S. state of Connecticut. There are no official definitions for this region but generally includes one or more of the following official regions located entirely or partly in the southern part of Fairfield County, Connecticut:...
    /Upstate
    Upstate Connecticut

    File:Map of Upstate Connecticut.PNGUpstate Connecticut is a term commonly used to refer to Connecticut's rural northern counties. This usually includes Litchfield County, Connecticut, Hartford County, Connecticut, Tolland County, Connecticut, and Windham County, Connecticut....
     Connecticut
    • 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....
    • New Haven County
      New Haven County, Connecticut

      New Haven County is located in the south central part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. In 2000, the population was 824,008. Two of the state's largest cities, New Haven, Connecticut and Waterbury, are part of New Haven County....
    • Litchfield County
      Litchfield County, Connecticut

      Litchfield County is located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut and is the core of Upstate Connecticut. Litchfield County also has the least population density among Connecticut's counties....


Major Cities

Municipalities in the Tri-State Region with more than 100,000 residents include:
  • New York City
    New York City

    The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
     (8,143,197)
  • Newark, New Jersey
    Newark, New Jersey

    Newark is the largest City in New Jersey, and the county seat of Essex County, New Jersey. Newark has a population of 281,402, making it not only List of Municipalities in New Jersey but also the 65th List of United States cities by population Newark is also home to major corporations, such as Prudential Financial....
     (280,666)
  • Jersey City, New Jersey
    Jersey City, New Jersey

    Jersey City is a City in Hudson County, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population of Jersey City was 240,055, making it New Jersey's List of municipalities in New Jersey , behind Newark, New Jersey....
     (239,614)
  • Yonkers, New York
    Yonkers, New York

    Yonkers is the fourth largest city in the U.S. State of New York , and the largest city in Westchester County, with a population of 196,086 . More recent estimates put the population at 197,234 in 2002, 197,126 in 2004 and 196,425 in 2005....
     (196,086)
  • Paterson, New Jersey
    Paterson, New Jersey

    Paterson is a City in Passaic County, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 149,222....
     (149,222)
  • Bridgeport, Connecticut
    Bridgeport, Connecticut

    Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in and the former county seat of Fairfield County, Connecticut, the city had an estimated population of 137,912 in 2006 and is the core of the Greater Bridgeport area....
     (137,912)
  • Elizabeth, New Jersey
    Elizabeth, New Jersey

    Elizabeth is a City in Union County, New Jersey, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the city had a total population of 120,568, making it New Jersey's List of municipalities in New Jersey ....
     (125,809)
  • Hartford, Connecticut
    Hartford, Connecticut

    Hartford is the Capital of the Connecticut. It is located in Hartford County, Connecticut on the Connecticut River, north of the center of the state, south of Springfield, Massachusetts....
     (124,512)
  • Stamford, Connecticut
    Stamford, Connecticut

    Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. According to 2007 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 118,475, making it the fourth largest city in the state....
     (124,261)
  • New Haven, Connecticut
    New Haven, Connecticut

    New Haven is the third largest municipality in Connecticut, after Bridgeport, Connecticut and Hartford, with a core population of about 124,000 people....
     (124,001)
  • Waterbury, Connecticut
    Waterbury, Connecticut

    Waterbury is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, Connecticut, on the Naugatuck River Valley, 33 miles southwest of Hartford, Connecticut....
     (108,000)
  • Edison, New Jersey
    Edison, New Jersey

    Edison Township is a Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township had a total population of 97,687, making it at the time the List of municipalities in New Jersey ....
     (100,499)


See also

  • New York metropolitan area
    New York metropolitan area

    The New York metropolitan area or Tri-State Region is the most populous metropolitan area in the United States and is also List of metropolitan areas by population....
  • 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....