List of Texas metropolitan areas

The following is a complete list of 25 metropolitan areas in Texas, as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget. The largest two are ranked among the top 10 metropolitan areas in the U.S.

Some metropolitan areas contain metropolitan divisions. Two metropolitan divisions exist within the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington MSA. The term metropolitan division is used to refer to a county or group of counties within a metropolitan area that has a population core of at least 2.5 million. A metropolitan division often functions as a distinct social, economic, and cultural area within the larger region.

Texarkana is the only MSA in Texas that includes counties in adjacent states—there is a city with the same name directly across the border in Arkansas.

Metropolitan areas

The following table lists population figures for those metropolitan areas, in rank of population. Population figures are as of the 2023 U.S. Census estimates.

Texas rank	U.S. rank	Metropolitan area	Metropolitan division	Population (2023 est.)
1	4	Dallas–Fort Worth		8,100,037
2	5	Houston		7,510,253
3	24	San Antonio		2,703,999
4	26	Austin		2,473,275
5	65	McAllen		898,471
6	68	El Paso		873,331
7	110	Killeen-Temple		501,333
8	121	Corpus Christi		448,323
9	127	Brownsville-Harlingen		426,710
10	140	Beaumont-Port Arthur		395,479
11	155	Lubbock		360,104
12	169	Waco		304,865
13	173	Longview		293,498
14	178	College Station–Bryan		281,445
15	184	Amarillo		272,395
16	186	Laredo		269,148
17	197	Tyler		245,209
18	243	Midland		182,324
19	245	Abilene		181,591
20	264	Odessa		164,494
21	289	Wichita Falls		149,947
22	292	Sherman-Denison		146,907
23	293	Texarkana, TX-AR		145,907
24	330	San Angelo		120,606
25	366	Victoria		98,808

See also

• List of Texas micropolitan areas
• List of Texas cities
• Texas census statistical areas