75 Largest Metropolitan Areas--Racial and Hispanic-Origin Populations: 1998 statistics


					NUMBER				PERCENT OF TOTAL
		Total						METROPOLITAN POPULATION
	FIPS	popu-
METROPOLITAN AREA \1	Code	lation			American	Asian			American	Asian
		(1,000)	Total	Black	Indian,	and	Hispanic	Black	Indian,	and	Hispanic
					Eskimo,	Pacific	origin ²		Eskimo,	Pacific	origin ²
					Aleut	Islander			Aleut	Islander

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA/NECMA ¹	5602	20,033	20,033,064	3,886,530	63,855	1,343,200	3,490,084	19.4	0.3	6.7	17.4
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	4472	15,781	15,781,273	1,329,792	113,892	1,799,112	6,080,927	8.4	0.7	11.4	38.5
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	1602	8,810	8,809,846	1,687,261	21,137	367,129	1,213,279	19.2	0.2	4.2	13.8
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	8872	7,285	7,285,206	1,883,785	23,078	373,188	387,287	25.9	0.3	5.1	5.3
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	7362	6,816	6,816,047	609,203	50,077	1,279,463	1,314,058	8.9	0.7	18.8	19.3
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	6162	5,988	5,988,348	1,169,100	14,744	178,635	299,944	19.5	0.2	3.0	5.0
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	1123	5,867	5,867,187	345,663	12,927	217,099	322,874	5.9	0.2	3.7	5.5
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	2162	5,458	5,457,583	1,142,072	22,783	109,873	136,379	20.9	0.4	2.0	2.5
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	1922	4,802	4,802,463	682,014	28,976	175,327	757,256	14.2	0.6	3.7	15.8
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	3362	4,408	4,407,579	806,216	16,567	228,999	1,083,794	18.3	0.4	5.2	24.6
Atlanta, GA MSA	520	3,746	3,746,059	970,043	8,536	104,760	125,824	25.9	0.2	2.8	3.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	4992	3,656	3,655,844	712,684	10,069	70,622	1,407,367	19.5	0.3	1.9	38.5
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	7602	3,424	3,424,361	172,509	46,816	280,049	148,266	5.0	1.4	8.2	4.3
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	6200	2,931	2,931,004	122,230	69,197	68,222	601,356	4.2	2.4	2.3	20.5
Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	1692	2,912	2,911,683	488,457	6,028	39,753	68,777	16.8	0.2	1.4	2.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	5120	2,831	2,831,234	133,316	27,797	104,506	61,809	4.7	1.0	3.7	2.2
San Diego, CA MSA	7320	2,781	2,780,592	178,571	24,813	296,848	721,513	6.4	0.9	10.7	25.9
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	7040	2,564	2,563,801	451,848	5,205	33,070	36,479	17.6	0.2	1.3	1.4
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	2082	2,365	2,365,345	124,202	19,325	68,939	344,240	5.3	0.8	2.9	14.6
Pittsburgh, PA MSA	6280	2,346	2,346,153	198,642	2,727	23,583	18,693	8.5	0.1	1.0	0.8
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	8280	2,257	2,256,559	235,710	8,349	39,321	215,574	10.4	0.4	1.7	9.6
Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	6442	2,149	2,149,056	58,819	22,594	90,775	131,299	2.7	1.1	4.2	6.1
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	1642	1,948	1,948,264	225,688	2,853	20,685	13,214	11.6	0.1	1.1	0.7
Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	3760	1,737	1,737,025	231,883	8,086	27,188	66,295	13.3	0.5	1.6	3.8
Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	6922	1,686	1,685,812	118,908	22,082	170,652	252,497	7.1	1.3	10.1	15.0
Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	5082	1,646	1,645,924	246,880	9,570	27,539	81,985	15.0	0.6	1.7	5.0
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	5720	1,542	1,542,143	466,677	5,428	53,319	47,652	30.3	0.4	3.5	3.1
San Antonio, TX MSA	7240	1,538	1,538,338	101,113	6,864	26,750	823,177	6.6	0.4	1.7	53.5
Indianapolis, IN MSA	3480	1,519	1,519,194	208,081	3,353	16,453	19,126	13.7	0.2	1.1	1.3
Orlando, FL MSA	5960	1,505	1,504,569	209,584	5,941	39,946	173,976	13.9	0.4	2.7	11.6
Columbus, OH MSA	1840	1,470	1,469,604	195,678	3,295	30,283	15,439	13.3	0.2	2.1	1.1
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	1520	1,383	1,383,080	282,822	5,623	22,365	24,906	20.4	0.4	1.6	1.8
Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	4120	1,322	1,321,546	122,297	15,746	60,645	209,883	9.3	1.2	4.6	15.9
New Orleans, LA MSA	5560	1,309	1,309,445	456,185	4,400	28,723	66,217	34.8	0.3	2.2	5.1
Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	7160	1,268	1,267,745	16,754	10,620	40,328	102,959	1.3	0.8	3.2	8.1
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	3120	1,168	1,167,629	227,825	4,465	12,540	16,975	19.5	0.4	1.1	1.5
Nashville, TN MSA	5360	1,156	1,156,225	181,921	2,715	16,933	15,180	15.7	0.2	1.5	1.3
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	1280	1,153	1,152,541	134,088	8,407	15,844	30,857	11.6	0.7	1.4	2.7
Hartford, CT NECMA	3283	1,110	1,110,065	105,834	2,339	27,213	94,370	9.5	0.2	2.5	8.5
Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	640	1,106	1,105,909	111,086	5,350	34,851	282,674	10.0	0.5	3.2	25.6
Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	4920	1,093	1,093,427	461,501	2,216	12,728	13,913	42.2	0.2	1.2	1.3
Rochester, NY MSA	6840	1,082	1,081,883	108,846	4,245	21,537	41,988	10.1	0.4	2.0	3.9
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	6640	1,080	1,079,873	259,456	3,361	28,680	26,325	24.0	0.3	2.7	2.4
Jacksonville, FL MSA	3600	1,045	1,044,684	232,801	3,921	27,929	37,779	22.3	0.4	2.7	3.6
Oklahoma City, OK MSA	5880	1,039	1,038,999	113,229	48,479	23,662	52,633	10.9	4.7	2.3	5.1
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	3000	1,038	1,037,933	76,937	6,120	14,074	40,750	7.4	0.6	1.4	3.9
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	8960	1,033	1,032,625	149,789	2,255	16,555	110,371	14.5	0.2	1.6	10.7
Louisville, KY-IN MSA	4520	999	999,267	130,066	1,576	8,373	8,714	13.0	0.2	0.8	0.9
Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	6760	957	957,032	288,638	3,127	18,555	14,922	30.2	0.3	1.9	1.6
Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	2000	949	948,522	138,096	1,996	12,750	9,153	14.6	0.2	1.3	1.0
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	3160	918	918,351	163,972	1,437	7,914	10,309	17.9	0.2	0.9	1.1
Birmingham, AL MSA	1000	909	908,508	262,775	1,476	5,050	6,691	28.9	0.2	0.6	0.7
Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	6483	906	905,612	45,984	4,758	21,651	63,017	5.1	0.5	2.4	7.0
Honolulu, HI MSA	3320	872	872,478	32,142	4,449	566,111	64,846	3.7	0.5	64.9	7.4
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	160	872	871,604	44,940	1,772	16,110	19,311	5.2	0.2	1.8	2.2
Fresno, CA MSA	2840	870	870,478	43,796	11,782	82,862	368,666	5.0	1.4	9.5	42.4
Tucson, AZ MSA	8520	791	790,755	30,623	27,001	19,068	228,608	3.9	3.4	2.4	28.9
Tulsa, OK MSA	8560	777	776,906	67,251	51,247	8,850	23,211	8.7	6.6	1.1	3.0
Syracuse, NY MSA	8160	735	734,640	46,334	4,659	11,777	12,865	6.3	0.6	1.6	1.8
El Paso, TX MSA	2320	703	703,127	24,796	3,668	10,625	524,114	3.5	0.5	1.5	74.5
Omaha, NE-IA MSA	5920	694	693,900	59,733	4,236	11,407	33,753	8.6	0.6	1.6	4.9
Albuquerque, NM MSA	200	679	678,633	23,223	40,707	14,625	265,827	3.4	6.0	2.2	39.2
Knoxville, TN MSA	3840	659	659,074	43,003	1,768	7,568	6,273	6.5	0.3	1.1	1.0
Bakersfield, CA MSA	680	631	631,459	41,215	11,086	29,050	221,811	6.5	1.8	4.6	35.1
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	240	617	616,877	15,807	783	9,846	38,515	2.6	0.1	1.6	6.2
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	3240	616	616,031	47,743	937	9,627	14,731	7.8	0.2	1.6	2.4
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	7560	615	615,491	6,535	500	4,442	4,858	1.1	0.1	0.7	0.8
Toledo, OH MSA	8400	610	609,935	75,990	1,635	8,191	25,402	12.5	0.3	1.3	4.2
Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	9320	592	591,752	61,436	1,027	3,040	9,691	10.4	0.2	0.5	1.6
Springfield, MA NECMA	8003	589	588,993	47,259	1,202	12,517	61,581	8.0	0.2	2.1	10.5
Baton Rouge, LA MSA	760	575	575,129	179,130	1,063	7,774	10,045	31.1	0.2	1.4	1.7
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	4400	556	556,295	116,387	1,934	4,757	10,079	20.9	0.3	0.9	1.8
Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	8120	550	550,445	31,953	6,059	86,962	158,260	5.8	1.1	15.8	28.8
Wichita, KS MSA	9040	544	544,343	43,885	5,727	13,609	31,933	8.1	1.1	2.5	5.9
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	7510	543	543,082	38,219	1,598	4,761	24,984	7.0	0.3	0.9	4.6
Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	1440	541	541,159	168,681	1,711	9,083	11,455	31.2	0.3	1.7	2.1
Mobile, AL MSA	5160	532	532,257	149,783	2,420	4,578	7,560	28.1	0.5	0.9	1.4
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	4880	522	522,204	1,525	1,251	2,140	460,062	0.3	0.2	0.4	88.1
Columbia, SC MSA	1760	512	512,316	152,353	1,259	7,518	10,000	29.7	0.2	1.5	2.0
Colorado Springs, CO MSA	1720	490	490,378	38,157	4,398	16,714	52,109	7.8	0.9	3.4	10.6
Fort Wayne, IN MSA	2760	481	481,191	36,123	1,468	4,544	11,767	7.5	0.3	0.9	2.4
Daytona Beach, FL MSA	2020	471	470,864	50,075	1,549	5,881	26,161	10.6	0.3	1.2	5.6
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	4900	466	466,093	43,152	2,123	9,720	20,818	9.3	0.5	2.1	4.5
Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	3660	462	462,345	10,650	889	1,983	3,149	2.3	0.2	0.4	0.7
Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	600	458	458,271	151,997	1,157	10,205	10,730	33.2	0.3	2.2	2.3
Lancaster, PA MSA	4000	456	456,414	14,088	644	7,406	23,321	3.1	0.1	1.6	5.1
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	3980	453	452,584	70,432	1,799	4,438	26,327	15.6	0.4	1.0	5.8
Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	1560	450	450,283	65,525	1,029	4,506	4,609	14.6	0.2	1.0	1.0
Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	4040	450	449,683	34,947	2,915	11,925	21,780	7.8	0.6	2.7	4.8
Lexington, KY MSA	4280	450	449,645	45,531	707	6,648	5,015	10.1	0.2	1.5	1.1
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	3720	446	446,331	44,215	2,505	6,548	11,479	9.9	0.6	1.5	2.6
Des Moines, IA MSA	2120	437	436,922	18,570	1,279	9,531	12,475	4.3	0.3	2.2	2.9
Jackson, MS MSA	3560	430	429,614	185,890	473	2,581	2,822	43.3	0.1	0.6	0.7
Modesto, CA MSA	5170	426	426,460	7,962	5,164	29,259	118,796	1.9	1.2	6.9	27.9
Madison, WI MSA	4720	425	424,586	15,291	1,607	13,495	9,422	3.6	0.4	3.2	2.2
Spokane, WA MSA	7840	409	408,669	6,874	6,674	10,109	11,983	1.7	1.6	2.5	2.9
Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	1320	402	402,207	28,984	1,089	2,220	3,821	7.2	0.3	0.6	1.0
Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	6960	402	401,991	41,861	2,224	3,747	21,818	10.4	0.6	0.9	5.4
Pensacola, FL MSA	6080	400	399,625	70,529	4,703	10,798	10,693	17.6	1.2	2.7	2.7
Boise City, ID MSA	1080	396	395,953	2,420	2,921	6,290	32,255	0.6	0.7	1.6	8.1
Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	2700	393	392,895	30,889	1,231	3,673	25,452	7.9	0.3	0.9	6.5
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	7480	390	389,502	12,012	4,741	23,066	128,302	3.1	1.2	5.9	32.9
Corpus Christi, TX MSA	1880	388	387,733	15,807	1,842	4,616	225,484	4.1	0.5	1.2

35. 75 Largest Metropolitan Areas--Racial and Hispanic-Origin Populations: 1998