List of Texas metropolitan areas


The following is a complete list of 25 metropolitan areas in Texas, as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget. The largest two are ranked among the top 10 metropolitan areas in the U.S.
Some metropolitan areas contain metropolitan divisions. Two metropolitan divisions exist 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. A metropolitan division often functions as a distinct social, economic, and cultural area within the larger region.

Metropolitan areas

The following table lists population figures for those metropolitan areas, in rank of population. Population figures are as of the 2019 Census estimates.
Texas
rank		U.S.
rank		Metropolitan AreaMetropolitan DivisionPopulation
14Dallas–Fort Worth 7,573,136
Dallas–Plano–Irving4,942,676
Fort Worth–Arlington2,481,580
25Houston–Galveston 7,066,131
325San Antonio 2,550,960
435Austin 2,227,083
567McAllen 868,707
668El Paso 844,124
7114Corpus Christi 429,024
8126Brownsville-Harlingen 423,163
9127Killeen 460,303
10132Beaumont–Port Arthur 392,563
11162Lubbock 322,257
12184Laredo 276,652
13185Amarillo 265,053
14188Waco 273,920
15192College Station–Bryan 264,728
16202Tyler 232,751
17198Longview 286,657
18240Abilene 172,060
19263Wichita Falls 151,254
20288Texarkana 148,761
21283Odessa 137,130
22284Midland 182,603
23313Sherman-Dension 136,212
24322Victoria 99,742
25326San Angelo 122,027