List of Texas metropolitan areas

The following is a complete list of 25 metropolitan areas in Texas, as defined by the United States Office of Management Budget. The largest two are ranked among the top 10 metropolitan areas in the U.S. Some metropolitan areas contain a 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. While a metropolitan division is a subdivision of a larger metropolitan area, it often functions as a distinct social, economic, and cultural area within the larger region.

Metropolitan areas

The following table lists population figures for those metropolitan areas, in rank of population. Population figures are as of the April 1, 2010 U.S. Census estimates.^[1]

Dallas-Fort Worth

Houston

San Antonio

Austin

El Paso

Downtown Corpus Christi from Uptown

Texas rank	U.S. rank	Metropolitan Area	Metropolitan Division	Population
1	4	Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington		6,371,773
			Dallas–Plano–Irving	4,235,751
			Fort Worth–Arlington	2,136,022
2	5	Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown		6,086,538
3	25	San Antonio–New Braunfels		2,142,508
4	35	Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos		1,716,289
5	58	El Paso		830,735
6	68	McAllen–Edinburg–Mission		774,769
7	114	Corpus Christi		442,600
8	126	Brownsville–Harlingen		406,220
9	127	Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood		405,300
10	132	Beaumont–Port Arthur		388,745
11	162	Lubbock		284,890
12	184	Laredo		250,304
13	185	Amarillo		249,881
14	188	Waco		234,906
15	192	College Station–Bryan		228,660
16	202	Tyler		209,714
17	198	Longview		206,874
18	240	Abilene		165,252
19	263	Wichita Falls		151,306
20	288	Texarkana		143,027
21	283	Odessa		137,130
22	284	Midland		136,872
23	313	Sherman–Denison		120,877
24	322	Victoria		115,384
25	326	San Angelo		111,823

References

^ American FactFinder. "Population and Housing Occupancy Status: 2010 - United States -- Metropolitan Statistical Area; and for Puerto Rico 2010 Census National Summary File of Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 16 December 2012.

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List of Texas metropolitan areas