Arbitron Market Ranks for 2001
Sep 1, 2001 12:00 PM
Arbitron Fall 2001 Population Estimates
Key to the letters next to the market rank:
CM = Continuous Measurement markets
C = Condensed markets
S = Standard markets
Fall 2001 Rank
Market Name
2001 Metro
12+Population
1
CM
New York
15,281,600
2
CM
Los Angeles
10,304,900
3
CM
Chicago
7,477,700
4
CM
San Francisco
5,811,300
5
CM
Dallas-Ft. Worth
4,298,800
6
CM
Philadelphia
4,222,400
7
CM
Washington, DC
3,885,300
8
CM
Boston
3,871,700
9
CM
Houston-Galveston
3,860,600
10
CM
Detroit
3,838,600
11
CM
Atlanta
3,529,900
12
CM
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood
3,386,200
13
CM
Puerto Rico
3,179,800
14
CM
Seattle-Tacoma
3,013,200
15
CM
Phoenix
2,646,800
16
CM
Minneapolis-St. Paul
2,453,700
17
CM
San Diego
2,377,500
18
CM
Nassau-Suffolk (Long Island)
2,360,500
19
CM
St. Louis
2,155,200
20
CM
Baltimore
2,152,400
21
CM
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater
2,110,500
22
CM
Denver-Boulder
2,036,300
23
CM
Pittsburgh
2,005,100
24
CM
Portland, OR
1,841,900
25
CM
Cleveland
1,792,900
26
CM
Cincinnati
1,639,400
27
CM
Sacramento
1,541,000
28
CM
Riverside-San Bernardino
1,505,900
29
CM
Kansas City
1,470,100
30
CM
San Jose
1,431,700
31
CM
San Antonio
1,420,000
32
CM
Milwaukee-Racine
1,393,800
33
CM
Middlesex-Somerset-Union
1,361,900
34
CM
Salt Lake City-Ogden-Provo
1,355,600
35
CM
Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket
1,342,300
36
CM
Columbus, OH
1,334,800
37
CM
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill
1,298,800
38
CM
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News
1,241,500
39
CM
Orlando
1,239,500
40
CM
Indianapolis
1,236,900
41
CM
Las Vegas
1,218,300
42
CM
Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point
1,090,700
43
CM
Austin
1,071,800
44
CM
Nashville
1,053,500
45
CM
New Orleans
1,051,500
46
CM
Raleigh-Durham
1,047,100
47
CM
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton
1,013,200
48
CM
Memphis
1,006,700
49
CM
Hartford-New Britain-Middletown
993,800
50
CM
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
976,500
51
S
Monmouth-Ocean
973,200
52
CM
Jacksonville
948,400
53
CM
Rochester, NY
911,700
54
CM
Oklahoma City
904,000
55
CM
Louisville
895,500
56
CM
Richmond
847,800
57
CM
Birmingham
836,500
58
CM
Dayton
825,400
59
CM
Westchester
797,800
60
CM
Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
783,200
61
CM
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
738,000
62
CM
Honolulu
730,400
63
S
McAllen-Brownsville-Harlingen
727,600
64
CM
Tucson
722,600
65
CM
Tulsa
704,700
66
CM
Grand Rapids
666,000
67
CM
Wilkes Barre-Scranton
652,100
68
CM
Fresno
636,600
69
CM
Allentown-Bethlehem
631,700
70
S
Ft. Myers-Naples-Marco Island
624,200
71
CM
Knoxville
598,300
72
CM
Albuquerque
590,700
73
CM
Akron
586,200
74
CM
Omaha-Council Bluffs
571,200
75
S
Wilmington, DE
551,400
76
CM
Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz
546,800
77
CM
El Paso
545,200
78
CM
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle
537,200
79
CM
Syracuse
534,800
79
S
Sarasota-Bradenton
534,800
81
CM
Toledo
509,900
82
CM
Springfield, MA
509,600
83
CM
Baton Rouge
493,200
84
CM
Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville, NC
490,300
85
CM
Little Rock
489,900
86
S
Gainesville-Ocala
459,700
87
S
Stockton
459,000
88
CM
Columbia, SC
458,900
89
CM
Des Moines
453,800
90
CM
Bakersfield
453,100
91
CM
Mobile
450,500
92
CM
Wichita
449,900
93
CM
Charleston, SC
446,500
94
CM
Spokane
444,900
95
S
Daytona Beach
441,000
96
CM
Colorado Springs
431,800
97
CM
Madison
429,300
98
CM
Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol
419,200
99
S
Lakeland-Winter Haven
416,000
100
S
Melbourne-Titusville-Cocoa
414,900
101
S
Ft. Wayne
413,400
102
S
Lexington-Fayette
412,600
103
S
Lafayette, LA
411,300
104
S
New Haven
410,600
105
C
Morristown, NJ
409,000
106
CM
Chattanooga
406,900
107
CM
York
404,300
108
S
Youngstown-Warren
403,000
109
S
Roanoke-Lynchburg
399,600
110
S
Bridgeport
398,200
111
S
Visalia-Tulare-Hanford
394,700
112
S
Augusta, GA
394,100
113
S
Lancaster
392,100
114
S
Santa Rosa
390,200
115
S
Oxnard-Ventura
386,900
116
CM
Huntsville
385,400
117
S
Ft. Pierce-Stuart-Vero Beach
382,800
118
S
Worcester
381,500
119
S
Portsmouth-Dover-Rochester
372,300
120
CM
Lansing-East Lansing
372,000
121
S
Boise
366,600
122
CM
Jackson, MS
365,200
123
S
Modesto
360,800
124
S
Flint
357,600
125
S
Pensacola
350,600
126
S
Fayetteville, NC
345,900
127
S
Reno
342,500
128
S
Canton
341,200
129
S
Saginaw-Bay City-Midland
331,700
129
C
Ft. Collins-Greeley, CO
331,700
131
C
Reading, PA
319,800
132
CM
Shreveport
319,000
133
C
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
317,400
134
S
Corpus Christi
306,800
135
S
Atlantic City-Cape May
303,900
136
C
Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS
302,000
137
C
Trenton, NJ
300,700
138
C
Stamford-Norwalk, CT
300,000
139
S
Appleton-Oshkosh
298,600
140
S
Quad Cities (Davenport-Rock Island-Moline)
296,900
141
S
Burlington-Plattsburgh
295,600
142
S
Peoria
289,500
143
C
Newburgh-Middletown, NY (Mid Hudson Valley)
281,300
144
S
Springfield, MO
280,300
145
S
Ann Arbor
279,300
146
C
Tyler-Longview, TX
278,800
147
S
Montgomery
277,800
148
S
Eugene-Springfield
275,600
149
C
Fayetteville (North West Arkansas)
272,300
150
S
Salisbury-Ocean City
271,600
151
S
Huntington-Ashland
267,800
152
S
Rockford
267,700
153
S
Macon
260,000
154
C
Killeen-Temple, TX
253,100
155
S
Evansville
248,100
156
S
Utica-Rome
247,700
157
C
Flagstaff-Prescott, AZ
245,600
158
C
Palm Springs, CA
244,100
159
S
Savannah
242,600
160
C
Poughkeepsie, NY
238,100
161
S
Erie
232,800
162
S
Portland, ME
226,600
163
S
Tallahassee
226,000
164
CM
Fredericksburg, VA
226,000
165
C
New Bedford-Fall River, MA
223,600
166
C
Hagerstown-Chambersburg-Waynesboro, MD-PA
222,800
167
S
South Bend
222,200
168
C
Wausau-Stevens Point, WI (Central WI)
221,500
169
C
Myrtle Beach, SC
219,900
170
C
New London, CT
216,000
171
C
Ft. Smith, AR
215,000
172
S
Charleston, WV
213,500
173
C
San Luis Obispo, CA
213,000
174
S
Lincoln
212,700
175
S
Binghamton
209,300
176
S
Anchorage
207,900
177
S
Wilmington, NC
207,600
178
S
Columbus, GA
204,000
179
S
Kalamazoo
200,300
180
S
Lubbock
199,400
181
S
Asheville
198,100
182
S
Johnstown
197,000
183
C
Cape Cod, MA
195,600
183
C
Tupelo, MS
195,600
185
S
Green Bay
188,900
186
S
Topeka
187,000
187
C
Odessa-Midland, TX
186,700
188
C
Dothan, AL
185,800
189
S
Manchester
185,300
190
C
Yakima, WA
181,200
191
C
Amarillo, TX
180,500
192
C
Traverse City-Petoskey, MI
179,600
193
C
Waco, TX
178,700
194
C
Danbury, CT
178,400
195
C
Morgantown-Clarksburg-Fairmont, WV
177,600
196
C
Merced, CA
177,000
197
S
Terre Haute
175,800
198
C
Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN- KY
172,300
199
C
Chico, CA
171,700
200
C
Santa Barbara, CA
168,800
201
C
Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA
168,500
202
C
Springfield, IL
167,900
203
C
Frederick, MD
165,700
204
S
Cedar Rapids
162,400
205
C
Bowling Green
161,400
206
C
Florence, SC
160,900
207
C
Medford-Ashland, OR
156,400
208
C
Elmira-Corning, NY
156,000
209
C
Tri-Cities, WA (Richland-Kennewick-Pasco)
155,700
210
C
Laredo, TX
154,500
211
C
Sioux Falls, SD
153,100
212
C
Champaign, IL
152,200
213
C
Bangor
151,700
214
C
Alexandria, LA
151,500
215
C
Lake Charles, LA
149,800
216
C
Laurel-Hattiesburg, MS
147,400
217
S
Fargo-Moorhead
146,700
218
C
Blksbrg-Chrstnbrg-Rdfrd-Plski, VA
146,000
219
C
Ft. Walton Beach, FL
143,600
220
C
St. Cloud, MN
141,700
221
C
Tuscaloosa, AL
141,200
222
C
Muskegon, MI
139,700
223
S
Duluth-Superior
139,000
224
C
Winchester, VA
138,900
225
C
Charlottesville, VA
138,500
226
C
Marion-Carbondale (Southern IL)
136,900
227
C
Redding, CA
135,200
228
C
Rochester, MN
133,900
229
C
Joplin, Mo
133,700
230
C
Dubuque, IA
133,000
231
C
Abilene, TX
131,600
232
C
Bryan-College Station, TX
130,700
233
S
Wheeling
130,500
234
S
Lafayette, IN
129,200
235
S
Bloomington
129,000
236
C
Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH
127,100
237
C
Lima, OH
126,600
238
C
Santa Fe, NM
126,200
239
S
Waterloo-Cedar Falls
126,100
240
C
Panama City, Fl
125,800
241
C
Meadville-Franklin, PA
123,700
242
C
Eau Claire, WI
123,400
243
C
St. George-Cedar City, UT
122,900
244
C
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
121,900
245
C
State College, PA
120,100
246
S
Pueblo
120,000
247
C
Monroe, LA
119,300
248
C
Sussex, NJ
119,100
249
C
Elizabeth City-Nags Head
118,900
250
C
Wichita Falls, TX
116,900
251
C
Columbia, MO
116,200
252
C
Battle Creek, MI
114,400
253
S
Altoona
108,500
254
C
Billings, MT
107,800
254
C
Texarkana, TX-AR
107,800
256
C
Columbus-Starkville-West Point, MS
103,800
257
C
Sioux City, IA
101,300
258
C
Williamsport, PA
99,900
259
C
Grand Junction, CO
98,900
260
C
Augusta-Waterville, ME
97,700
261
C
Albany, GA
97,000
262
C
Decatur, IL
95,100
263
C
Harrisonburg, VA
94,700
264
C
Mankato-New Ulm-St. Peter, MN
93,600
265
C
Bluefield, WV
91,500
265
C
Lawton, OK
91,500
267
C
Watertown, NY
90,000
268
C
Rapid City, SD
89,700
269
C
Lewiston-Auburn, ME
85,500
270
C
San Angelo, TX
85,200
271
C
Ithaca, NY
83,500
272
C
Cookeville TN
81,900
273
C
Bismarck, ND
78,300
274
C
Sebring, FL
78,100
275
C
Jackson, TN
77,700
275
C
Grand Forks, ND-MN
77,700
277
C
Owensboro, KY
75,800
278
C
Jonesboro, AR
70,400
279
C
Mason City, IA
68,300
280
C
Beckley, WV
67,800
281
C
Cheyenne, WY
66,900
282
C
Great Falls, MT
64,800
283
C
Meridian, MS
63,800
284
C
Brunswick, GA
56,900
285
C
Casper, WY
53,700
