Midwestern United States - Major Metropolitan Areas

Major Metropolitan Areas

All cities listed have a population of 250,000 or more.

Cities
Rank City State Population
1 Chicago IL 2,695,598
2 Indianapolis IN 829,718
3 Columbus OH 787,033
4 Detroit MI 713,777
5 Milwaukee WI 594,833
6 Kansas City MO 510,000
7 Omaha NE 408,958
8 Cleveland OH 396,815
9 Minneapolis MN 382,578
10 Wichita KS 382,368
11 St. Louis MO 319,294
12 Cincinnati OH 296,943
13 Toledo OH 287,208
14 Saint Paul MN 285,068
15 Lincoln NE 258,379
16 Fort Wayne IN 253,691
Urban Areas
Rank Urban area State(s) Population
1 Chicago IL-IN 8,608,208
2 Detroit MI 3,734,090
3 Minneapolis-
St. Paul		 MN 2,650,890
4 St. Louis MO-IL 2,150,706
5 Cleveland OH 1,780,673
6 Cincinnati OH-KY-IN 1,624,827
7 Kansas City MO-KS 1,519,417
8 Indianapolis IN 1,487,483
9 Milwaukee WI 1,376,476
10 Columbus OH 1,368,035
Metro Areas
Rank Metro area State(s) Population
1 Chicago IL-IN-WI 9,686,021
2 Detroit MI 5,218,852
3 Minneapolis-
St. Paul		 MN-WI 3,615,902
4 St. Louis MO-IL 2,892,874
5 Cincinnati OH-KY-IN 2,214,954
6 Kansas City MO-KS 2,136,653
7 Cleveland OH 2,077,240
8 Indianapolis IN 2,064,870
9 Columbus OH 2,031,229
10 Milwaukee WI 1,760,268

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