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Metropolitan statistical areaPrimary city name
Population (2021)
Median household income (2021)
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COL-adjusted median household income
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Urban Honolulu, HI MSAHonolulu1,000,890$90,704158.0$57,408956-47
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Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL MSAMiami6,091,747$63,814110.1$57,9604555-10
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Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA MSALos Angeles12,997,353$82,503140.6$58,6791654-38
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Fresno, CA MSAFresno1,013,581$63,656105.9$60,1104753-6
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New Orleans-Metairie, LA MSANew Orleans1,261,726$56,83792.4$61,51255523
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Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSATampa3,219,514$62,951101.4$62,0824851-3
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Tucson, AZ MSATucson1,052,030$60,66797.7$62,09553503
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Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV MSALas Vegas2,292,476$63,677100.7$63,2344649-3
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Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSAMemphis1,336,103$55,84088.2$63,31156488
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Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSAOrlando2,691,925$64,936101.4$64,0394347-4
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Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSABuffalo1,162,336$62,79497.3$64,53649463
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San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA MSASan Francisco4,623,264$116,005178.6$64,952245-43
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New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-CT-PA MSANew York19,768,458$84,409128.0$65,9451444-30
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Providence-Warwick, RI-MA MSAProvidence1,675,774$73,788111.5$66,1782743-16
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Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSARiverside4,653,105$77,018116.1$66,3382242-20
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San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSASan Diego3,286,069$91,003136.2$66,816741-34
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Birmingham-Hoover, AL MSABirmingham1,114,262$60,72590.7$66,951524012
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Tulsa, OK MSATulsa1,023,988$59,69686.7$68,854543915
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Rochester, NY MSARochester1,084,973$66,51696.6$68,85742384
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Jacksonville, FL MSAJacksonville1,637,666$68,39499.0$69,08538371
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Cleveland-Elyria, OH MSACleveland2,075,662$62,31590.0$69,239503614
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Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN MSALouisville1,284,566$64,02991.6$69,90144359
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Oklahoma City, OK MSAOklahoma City1,441,647$61,81587.3$70,808513417
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Pittsburgh, PA MSAPittsburgh2,353,538$66,60993.1$71,54641338
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San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX MSASan Antonio2,601,788$66,77592.7$72,03340328
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Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI MSADetroit4,365,205$67,15393.2$72,05339318
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Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSAPortland2,511,612$83,943116.5$72,0541530-15
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Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC MSACharlotte2,701,046$71,04197.9$72,56532293
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Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSAPhoenix4,946,145$75,731104.3$72,6092428-4
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Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN MSANashville2,012,476$72,725100.1$72,65228271
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Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MSAMilwaukee1,566,487$68,44993.8$72,973372611
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Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSAVirginia Beach1,803,328$72,68699.0$73,42029254
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Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX MSAHouston7,206,841$70,89395.8$74,00133249
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Richmond, VA MSARichmond1,324,062$74,15199.2$74,74925232
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Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH MSABoston4,899,932$100,750132.6$75,980622-16
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Columbus, OH MSAColumbus2,151,017$71,83993.9$76,506312110
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Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN MSACincinnati2,259,935$70,81892.4$76,643342014
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Salt Lake City, UT MSASalt Lake City1,263,061$81,307105.9$76,7771819-1
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Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI MSAGrand Rapids1,091,620$72,01493.7$76,856301812
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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSADallas7,759,615$75,97598.5$77,13223176
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Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA MSAAtlanta6,144,050$77,589100.3$77,35721165
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Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSAPhiladelphia6,228,601$80,007103.4$77,37619154
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Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN MSAIndianapolis2,126,804$70,22490.2$77,854351421
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Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI MSAChicago9,509,934$78,166100.1$78,08820137
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St. Louis, MO-IL MSASt. Louis2,809,299$70,18989.6$78,336361224
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Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT MSAHartford1,211,906$82,258104.8$78,49017116
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San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MSASan Jose1,952,185$139,892173.5$80,629110-9
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Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSABaltimore2,838,327$86,302107.0$80,6561293
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Kansas City, MO-KS MSAKansas City2,199,490$73,90091.6$80,67726818
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Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO MSADenver2,972,566$90,716112.1$80,924871
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Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX MSAAustin2,352,426$86,530106.6$81,1731165
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Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSASeattle4,011,553$101,721124.6$81,63845-1
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Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSAMinneapolis3,690,512$87,433105.4$82,9541046
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Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA MSASacramento2,411,428$101,514120.3$84,384532
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Raleigh-Cary, NC MSARaleigh1,448,411$85,30399.7$85,56013211
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSAWashington6,356,434$110,355120.1$91,886312
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