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Least Centralized US Metro Areas
Can you name the metropolitan areas of the US that have less than 30% of their population in their primary city?
Portions of cities that are in Canada or Mexico are not included.
Cities with multiple cores are colored. The most populous city proper is used.
Only city propers of >500k included (except for one unique case)
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Metro Area
% in Main City
Washington
7.04%
Atlanta
8.25%
San Jose
12.93%
Boston
13.63%
Detroit
14.79%
Dallas
15.61%
Seattle
19.43%
Kansas City
21.57%
Sacramento
22.35%
Metro
% in Main City
Denver
24.60%
Philadelphia
24.83%
Portland
25.30%
Virginia Beach
25.38%
Las Vegas
28.30%
Chicago
28.32%
Los Angeles
29.56%
Houston
29.68%
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cpgatbyu
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Level 88
Jun 10, 2025
Wikipedia says the city proper population of St Louis is about 10% of that of the metro area.
PigKat
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Jun 10, 2025
I only included cities with a city proper of at least 500k (though I added Hampton Roads because its uniqueness fits this quiz).
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