metro area quiz
Metro Area Quiz
Guess 51 major U.S. metro areas from representative core-city points. These are official Census/OMB statistical-area titles, not CBSA boundary polygons.
Metros 51 map points
States 40 lower-48 / DC
Multi-state 15 cross-border metros
Metro Area Quiz
Which metro area is marked?
Match each representative core-city point to the correct U.S. metro area. These are Census/OMB statistical-area titles, not boundary polygons.
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51 metro area map points
Metro area Core city State Other states Region
Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area Albuquerque New Mexico Core state only West
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area Atlanta Georgia Core state only South
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Austin Texas Core state only South
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area Baltimore Maryland Core state only South
Birmingham, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area Birmingham Alabama Core state only South
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area Boston Massachusetts New Hampshire Northeast
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area Buffalo New York Core state only Northeast
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area Charlotte North Carolina South Carolina South
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Chicago Illinois Indiana Midwest
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Cincinnati Ohio Kentucky / Indiana Midwest
Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area Cleveland Ohio Core state only Midwest
Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area Columbus Ohio Core state only Midwest
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Dallas-Fort Worth Texas Core state only South
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area Denver Colorado Core state only West
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area Detroit Michigan Core state only Midwest
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area Hartford Connecticut Core state only Northeast
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Houston Texas Core state only South
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Indianapolis Indiana Core state only Midwest
Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area Jacksonville Florida Core state only South
Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area Kansas City Missouri Kansas Midwest
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area Las Vegas Nevada Core state only West
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Los Angeles California Core state only West
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Louisville Kentucky Indiana South
Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area Memphis Tennessee Mississippi / Arkansas South
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area Miami Florida Core state only South
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area Milwaukee Wisconsin Core state only Midwest
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area Minneapolis-St. Paul Minnesota Wisconsin Midwest
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area Nashville Tennessee Core state only South
New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area New Orleans Louisiana Core state only South
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area New York City New York New Jersey Northeast
Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area Oklahoma City Oklahoma Core state only South
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area Orlando Florida Core state only South
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area Philadelphia Pennsylvania New Jersey / Delaware / Maryland Northeast
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area Phoenix Arizona Core state only West
Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Core state only Northeast
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area Portland Oregon Washington West
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area Providence Rhode Island Massachusetts Northeast
Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Raleigh North Carolina Core state only South
Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area Richmond Virginia Core state only South
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Riverside California Core state only West
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Sacramento California Core state only West
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area Salt Lake City Utah Core state only West
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area San Antonio Texas Core state only South
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area San Diego California Core state only West
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area San Francisco California Core state only West
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area San Jose California Core state only West
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area Seattle Washington Core state only West
St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area St. Louis Missouri Illinois Midwest
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area Tampa Florida Core state only South
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Virginia Beach Virginia North Carolina South
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area Washington, DC District of Columbia Virginia / Maryland / West Virginia South
source and asset policy
Representative core-city points only
Metro area records are a manually reviewed launch seed checked against Census/OMB July 2023 delineation files, public city facts, and coordinate checks.
USGuess does not use CBSA boundary geometry, official map screenshots, third-party commute polygons, logos, or copied agency artwork as quiz material.
Source group us-census-metro-micro-delineation-files Source URL https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/demo/metro-micro/delineation-files.html
Census metro/micro delineation files