Massachusetts statistical areas explained
The United States currently has 12 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated two combined statistical area, seven metropolitan statistical areas, and three micropolitan statistical area in Massachusetts.[1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH CSA, comprising the area around Massachusetts' capital and largest city of Boston.
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The 12 United States statistical areas and 14 counties of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
| Combined statistical area | 2023 population (est.)[2] | Core-based statistical area | 2023 population (est.) | County | 2023 population (est.) | Metropolitan division | 2023 population (est.) |
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| Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH CSA | 8,345,067
6,145,689 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH MSA | 4,919,179
4,465,247 (MA) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts | 1,623,952 | Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA MD | 2,434,041 |
| Essex County, Massachusetts | 810,089 |
| Suffolk County, Massachusetts | 768,425 | Boston, MA MD | 2,031,206 |
| Norfolk County, Massachusetts | 727,473 |
| Plymouth County, Massachusetts | 535,308 |
| Rockingham County, New Hampshire | 320,689 | Rockingham County-Strafford County, NH MD | 453,932 |
| Strafford County, New Hampshire | 133,243 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA MSA | 1,677,803
581,841 (MA) | Providence County, Rhode Island | 660,615 | none |
| Bristol County, Massachusetts | 581,841 |
| Kent County, Rhode Island | 171,278 |
| Washington County, Rhode Island | 129,982 |
| Newport County, Rhode Island | 83,832 |
| Bristol County, Rhode Island | 50,255 |
| Worcester, MA MSA | 866,866 | Worcester County, Massachusetts | 866,866 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH MSA | 427,354 | Hillsborough County, New Hampshire | 427,354 |
| Barnstable Town, MA MSA | 231,735 | Barnstable County, Massachusetts | 231,735 |
| Concord, NH μSA | 157,103 | Merrimack County, New Hampshire | 157,103 |
| Laconia, NH μSA | 65,027 | Belknap County, New Hampshire | 65,027 |
| Springfield-Amherst Town-Northampton, MA CSA | 693,629 | Springfield, MA MSA | 460,291 | Hampden County, Massachusetts | 460,291 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA MSA | 162,502 | Hampshire County, Massachusetts | 162,502 |
| Greenfield, MA μSA | 70,836 | Franklin County, Massachusetts | 70,836 |
| none | Pittsfield, MA MSA | 126,818 | Berkshire County, Massachusetts | 126,818 |
| Vineyard Haven, MA μSA | 20,819 | Dukes County, Massachusetts | 20,819 |
| Nantucket, MA μSA | 14,444 | Nantucket County, Massachusetts | 14,444 |
| Commonwealth of Massachusetts | 7,001,399 | |
Primary statistical areas
Primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area. Of the 12 statistical areas of Massachusetts, five are PSAs comprising two combined statistical areas, one metropolitan statistical area and two micropolitan statistical areas.
See also
External links
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Notes and References
- Web site: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas . July 21, 2023 . 0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01 . October 23, 2023 . Office of Management and Budget.
- Web site: March 2023 . County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023 . May 21, 2024 . United States Census Bureau, Population Division.
- Web site: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS.. U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. May 21, 2024.
- Web site: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019. U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. May 21, 2024.
