Top 25 Metropolitan Areas By Population
(According to July 1, 2004 U.S. Census Bureau statistics)
Remember, these are "metropolitan areas", not just the cities alone.
25. Cincinnati (2,058,221)
24. Portland (2,064,336)
23. Cleveland (2,137,073)
22. Denver (2,330,146)
21. Pittsburgh (2,401,575)
20. Tampa (2,587,967)
19. Baltimore (2,639,213)
18. St. Louis (2,764,054)
17. San Diego (2,931,714)
16. Minneapolis–St. Paul (3,116,206)
15. Seattle (3,166,828)
14. Phoenix (3,715,360)
13. Riverside (3,793,081)
12. San Francisco–Oakland (4,153,870)
11. Boston (4,424,649)
10. Detroit (4,493,165)
9. Atlanta (4,708,297)
8. Washington DC (5,139,549)
7. Houston (5,180,443)
6. Miami (5,361,723)
5. Dallas (5,700,256)
4. Philadelphia (5,800,614)
3. Chicago (9,391,515)
2. Los Angeles (12,925,330)
1. New York (18,709,802)
If you're trying to remember whether a metro area is in the Top 25, just think "places with NFL football franchises"...oops! Sorry, Los Angeles (and its neighbor, Riverside). Oh, I guess that's not true for Portland, either. Scratch that idea. In the final analysis, the only characteristic that probably holds true across the board is "places where it really sucks to drive."
Remember, these are "metropolitan areas", not just the cities alone.
25. Cincinnati (2,058,221)
24. Portland (2,064,336)
23. Cleveland (2,137,073)
22. Denver (2,330,146)
21. Pittsburgh (2,401,575)
20. Tampa (2,587,967)
19. Baltimore (2,639,213)
18. St. Louis (2,764,054)
17. San Diego (2,931,714)
16. Minneapolis–St. Paul (3,116,206)
15. Seattle (3,166,828)
14. Phoenix (3,715,360)
13. Riverside (3,793,081)
12. San Francisco–Oakland (4,153,870)
11. Boston (4,424,649)
10. Detroit (4,493,165)
9. Atlanta (4,708,297)
8. Washington DC (5,139,549)
7. Houston (5,180,443)
6. Miami (5,361,723)
5. Dallas (5,700,256)
4. Philadelphia (5,800,614)
3. Chicago (9,391,515)
2. Los Angeles (12,925,330)
1. New York (18,709,802)
If you're trying to remember whether a metro area is in the Top 25, just think "places with NFL football franchises"...oops! Sorry, Los Angeles (and its neighbor, Riverside). Oh, I guess that's not true for Portland, either. Scratch that idea. In the final analysis, the only characteristic that probably holds true across the board is "places where it really sucks to drive."
posted by haahnster at 3:54 AM
4 Comments:
Atlanta may be #9 in terms of population ... but I think we always get ranked in the top three in terms of "places where it really sucks to drive."
Well, I'm a lucky guy then. I sailed right through Atlanta the one time I drove there (on the way to Florida). Admittedly, it was 4 AM on a Tuesday in late January.
Chicago rocks on the "sucks to drive" meter best for me. Love those toll roads every two miles!
We're a suburban city, so most of the folks were asleep at that time. Just don't tempt Atlanta fate at 5:30–9:30 a.m. or 4:00–7:00 p.m. (2:30 p.m. on Friday).
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