Breaking 1,000,000: Metro Areas on the Map

[AuburnAL]

Originally Posted by annie_himself

In the coming census there are some cities that will be breaking into the 1m MSA range in 2020. This is a spin-off of the thread for MSAs reaching 3m, but I feel like the move to 1m is much more significant than to 3m.
Here is a list of these cities with 2010 census data:

Baton Rouge, LA(my hometown): 802k

Is there really a big reason to believe Baton Rouge will pass 1 million? I mean it got a big pop from Katrina, but that is unlikely to be replicated any time soon.

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by btownboss4

How about the Worcester, MA MSA, one of the Fastest growing in the Northeast, and has ~805,000 people.

With population spillover from Boston, I could see that.

Also, I think Albany will get there before 2040, as the CSA is already over 1000000.

[annie_himself]

Originally Posted by AuburnAL

Is there really a big reason to believe Baton Rouge will pass 1 million? I mean it got a big pop from Katrina, but that is unlikely to be replicated any time soon.

It has steady growth and new industries coming to the area. If the state takes advantage of the Panama Canal opening then yes, if not then the MSA should be right under 1m.