List of Texas metropolitan areas

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The following is a complete list of 25 metropolitan areas in Texas, as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget. The largest two are ranked among the top 10 metropolitan areas in the U.S.

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Some metropolitan areas contain metropolitan divisions. Two metropolitan divisions exist within the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington MSA. The term metropolitan division is used to refer to a county or group of counties within a metropolitan area that has a population core of at least 2.5 million. A metropolitan division often functions as a distinct social, economic, and cultural area within the larger region.

Texarkana is the only MSA in Texas that includes counties in adjacent states—there is a city with the same name directly across the border in Arkansas.

Metropolitan areas

The following table lists population figures for those metropolitan areas, in rank of population. Population figures are as of the 2023 U.S. Census estimates. [1]

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Dallas-Fort Worth
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Houston
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San Antonio
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Austin
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McAllen
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Metropolitan AreaMetropolitan DivisionPopulation
(2023 est.)
14 Dallas–Fort Worth  8,100,037
25 Houston  7,510,253
324 San Antonio  2,703,999
426 Austin  2,473,275
565 McAllen  898,471
668 El Paso  873,331
7110 Killeen-Temple  501,333
8121 Corpus Christi  448,323
9127 Brownsville-Harlingen  426,710
10140 Beaumont–Port Arthur  395,479
11155 Lubbock  360,104
12169 Waco  304,865
13173 Longview  293,498
14178 College Station–Bryan  281,445
15184 Amarillo  272,395
16186 Laredo  269,148
17197 Tyler  245,209
18243 Midland  182,324
19245 Abilene  181,591
20264 Odessa  164,494
21289 Wichita Falls  149,947
22292 Sherman-Dension  146,907
23293 Texarkana, TX-AR  145,907
24330 San Angelo  120,606
25366 Victoria  98,808

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References

  1. "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 14, 2024. Retrieved August 31, 2024.