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Metropolitan area definitions

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Source: OMB Bulletin 20-01

Metropolitan Area Definitions
State Metro Area Principal counties are italicized; others are counties or portions of counties included in the definition.
AL Birmingham-Hoover Jefferson, Shelby, Bibb, Blount, Chilton, St. Clair
AZ Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler Maricopa, Pinal
CA Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale Los Angeles
CA Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario Riverside, San Bernardino
CA Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer, Yolo
CA San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad San Diego
CA San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley San Francisco, Alameda, Marin, San Mateo, Contra Costa
CA San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara Santa Clara, San Benito
CO Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson, Clear Creek, Elbert, Gilpin, Park
CT Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown Hartford, Middlesex, Tolland
DC
MD
VA
Washington, DC- Arlington-Alexandria District of Columbia (DC), Arlington, Fairfax, Farquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford, (VA); Prince George's, Montgomery (MD), Frederick, Calvert, Charles (MD); Clarke, Culpeper, Madison, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania, Warren (VA); Jefferson (WV)
FL Jacksonville Clay, Duval, Baker, Nassau, St. Johns
FL Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-Pompano Beach Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach
FL Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford Orange, Seminole, Lake, Osceola
FL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco, Hernando
GA Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Rockdale, Spalding, Walton, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Dawson, Haralson, Heard, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Morgan, Pickens, Pike
IL Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Cook, DuPage, Kendall, McHenry, Will, Kane, Lake (IL); Lake, Porter (IN); DeKalb, Grundy (IL); Jasper, Newton, (IN), Kenosha (WI)
IN Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Brown, Madison, Putnam, Shelby
KY Louisville/Jefferson County Jefferson, Oldham, Bullitt Counties (KY); Clark, Floyd Counties (IN),Henry, Shelby, Spencer Counties (KY); Harrison, Washington Counties(IN)
LA New Orleans-Metairie Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist Parishes; St. James, St. Tammany
MA Boston-Cambridge-Newton Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, Essex, Middlesex (MA); Rockingham, (NH) Strafford County (NH)
MD Baltimore-Columbia-Towson Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, Queen Anne's, Baltimore City Carroll, Harford
MI Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Wayne, Macomb, Oakland, Lapeer, Livingston, St. Clair
MN Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright, Chisago, Isanti, La Sueur, Mille Lacs, Sibley (MN); Pierce, St. Croix Counties (WI)
MO
KS
Kansas City Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte counties (MO); Johnson, Wyandotte counties (KS), Bates, Caldwell, Clinton, Lafayette, Ray Counties (MO); Leavenworth, Linn, Miami Counties(KS)
MO
IL
St. Louis Jefferson, St. Charles, St. Louis, St. Louis City (MO); Madison, Monroe, St. Clair (IL); Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Jersey, Macoupin Counties (IL); Crawford, Franklin, Lincoln, Warren Counties(MO)
NC Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia Iredell, Mecklenburg, Union, Cabarrus, Gaston, Lincoln, Rowan counties (NC); Chester, Lancaster, York counties (SC)
NC Raleigh-Cary Johnston, Wake Counties, Franklin
NV Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise Clark
NY Buffalo-Cheektowaga Erie, Niagara
NY New York City-Newark-Jersey City Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Putnam, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Westchester (NY); Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union (NJ); Pike, PA
OH Cincinnati Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren (OH); Boone, Campbell, Kenton (KY); Brown (OH), Bracken, Gallatin, Grant, Pendleton counties (KY); Dearborn, Ohio, Union, Franklin counties (IN)
OH Cleveland-Elyria Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Medina, Lorain
OH Columbus Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Hocking, Licking, Madison, Morrow, Perry, Pickaway, Union
OK Oklahoma City Canadian, Cleveland, Logan, Oklahoma, Grady, Lincoln, McClain
OR Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro Clackamas, Multnomah, Washington (OR); Clark (WA); Columbia, Yamhill counties (OR); Skamania county (WA)
PA Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Bucks, Chester, Montgomery, Delaware, Philadelphia (PA); Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem, (NJ); New Castle (DE); Cecil (MD)
PA Pittsburgh Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Washington, Westmoreland; Armstrong, Fayette
RI Providence-Warwick Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington (RI); Bristol county,(MA)
TN
MS
AR
Memphis Shelby County (TN); Crittenden County (AR), DeSoto County (MS), Fayette, Tipton counties (TN); Marshall, Tate, Tunica counties (MS)
TN Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin Davidson, Sumner, Williamson, Wilson, Cannon, Cheatham, Dickson, Macon, Maury, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Trousdale
TX Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown Hays, Travis, Williamson, Bastrop, Caldwell
TX Dallas-Ft. Worth-Arlington Collin, Dallas, Ellis, Rockwall, Johnson, Tarrant, Denton, Hunt, Kaufman, Parker, Wise
TX Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Ft. Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Waller
TX San Antonio-New Braunfels Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Atascosa, Bandera, Kendall, Medina, Wilson
UT Salt Lake City Salt Lake, Tooele
VA Richmond Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Hanover, Henrico, Prince George Counties; cities of Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Petersburg, Richmond; Amelia, Goochland, King William, New Kent, Powhatan, Sussex Counties, Charles City
VA Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News Gloucester, York counties (VA); cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News; Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg (VA); Franklin city, (VA), Isle of Wight, Mathews, James City, Southampton counties, (VA); Camden, Currituck, Gates (NC)
WA Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue King, Snohomish, Pierce
WI Milwaukee-Waukesha Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Waukesha, Washington
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