Map of the seven core-based statistical areas in Massachusetts.
An enlargeable map of the seven core-based statistical areas in Massachusetts.[1]

The United States Commonwealth of Massachusetts currently has eight statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On March 6, 2020, the OMB delineated one combined statistical area, six metropolitan statistical areas, and one micropolitan statistical area in Massachusetts.[1]

Statistical areas

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico.[2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.

The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as "a statistical geographic entity consisting of the county or counties (or county-equivalents) associated with at least one core[a] of at least 10,000 population, plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core."[2] The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) that have "a population of at least 50,000" and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) that have "a population of at least 10,000, but less than 50,000."[2]

The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as "a geographic entity consisting of two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas with employment interchange measures[b] of at least 15%."[2] The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.

Table

The table below describes the 8 United States statistical areas and 14 counties of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with the following information:[3]

  1. The combined statistical area (CSA) as designated by the OMB.[1]
  2. The CSA population according to 2019 US Census Bureau population estimates.[4]
  3. The core based statistical area (CBSA)[2] as designated by the OMB.[1]
  4. The CBSA population according to 2019 US Census Bureau population estimates [4]
  5. The county name
  6. The county population according to 2019 US Census Bureau population estimates [4]
  7. The Metropolitan Division name, if applicable[1]
  8. The Metropolitan Division population according to 2019 US Census Bureau population estimates [4]
The 8 United States statistical areas and 14 counties of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Combined Statistical Area 2019 Population Core Based Statistical Area 2019 Population County 2019 Population Metropolitan Division 2019 Population
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT CSA 8,287,710
6,041,446 		Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH MSA 4,873,019
4,432,617 		Middlesex County, Massachusetts 1,611,699 Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA MD 2,400,733
Essex County, Massachusetts 789,034
Suffolk County, Massachusetts 803,907 Boston, MA MD 2,031,884
Norfolk County, Massachusetts 706,775
Plymouth County, Massachusetts 521,202
Rockingham County, New Hampshire 309,769 Rockingham County-Strafford County, NH MD 440,402
Strafford County, New Hampshire 130,633
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA MSA 1,624,578
565,217 		Providence County, Rhode Island 638,931 none
Bristol County, Massachusetts 565,217
Kent County, Rhode Island 164,292
Washington County, Rhode Island 125,577
Newport County, Rhode Island 82,082
Bristol County, Rhode Island 48,479
Worcester, MA-CT MSA 947,404
830,622 		Worcester County, Massachusetts 830,622
Windham County, Connecticut 116,782
Manchester-Nashua, NH MSA 417,025 Hillsborough County, New Hampshire 417,025
Barnstable Town, MA MSA 212,990 Barnstable County, Massachusetts 212,990
Concord, NH μSA 151,391 Merrimack County, New Hampshire 151,391
Laconia, NH μSA 61,303 Belknap County, New Hampshire 61,303
none Springfield, MA MSA 697,382 Hampden County, Massachusetts 466,372
Hampshire County, Massachusetts 160,830
Franklin County, Massachusetts 70,180
Pittsfield, MA MSA 124,944 Berkshire County, Massachusetts 124,944
Vineyard Haven, MA μSA 17,332 Dukes County, Massachusetts 17,332
none Nantucket County, Massachusetts 11,399
Commonwealth of Massachusetts 6,892,503

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The OMB defines a core as "a densely settled concentration of population, comprising an Urban Area (of 10,000 or more population) delineated by the Census Bureau, around which a core-based statistical area is delineated."[2]
  2. ^ The OMB defines the employment interchange measure as "the sum of the percentage of workers living in the smaller entity who work in the larger entity plus the percentage of employment in the smaller entity that is accounted for by workers who reside in the larger entity."[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas (March 6, 2020). "0MB BULLETIN NO. 20-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Retrieved December 13, 2021.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas". Office of Management and Budget. July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  3. ^ An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in teal. A teal population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population.
  4. ^ a b c d "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties in the United States: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. April 2020. Archived from the original on March 27, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.

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