Top 20 US Metropolitan Statistical Areas by population

Name the top 20 US Metropolitan Statistical Areas by population by typing the largest city associated.

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	MSA by Population	Answer
1	20,140,470	New York City
2	13,200,998	Los Angeles
3	9,618,502	Chicago
4	7,637,387	Dallas
5	7,149,642	Houston
6	6,385,162	Washington DC
7	6,245,051	Philadelphia
8	6,138,333	Miami
9	6,089,815	Atlanta
10	4,941,632	Boston

	MSA by Population	Answer
11	4,845,832	Phoenix
12	4,749,008	San Francisco
13	4,599,839	Riverside
14	4,392,041	Detroit
15	4,018,762	Seattle
16	3,690,261	Minneapolis
17	3,298,634	San Diego
18	3,175,275	Tampa
19	2,963,821	Denver
20	2,835,672	Baltimore

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17 Comments

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Level 91

Sep 7, 2021

Please accept Philly as a type in for Philadelphia.

Level 59

Jul 1, 2023

Done.

Level 57

Mar 14, 2022

the 100 biggest metro areas in the states quiz accepts san Bernardino for riverside. this quiz should do the same

Level 59

Jul 1, 2023

Done.

Level 65

Mar 14, 2022

Don't know who is in charge of making these statistics but any satellite image can show that Los Angeles and Riverside are both part of the same metropolitan area.

Level 79

Jun 9, 2022

Riverside-San Bernardino are definitely their own metropolis known as Inland Empire.

Level 73

Nov 21, 2022

Yeah. If Baltimore is considered being a part of Washington DC metropolitan arean, Riverside ought to be in LA.

Level 65

May 24, 2025

Maybe it used to be combined, but Baltimore is listed separately now

Level 90

Jan 21, 2024

I mean, this is just the US Census Bureau (actually the Office of Management and Budget). It's an official, US Government thing.

The Inland Empire, officially designated Riverside - San Bernardino - Ontario, has been its own MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) since basically forever.

Level 68

Mar 3, 2023

Every other quiz on here accepts Philly

Level 59

Jul 1, 2023

I added Philly as an acceptable answer, Thanks.

Level 74

Mar 22, 2023

How is LA at 13 Million if Riverside and San Diego are separate?? 10 Million tops

Level 32

Jun 10, 2025

LA County has about 10 million and Orange county has about 3 million

Level 87

Jul 7, 2023

great quiz . . . I suggest reducing the time to 2:00

Level 68

Jan 21, 2024

Super nitpicky, but: I'm like 90% sure that Dallas and Houston don't have exactly the same population.

Level 87

Jan 21, 2024

And 4,749,008 is a smaller number than 4,845,832.

Level 89

Jan 21, 2024

No, they do. I counted.