Metropolitan USA: Evidence from the 2010 Census

Table 1

Percentage of US population in metropolitan areas (MSAs), 1980–2010.

MSA size	1980	1990	2000	2010
Over 5 million	20.4	21.1	29.9	24.6
1 up to 5 million	25.2	28.9	27.6	29.5
Up to 1 million	29.2	27.5	22.9	29.5
Nonmetro areas	25.2	22.5	19.6	16.4
Total	100	100	100	100