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Where are you guys getting these numbers? The top 5 cities in the US have 19.2 M residents, and the top 10 have 26 M. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Un

Where are you guys getting these numbers? The top 5 cities in the US have 19.2 M residents, and the top 10 have 26 M. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_b... This one is more sensitive to noise, but still pretty different than what you quote: The top 5 metro areas have 56.9 M https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_North_American_metropolitan_areas_by_population https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_North_American_metropo...

jsjohnst 10y ago
Fixed my 25 figure, accidentally added one city twice I think. For the ~70 million figure, see here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_metropolitan_areas_of_the_United_States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_metropolitan_areas_o...
- jessriedel 10y ago
  I think last link is the wrong data to use. Despite the title of the article, it is using the largest possible "Combined statistical area" that contains the city, rather than anything commonly known as the metro area. > A combined statistical area (CSA) is composed of adjacent metropolitan (MSA) and micropolitan statistical areas (µSA) in the United States and Puerto Rico that can demonstrate economic or social linkage. The OMB defines a CSA as consisting of various combinations of adjacent metropolitan and micropolitan areas with economic ties measured by commuting patterns. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_statistical_area https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_statistical_area For instance, the "Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area" (which is not part of the top 5 cities) includes all of Hampshire County, West Virginia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampshire_County,_West_Virginia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampshire_County,_West_Virgini... a Google image search confirms that this is a very rural area. https://www.google.com/search?safe=off&site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1366&bih=623&q=Hampshire+County%2C+West+Virginia&btnG=Search+by+image&oq=&gs_l=&gws_rd=ssl https://www.google.com/search?safe=off&site=&tbm=isch&source...

jsjohnst 10y ago

Fixed my 25 figure, accidentally added one city twice I think. For the ~70 million figure, see here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_metropolitan_areas_of_the_United_States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_metropolitan_areas_o...

jessriedel 10y ago
I think last link is the wrong data to use. Despite the title of the article, it is using the largest possible "Combined statistical area" that contains the city, rather than anything commonly known as the metro area. > A combined statistical area (CSA) is composed of adjacent metropolitan (MSA) and micropolitan statistical areas (µSA) in the United States and Puerto Rico that can demonstrate economic or social linkage. The OMB defines a CSA as consisting of various combinations of adjacent metropolitan and micropolitan areas with economic ties measured by commuting patterns. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_statistical_area https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_statistical_area For instance, the "Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area" (which is not part of the top 5 cities) includes all of Hampshire County, West Virginia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampshire_County,_West_Virginia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampshire_County,_West_Virgini... a Google image search confirms that this is a very rural area. https://www.google.com/search?safe=off&site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1366&bih=623&q=Hampshire+County%2C+West+Virginia&btnG=Search+by+image&oq=&gs_l=&gws_rd=ssl https://www.google.com/search?safe=off&site=&tbm=isch&source...