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.
Texarkana is the only MSA in Texas that includes counties in adjacent states—there is a city with the same name directly across the border in Arkansas.
Population figures are as of the 2023 U.S. Census estimates.
Texas rankU.S. rankMetropolitan areaMetropolitan divisionPopulation
14Dallas–Fort Worth 8,100,037
25Houston 7,510,253
324San Antonio 2,703,999
426Austin 2,473,275
565McAllen 898,471
668El Paso 873,331
7110Killeen-Temple 501,333
8121Corpus Christi 448,323
9127Brownsville-Harlingen 426,710
10140Beaumont-Port Arthur 395,479
11155Lubbock 360,104
12169Waco 304,865
13173Longview 293,498
14178College Station–Bryan 281,445
15184Amarillo 272,395
16186Laredo 269,148
17197Tyler 245,209
18243Midland 182,324
19245Abilene 181,591
20264Odessa 164,494
21289Wichita Falls 149,947
22292Sherman-Denison 146,907
23293Texarkana, TX-AR 145,907
24330San Angelo 120,606
25366Victoria 98,808