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The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, officially designated Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, [a] is the most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States, encompassing 11 counties. Its historically dominant core cities are Dallas and Fort Worth. [5]
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.
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area [2] Chicago United States: 9,279,427 2022 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area [2] Dallas–Fort Worth United States: 7,947,439 2022 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area. [2] Houston United States: 7,370,464 2022 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area [2] Toronto Canada: 7,106,379 ...
The statistical criteria for a standard metropolitan area were defined in 1949 and redefined as a metropolitan statistical area in 1983. [3] Due to suburbanization, the typical metropolitan area is polycentric rather than being centered around a large historic core city such as New York City or Chicago. [4]
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in the Atlanta metropolitan area, the world's and nation's busiest airport The top 500 U.S. airports by enplanements as of 2023 These are lists of the busiest airports in the United States , based on various ranking criteria.
The airport larger than most others in the country, spanning more than 26.9 square miles. Fort Worth and Dallas leaders’ decision decades ago to put the airport on the acres of open farm land ...
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (Metropolitan Statistical Area) 744,654 688,928 598,333 ... Salt Lake City, UT (Metropolitan Statistical Area) 147,519 135,409 118,494
This list ranks the top 150 U.S. cities (incorporated places) by 2024 land area. Total areas including water are also given, but when ranked by total area, a number of coastal cities appear disproportionately larger. San Francisco is an extreme example: water makes up nearly 80% of its total area of 232 square miles (601 km 2).