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5 U.S. Metro Areas (Ranked by Population)
The Dallas/Fort
Worth Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) reported 5.7
million residents
in the U.S. Census 2005 American Community Survey, making it the largest
metropolitan
area in Texas, the fourth largest metro in the country and larger than
35 U.S. states.
(U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey)
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| Rank |
Metropolitan
Statistical Area (MSA) |
Population
Estimate |
| 1 |
New
York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan
Statistical Area |
18,351,099 |
| 2 |
Los
Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical
Area |
12,703,423 |
| 3 |
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet,
IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
9,272,117 |
| 4 |
Dallas-Fort
Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area |
5,727,391 |
| 5 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington,
PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area |
5,644,383 |
Source:
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2005
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