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Biggest Cities in the Sun Belt on a Map

The Sun Belt is a region that is projected to be responsible for 88% of U.S. population growth from 2010–2030. Name the 20 most populous metro areas in the Sun Belt with the help of a map.
Sun Belt boundary based on this map from this article
Metro area population, not cities
Population displayed is 2024 estimate. Increase since 2000 census.
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Population
Increase
City
12,927,614
4%
Los Angeles
8,344,032
38%
Dallas / Fort Worth
7,796,182
40%
Houston
6,457,988
22%
Miami
6,411,149
33%
Atlanta
5,186,958
37%
Phoenix
4,744,214
31%
Riverside
4,648,486
11%
San Francisco
3,424,560
30%
Tampa
3,298,799
15%
San Diego
Population
Increase
City
2,940,513
44%
Orlando
2,883,370
40%
Charlotte
2,763,006
55%
San Antonio
2,550,637
51%
Austin
2,463,127
27%
Sacramento
2,398,871
19%
Las Vegas
1,995,484
13%
San Jose
1,760,548
31%
Jacksonville
1,562,009
49%
Raleigh
1,339,345
9%
Memphis
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17 Comments
DwarvinBishnu
+6
Level 83
Apr 16, 2020
Great quiz!
UG332
+4
Level 72
Apr 16, 2020
Thanks!
Zylco
+2
Level 44
Mar 30, 2021
How did you make the map?
FlabberBapper
+23
Level 77
Mar 7, 2023
Map wizardry, you learn it in map wizard school
LordHydro
+1
Level 53
Feb 20, 2026
You need to install InkScape on your computer. Then you can use the SVG guide.
Quizmaster
+19
Level ∞
Oct 3, 2023
Air conditioning and taxes explain about 90% of U.S. migration patterns.
mannyortiz2001
+3
Level 60
Oct 7, 2023
That and housing prices.
buck1017
+3
Level 78
Oct 3, 2023
I did not think san antonio was that far north for some reason. Oops
nonono
+4
Level 91
Oct 4, 2023
San Francisco is in the Sunbelt? Clearly, you have never been there, at least not much. With the fog (i.e., no sun), the climate is quite different (50s in July for example). Culturally its hard to be more different. I'm not sure that Sacramento or San Jose would be considered Sunbelt cities either.
brandybuck96
+21
Level 82
Oct 4, 2023
The concept isn't an invention of the quiz maker, nor is it exclusively or perhaps even primarily to do with climate. The linked article provides an explanation.
JWC1202
+5
Level 76
Oct 5, 2023
I lived in San Francisco for twelve years, and I would never have considered it the sunbelt. It looks as though it is mainly considered sunbelt by some expanded definitions that also include places as unlikely as Denver and Salt Lake City.
Nullum
+2
Level 61
Oct 6, 2023
Sacramento has that 98% sun chance in July though. Sunniest city on Earth during one month. Pretty cool. But I agree, I've never ever considered SF part of the sunbelt.
Koopa
+1
Level 88
Oct 4, 2023
The map helped immensely--thank you for that.
CaptainUnderpant
+1
Level 81
Oct 13, 2023
Nice, maybe this will lower housing prices in northern states for people like me who can't stand the heat (and humidity in a lot of these places).
JohnGeography
+1
Level 55
Nov 6, 2025
Forth Worth doesn't work for Dallas/Forth Worth. Think you might wanna fix that.
LordHydro
+1
Level 53
Feb 20, 2026
Dallas is the central city of the urban area.

Fort worth comes second so it isn’t accepted.

UG332
+1
Level 72
Feb 20, 2026
It does work?
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