Metropolitan Statistical Areas

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Metropolitan_Statistical_Areas
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:statistical_area
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:MSA
gptkbp:basisFor federal funding allocation
statistical reporting
gptkbp:criteria urbanized area of at least 50,000 population
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:United_States_Office_of_Management_and_Budget
gptkbp:firstDefined 1949
gptkbp:frequency gptkb:decade
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:OMB_Bulletin
gptkbp:includes one or more counties
gptkbp:largestMSA New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
gptkbp:numberIn2023 387
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:statistical_analysis
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Micropolitan_Statistical_Areas
Combined Statistical Areas
gptkbp:smallestMSA Carson City, NV
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:U.S._Census_Bureau
gptkb:government
local governments
state governments
gptkbp:usedFor urban planning
economic analysis
demographic analysis
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:South_Carolina_Combined_Statistical_Area
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Metropolitan Statistical Areas