Population
Base Per Franchise
| Pop. Rank |
Metro Area |
2000 Census
Population |
Change
1990-2000 |
Franchise Data |
w/Additional MLB Team |
| NHL |
NBA |
NFL |
MLB |
Total |
Pop.
Base Per Franchise |
| 2 |
Los
Angeles--Riverside--Orange County |
16,373,645 |
12.7% |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
2,728,941 |
2,728,941 |
| 1 |
New York--Northern
New Jersey--Long Island |
21,199,865 |
8.4% |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
2,355,541 |
2,355,541 |
| 22 |
Portland--Salem |
2,265,223 |
26.3% |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2,265,223 |
1,132,612 |
| 3 |
Chicago--Gary--Kenosha |
9,157,540 |
11.1% |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
1,831,508 |
1,831,508 |
| 24 |
Sacramento--Yolo |
1,796,857 |
21.3% |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1,796,857 |
1,796,857 |
| 27 |
Orlando |
1,644,561 |
34.3% |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1,644,561 |
1,644,561 |
| 29 |
San
Antonio |
1,592,383 |
20.2% |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1,592,383 |
1,592,383 |
| 10 |
Houston--Galveston--Brazoria |
4,669,571 |
25.2% |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1,556,524 |
1,556,524 |
| 6 |
Philadelphia--Wilmington--Atlantic City |
6,188,463 |
5.0% |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1,547,116 |
1,547,116 |
| 32 |
Columbus |
1,540,157 |
14.5% |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1,540,157 |
1,540,157 |
| 4 |
Washington D.C.--Baltimore |
7,608,070 |
13.1% |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
1,521,614 |
1,268,118 |
| 7 |
Boston--Worcester--Lawrence |
5,819,100 |
6.7% |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1,454,775 |
1,454,775 |
| 17 |
San Diego,
CA |
2,813,833 |
12.6% |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1,406,917 |
1,406,917 |
| 8 |
Detroit--Ann
Arbor--Flint |
5,456,428 |
5.2% |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1,364,107 |
1,364,107 |
| 35 |
Salt Lake
City--Ogden |
1,333,914 |
24.4% |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1,333,914 |
1,333,914 |
| 9 |
Dallas--Fort
Worth |
5,221,801 |
29.3% |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1,305,450 |
1,305,450 |
| 13 |
Seattle--Tacoma--Bremerton |
3,554,760 |
19.7% |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1,184,920 |
1,184,920 |
| 5 |
San
Francisco--Oakland--San Jose |
7,039,362 |
12.6% |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
1,173,227 |
1,173,227 |
| 11 |
Atlanta |
4,112,198 |
38.9% |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1,028,050 |
1,028,050 |
| 12 |
Miami--Fort
Lauderdale |
4,112,198 |
21.4% |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1,028,050 |
1,028,050 |
| 23 |
Cincinnati--Hamilton |
1,979,202 |
8.9% |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
989,601 |
989,601 |
| 16 |
Cleveland--Akron |
2,945,831 |
3.0% |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
981,944 |
981,944 |
| 25 |
Kansas
City |
1,776,062 |
12.2% |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
888,031 |
888,031 |
| 18 |
St.
Louis |
2,603,607 |
4.5% |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
867,869 |
867,869 |
| 14 |
Phoenix--Mesa |
3,251,876 |
45.3% |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
812,969 |
812,969 |
| 28 |
Indianapolis |
1,607,486 |
16.4% |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
803,743 |
803,743 |
| 20 |
Tampa--St.
Petersburg--Clearwater |
2,395,997 |
15.9% |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
798,666 |
798,666 |
| 21 |
Pittsburgh |
2,358,695 |
-1.5% |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
786,232 |
786,232 |
| 15 |
Minneapolis--St.
Paul |
2,968,806 |
16.9% |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
742,202 |
742,202 |
| 33 |
Charlotte--Gastonia--Rock Hill |
1,499,293 |
29.0% |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
668,863 |
668,863 |
| 34 |
New
Orleans |
1,337,726 |
4.1% |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
668,863 |
668,863 |
| 19 |
Denver--Boulder--Greeley |
2,581,506 |
30.4% |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
645,377 |
645,377 |
| 26 |
Milwaukee--Racine |
1,689,572 |
5.1% |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
563,191 |
563,191 |
| 30 |
Norfolk--Virginia
Beach--Newport News |
1,569,541 |
8.8% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
| 31 |
Las
Vegas |
1,563,282 |
83.3% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
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NOTE: With the addition of an MLB franchise into the
DC or Portland markets, DC would rank 15th and Portland 18th in population base
per franchise
Source: The 2000 US Census: Metropolitan Areas Ranked by Population: 2000 |
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