USA's 20 major cities/metros? (unemployment rate, bars, area)

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by Davy-040

Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas & Louisiana is the border between West & East US imo.

I just wanted 10 cities on each side and i think Minneapolis looks/feels more East than New Orleans.

okay.

just wondering.

[jfightin]

In no particular order, I consider the 20 most "major" US metros to be:

New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
DC
Atlanta
Miami
New Orleans
Houston
Cleveland
Detroit
Minneapolis
Chicago
Denver
Seattle
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Dallas

[annie_himself]

Originally Posted by jfightin

In no particular order, I consider the 20 most "major" US metros to be:

New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
DC
Atlanta
Miami
New Orleans
Houston
Cleveland
Detroit
Minneapolis
Chicago
Denver
Seattle
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Dallas

Perfect list.

[AZLiam]

Originally Posted by costello_musicman

Here are the top 20 CSA's, which generally show a better picture about a city's importance to it's region:

Rank--Combined Statistical Area--2010 Pop--2000--Pop Change

1 New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA 22,085,649 21,361,797 +3.39%
2 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA 17,877,006 16,373,645 +9.18%
3 Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA 9,686,021 9,312,255 +4.01%
4 Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA 8,572,971 7,572,647 +13.21%
5 Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH CSA 7,559,060 7,298,695 +3.57%
6 San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA 7,468,390 7,092,596 +5.30%
7 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CSA 6,731,317 5,487,956 +22.66%
8 Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA 6,533,683 6,207,223 +5.26%
9 Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX CSA 6,051,363 4,815,122 +25.67%
10 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA 5,618,431 4,548,344 +23.53%
11 Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA 5,218,852 5,357,538 −2.59%
12 Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA 4,199,312 3,707,144 +13.28%
13 Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA 3,615,902 3,271,888 +10.51%
14 Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA 3,090,874 2,629,980 +17.52%
15 Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH CSA 2,881,937 2,945,831 −2.17%
16 St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL CSA 2,878,255 2,754,328 +4.50%
17 Orlando-Deltona-Daytona Beach, FL CSA 2,818,120 2,191,081 +28.62%
18 Sacramento–Arden Arcade–Yuba City, CA-NV CSA 2,461,780 2,069,298 +18.97%
19 Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA CSA 2,447,393 2,525,730 −3.10%
20 Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, NC-SC CSA 2,402,623 1,897,034 +26.65%

Wrong. Not every major city is part of a CSA.

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by AZLiam

Wrong. Not every major city is part of a CSA.

Yeah two clear omitions are Miami and Phoenix.

SA doesn't have a CSA either, but SA is not that major.

The 1990's MSA's were better:

1 New York--Northern New Jersey--Long Island, NY--NJ--CT--PA CMSA 21,199,865 19,549,649 1,650,216 8.4%
4472 2 Los Angeles--Riverside--Orange County, CA CMSA 16,373,645 14,531,529 1,842,116 12.7%
1602 3 Chicago--Gary--Kenosha, IL--IN--WI CMSA 9,157,540 8,239,820 917,720 11.1%
8872 4 Washington--Baltimore, DC--MD--VA--WV CMSA 7,608,070 6,727,050 881,020 13.1%
7362 5 San Francisco--Oakland--San Jose, CA CMSA 7,039,362 6,253,311 786,051 12.6%
6162 6 Philadelphia--Wilmington--Atlantic City, PA--NJ--DE--MD CMSA 6,188,463 5,892,937 295,526 5.0%
1122 7 Boston--Worcester--Lawrence, MA--NH--ME--CT CMSA 5,819,100 5,455,403 363,697 6.7%
2162 8 Detroit--Ann Arbor--Flint, MI CMSA 5,456,428 5,187,171 269,257 5.2%
1922 9 Dallas--Fort Worth, TX CMSA 5,221,801 4,037,282 1,184,519 29.3%
3362 10 Houston--Galveston--Brazoria, TX CMSA 4,669,571 3,731,131 938,440 25.2%
0520 11 Atlanta, GA MSA 4,112,198 2,959,950 1,152,248 38.9%
4992 12 Miami--Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 3,876,380 3,192,582 683,798 21.4%
7602 13 Seattle--Tacoma--Bremerton, WA CMSA 3,554,760 2,970,328 584,432 19.7%
6200 14 Phoenix--Mesa, AZ MSA 3,251,876 2,238,480 1,013,396 45.3%
5120 15 Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI MSA 2,968,806 2,538,834 429,972 16.9%
1692 16 Cleveland--Akron, OH CMSA 2,945,831 2,859,644 86,187 3.0%
7320 17 San Diego, CA MSA 2,813,833 2,498,016 315,817 12.6%
7040 18 St. Louis, MO--IL MSA 2,603,607 2,492,525 111,082 4.5%
2082 19 Denver--Boulder--Greeley, CO CMSA 2,581,506 1,980,140 601,366 30.4%
7442 20 San Juan--Caguas--Arecibo, PR CMSA 2,450,292 2,270,808

[SweethomeSanAntonio]

Hey almost 2.3 million and growing at more than 26% is major enough.

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by SweethomeSanAntonio

Hey almost 2.3 million and growing at more than 26% is major enough.

still not quite top 20 though.

[slengel]

Originally Posted by annie_himself

Perfect list.

no, it's actually not. st. louis is bigger than both pittsburgh and portland, yet it is absent from this list.

[annie_himself]

Originally Posted by slengel

no, it's actually not. st. louis is bigger than both pittsburgh and portland, yet it is absent from this list.

Size doesn't matter, or New Orleans would be absent. I feel like St. Louis could replace Pittsburgh though.

[SweethomeSanAntonio]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

still not quite top 20 though.

#24 now but should be in the top 15-20 within the decade.