FYI, this is a list of "metro" markets and you can see the size of California cities in comparison with all the US.
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MARKET RANKS: SPRING 2003 1-50 Rank
CM
New York, NY 15,097,900
2
CM
Los Angeles, CA 10,407,400
3
CM
Chicago, IL 7,476,700
4
CM
San Francisco, CA 5,951,800
5
CM
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX 4,418,400
6
CM
Philadelphia, PA 4,221,400
7
CM
Houston-Galveston, TX 4,055,300
8
CM
Washington, DC 3,928,700
9
CM
Boston, MA 3,839,000
10
CM
Detroit, MI 3,811,500
11
CM
Atlanta, GA 3,617,400
12
CM
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood, FL 3,377,400
13
CM
Puerto Rico 3,263,400
14
CM
Seattle-Tacoma, WA 3,084,700
15
CM
Phoenix, AZ 2,718,300
16
CM
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN 2,507,100
17
CM
San Diego, CA 2,416,100
18
CM
Nassau-Suffolk (Long Island), NY* (2,303,800)
19
CM
Baltimore, MD 2,184,700
20
CM
St. Louis, MO 2,170,200
21
CM
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 2,150,200
22
CM
Denver-Boulder, CO 2,112,100
23
CM
Pittsburgh, PA 2,004,600
24
CM
Portland, OR 1,873,500
25
CM
Cleveland, OH 1,789,200
26
CM
Cincinnati, OH 1,658,000
27
CM
Sacramento, CA 1,566,100
28
CM
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA 1,500,300
29
CM
Kansas City, MO-KS 1,475,600
30
CM
San Jose, CA** (1,466,600)
31
CM
San Antonio, TX 1,459,900
32
CM
Salt Lake City-Ogden-Provo, UT 1,424,600
33
CM
Milwaukee-Racine, WI 1,408,500
34
CM
Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI 1,359,700
35
CM
Columbus, OH 1,346,800
36
CM
Middlesex-Somerset-Union, NJ*** (1,341,800)
37
CM
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC 1,311,400
38
CM
Orlando, FL 1,290,600
39
CM
Las Vegas, NV 1,287,600
40
CM
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA 1,266,200
41
CM
Indianapolis, IN 1,246,600
42
CM
Austin, TX 1,131,000
43
CM
Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC 1,084,700
44
CM
New Orleans, LA 1,066,400
45
CM
Nashville, TN 1,064,000
46
CM
Raleigh-Durham, NC 1,055,800
47
CM
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL 1,031,900
48
CM
Memphis, TN 1,008,400
49
CM
Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT 999,000
50
CM
Jacksonville, FL 984,000
51
CM
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 973,300
52
S
Monmouth-Ocean, NJ* (968,300)
53
CM
Oklahoma City, OK 917,800
54
CM
Rochester, NY 916,000
55
CM
Louisville, KY 898,200
56
CM
Richmond, VA 863,000
57
CM
Birmingham, AL 836,900
58
CM
Dayton, OH 828,300
59
CM
Greenville-Spartanburg, SC 785,600
60
CM
Westchester, NY** (771,100)
61
CM
Honolulu, HI 747,500
62
CM
Tucson, AZ 745,900
63
S
McAllen-Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 743,800
64
CM
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 738,100
65
CM
Tulsa, OK 707,800
66
CM
Grand Rapids, MI 683,500
67
S
Ft. Myers-Naples-Marco Island, FL 666,000
68
CM
Fresno, CA 665,900
69
CM
Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA 660,000
70
CM
Allentown-Bethlehem, PA 634,600
71
CM
Albuquerque, NM 601,700
72
CM
Knoxville, TN 598,100
73
CM
Akron, OH 587,500
74
CM
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 576,900
75
CM
Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz, CA 570,400
76
S
Wilmington, DE 556,900
77
S
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 554,800
78
CM
El Paso, TX 552,800
79
CM
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA 538,900
80
CM
Syracuse, NY 536,300
81
CM
Springfield, MA 513,800
82
CM
Toledo, OH 513,500
83
CM
Baton Rouge, LA 507,200
84
CM
Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville, NC 495,600
85
CM
Little Rock, AR 494,800
86
S
Gainesville-Ocala, FL 489,600
87
CM
Bakersfield, CA 487,200
88
S
Stockton, CA 469,100
89
CM
Charleston, SC 465,700
90
CM
Columbia, SC 463,600
91
CM
Des Moines, IA 456,400
92
CM
Spokane, WA 456,200
93
CM
Mobile, AL 455,800
94
S
Daytona Beach, FL 452,800
95
CM
Wichita, KS 449,800
96
CM
Colorado Springs, CO 446,200
97
CM
Madison, WI 438,600
98
S
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 431,300
99
S
Melbourne-Titusville-Cocoa, FL 429,500
100
S
Lafayette, LA 423,900
101
CM
Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, IN-VA 420,100
102
S
Lexington-Fayette, KY 418,600
103
S
Ft. Wayne, IN 416,800
104
S
Visalia-Tulare-Hanford, CA 411,100
105
CM
Chattanooga, TN 408,700
106
CM
York, PA 407,900
107
S
Santa Rosa, CA* (405,900)
108
S
New Haven, CT 405,700
109
S
Augusta, GA 404,900
110
S
Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA 404,600
111
S
Ft. Pierce-Stuart-Vero Beach, FL 403,900
112
S
Youngstown-Warren, OH 402,300
113
C
Morristown, NJ** (401,400)
114
S
Worcester, MA 397,000
115
S
Lancaster, PA 394,600
116
S
Portsmouth-Dover-Rochester, NH 388,600
117
S
Bridgeport, CT 386,500
118
CM
Huntsville, AL 384,500
119
S
Oxnard-Ventura, CA 383,700
120
CM
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 378,600
121
S
Boise, ID 376,100
122
S
Modesto, CA 372,900
123
CM
Jackson, MS 367,000
124
S
Pensacola, FL 364,300
125
S
Flint, MI 357,800
126
C
Ft. Collins-Greeley, CO 349,500
127
S
Fayetteville, NC 349,400
128
S
Reno, NV 348,800
129
S
Canton, OH 342,100
130
S
Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI 335,300
131
C
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 325,700
132
CM
Shreveport, LA 325,500
133
C
Reading, PA 318,700
134
S
Corpus Christi, TX 315,400
135
S
Victor Valley, CA 309,700
136
S
Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS 308,900
137
S
Appleton-Oshkosh, WI 306,300
138
S
Atlantic City-Cape May, NJ 304,100
139
S
Burlington-Plattsburgh, VT-NY 303,100
140
C
Trenton, NJ 302,300
141
S
Quad Cities (Davenport-Rock Island-Moline), IA-IL 300,300
142
C
Stamford-Norwalk, CT*** (297,200)
143
S
Peoria, IL 290,000
144
S
Springfield, MO 285,500
145
S
Eugene-Springfield, OR 284,500
146
S
Ann Arbor, MI 284,000
147
S
Tyler-Longview, TX 283,800
148
S
Salisbury-Ocean City, MD 282,900
149
C
Newburgh-Middletown (Mid-Hudson Valley), NY 280,100
150
S
Montgomery, AL 278,700
151
C
Fayetteville (Northwest Arkansas), AR 273,400
152
S
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY 269,300
153
S
Rockford, IL 268,500
154
S
Macon, GA 262,100
155
C
Killeen-Temple, TX 261,700
156
C
Flagstaff-Prescott, AZ 259,100
157
S
Evansville, IN 250,900
158
S
Savannah, GA 250,200
159
S
Utica-Rome, NY 249,500
160
S
Asheville, NC 247,800
161
S
Tallahassee, FL 245,000
162
S
Palm Springs, FL 244,400
163
C
Poughkeepsie, NY 239,900
164
S
Erie, PA 234,200
165
S
Portland, ME 232,200
166
CM
Fredericksburg, VA* (231,100)
167
C
Myrtle Beach, SC 230,200
168
C
Wausau-Stevens Point (Central WI), WI 227,900
169
C
Hagerstown-Chambersburg-Waynesboro, MD-PA 225,800
170
C
San Luis Obispo, CA 222,600
171
S
South Bend, IN 221,800
172
C
New Bedford-Fall River, MA** (219,500)
173
C
New London, CT 219,000
174
C
Ft. Smith, AR 216,700
175
S
Anchorage, AK 216,300
176
S
Lincoln, NE 215,700
177
S
Charleston, WV 213,600
178
S
Wilmington, NC 213,200
179
S
Binghamton, NY 210,200
180
S
Lubbock, TX 207,100
181
S
Columbus, GA 206,300
182
S
Kalamazoo, MI 203,200
183
C
Cape Cod, MA 201,200
184
S
Johnstown, PA 198,300
185
C
Tupelo, MS 196,100
186
S
Manchester, NH*** (195,200)
187
S
Green Bay, WI 193,700
188
C
Odessa-Midland, TX 192,900
189
C
Merced, CA 188,700
190
S
Topeka, KS 188,600
191
C
Dothan, AL 187,900
192
C
Traverse City-Petoskey, MI 187,200
193
C
Amarillo, TX 184,900
194
C
Waco, TX 182,500
195
C
Chico, CA 180,300
195
C
Morgantown-Clarksburg-Fairmont, WV 180,300
197
C
Danbury, CT 180,200
198
C
Yakima, WA 177,000
198
C
Santa Barbara, CA 177,000
200
S
Terre Haute, IN 175,600
201
C
Muncie-Marion, IN 174,100
202
S
Duluth-Superior, MN-WI 171,500
203
C
Frederick, MD* (171,200)
204
C
Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY 170,200
205
C
Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA 169,900
206
C
Springfield, IL 169,500
207
C
Olean, NY 165,700
208
C
Bowling Green, KY 162,900
209
S
Cedar Rapids, IA 162,600
210
C
Florence, SC 162,300
211
C
Tri-Cities (Richland-Kennewick-Pasco), WA 160,300
212
C
Medford-Ashland, OR 159,600
213
C
Elmira-Corning, NY 157,800
214
S
Bangor, ME 157,700
215
C
Laredo, TX 156,800
216
C
Champaign, IL 156,000
217
C
Alexandria, LA 153,500
218
C
Lake Charles, LA 153,000
219
C
Ft. Walton Beach, FL 152,600
220
S
Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN 150,100
220
C
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford-Pulaski, VA 150,100
222
C
St. Cloud, MN 149,400
223
C
Laurel-Hattiesburg, MS 148,600
224
C
Charlottesville, VA 142,700
225
C
Muskegon, MI 142,000
225
C
Winchester, VA 142,000
227
C
Redding, CA 141,700
228
C
Tuscaloosa, AL 141,400
229
C
Rochester, MN 139,400
230
C
Bryan-College Station, TX 138,200
231
C
Marion-Carbondale (Southern Illinois), IL 137,400
232
C
Pittsburg, KS (Southeast Kansas) 137,200
233
C
Abilene, TX 136,400
234
C
Dubuque, IA 135,900
235
C
Joplin, MO 134,500
236
S
Lafayette, IN 131,800
237
S
Bloomington, IL 130,700
238
C
Panama City, FL 130,400
239
S
Wheeling, WV 129,400
240
C
Santa Fe, NM 128,500
241
S
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 128,300
242
C
Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH 128,200
242
C
Lima, OH 128,200
244
C
Eau Claire, WI 127,500
245
C
Meadville-Franklin, PA 125,700
246
C
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 122,800
247
C
State College, PA 122,100
248
S
Pueblo, CO 121,900
248
C
Elizabeth City-Nags Head, NC 121,900
250
C
Sussex, NJ 120,600
251
C
Monroe, LA 120,100
252
C
Wichita Falls, TX 118,900
253
C
Columbia, MO 118,700
254
C
Battle Creek, MI 115,200
255
C
Texarkana, TX-AR 111,000
256
S
Altoona, PA 110,000
257
C
Billings, MT 109,200
258
C
Columbus-Starkville-West Point, MS 105,500
259
C
Grand Junction, CO 102,500
259
C
Williamsport, PA 102,500
261
C
Augusta-Waterville, ME 101,400
262
C
Sioux City, IA 101,200
263
C
Albany, GA 99,800
264
C
Harrisonburg, VA 99,100
265
C
Mankato-New Ulm-St. Peter, MN 97,500
266
C
Sheboygan, WI 95,800
267
C
Decatur, IL 95,100
268
C
Rapid City, SD 94,400
269
C
Lawton, OK 93,400
270
C
Bluefield, WV 92,300
271
C
Watertown, NY 90,400
272
C
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 88,700
273
C
San Angelo, TX 88,200
274
C
Ithaca, NY 85,300
275
C
Sebring, FL 83,000
276
C
Cookeville, TN 81,900
277
C
Grand Forks, ND-MN 81,400
278
C
Bismarck, ND 80,600
279
C
Jackson, TN 78,300
280
C
Jonesboro, AR 70,800
281
C
Cheyenne, WY 69,300
282
C
Mason City, IA 68,800
283
C
Beckley, WV 68,300
284
C
Great Falls, MT 66,300
285
C
Meridian, MS 64,200
286
C
Brunswick, GA 57,700
287
C
Casper, WY 56,100 |
