The following is a complete list of 25 metropolitan areas in Texas, as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget. The largest two are ranked among the top 10 metropolitan areas in the U.S.
Some metropolitan areas contain metropolitan divisions. Two metropolitan divisions exist within the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington MSA. The term metropolitan division is used to refer to a county or group of counties within a metropolitan area that has a population core of at least 2.5 million. A metropolitan division often functions as a distinct social, economic, and cultural area within the larger region.
Texarkana is the only MSA in Texas that includes counties in adjacent states—there is a city with the same name directly across the border in Arkansas.
Population figures are as of the 2023 U.S. Census estimates.
+Metropolitan areas Texas rank U.S. rank Metropolitan area Metropolitan division Population(2023 est.) 1 4 Dallas–Fort Worth 8,100,037 2 5 Houston 7,510,253 3 24 San Antonio 2,703,999 4 26 Austin 2,473,275 5 65 McAllen 898,471 6 68 El Paso 873,331 7110 Killeen-Temple 501,333 8 121 Corpus Christi 448,323 9 127 Brownsville-Harlingen 426,710 10 140 Beaumont-Port Arthur 395,479 11 155 Lubbock 360,104 12 169 Waco 304,865 13 173 Longview 293,498 14 178 College Station–Bryan 281,445 15 184 Amarillo 272,395 16 186 Laredo 269,148 17 197 Tyler 245,209 18 243 Midland 182,324 19 245 Abilene 181,591 20 264 Odessa 164,494 21 289 Wichita Falls 149,947 22 292 Sherman-Denison 146,907 23 293 Texarkana, TX-AR 145,907 24 330 San Angelo 120,606 25 366 Victoria 98,808
See also List of Texas micropolitan areas List of Texas cities Texas census statistical areas
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