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This article includes information about the 100 most populous incorporated cities, the 100 most populous Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs), and the 100 most populous Primary Statistical Areas (PSAs) of the United States and Puerto Rico. This information is displayed in two tables. The first table ranks the cities, CBSAs, and PSAs separately by population. The second table displays the areas in hierarchical order by the most populous PSA, then most populous CBSA, and then most populous city.
As defined by the United States Census Bureau, an "incorporated place" includes a variety of designations, including city, town, village, borough, and municipality.[1] A few exceptional Census Designated Places (CDPs) are also included in the Census Bureau's list of incorporated places.[2]
Most recently on December 1, 2009, the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defined 955 Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs)[3] for the United States and Puerto Rico. The OMB defines a Core Based Statistical Area as one or more adjacent counties or county equivalents that have at least one urban core area of at least 10,000 population, plus adjacent territory that has a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured by commuting ties.[4] The Core Based Statistical Areas currently defined by the OMB include the 374 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs),[5] which have an urban core population of at least 50,000, and the 581 Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSAs),[6] which have an urban core population of at least 10,000 but less than 50,000.
Most recently on December 1, 2009, the United States Office of Management and Budget also defined 125 Combined Statistical Areas (CSAs) for the United States and 3 CSAs for Puerto Rico. The OMB defines a Combined Statistical Area as two or more adjacent Core Based Statistical Areas that have substantial employment interchange. The CBSAs that combine to create a CSA retain their separate identities within the larger CSA.
A Primary Statistical Area is a single or multiple Core Based Statistical Area that is not a component of a larger statistical area. The United States Office of Management and the Budget currently does not use the term "Primary Statistical Area." Currently, the United States and Puerto Rico have 725 Primary Statistical Areas comprising all 128 Combined Statistical Areas (CSAs) plus the 188 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and 409 Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSAs) that are not a component of a CSA.
Rank table
The sortable table below displays three lists:
- A list of the 100 most populous incorporated cities of the United States and Puerto Rico,
- A list of the 100 most populous Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) of the United States and Puerto Rico, and
- A list of the 100 most populous Primary Statistical Areas (PSAs) of the United States and Puerto Rico.
The table contains the following information:
- The city rank by population as of July 1, 2011, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau[7]
- The city and state[7]
- The city population as of July 1, 2011, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau[7]
- The CBSA rank by population as of July 1, 2011, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau[8]
- The CBSA name as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget[4]
- The CBSA population as of July 1, 2011, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau[8]
- The PSA rank by population as of July 1, 2011, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau[8][9]
- The PSA name as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget[4]
- The PSA population as of July 1, 2011, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau[8][9]
Hierarchical table
The sortable table below displays the 100 most populous Primary Statistical Areas (PSAs), the 100 most populous Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs), and the 100 most populous incorporated cities of the United States and Puerto Rico with the following information:
- The PSA rank by population as of July 1, 2011, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau[8][9]
- The PSA name as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget[4]
- The PSA population as of July 1, 2011, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau[8][9]
- The CBSA rank by population as of July 1, 2011, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau[8]
- The CBSA name as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget[4]
- The CBSA population as of July 1, 2011, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau[8]
- The city rank by population as of July 1, 2011, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau[7]
- The city and state[7]
- The city population as of July 1, 2011, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau[7]
Please note: This table does not include less populous Primary Statistical Areas, less populous constituent Core Based Statistical Areas of Combined Statistical Areas, and less populous incorporated cities in Core Based Statistical Areas.
See also
- United States of America
- Demographics of the United States
- United States Census Bureau
- List of U.S. states and territories by population
- List of metropolitan areas of the United States
- List of United States cities by population
- List of United States counties and county-equivalents
- Cities and metropolitan areas of the United States
- United States Office of Management and Budget
- The OMB has defined 1098 statistical areas comprising 388 MSAs, 541 μSAs, and 169 CSAs
- United States Census Bureau
References
- ↑ Towns in New England, while incorporated on a level similar to cities in other states, are considered minor civil divisions by the Census Bureau and are not included in its list of incorporated places. A detailed discussion on this subject can be found at New England town#Census treatment of the New England town system.
- 1 2 3 The State of Hawaiʻi has no incorporated municipalities other than the City and County of Honolulu, which comprises the entire Island of Oʻahu. In accordance with Hawaiian law, the United States Census Bureau defines the state's "cities" and "towns" as Census Designated Places (CDPs). The Census Bureau defines the Urban Honolulu CDP as the portion of the City and County of Honolulu that is coextensive with the Judicial District of Honolulu. The Urban Honolulu CDP is what is generally thought of as the "city" of Honolulu, and its population is used here and in other population comparisons. The Urban Honolulu CDP is currently the most populous Census Designated Place in the United States. The Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area comprises the entire City and County of Honolulu.
- ↑ The United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defines a Core Based Statistical Area as one or more adjacent counties or county equivalents that have at least one Urban Core Area of at least 10,000 population, together with adjacent communities having a high degree of economic and social integration with that core. Most recently on December 1, 2009, the OMB defined 955 Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) for the United States and Puerto Rico comprising 374 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), which have an urban core population of 50,000 or more, and 581 Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSAs), which have an urban core population of 10,000 or more but less than 50,000.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "OMB Bulletin No. 10-02: Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses" (PDF). United States Office of Management and Budget. December 1, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ↑ The United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defines a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) as a Core Based Statistical Area having at least one urbanized area of 50,000 or more population, plus adjacent territory that has a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured by commuting ties. Most recently on December 1, 2009, the OMB defined 366 MSAs for the United States and 8 MSAs for Puerto Rico.
- ↑ The United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defines a Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA) as a Core Based Statistical Area having at least one urban cluster of at least 10,000 but less than 50,000 population, plus adjacent territory that has a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured by commuting ties. Most recently on December 1, 2009, the OMB defined 576 μSAs for the United States and 5 μSAs for Puerto Rico.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places Over 50,000, Ranked by July 1, 2011 Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011" (CSV). 2011 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. June 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011" (CSV). 2011 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. April 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 "Table 2. Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011" (CSV). 2011 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. April 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- 1 2 Since 1898, the City of New York, New York, has comprised five boroughs with consolidated borough–county governments:
- 1 2 The City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, are separate but coterminous entities with a single consolidated city–county government.
- 1 2 The City of Jacksonville, Florida, and Duval County, Florida, are separate entities with a single consolidated city–county government. The City of Jacksonville comprises all of Duval County except the other incorporated municipalities within the county.
- 1 2 The City of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Marion County, Indiana, are separate entities with a single consolidated city–county government. The City of Indianapolis comprises all of Marion County except the other incorporated municipalities within the county. See Indianapolis (balance).
- 1 2 The City and County of San Francisco, California has a consolidated city and county government.
- 1 2 The City and County of Denver, Colorado, has a consolidated city and county government.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 This is an independent city that is not part of any county.
- 1 2 The City of Washington was consolidated with the District of Columbia in 1871.
- 1 2 The City of Nashville, Tennessee, and Davidson County, Tennessee, are separate entities with a single consolidated city–county government. The City of Nashville comprises all of Davidson County except the other incorporated municipalities within the county. See Nashville-Davidson (balance), Tennessee.
- 1 2 The City of Louisville, Kentucky, and Jefferson County, Kentucky, are separate entities with a single consolidated city–county government. The City of Louisville comprises all of Jefferson County except the other incorporated municipalities within the county. See Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), Kentucky.
- 1 2 The City of New Orleans, Louisiana, and Orleans Parish, Louisiana, are separate but coterminous entities with a single consolidated city–parish government.
- 1 2 The City of Lexington, Kentucky, and Fayette County, Kentucky, are separate but coterminous entities with a single consolidated city–parish government.
- 1 2 The Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, is a unified home rule municipality that functions as both a city and a borough.
- 1 2 The City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, are separate entities with a single consolidated city–parish government. The City of Baton Rouge has retained its own city limits within East Baton Rouge Parish.
- 1 2 The Town of Gilbert, Arizona, is currently the most populous incorporated town in the United States.