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Population
- Approximately 90 percent of Maryland's 5.6 million residents live in the densely populated corridor between Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
- The Washington-Baltimore CSA comprises over 8 million people and is the 4th most populous CSA in the U.S.
- The combined area is significantly larger than even the faster growing metros in the U.S. such as Dallas, Houston and Atlanta.
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Rank
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CSA
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2007
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1
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New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA
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21,961,994
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2
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Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA
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17,755,322
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3
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Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI
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9,745,165
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4
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Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV
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8,241,912
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5
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Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH
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7,476,689
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6
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San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
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7,264,887
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7
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Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
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6,498,410
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8
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Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD
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6,385,461
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9
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Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX
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5,729,027
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10
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Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL
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5,626,400
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11
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Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI
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5,405,918
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12
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Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA
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4,038,741
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13
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Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI
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3,538,781
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14
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Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO /1
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2,998,878
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15
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Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH
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2,896,968
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16
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St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL
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2,866,517
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17
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Orlando-Deltona-Daytona Beach, FL
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2,693,552
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18
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Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA
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2,446,703
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19
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Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Yuba City, CA-NV
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2,397,691
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20
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Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, NC-SC
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2,277,074
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21
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Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN
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2,176,749
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22
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Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS
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2,053,928
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23
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Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN
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2,014,267
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24
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Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH
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1,982,252
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25
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Las Vegas-Paradise-Pahrump, NV
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1,880,449
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Data Source: U.S. Census
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