Midwest Statistical Areas

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Rank Statistical Area Type 2000 Pop. 2005 Pop. # %

1 Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CombdSA 9,312,255 9,661,840 349,585 3.75%

2 Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CombdSA 3,271,888 3,467,108 195,220 5.97%

3 Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN CombdSA 1,839,584 1,954,063 114,479 6.22%

4 Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS CombdSA 1,901,070 2,015,282 114,212 6.01%

5 Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH CombdSA 1,835,189 1,936,351 101,162 5.51%

6 St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL CombdSA 2,777,132 2,864,111 86,979 3.13%

7 Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CombdSA 5,357,538 5,428,000 70,462 1.32%

8 Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN CombdSA 2,050,175 2,113,011 62,836 3.06%

9 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI CombdSA 1,254,661 1,315,319 60,658 4.83%

10 Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA CombdSA 803,201 849,248 46,047 5.73%

11 Des Moines-Newton-Pella, IA CombdSA 550,659 593,112 42,453 7.71%

12 Madison-Baraboo, WI CombdSA 556,999 594,785 37,786 6.78%

13 Springfield, MO MetroSA 368,374 398,124 29,750 8.08%

14 Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL CombdSA 420,215 441,433 21,218 5.05%

15 Sioux Falls, SD MetroSA 187,093 207,918 20,825 11.13%

16 Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI CombdSA 1,689,572 1,708,563 18,991 1.12%

17 Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN CombdSA 548,416 565,606 17,190 3.13%

18 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI CombdSA 358,365 374,625 16,260 4.54%

19 Wichita-Winfield, KS CombdSA 607,457 622,353 14,896 2.45%

20 Green Bay, WI MetroSA 282,599 297,493 14,894 5.27%

21 Lincoln, NE MetroSA 266,787 281,553 14,766 5.53%

22 Rochester, MN MetroSA 163,618 176,984 13,366 8.17%

23 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MetroSA 182,791 195,362 12,571 6.88%

24 Traverse City, MI MicroSA 131,342 141,011 9,669 7.36%

25 Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN CombdSA 199,503 208,999 9,496 4.76%

26 Cedar Rapids, IA MetroSA 237,230 246,412 9,182 3.87%

27 Joplin, MO MetroSA 157,322 166,178 8,856 5.63%

28 Lansing-East Lansing-Owosso, MI CombdSA 519,415 528,260 8,845 1.70%

29 Bloomington-Normal, IL MetroSA 150,433 159,013 8,580 5.70%

30 Columbia, MO MetroSA 145,666 153,283 7,617 5.23%

31 Eau Claire-Menomonie, WI CombdSA 188,195 195,747 7,552 4.01%

32 Iowa City, IA MetroSA 131,676 138,524 6,848 5.20%

33 Evansville, IN-KY MetroSA 342,815 349,543 6,728 1.96%

34 Brainerd, MN MicroSA 82,249 88,827 6,578 8.00%

35 Whitewater, WI MicroSA 93,759 99,844 6,085 6.49%

36 Branson, MO MicroSA 68,361 73,916 5,555 8.13%

37 Champaign-Urbana, IL MetroSA 210,275 215,742 5,467 2.60%

38 Rapid City, SD MetroSA 112,818 118,203 5,385 4.77%

39 Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI MicroSA 74,021 79,328 5,307 7.17%

40 Janesville, WI MetroSA 152,307 157,538 5,231 3.43%

41 Jackson, MI MetroSA 158,422 163,629 5,207 3.29%

42 Lafayette-Frankfort, IN CombdSA 212,407 217,431 5,024 2.37%

43 Bismarck, ND MetroSA 94,719 99,346 4,627 4.88%

44 Topeka, KS MetroSA 224,551 229,075 4,524 2.01%

45 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MetroSA 314,866 319,348 4,482 1.42%

46 Fond du Lac-Beaver Dam, WI CombdSA 183,193 187,440 4,247 2.32%

47 Springfield, IL MetroSA 201,437 205,527 4,090 2.03%

48 Jefferson City, MO MetroSA 140,052 143,867 3,815 2.72%

49 Wausau-Merrill, WI CombdSA 155,475 159,260 3,785 2.43%

50 Bemidji, MN MicroSA 39,650 42,871 3,221 8.12%

51 Mankato-North Mankato, MN MicroSA 85,712 88,878 3,166 3.69%

52 Adrian, MI MicroSA 98,890 102,033 3,143 3.18%

53 Canton-Massillon, OH MetroSA 406,934 409,996 3,062 0.75%

54 Fort Leonard Wood, MO MicroSA 41,165 44,187 3,022 7.34%

55 Lawrence, KS MetroSA 99,962 102,914 2,952 2.95%

56 Cape Girardeau-Sikeston-Jackson, MO-IL CombdSA 130,734 133,556 2,822 2.16%

57 Dubuque, IA MetroSA 89,143 91,631 2,488 2.79%

58 Marion-Herrin, IL MicroSA 61,296 63,617 2,321 3.79%

59 Alexandria, MN MicroSA 32,821 35,138 2,317 7.06%

60 Rolla, MO MicroSA 39,825 42,125 2,300 5.78%

61 Mount Pleasant, MI MicroSA 63,351 65,618 2,267 3.58%

62 Cadillac, MI MicroSA 44,962 47,175 2,213 4.92%

63 Bloomington, IN MetroSA 175,506 177,709 2,203 1.26%

64 Wooster, OH MicroSA 111,564 113,697 2,133 1.91%

65 Owatonna, MN MicroSA 33,680 35,755 2,075 6.16%

66 La Crosse, WI-MN MetroSA 126,838 128,899 2,061 1.62%

67 Warsaw, IN MicroSA 74,057 76,072 2,015 2.72%

68 Lebanon, MO MicroSA 32,513 34,492 1,979 6.09%

69 Sheboygan, WI MetroSA 112,646 114,610 1,964 1.74%

70 Big Rapids, MI MicroSA 40,553 42,391 1,838 4.53%

71 Plymouth, IN MicroSA 45,128 46,945 1,817 4.03%

72 Peoria-Canton, IL CombdSA 405,149 406,869 1,720 0.42%

73 Hastings, NE MicroSA 38,190 39,803 1,613 4.22%

74 Ashland, OH MicroSA 52,523 54,123 1,600 3.05%

75 Grand Island, NE MicroSA 68,305 69,878 1,573 2.30%

76 Monroe, WI MicroSA 33,647 35,165 1,518 4.51%

77 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI MetroSA 316,663 318,156 1,493 0.47%

78 Dodge City, KS MicroSA 32,458 33,751 1,293 3.98%

79 Battle Creek, MI MetroSA 137,985 139,191 1,206 0.87%

80 Kearney, NE MicroSA 49,141 50,346 1,205 2.45%

81 Midland, MI MicroSA 82,874 84,064 1,190 1.44%

82 West Plains, MO MicroSA 37,238 38,400 1,162 3.12%

83 Jasper, IN MicroSA 52,511 53,624 1,113 2.12%

84 New Philadelphia-Dover, OH MicroSA 90,914 91,944 1,030 1.13%

85 Findlay-Tiffin, OH CombdSA 129,978 130,986 1,008 0.78%

86 Zanesville, OH MicroSA 84,585 85,579 994 1.18%

87 North Platte, NE MicroSA 35,939 36,883 944 2.63%

88 Ottawa-Streator, IL MetroSA 153,098 154,028 930 0.61%

89 Seymour, IN MicroSA 41,335 42,237 902 2.18%

90 Norwalk, OH MicroSA 59,487 60,385 898 1.51%

91 Sidney, OH MicroSA 47,910 48,736 826 1.72%

92 Liberal, KS MicroSA 22,510 23,274 764 3.39%

93 Madison, IN MicroSA 31,705 32,430 725 2.29%

94 Sedalia, MO MicroSA 39,403 40,121 718 1.82%

95 Muscatine, IA MicroSA 53,905 54,598 693 1.29%

96 Moberly, MO MicroSA 24,663 25,336 673 2.73%

97 Coldwater, MI MicroSA 45,787 46,460 673 1.47%

98 Washington, IN MicroSA 29,820 30,466 646 2.17%

99 Mitchell, SD MicroSA 21,880 22,524 644 2.94%

100 Greensburg, IN MicroSA 24,555 25,184 629 2.56%

101 Crawfordsville, IN MicroSA 37,629 38,239 610 1.62%

102 Spearfish, SD MicroSA 21,802 22,395 593 2.72%

103 Bellefontaine, OH MicroSA 46,005 46,580 575 1.25%

104 Sturgis, MI MicroSA 62,422 62,984 562 0.90%

105 Angola, IN MicroSA 33,214 33,773 559 1.68%

106 Fergus Falls, MN MicroSA 57,159 57,658 499 0.87%

107 Bedford, IN MicroSA 45,922 46,403 481 1.05%

108 Poplar Bluff, MO MicroSA 40,867 41,338 471 1.15%

109 Pierre, SD MicroSA 19,253 19,704 451 2.34%

110 Iron Mountain, MI-WI MicroSA 32,560 33,006 446 1.37%

111 Stevens Point, WI MicroSA 67,182 67,585 403 0.60%

112 Ames-Boone, IA CombdSA 106,205 106,554 349 0.33%

113 Cambridge, OH MicroSA 40,792 41,123 331 0.81%

114 Effingham, IL MicroSA 34,264 34,581 317 0.93%

115 Beatrice, NE MicroSA 22,993 23,306 313 1.36%

116 Coshocton, OH MicroSA 36,655 36,945 290 0.79%

117 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MetroSA 376,019 376,309 290 0.08%

118 Salina, KS MicroSA 59,760 60,042 282 0.47%

119 Watertown, SD MicroSA 31,437 31,717 280 0.89%

120 Celina, OH MicroSA 40,924 41,202 278 0.68%

121 Spirit Lake, IA MicroSA 16,424 16,687 263 1.60%

122 Sault Ste. Marie, MI MicroSA 38,543 38,780 237 0.61%

123 Hannibal, MO MicroSA 37,915 38,136 221 0.58%

124 Austin, MN MicroSA 38,603 38,799 196 0.51%

125 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI MetroSA 162,453 162,611 158 0.10%

126 Lexington, NE MicroSA 26,508 26,637 129 0.49%

127 Marquette, MI MicroSA 64,634 64,760 126 0.19%

128 Marshalltown, IA MicroSA 39,311 39,418 107 0.27%

129 Point Pleasant, WV-OH MicroSA 57,026 57,123 97 0.17%

130 Norfolk, NE MicroSA 49,538 49,622 84 0.17%

131 Platteville, WI MicroSA 49,597 49,671 74 0.15%

132 Mount Vernon, IL MicroSA 48,666 48,735 69 0.14%

133 Yankton, SD MicroSA 21,652 21,718 66 0.30%

134 Alma, MI MicroSA 42,285 42,345 60 0.14%

135 Oskaloosa, IA MicroSA 22,335 22,364 29 0.13%

136 Willmar, MN MicroSA 41,203 41,199 -4 -0.01%

137 Pittsburg, KS MicroSA 38,242 38,222 -20 -0.05%

138 McPherson, KS MicroSA 29,554 29,523 -31 -0.10%

139 Duluth, MN-WI MetroSA 275,486 275,413 -73 -0.03%

140 Ottumwa, IA MicroSA 36,051 35,965 -86 -0.24%

141 Mexico, MO MicroSA 25,853 25,759 -94 -0.36%

142 Brookings, SD MicroSA 28,220 28,121 -99 -0.35%

143 Great Bend, KS MicroSA 28,205 28,105 -100 -0.35%

144 Athens, OH MicroSA 62,223 62,062 -161 -0.26%

145 Escanaba, MI MicroSA 38,520 38,347 -173 -0.45%

146 Taylorville, IL MicroSA 35,372 35,176 -196 -0.55%

147 Maryville, MO MicroSA 21,912 21,710 -202 -0.92%

148 Storm Lake, IA MicroSA 20,411 20,151 -260 -1.27%

149 Emporia, KS MicroSA 38,965 38,690 -275 -0.71%

150 Scottsbluff, NE MicroSA 37,770 37,485 -285 -0.75%

151 Marinette, WI-MI MicroSA 68,710 68,402 -308 -0.45%

152 Marshfield-Wisconsin Rapids, WI MicroSA 75,555 75,234 -321 -0.42%

153 Worthington, MN MicroSA 20,832 20,508 -324 -1.56%

154 Kirksville, MO MicroSA 29,147 28,817 -330 -1.13%

155 St. Joseph, MO-KS MetroSA 122,336 121,961 -375 -0.31%

156 New Ulm, MN MicroSA 26,911 26,534 -377 -1.40%

157 Defiance, OH MicroSA 39,500 39,112 -388 -0.98%

158 Dixon, IL MicroSA 36,062 35,669 -393 -1.09%

159 Columbus, NE MicroSA 31,662 31,262 -400 -1.26%

160 Grand Forks, ND-MN MetroSA 97,478 97,073 -405 -0.42%

161 Houghton, MI MicroSA 38,317 37,900 -417 -1.09%

162 Clinton, IA MicroSA 50,149 49,717 -432 -0.86%

163 Spencer, IA MicroSA 17,372 16,897 -475 -2.73%

164 Williston, ND MicroSA 19,761 19,282 -479 -2.42%

165 Pontiac, IL MicroSA 39,678 39,186 -492 -1.24%

166 Lincoln, IL MicroSA 31,183 30,603 -580 -1.86%

167 Kennett, MO MicroSA 33,155 32,545 -610 -1.84%

168 Albert Lea, MN MicroSA 32,584 31,946 -638 -1.96%

169 Dickinson, ND MicroSA 23,524 22,886 -638 -2.71%

170 Kokomo-Peru, IN CombdSA 137,623 136,982 -641 -0.47%

171 Harrisburg, IL MicroSA 26,733 26,072 -661 -2.47%

172 Parsons, KS MicroSA 22,835 22,169 -666 -2.92%

173 Connersville, IN MicroSA 25,588 24,885 -703 -2.75%

174 Winona, MN MicroSA 49,985 49,276 -709 -1.42%

175 Hays, KS MicroSA 27,507 26,767 -740 -2.69%

176 Sterling, IL MicroSA 60,653 59,863 -790 -1.30%

177 Logansport, IN MicroSA 40,930 40,130 -800 -1.95%

178 Fairmont, MN MicroSA 21,802 21,002 -800 -3.67%

179 Sandusky, OH MetroSA 79,551 78,665 -886 -1.11%

180 Alpena, MI MicroSA 31,314 30,428 -886 -2.83%

181 Vincennes, IN MicroSA 39,256 38,366 -890 -2.27%

182 Manitowoc, WI MicroSA 82,887 81,949 -938 -1.13%

183 Macomb, IL MicroSA 32,913 31,966 -947 -2.88%

184 Aberdeen, SD MicroSA 39,827 38,818 -1,009 -2.53%

185 Jacksonville, IL MicroSA 42,153 41,134 -1,019 -2.42%

186 Sioux City-Vermillion, IA-NE-SD CombdSA 156,590 155,566 -1,024 -0.65%

187 Jamestown, ND MicroSA 21,908 20,835 -1,073 -4.90%

188 Wabash, IN MicroSA 34,960 33,843 -1,117 -3.20%

189 Huron, SD MicroSA 17,023 15,896 -1,127 -6.62%

190 Hutchinson, KS MicroSA 64,790 63,558 -1,232 -1.90%

191 Fort Dodge, IA MicroSA 40,235 39,003 -1,232 -3.06%

192 Fort Madison-Keokuk, IA-MO MicroSA 45,468 44,028 -1,440 -3.17%

193 Garden City, KS MicroSA 40,523 38,988 -1,535 -3.79%

194 Quincy, IL-MO MetroSA 78,771 77,226 -1,545 -1.96%

195 Centralia, IL MicroSA 41,691 40,144 -1,547 -3.71%

196 Danville, IL MetroSA 83,919 82,344 -1,575 -1.88%

197 Marshall, MO MicroSA 49,181 47,547 -1,634 -3.32%

198 Carbondale, IL MicroSA 59,612 57,954 -1,658 -2.78%

199 Coffeyville, KS MicroSA 36,252 34,570 -1,682 -4.64%

200 Burlington, IA-IL MicroSA 50,564 48,782 -1,782 -3.52%

201 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MetroSA 163,706 161,897 -1,809 -1.11%

202 Richmond, IN MicroSA 71,097 69,192 -1,905 -2.68%

203 Mason City, IA MicroSA 54,356 52,413 -1,943 -3.57%

204 Mansfield-Bucyrus, OH CombdSA 175,818 173,723 -2,095 -1.19%

205 Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH MetroSA 164,624 162,529 -2,095 -1.27%

206 Lima-Van Wert-Wapakoneta, OH CombdSA 184,743 182,630 -2,113 -1.14%

207 Muncie, IN MetroSA 118,769 116,362 -2,407 -2.03%

208 Charleston-Mattoon, IL MicroSA 64,449 62,038 -2,411 -3.74%

209 Manhattan, KS MicroSA 108,999 106,540 -2,459 -2.26%

210 Toledo-Fremont, OH CombdSA 720,980 718,372 -2,608 -0.36%

211 Portsmouth, OH MicroSA 79,195 76,561 -2,634 -3.33%

212 Saginaw-Bay City-Saginaw Township North, MI CombdSA 320,196 317,385 -2,811 -0.88%

213 Marion, IN MicroSA 73,403 70,557 -2,846 -3.88%

214 Terre Haute, IN MetroSA 170,943 168,059 -2,884 -1.69%

215 Minot, ND MicroSA 67,392 63,700 -3,692 -5.48%

216 Galesburg, IL MicroSA 74,571 70,867 -3,704 -4.97%

217 Wheeling, WV-OH MetroSA 153,172 148,677 -4,495 -2.93%

218 Decatur, IL MetroSA 114,706 110,167 -4,539 -3.96%

219 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MetroSA 132,008 126,464 -5,544 -4.20%

220 Dayton-Springfield-Greenville, OH CombdSA 1,085,094 1,078,634 -6,460 -0.60%

221 Youngstown-Warren-East Liverpool, OH-PA CombdSA 715,039 704,096 -10,943 -1.53%

222 Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH CombdSA 2,945,831 2,931,774 -14,057 -0.48%