the next 16, using the same guidelines as in my first post (felt compelled to go one extra, since it was Vegas, with its absurd growth rate):
1. New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA
21,976,224 569,491
2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA
17,775,984 1,334,406
3. Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI
9,725,317 390,434
4. Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV
8,211,213 607,300
5. Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH
7,465,634 148,278
6. San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
7,228,948 112,261
7. Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD
6,382,714 167,901
8. Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
6,359,758 834,498
9. Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX
5,641,077 799,262
10. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL
5,478,667 894,341
11. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL (MSA)
5,463,857 434,568
12. Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI
5,410,014 43,549
13. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ (MSA)
4,039,182 760,650
14. Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA
3,876,211 261,465
15. Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI
3,502,891 217,464
16. San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA (MSA)
2,941,454 116,521
17. Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO
2,927,911 279,657
18. Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH
2,917,801 -29,219
19. St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL
2,858,549 100,861
20. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (MSA)
2,697,731 293,296
21. Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA
2,462,571 -61,418
22. Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Truckee, CA-NV
2,211,790 269,032
23. Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, NC-SC
2,191,604 282,925
24. Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN
2,147,617 92,322
25. Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA (MSA)
2,137,565 201,236
26. Orlando-The Villages, FL
2,053,623 343,546
27. Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS
2,034,796 126,627
28. Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN
1,984,644 134,760
29. Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH
1,953,575 111,836
30. San Antonio, TX (MSA)
1,942,217 222,751
31. Las Vegas-Paradise-Pahrump, NV
1,820,232 393,927