Metropolitan Statistical Area

2009 Pop

 1

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA MSA

19,069,796

 2

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA MSA

12,874,797

 3

Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI MSA

 9,580,567

 4

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA

 6,447,615

 5

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA

 5,968,252

 6

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX MSA

 5,867,489

 7

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL MSA

 5,547,051

 8

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA

 5,476,241

 9

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA

 5,475,213

10

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH MSA

 4,588,680

11

Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI MSA

 4,403,437

12

Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ MSA

 4,364,094

13

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MSA

 4,317,853

14

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA

 4,143,113

15

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA

 3,407,848