Top 50 metro areas in the US. Given that only 30 have baseball teams, it's likely that a few more would be interested.
The 381 Metropolitan Statistical Areas of the United States of America
| Rank |
Metropolitan Statistical Area |
2012 Estimate |
2010 Census |
Change |
Encompassing Combined Statistical Area |
| !000001 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
19,831,858 |
19,567,410 |
!D0043039760715 +1.35% |
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area |
| !000002 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
13,052,921 |
12,828,837 |
!D0040474298250 +1.75% |
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area |
| !000003 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
9,522,434 |
9,461,105 |
!D0050386916485 +0.65% |
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area |
| !000004 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area |
6,700,991 |
6,426,214 |
!D0031521809817 +4.28% |
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area |
| !000005 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area |
6,177,035 |
5,920,416 |
!D0031385695010 +4.33% |
Houston-The Woodlands, TX Combined Statistical Area |
| !000006 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area |
6,018,800 |
5,965,343 |
!D0047148442425 +0.90% |
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area |
| !000007 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area |
5,860,342 |
5,636,232 |
!D0032248340333 +3.98% |
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area |
| !000008 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area |
5,762,717 |
5,564,635 |
!D0033355055866 +3.56% |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL Combined Statistical Area |
| !000009 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
5,457,831 |
5,286,728 |
!D0034306890936 +3.24% |
Atlanta–Athens-Clarke County–Sandy Springs, GA Combined Statistical Area |
| !000010 |
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area |
4,640,802 |
4,552,402 |
!D0039415383150 +1.94% |
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area |
| !000011 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
4,455,560 |
4,335,391 |
!D0035856679958 +2.77% |
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area |
| !000012 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
4,350,096 |
4,224,851 |
!D0035184674538 +2.96% |
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area |
| !000013 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area |
4,329,534 |
4,192,887 |
!D0034237438388 +3.26% |
|
| !000014 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
4,292,060 |
4,296,250 |
!H9930672029057 −0.10% |
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area |
| !000015 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
3,552,157 |
3,439,809 |
!D0034215700286 +3.27% |
Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area |
| !000016 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
3,422,264 |
3,348,859 |
!D0038203829165 +2.19% |
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area |
| !000017 |
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
3,177,063 |
3,095,313 |
!D0036339785010 +2.64% |
|
| !000018 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area |
2,842,878 |
2,783,243 |
!D0038431294235 +2.14% |
|
| !000019 |
St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area |
2,795,794 |
2,787,701 |
!D0058419730302 +0.29% |
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area |
| !000020 |
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area |
2,753,149 |
2,710,489 |
!D0041516226273 +1.57% |
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area |
| !000021 |
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area |
2,645,209 |
2,543,482 |
!D0032189965328 +4.00% |
Denver-Aurora, CO Combined Statistical Area |
| !000022 |
Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
2,360,733 |
2,356,285 |
!D0062723869482 +0.19% |
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV Combined Statistical Area |
| !000023 |
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area |
2,296,569 |
2,217,012 |
!D0033274418764 +3.59% |
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area |
| !000024 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
2,289,800 |
2,226,009 |
!D0035523534603 +2.87% |
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area |
| !000025 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area |
2,234,003 |
2,142,508 |
!D0031534480584 +4.27% |
|
| !000026 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area |
2,223,674 |
2,134,411 |
!D0031743589410 +4.18% |
Orlando-Deltona-Daytona Beach, FL Combined Statistical Area |
| !000027 |
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
2,196,482 |
2,149,127 |
!D0038151445814 +2.20% |
Sacramento-Roseville, CA Combined Statistical Area |
| !000028 |
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area |
2,128,603 |
2,114,580 |
!D0050159126514 +0.66% |
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN Combined Statistical Area |
| !000029 |
Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area |
2,063,535 |
2,077,240 |
!H9949789653612 −0.66% |
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area |
| !000030 |
Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area |
2,038,724 |
2,009,342 |
!D0042251803423 +1.46% |
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area |
| !000031 |
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area |
2,000,759 |
1,951,269 |
!D0036744645801 +2.54% |
Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ Combined Statistical Area |
| !000032 |
Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area |
1,944,002 |
1,901,974 |
!D0038123115103 +2.21% |
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area |
| !000033 |
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area |
1,928,982 |
1,887,877 |
!D0038270784276 +2.18% |
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area |
| !000034 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
1,894,388 |
1,836,911 |
!D0034644557677 +3.13% |
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area |
| !000035 |
Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area |
1,834,303 |
1,716,289 |
!D0026771164192 +6.88% |
|
| !000036 |
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area |
1,726,693 |
1,670,890 |
!D0033992840662 +3.34% |
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro, TN Combined Statistical Area |
| !000037 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area |
1,699,925 |
1,676,822 |
!D0042846931350 +1.38% |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC Combined Statistical Area |
| !000038 |
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
1,601,374 |
1,600,852 |
!D0080283789575 +0.03% |
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area |
| !000039 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
1,566,981 |
1,555,908 |
!D0049453048643 +0.71% |
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area |
| !000040 |
Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area |
1,377,850 |
1,345,596 |
!D0037309502500 +2.40% |
Jacksonville-St. Marys-Palatka, FL-GA Combined Statistical Area |
| !000041 |
Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area |
1,341,690 |
1,324,829 |
!D0043640354106 +1.27% |
Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR Combined Statistical Area |
| !000042 |
Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area |
1,296,565 |
1,252,987 |
!D0033587331438 +3.48% |
Oklahoma City-Shawnee, OK Combined Statistical Area |
| !000043 |
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area |
1,251,351 |
1,235,708 |
!D0043693758315 +1.27% |
Louisville/Jefferson County–Elizabethtown–Madison, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area |
| !000044 |
Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
1,231,980 |
1,208,101 |
!D0039238055726 +1.98% |
|
| !000045 |
New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
1,227,096 |
1,189,866 |
!D0034644810868 +3.13% |
New Orleans-Metairie-Hammond, LA-MS Combined Statistical Area |
| !000046 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area |
1,214,400 |
1,212,381 |
!D0063977391343 +0.17% |
Hartford-West Hartford, CT Combined Statistical Area |
| !000047 |
Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area |
1,188,564 |
1,130,490 |
!D0029686883866 +5.14% |
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Combined Statistical Area |
| !000048 |
Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area |
1,136,650 |
1,128,047 |
!D0048761321182 +0.76% |
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL Combined Statistical Area |
| !000049 |
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area |
1,134,210 |
1,135,509 |
!H9932267584501 −0.11% |
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Combined Statistical Area |
| !000050 |
Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area |
1,123,712 |
1,087,873 |
!D0034129430067 +3.29% |
Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT Combined Statistical Area |