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Texas has 25 metropolitan areas (MSAs) defined by the United States Census Bureau. The two largest are ranked among the top 10 United States metropolitan areas.

As of November 2003, there is now an additional classification, that of a "Metropolitan Division." Texas has two metropolitan divisions within the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington MSA. The term metropolitan division is used to refer to a county or group of counties within a metropolitan area that has a population core of at least 2.5 million. While a metropolitan division is a subdivision of a larger metropolitan area, it often functions as a distinct social, economic, and cultural area within the larger region.

The following table lists population figures for those metropolitan areas, in rank of population. Population figures are as of the April 1, 2010 U.S. Census estimates.[1]

Texas
rank
U.S.
rank
Metropolitan Area Metropolitan Division Population
1 4 Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington   6,371,773
      DallasPlanoIrving 4,235,751
      Fort WorthArlington 2,136,022
2 6 Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown   5,946,800
3 25 San Antonio–New Braunfels   2,142,508
4 35 Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos   1,716,289
5 66 El Paso   800,647
6 68 McAllen–Edinburg–Mission   774,769
7 114 Corpus Christi   428,185
8 126 Brownsville–Harlingen   406,220
9 127 Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood   405,300
10 132 Beaumont–Port Arthur   388,745
11 162 Lubbock   284,890
12 184 Laredo   250,304
13 185 Amarillo   249,881
14 188 Waco   234,906
15 192 College Station–Bryan   228,660
16 198 Longview   214,369
17 202 Tyler   209,714
18 240 Abilene   165,252
19 263 Wichita Falls   151,306
20 283 Odessa   137,130
21 284 Midland   136,872
22 288 Texarkana   136,027
23 313 Sherman–Denison   120,877
24 322 Victoria   115,384
25 326 San Angelo   111,823

See also[]

  • List of Texas micropolitan areas

References[]


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