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Can you think of any? I suppose Florida is arguable as there are cities like West Palm Beach that are more populated in terms of their metro area, but are also connected to larger metro areas.
Tallahassee for sure and probably Frankfort, KY, since the Lexington–Fayette MSA doesn't include Frankfort, but the Lexington–Fayette–Richmond–Frankfort CSA does.
Tallahassee for sure and probably Frankfort, KY, since the Lexington–Fayette MSA doesn't include Frankfort, but the Lexington–Fayette–Richmond–Frankfort CSA does.
Frankfort is what came to my mind first as well. Lexington & Louisville are the largest areas, and Frankfort isn’t part of either area.
I thought about that, but it comes in at #6 in state.
1 St. Louis 2,811,588
2 Kansas City 2,087,471
3 Springfield 456,456
4 Joplin 177,211
5 Columbia 174,974 6 Jefferson City 151,145
7 St. Joseph 126,880
8 Cape Girardeau 97,534
It's neck and neck, but I believe that Illinois is your answer. Springfield's MSA should be ranked 7th in the state and or in a tie for 6th. This is even when you remove the out-of-state portions of the other metropolitan areas.
The order should go like this:
1. Chicago
2. St. Louis (Metro East)
3. Rockford
4. Peoria
5. Champaign-Urbana
6. Quad Cities
7. Springfield
The Illinois side of the Quad Cities and Springfield are of comparable size on the MSA level, however.
It's neck and neck, but I believe that Illinois is your answer. Springfield's MSA should be ranked 7th in the state and or in a tie for 6th. This is even when you remove the out-of-state portions of the other metropolitan areas.
The order should go like this:
1. Chicago
2. St. Louis (Metro East)
3. Rockford
4. Peoria
5. Champaign-Urbana
6. Quad Cities
7. Springfield
The Illinois side of the Quad Cities and Springfield are of comparable size on the MSA level, however.
Yeah, but it becomes more complicated as Springfield also has a CSA making it 5th in the state (~310,000):
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