List of Texas metropolitan areas

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Texas has 25 metropolitan areas (MSAs) defined by the United States Census Bureau. The two largest are ranked among the top 10 United States metropolitan areas.

As of November 2003, there is now an additional classification, that of a "Metropolitan Division." Texas has two metropolitan divisions 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. While a metropolitan division is a subdivision of a larger metropolitan area, it often functions as a distinct social, economic, and cultural area within the larger region.

The following table lists population figures for those metropolitan areas, in rank of population. Population figures are as of the July 1, 2007 U.S. Census estimates.^[1]

Texas rank	U.S. rank	Metropolitan Area	Metropolitan Division	Population
1	4	Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington		6,145,037
			Dallas–Plano–Irving	4,111,529
			Fort Worth–Arlington	2,033,508
2	6	Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown		5,628,101
3	28	San Antonio		1,990,675
4	37	Austin–Round Rock		1,598,161
5	68	El Paso		734,669
6	70	McAllen–Edinburg–Mission		710,514
7	115	Corpus Christi		414,376
8	128	Brownsville–Harlingen		387,210
9	131	Beaumont–Port Arthur		376,241
10	134	Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood		370,008
11	167	Lubbock		267,211
12	181	Amarillo		242,240
13	184	Laredo		233,152
14	190	Waco		228,123
15	200	Longview		203,611
16	201	Bryan-College Station		203,371
17	207	Tyler		198,705
18	245	Abilene		159,343
19	260	Wichita Falls		148,148
20	279	Texarkana		134,215
21	291	Odessa		129,570
22	295	Midland		126,408
23	306	Sherman–Denison		118,675
24	316	Victoria		113,797
25	327	San Angelo		108,085