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I'm so sorry but I have to get this out of my system but has anybody noticed that the MetroMonitor is still not using the new MSA delineation? See the map below
Yes, this doesn't happen often, it's a once a decade realignment of definitions.
I think it's unfair to assume every department and agency will convert on over to the new definitions when they've been so accustomed to the old ones as is. In fact, is there anywhere that actually gained anything in it's MSA with the new definitions? Among the top twelve metropolitan statistical areas, I can only think of two that even gained anything in the MSA this go around.
Dallas-Fort Worth MSA and Washington DC MSA both gained a micopolitan area (a county) of about 40,000-60,000 in their MSA's that were in their CSA's before. Then both added areas into their CSA's.
Yes, this doesn't happen often, it's a once a decade realignment of definitions.
I think it's unfair to assume every department and agency will convert on over to the new definitions when they've been so accustomed to the old ones as is. In fact, is there anywhere that actually gained anything in it's MSA with the new definitions? Among the top twelve metropolitan statistical areas, I can only think of two that even gained anything in the MSA this go around.
Dallas-Fort Worth MSA and Washington DC MSA both gained a micopolitan area (a county) of about 40,000-60,000 in their MSA's that were in their CSA's before. Then both added areas into their CSA's.
It's all sort of pointless as is.
The top 100 areas may be different. There may not be much change among the top 12 but there are more metropolitan areas than the top 12. In fact about 20 more metropolitan areas were created. I do see your point about being nitpicky. Perhaps I am. But I'm just wondering when the Brookings Institute will catch up to the census bureau. On c/d we do often look for credible sources of information, Brookings is one of the best but using outdated delineation does bring a point of contention.
The top 100 areas may be different. There may not be much change among the top 12 but there are more metropolitan areas than the top 12. In fact about 20 more metropolitan areas were created. I do see your point about being nitpicky. Perhaps I am. But I'm just wondering when the Brookings Institute will catch up to the census bureau. On c/d we do often look for credible sources of information, Brookings is one of the best but using outdated delineation does bring a point of contention.
It's not Brookings' responsibility to hire someone with the specific job of realigning metropolitan definitions when the most viewed markets, the large ones, haven't made any significant gains. I mean all the way up to the top 20-25, no significant changes.
Good enough for this viewer. Keep the status quo, why fix what just isn't broken?
It's not Brookings' responsibility to hire someone with the specific job of realigning metropolitan definitions when the most viewed markets, the large ones, haven't made any significant gains. I mean all the way up to the top 20-25, no significant changes.
Good enough for this viewer. Keep the status quo, why fix what just isn't broken?
The problem is, for Brookings to be as reputable as it is bit to use outdated definitions makes the claims less reputable. You might have a point if something put out by Brookings only included the top 20. But if there is report claiming to be about the top 100, and the top 100 may not be the same with this delineation in 2013 as it was pre-2010, then it's hard to accept the report as accurate. Also, the top 20, 25 have actually changed with the post 2013 delineation from the pre-2014.
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