Most Populated U.S. Metropolitan Areas

Out of the 387 current MSAs in the United States, guess the 50 most populated.

As a hint, the starting letter of the largest city in the area is provided.

2025 populations.

Metropolitan. (Baltimore) Not Combined. (Washington-Baltimore-Arlington)

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Population	First Letter	Answer
20,233,000	N	New York City-Newark-Jersey City
12,993,000	L	Los Angeles-Long-Beach--Anaheim
9,700,000	C	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
8,112,000	D	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
7,379,000	H	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
6,772,000	W	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria
6,729,000	M	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach
6,631,000	A	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell
6,228,000	P	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
5,028,000	P	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler
4,939,000	B	Boston-Cambridge-Newton
4,624,000	S	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
4,624,000	R	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
4,465,000	D	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
4,171,000	S	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
3,714,000	M	Minneapolis-Saint Paul
3,455,000	T	Tampa-Saint Petersburg-Clearwater
3,287,000	S	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
3,003,000	D	Denver-Aurora-Centennial
2,885,000	B	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson
2,846,000	S	Saint Louis
2,799,000	O	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
2,782,000	C	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia
2,756,000	S	San Antonio-New Braunfels
2,538,000	P	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro

Population	First Letter	Answer
2,426,000	A	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
2,419,000	S	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
2,395,000	L	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas
2,383,000	P	Pittsburgh
2,371,000	C	Cincinnati
2,240,000	C	Columbus
2,190,000	K	Kansas City
2,184,000	I	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood
2,116,000	N	Nashville-Murfreesboro-Franklin
2,090,000	C	Cleveland
1,959,000	S	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
1,804,000	V	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk
1,754,000	P	Providence-Warwick
1,710,000	J	Jacksonville
1,580,000	M	Milwaukee-Waukesha
1,538,000	R	Raleigh-Cary
1,471,000	O	Oklahoma City
1,371,000	S	Salt Lake City-Murray
1,361,000	R	Richmond
1,346,000	M	Memphis
1,316,000	L	Louisville
1,271,000	N	New Orleans-Metairie
1,210,000	H	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford
1,184,000	B	Buffalo-Cheektowaga
1,134,000	B	Birmingham