United States Census Bureau Metropolitan Statistical Areas

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf statistical area classification
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:MSA
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:public_policy
urban planning
transportation planning
federal funding allocation
gptkbp:covers gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criteria urbanized area of at least 50,000 population
gptkbp:dataSource gptkb:American_Community_Survey
gptkb:Decennial_Census
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:United_States_Census_Bureau
gptkbp:firstDefined 1949
gptkbp:governedBy OMB Bulletin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States Census Bureau Metropolitan Statistical Areas
gptkbp:includes one or more counties
gptkbp:numberAsOf2023 387
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Micropolitan_Statistical_Areas
Combined Statistical Areas
Core Based Statistical Areas
gptkbp:updated gptkb:Office_of_Management_and_Budget
gptkbp:usedFor statistical analysis
economic analysis
demographic analysis
gptkbp:website https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton_Metropolitan_Statistical_Area
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6