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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.

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

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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]

Dallas-Fort Worth
Houston
San Antonio
Austin
McAllen
Texas
rank
U.S.
rank
Metropolitan Area Metropolitan Division Population
(2023 est.)
1 4 Dallas–Fort Worth   8,100,037
2 5 Houston   7,510,253
3 24 San Antonio   2,703,999
4 26 Austin   2,473,275
5 65 McAllen   898,471
6 68 El Paso   873,331
7 110 Killeen-Temple   501,333
8 121 Corpus Christi   448,323
9 127 Brownsville-Harlingen   426,710
10 140 Beaumont–Port Arthur   395,479
11 155 Lubbock   360,104
12 169 Waco   304,865
13 173 Longview   293,498
14 178 College Station–Bryan   281,445
15 184 Amarillo   272,395
16 186 Laredo   269,148
17 197 Tyler   245,209
18 243 Midland   182,324
19 245 Abilene   181,591
20 264 Odessa   164,494
21 289 Wichita Falls   149,947
22 292 Sherman-Dension   146,907
23 293 Texarkana, TX-AR   145,907
24 330 San Angelo   120,606
25 366 Victoria   98,808

See also

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References

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