Gulf Coast of The United States - Metropolitan Areas

Metropolitan Areas

The following table lists the 15 largest MSAs along the Gulf Coast.

Metropolitan Statistical Areas on the United States Gulf Coast
Rank Metropolitan Statistical Area 2009 Pop (est.) 2000 Pop Δ Pop Combined Statistical Area
1 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX MSA 5,867,489 4,715,407 0061+24.43% Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX CSA
2 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 2,747,272 2,395,997 0155+14.66% ~primary census statistical area
3 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA 1,189,981 1,316,510 1090-9.61% New Orleans-Metairie-Bogalusa, LA CSA
4 Baton Rouge-Pierre Part, LA CSA 809,821 729,361 0114+11.03% Baton Rouge-Pierre Part, LA CSA
5 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA 741,152 569,463 0114+30.15% primary census statistical area
6 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA 688,126 589,959 0114+16.64% Sarasota-Bradenton-Punta Gorda, FL CSA
7 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA 586,908 440,888 0015+33.12% ~primary census statistical area
8 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA 455,102 412,153 0258+10.42% ~primary census statistical area
9 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 416,095 403,280 0610+3.18% Corpus Christi-Kingsville, TX CSA
10 Mobile, AL MSA 411,721 399,843 0712+2.97% Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL CSA
11 Brownsville–Harlingen, TX MSA 396,371 335,227 0228+18.24% ~Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX CSA
12 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 378,477 385,090 0896-1.72% ~primary census statistical area
13 Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA 318,537 251,377 0039+26.72% ~primary census statistical area
14 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS MSA 238,772 246,190 1017-3.01% Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS CSA
15 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA 202,973 194,477 0590+4.37% ~primary census statistical area

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