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2024 population of CSAs (Combined Statistical Areas) in SEC states
Posted on 7/29/25 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 7/29/25 at 1:31 pm
There are 181 CSAs (Combined Statistical Area) designated by the U.S. Census Bureau. CSAs include metro areas along with their adjacent counties and are typically used to determine the size of an area's TV market which is often used by corporations, major retailers, and even professional sports franchises to determine a city/metro areas buying power and ability to support a franchise.
Here are the 2024 CSA populations and % growth from 2020 to 2024 for all CSAs in SEC states and where each one ranks nationally...
6) Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK (CSA) - 8,909,918 +9.22%
8) Houston-Pasadena, TX (CSA) - 7,996,140 +8.94%
10) Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA-AL (CSA) - 7,340,522 +5.22%
11) Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL (CSA) - 7,309,740 +5.81%
15) Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL (CSA) - 4,687,600 +11.69%
21) St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL (CSA) - 2,915,867 - 0.31%
23) San Antonio-New Braunfels-Kerrville, TX (CSA) - 2,845,065 +7.87%
29) Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS (CSA) - 2,593,094 +2.55%
32) Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN (CSA) - 2,402,290 +6.76%
35) Jacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL (CSA) - 1,896,948 +9.40%
38) Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC (CSA) - 1,627,507 +7.65%
39) Oklahoma City-Shawnee, OK (CSA) - 1,572,267 +4.95%
40) Louisville/Jefferson County-Elizabethtown, KY-IN (CSA) - 1,522,188 +2.31%
42) Memphis- Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR (CSA) - 1,381,272 -0.62%
43) Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL (CSA) - 1,376,853 +1.16%
44) New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA (CSA) - 1,347,965 -1.86%
47) Cape Corals-Fort Myers-Naples, FL (CSA) - 1,336,454 +12.47%
49) Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville, TN (CSA) - 1,222,320 +5.66%
51) North Port-Bradenton, FL (CSA) - 1,183,822 +12.26%
52) Tulsa-Bartlesville-Muskogee, OK (CSA) - 1,180,615 +4.10%
56) El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM (CSA) - 1,108,758 +1.87%
57) Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC (CSA) - 1,097,301 +3.82%
61) Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA (CSA) - 1,022,475 +1.87%
62) Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL (CSA) - 1,016,333 +4.22%
63) McAllen-Edinburg, TX (CSA) - 981,407 +4.77%
67) Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR (CSA) - 919,388 +2.19%
68) Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN (CSA) - 913,977 +7.18%
71) Lexington-Fayette-Richmond-Frankfort, KY (CSA) - 788,564 +3.47%
78) Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS (CSA) - 683,239 -2.34%
79) Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL (CSA) - 673,947 +4.23%
81) Savannah-Hinesville-Statesboro, GA (CSA) - 649,090 +6.72%
83) Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA (CSA) - 602,222 +2.93%
84) Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL(CSA) - 571,048 +1.26%
85) Lafayette-New Iberia-Opelousas, LA (CSA) - 568,113 +1.28%
87) Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX (CSA) - 526,255 +0.67%
90) Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC (CSA) - 479,426 +15.68%
94) Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondsville, TX (CSA) - 451,901 +2.43
95) Macon-Bible County-Warner Robins, GA (CSA) - 441,727 +3.83%
96) Gainesville-Lake City, FL (CSA) - 433,757 +6.07%
98) Tallahassee-Bainbridge, FL-GA (CSA) - 427,066 +3.24
99) Montgomery-Selma, AL (CSA) - 423,430 - 0.25%
101) Columbia-Jefferson City-Moberly, MO (CSA) - 419,330 +2.06%
102) Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, LA (CSA) - 418,453 - 2.77%
103) Lubbock-Plainview, TX (CSA) - 404,104 +3.83%
107) Midland-Odessa-Andrews, TX (CSA) - 377,711 +5.21%
117) Tyler-Jacksonville, TX (CSA) - 302,314 +6.49%
118) Amarillo-Borger, TX (CSA) - 294,371 +1.75%
125) Lake Charles-DeRidder, LA (CSA) - 279,670 - 3.96%
126) Bowling Green-Glasgow-Franklin, KY (CSA) - 271,676 +6.96%
127) Monroe-Ruston, LA (CSA) - 270,164 - 1.95%
129) Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark, AL (CSA) - 261,191 +2.91%
132) Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS (CSA) - 238,211 +0.30%
134) Joplin-Miami, MO-OK-KS (CSA) - 237,536 +2.80%
144) Abilene-Sweetwater, TX (CSA) - 198,460 +3.73%
146) Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL (CSA) - 188,161 +2.87%
148) Jonesboro-Paragould, AR (CSA) - 185,080 +2.86%
151) Middlesborough-Corbin, KY (CSA) - 172,886 -0.62%
153) Lawton-Duncan, OK (CSA) - 170,974 +0.87%
154) Tupelo-Corinth, MS (CSA) - 166,927 - 0.02%
158) Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL (CSA) - 148,569 +0.28
161) Paducah-Mayfield, KY (CSA) - 139,216 - 0.66%
163) Hot Springs-Malvern, AR (CSA) - 133,215 0.00%
166) Starksville-Columbus, MS (CSA) - 129,039 - 1.41%
Here are the 2024 CSA populations and % growth from 2020 to 2024 for all CSAs in SEC states and where each one ranks nationally...
6) Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK (CSA) - 8,909,918 +9.22%
8) Houston-Pasadena, TX (CSA) - 7,996,140 +8.94%
10) Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA-AL (CSA) - 7,340,522 +5.22%
11) Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL (CSA) - 7,309,740 +5.81%
15) Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL (CSA) - 4,687,600 +11.69%
21) St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL (CSA) - 2,915,867 - 0.31%
23) San Antonio-New Braunfels-Kerrville, TX (CSA) - 2,845,065 +7.87%
29) Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS (CSA) - 2,593,094 +2.55%
32) Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN (CSA) - 2,402,290 +6.76%
35) Jacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL (CSA) - 1,896,948 +9.40%
38) Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC (CSA) - 1,627,507 +7.65%
39) Oklahoma City-Shawnee, OK (CSA) - 1,572,267 +4.95%
40) Louisville/Jefferson County-Elizabethtown, KY-IN (CSA) - 1,522,188 +2.31%
42) Memphis- Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR (CSA) - 1,381,272 -0.62%
43) Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL (CSA) - 1,376,853 +1.16%
44) New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA (CSA) - 1,347,965 -1.86%
47) Cape Corals-Fort Myers-Naples, FL (CSA) - 1,336,454 +12.47%
49) Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville, TN (CSA) - 1,222,320 +5.66%
51) North Port-Bradenton, FL (CSA) - 1,183,822 +12.26%
52) Tulsa-Bartlesville-Muskogee, OK (CSA) - 1,180,615 +4.10%
56) El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM (CSA) - 1,108,758 +1.87%
57) Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC (CSA) - 1,097,301 +3.82%
61) Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA (CSA) - 1,022,475 +1.87%
62) Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL (CSA) - 1,016,333 +4.22%
63) McAllen-Edinburg, TX (CSA) - 981,407 +4.77%
67) Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR (CSA) - 919,388 +2.19%
68) Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN (CSA) - 913,977 +7.18%
71) Lexington-Fayette-Richmond-Frankfort, KY (CSA) - 788,564 +3.47%
78) Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS (CSA) - 683,239 -2.34%
79) Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL (CSA) - 673,947 +4.23%
81) Savannah-Hinesville-Statesboro, GA (CSA) - 649,090 +6.72%
83) Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA (CSA) - 602,222 +2.93%
84) Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL(CSA) - 571,048 +1.26%
85) Lafayette-New Iberia-Opelousas, LA (CSA) - 568,113 +1.28%
87) Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX (CSA) - 526,255 +0.67%
90) Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC (CSA) - 479,426 +15.68%
94) Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondsville, TX (CSA) - 451,901 +2.43
95) Macon-Bible County-Warner Robins, GA (CSA) - 441,727 +3.83%
96) Gainesville-Lake City, FL (CSA) - 433,757 +6.07%
98) Tallahassee-Bainbridge, FL-GA (CSA) - 427,066 +3.24
99) Montgomery-Selma, AL (CSA) - 423,430 - 0.25%
101) Columbia-Jefferson City-Moberly, MO (CSA) - 419,330 +2.06%
102) Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, LA (CSA) - 418,453 - 2.77%
103) Lubbock-Plainview, TX (CSA) - 404,104 +3.83%
107) Midland-Odessa-Andrews, TX (CSA) - 377,711 +5.21%
117) Tyler-Jacksonville, TX (CSA) - 302,314 +6.49%
118) Amarillo-Borger, TX (CSA) - 294,371 +1.75%
125) Lake Charles-DeRidder, LA (CSA) - 279,670 - 3.96%
126) Bowling Green-Glasgow-Franklin, KY (CSA) - 271,676 +6.96%
127) Monroe-Ruston, LA (CSA) - 270,164 - 1.95%
129) Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark, AL (CSA) - 261,191 +2.91%
132) Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS (CSA) - 238,211 +0.30%
134) Joplin-Miami, MO-OK-KS (CSA) - 237,536 +2.80%
144) Abilene-Sweetwater, TX (CSA) - 198,460 +3.73%
146) Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL (CSA) - 188,161 +2.87%
148) Jonesboro-Paragould, AR (CSA) - 185,080 +2.86%
151) Middlesborough-Corbin, KY (CSA) - 172,886 -0.62%
153) Lawton-Duncan, OK (CSA) - 170,974 +0.87%
154) Tupelo-Corinth, MS (CSA) - 166,927 - 0.02%
158) Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL (CSA) - 148,569 +0.28
161) Paducah-Mayfield, KY (CSA) - 139,216 - 0.66%
163) Hot Springs-Malvern, AR (CSA) - 133,215 0.00%
166) Starksville-Columbus, MS (CSA) - 129,039 - 1.41%
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Posted on 7/29/25 at 1:33 pm to Govt Tide
quote:
61) Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA (CSA) - 1,022,475 +1.87%
quote:
city/metro areas
Posted on 7/29/25 at 1:35 pm to Shexter
Where's Ellick?
This post was edited on 7/29/25 at 1:36 pm
Posted on 7/29/25 at 1:43 pm to Govt Tide
quote:Freudian slip
166) Starksville-Columbus, MS (CSA) - 129,039 - 1.41%
Posted on 7/29/25 at 1:47 pm to Govt Tide
Your list is missing Charleston, SC.
Posted on 7/29/25 at 1:48 pm to Govt Tide
Never would have guessed that the Greenville, SC CSA has more people than the Greater NOLA CSA.
Posted on 7/29/25 at 2:00 pm to brewhan davey
quote:
Never would have guessed that the Greenville, SC CSA has more people than the Greater NOLA CSA.
BMW helps.
Posted on 7/29/25 at 2:56 pm to Govt Tide
How does this miss Austin that actually has an SEC school in it but include 3 TX cities that don't?
Does it really not have a CSA?
ETA: looks like it could be difference between MSAs and CSAs.
Austin's estimated MSA population is 2.55 million.
Does it really not have a CSA?
ETA: looks like it could be difference between MSAs and CSAs.
Austin's estimated MSA population is 2.55 million.
This post was edited on 7/29/25 at 3:02 pm
Posted on 7/29/25 at 3:04 pm to Govt Tide
1) IDGAF if it's in Texas. El Paso and Las Cruces are not, never have been, and never will be SEC country.
2) I guess the Gulfport/Biloxi CSA doesn't count. We'll continue existing in tLandmass between Mobile and New Orleans in secret.
2) I guess the Gulfport/Biloxi CSA doesn't count. We'll continue existing in tLandmass between Mobile and New Orleans in secret.
Posted on 7/29/25 at 3:22 pm to brewhan davey
quote:
Never would have guessed that the Greenville, SC CSA has more people than the Greater NOLA CSA.
I didn’t know Slidell was part of the NOLA CSA but not Mandeville / Covington.
I know that mandeville / Covington came out during COVID and will likely be added back, but interesting nonetheless.
Posted on 7/29/25 at 3:33 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
quote:
How does this miss Austin that actually has an SEC school in it but include 3 TX cities that don't?
Does it really not have a CSA?
ETA: looks like it could be difference between MSAs and CSAs.
Austin's estimated MSA population is 2.55 million.
San Antonio is on there, so you'd expect Austin-Temple-San Marcos, or maybe even a CSA that has Waco.
Posted on 7/29/25 at 3:46 pm to TigerHornII
Killeen/Bell County would be included in the Austin CSA. That's another 400k people.
Posted on 7/29/25 at 3:52 pm to Govt Tide
quote:
68) Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN (CSA) - 913,977 +7.18%
fricking hell, stop coming here would y'all......
ETA: Is Athens not included in this? Why would Albertville be and not Athens? Hell, it is basically all city from Huntsville to Athens at this point. They've grown together down highway 72 and traffic is a fricking nightmare almost all the time now.
This post was edited on 7/29/25 at 3:56 pm
Posted on 7/29/25 at 7:17 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
quote:
How does this miss Austin that actually has an SEC school in it but include 3 TX cities that don't?
There are several metropolitan areas around the country that aren't a part of a CSA (Combined Statistical Area)so any cities not listed are only part of an MSA and not a part of a CSA.
There are 387 metropolitan statistical areas designated by the U.S. Census Bureau but only 181 combined statistical areas so most MSAs aren't part of a CSA...Austin, TX, Charleston, SC, and Gulfport-Biloxi, MS just happen to be three of the over 200 MSAs that aren't part of a CSA
Posted on 7/29/25 at 7:20 pm to Govt Tide
quote:Stars and Stripes forever baby!!!
CSA
Posted on 7/30/25 at 12:51 am to TigerHornII
Austin and temple are not together in any sense, temple and Killeen are its own or with Waco
Posted on 7/30/25 at 12:52 am to yaboidarrell
“Austin CSA” is not a term anybody uses. It’s MSA. It does not include bell county.
Posted on 7/30/25 at 12:53 am to Govt Tide
The only CSA I care about ceased being relevant in 1865 sadly.
Posted on 7/30/25 at 3:12 am to Govt Tide
quote:
15) Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL (CSA) - 4,687,600 +11.69%
Just bought my first home last year here in a good school district in south downtown. Was told it was a terrible time to buy.
Houses around me that are similar sf but no pool like mine already selling +$50k from what I closed on.
Just a reminder that the best time to buy a home was yesterday.
Posted on 7/30/25 at 4:40 am to Govt Tide
You need to add in the MSAs that aren’t CSAs too. Tampa/St. Petersburg for example.
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