Metropolitan Areas Ranked by Numeric Population Change: 1990 to 2000 statistics


			Census Population	Change, 1990 to 2000
MSA/ CMSA Code	Rank	Metropolitan Area Name	April 1, 2000	April 1, 1990	Number	Percent

4472	1	Los Angeles--Riverside--Orange County, CA CMSA	16,373,645	14,531,529	1,842,116	12.7%
5602	2	New York--Northern New Jersey--Long Island, NY--NJ--CT--PA CMSA	21,199,865	19,549,649	1,650,216	8.4%
1922	3	Dallas--Fort Worth, TX CMSA	5,221,801	4,037,282	1,184,519	29.3%
0520	4	Atlanta, GA MSA	4,112,198	2,959,950	1,152,248	38.9%
6200	5	Phoenix--Mesa, AZ MSA	3,251,876	2,238,480	1,013,396	45.3%
3362	6	Houston--Galveston--Brazoria, TX CMSA	4,669,571	3,731,131	938,440	25.2%
1602	7	Chicago--Gary--Kenosha, IL--IN--WI CMSA	9,157,540	8,239,820	917,720	11.1%
8872	8	Washington--Baltimore, DC--MD--VA--WV CMSA	7,608,070	6,727,050	881,020	13.1%
7362	9	San Francisco--Oakland--San Jose, CA CMSA	7,039,362	6,253,311	786,051	12.6%
4120	10	Las Vegas, NV--AZ MSA	1,563,282	852,737	710,545	83.3%
4992	11	Miami--Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	3,876,380	3,192,582	683,798	21.4%
2082	12	Denver--Boulder--Greeley, CO CMSA	2,581,506	1,980,140	601,366	30.4%
7602	13	Seattle--Tacoma--Bremerton, WA CMSA	3,554,760	2,970,328	584,432	19.7%
6442	14	Portland--Salem, OR--WA CMSA	2,265,223	1,793,476	471,747	26.3%
5120	15	Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI MSA	2,968,806	2,538,834	429,972	16.9%
5960	16	Orlando, FL MSA	1,644,561	1,224,852	419,709	34.3%
0640	17	Austin--San Marcos, TX MSA	1,249,763	846,227	403,536	47.7%
1122	18	Boston--Worcester--Lawrence, MA--NH--ME--CT CMSA	5,819,100	5,455,403	363,697	6.7%
1520	19	Charlotte--Gastonia--Rock Hill, NC--SC MSA	1,499,293	1,162,093	337,200	29.0%
6640	20	Raleigh--Durham--Chapel Hill, NC MSA	1,187,941	855,545	332,396	38.9%
8280	21	Tampa--St. Petersburg--Clearwater, FL MSA	2,395,997	2,067,959	328,038	15.9%
7320	22	San Diego, CA MSA	2,813,833	2,498,016	315,817	12.6%
6922	23	Sacramento--Yolo, CA CMSA	1,796,857	1,481,102	315,755	21.3%
6162	24	Philadelphia--Wilmington--Atlantic City, PA--NJ--DE--MD CMSA	6,188,463	5,892,937	295,526	5.0%
2162	25	Detroit--Ann Arbor--Flint, MI CMSA	5,456,428	5,187,171	269,257	5.2%
8960	26	West Palm Beach--Boca Raton, FL MSA	1,131,184	863,518	267,666	31.0%
7240	27	San Antonio, TX MSA	1,592,383	1,324,749	267,634	20.2%
7160	28	Salt Lake City--Ogden, UT MSA	1,333,914	1,072,227	261,687	24.4%
5360	29	Nashville, TN MSA	1,231,311	985,026	246,285	25.0%
3480	30	Indianapolis, IN MSA	1,607,486	1,380,491	226,995	16.4%
3120	31	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	1,251,509	1,050,304	201,205	19.2%
1840	32	Columbus, OH MSA	1,540,157	1,345,450	194,707	14.5%
3600	33	Jacksonville, FL MSA	1,100,491	906,727	193,764	21.4%
3760	34	Kansas City, MO--KS MSA	1,776,062	1,582,875	193,187	12.2%
4880	35	McAllen--Edinburg--Mission, TX MSA	569,463	383,545	185,918	48.5%
7442	36	San Juan--Caguas--Arecibo, PR CMSA	2,450,292	2,270,808	179,484	7.9%
8520	37	Tucson, AZ MSA	843,746	666,880	176,866	26.5%
2840	38	Fresno, CA MSA	922,516	755,580	166,936	22.1%
1642	39	Cincinnati--Hamilton, OH--KY--IN CMSA	1,979,202	1,817,571	161,631	8.9%
3000	40	Grand Rapids--Muskegon--Holland, MI MSA	1,088,514	937,891	150,623	16.1%
1080	41	Boise City, ID MSA	432,345	295,851	136,494	46.1%
3160	42	Greenville--Spartanburg--Anderson, SC MSA	962,441	830,563	131,878	15.9%
6760	43	Richmond--Petersburg, VA MSA	996,512	865,640	130,872	15.1%
4920	44	Memphis, TN--AR--MS MSA	1,135,614	1,007,306	128,308	12.7%
5720	45	Norfolk--Virginia Beach--Newport News, VA--NC MSA	1,569,541	1,443,244	126,297	8.8%
5880	46	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	1,083,346	958,839	124,507	13.0%
0200	47	Albuquerque, NM MSA	712,738	589,131	123,607	21.0%
1720	48	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	516,929	397,014	119,915	30.2%
0680	49	Bakersfield, CA MSA	661,645	543,477	118,168	21.7%
7040	50	St. Louis, MO--IL MSA	2,603,607	2,492,525	111,082	4.5%
2700	51	Fort Myers--Cape Coral, FL MSA	440,888	335,113	105,775	31.6%
6520	52	Provo--Orem, UT MSA	368,536	263,590	104,946	39.8%
3840	53	Knoxville, TN MSA	687,249	585,960	101,289	17.3%
7510	54	Sarasota--Bradenton, FL MSA	589,959	489,483	100,476	20.5%
2580	55	Fayetteville--Springdale--Rogers, AR MSA	311,121	210,908	100,213	47.5%
5345	56	Naples, FL MSA	251,377	152,099	99,278	65.3%
8560	57	Tulsa, OK MSA	803,235	708,954	94,281	13.3%
2020	58	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	493,175	399,413	93,762	23.5%
2320	59	El Paso, TX MSA	679,622	591,610	88,012	14.9%
1692	60	Cleveland--Akron, OH CMSA	2,945,831	2,859,644	86,187	3.0%
6720	61	Reno, NV MSA	339,486	254,667	84,819	33.3%
1760	62	Columbia, SC MSA	536,691	453,331	83,360	18.4%
8120	63	Stockton--Lodi, CA MSA	563,598	480,628	82,970	17.3%
5082	64	Milwaukee--Racine, WI CMSA	1,689,572	1,607,183	82,389	5.1%
1000	65	Birmingham, AL MSA	921,106	840,140	80,966	9.6%
3980	66	Lakeland--Winter Haven, FL MSA	483,924	405,382	78,542	19.4%
5920	67	Omaha, NE--IA MSA	716,998	639,580	77,418	12.1%
4900	68	Melbourne--Titusville--Palm Bay, FL MSA	476,230	398,978	77,252	19.4%
4520	69	Louisville, KY--IN MSA	1,025,598	948,829	76,769	8.1%
5170	70	Modesto, CA MSA	446,997	370,522	76,475	20.6%
1240	71	Brownsville--Harlingen--San Benito, TX MSA	335,227	260,120	75,107	28.9%
0760	72	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	602,894	528,264	74,630	14.1%
4280	73	Lexington, KY MSA	479,198	405,936	73,262	18.0%
4400	74	Little Rock--North Little Rock, AR MSA	583,845	513,117	70,728	13.8%
2710	75	Fort Pierce--Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	319,426	251,071	68,355	27.2%
6080	76	Pensacola, FL MSA	412,153	344,406	67,747	19.7%
2670	77	Fort Collins--Loveland, CO MSA	251,494	186,136	65,358	35.1%
5790	78	Ocala, FL MSA	258,916	194,833	64,083	32.9%
5160	79	Mobile, AL MSA	540,258	476,923	63,335	13.3%
2120	80	Des Moines, IA MSA	456,022	392,928	63,094	16.1%
0600	81	Augusta--Aiken, GA--SC MSA	477,441	415,184	62,257	15.0%
9200	82	Wilmington, NC MSA	233,450	171,269	62,181	36.3%