2013 Metropolitan Area Census Estimates Released
The latest U.S. Census metropolitan area population estimates for the U.S. and Puerto Rico as of July 2013 have been released. Find out where Jacksonville ranks.
What is a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)?
2013 MSA Estimates (Top 100 only)
Florida's Top 10 by Growth Percentage (10 largest Florida MSAs only)
1. +6.85% Cape Coral-Fort Myers
2. +6.25% Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
3. +4.74% Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
4. +4.31% North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton
5. +3.99% Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
6. +3.64% Jacksonville
7. +3.47% Lakeland-Winter Haven
8. +3.14% Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater
9. +1.77% Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
10. +1.37% Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
Florida's Top 10 MSAs by Population
1. 5,828,191 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach
2. 2,870,569 Tampa-St. Petersburg_Clearwater
3. 2,267,846 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
4. 1,394,624 Jacksonville
5. 732,535 North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton
6. 661,115 Cape Coral-Fort Myers
7. 623,009 Lakeland-Winter Haven
8. 600,756 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
9. 550,823 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
10. 466,913 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
full list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Metropolitan_Statistical_Areas
Update by Ennis Davis, AICP. Contact Ennis at edavis@moderncities.com
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In the United States a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is a geographical region with a relatively high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the area. Such regions are not legally incorporated as a city or town would be, nor are they legal administrative divisions like counties or sovereign entities like states. As such the precise definition of any given metropolitan area can vary with the source. A typical metropolitan area is centered around a single large city that wields substantial influence over the region (e.g., Chicago). However, some metropolitan areas contain more than one large city with no single municipality holding a substantially dominant position (e.g., Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Riverside–San Bernardino or Minneapolis–Saint Paul).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_statistical_area
MSAs are defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and used by the U.S. Census Bureau and other federal government agencies for statistical purposes.
2013 MSA Estimates (Top 100 only)
Florida's Top 10 by Growth Percentage (10 largest Florida MSAs only)
1. +6.85% Cape Coral-Fort Myers
2. +6.25% Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
3. +4.74% Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
4. +4.31% North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton
5. +3.99% Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
6. +3.64% Jacksonville
7. +3.47% Lakeland-Winter Haven
8. +3.14% Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater
9. +1.77% Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
10. +1.37% Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
Florida's Top 10 MSAs by Population
1. 5,828,191 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach
2. 2,870,569 Tampa-St. Petersburg_Clearwater
3. 2,267,846 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
4. 1,394,624 Jacksonville
5. 732,535 North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton
6. 661,115 Cape Coral-Fort Myers
7. 623,009 Lakeland-Winter Haven
8. 600,756 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
9. 550,823 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
10. 466,913 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
full list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Metropolitan_Statistical_Areas
Update by Ennis Davis, AICP. Contact Ennis at edavis@moderncities.com