Puerto Rico statistical areas

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The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico currently has 13 statistical areas that have been delineated by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated three combined statistical areas, six metropolitan statistical areas, and four micropolitan statistical areas in Puerto Rico. [1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the San Juan-Bayamón, PR CSA, comprising the area around San Juan, Puerto Rico's capital and largest city.

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Background

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico. [2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.

The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population, [2] "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core". [2] The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas based on population into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people. [2]

The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is at least 15%. [2] The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.

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The 13 United States statistical areas and 78 municipios of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Combined statistical area [1] 2023 population (est.) [3] Core-based statistical area [1] 2023 population (est.) [3] Municipio2023 population (est.) [3]
San Juan-Bayamón, PR CSA 2,360,082 San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR MSA 2,035,733 San Juan Municipio 333,005
Bayamón Municipio 180,835
Carolina Municipio 150,843
Caguas Municipio 124,608
Guaynabo Municipio 89,039
Toa Baja Municipio 71,888
Trujillo Alto Municipio 66,705
Toa Alta Municipio 65,957
Vega Baja Municipio 53,527
Humacao Municipio 49,712
Río Grande Municipio 45,568
Canóvanas Municipio 41,513
Cayey Municipio 40,525
Gurabo Municipio 39,971
Cidra Municipio 39,418
Manatí Municipio 38,655
San Lorenzo Municipio 37,264
Juncos Municipio 36,684
Dorado Municipio 35,702
Las Piedras Municipio 34,750
Vega Alta Municipio 34,638
Corozal Municipio 34,348
Fajardo Municipio 31,166
Naranjito Municipio 29,282
Barranquitas Municipio 29,020
Yabucoa Municipio 28,897
Morovis Municipio 28,197
Aibonito Municipio 24,602
Aguas Buenas Municipio 23,274
Naguabo Municipio 22,838
Barceloneta Municipio 22,376
Loíza Municipio 22,302
Cataño Municipio 22,108
Orocovis Municipio 21,204
Comerío Municipio 18,601
Luquillo Municipio 17,386
Ciales Municipio 16,691
Florida Municipio 11,525
Ceiba Municipio 10,843
Maunabo Municipio 10,266
Arecibo, PR MSA 179,470 Arecibo Municipio 85,641
Hatillo Municipio 37,950
Camuy Municipio 32,625
Quebradillas Municipio 23,254
Guayama, PR MSA 65,190 Guayama Municipio 34,765
Patillas Municipio 15,347
Arroyo Municipio 15,078
Lares, PR μSA 27,729 Lares Municipio 27,729
Utuado, PR μSA 27,242 Utuado Municipio 27,242
Coco, PR μSA 27,128 Salinas Municipio 27,128
Mayagüez-Aguadilla, PR CSA 458,312 Aguadilla, PR MSA 250,435 Aguadilla Municipio 53,622
Isabela Municipio 42,794
San Sebastián Municipio 38,926
Aguada Municipio 37,528
Moca Municipio 37,325
Añasco Municipio 24,815
Rincón Municipio 15,425
Mayagüez, PR MSA 207,877 Mayagüez Municipio 69,798
Cabo Rojo Municipio 46,665
San Germán Municipio 30,996
Lajas Municipio 22,872
Sabana Grande Municipio 22,210
Hormigueros Municipio 15,336
Ponce-Coamo, PR CSA 337,492 Ponce, PR MSA 284,137 Ponce Municipio 130,251
Juana Díaz Municipio 45,919
Yauco Municipio 32,406
Villalba Municipio 21,285
Peñuelas Municipio 19,563
Adjuntas Municipio 17,900
Guayanilla Municipio 16,813
Coamo, PR μSA 53,355 Coamo Municipio 33,662
Santa Isabel Municipio 19,693
none Jayuya Municipio 14,435
Guánica Municipio 12,415
Las Marías Municipio 8,672
Vieques Municipio 7,999
Maricao Municipio 4,523
Culebra Municipio 1,761
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 3,205,691

Primary statistical areas

Primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area. Of the 13 statistical areas of Puerto Rico, three are PSAs comprising its three combined statistical areas.

The three primary statistical areas of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

2020 rank Primary statistical area [1] Population
2023 estimate [3] Change 2020 Census [3] Change 2010 Census [4]
1 San Juan-Bayamón, PR CSA 2,360,082−2.26%2,414,593−11.51%2,728,791
2 Mayagüez-Aguadilla, PR CSA 458,312−1.99%467,599−9.96%519,331
3 Ponce-Coamo, PR CSA 337,492−3.97%351,446−15.18%414,322

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