Puerto Rico statistical areas

The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico currently has 13 statistical areas that have been delineated by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated three combined statistical areas, six metropolitan statistical areas, and four micropolitan statistical areas in Puerto Rico.[1][2] As of 2023, the largest of these is the San Juan-Bayamón, PR CSA, comprising the area around the municipality of San Juan, the capital and largest city of Puerto Rico.

Background

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico.[3] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.

The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population,[3] "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core".[3] The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas based on population into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people.[3]

The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is at least 15%.[3] The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.

All statistical areas

The 13 United States statistical areas and 78 municipios of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Combined statistical area[1] 2023 population (est.)[4] Core-based statistical area[1] 2023 population (est.)[4] Municipio 2023 population (est.)[4]
San Juan-Bayamón, PR CSA 2,360,082 San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR MSA 2,035,733 San Juan Municipio 333,005
Bayamón Municipio 180,835
Carolina Municipio 150,843
Caguas Municipio 124,608
Guaynabo Municipio 89,039
Toa Baja Municipio 71,888
Trujillo Alto Municipio 66,705
Toa Alta Municipio 65,957
Vega Baja Municipio 53,527
Humacao Municipio 49,712
Río Grande Municipio 45,568
Canóvanas Municipio 41,513
Cayey Municipio 40,525
Gurabo Municipio 39,971
Cidra Municipio 39,418
Manatí Municipio 38,655
San Lorenzo Municipio 37,264
Juncos Municipio 36,684
Dorado Municipio 35,702
Las Piedras Municipio 34,750
Vega Alta Municipio 34,638
Corozal Municipio 34,348
Fajardo Municipio 31,166
Naranjito Municipio 29,282
Barranquitas Municipio 29,020
Yabucoa Municipio 28,897
Morovis Municipio 28,197
Aibonito Municipio 24,602
Aguas Buenas Municipio 23,274
Naguabo Municipio 22,838
Barceloneta Municipio 22,376
Loíza Municipio 22,302
Cataño Municipio 22,108
Orocovis Municipio 21,204
Comerío Municipio 18,601
Luquillo Municipio 17,386
Ciales Municipio 16,691
Florida Municipio 11,525
Ceiba Municipio 10,843
Maunabo Municipio 10,266
Arecibo, PR MSA 179,470 Arecibo Municipio 85,641
Hatillo Municipio 37,950
Camuy Municipio 32,625
Quebradillas Municipio 23,254
Guayama, PR MSA 65,190 Guayama Municipio 34,765
Patillas Municipio 15,347
Arroyo Municipio 15,078
Lares, PR μSA 27,729 Lares Municipio 27,729
Utuado, PR μSA 27,242 Utuado Municipio 27,242
Coco, PR μSA 27,128 Salinas Municipio 27,128
Mayagüez-Aguadilla, PR CSA 458,312 Aguadilla, PR MSA 250,435 Aguadilla Municipio 53,622
Isabela Municipio 42,794
San Sebastián Municipio 38,926
Aguada Municipio 37,528
Moca Municipio 37,325
Añasco Municipio 24,815
Rincón Municipio 15,425
Mayagüez, PR MSA 207,877 Mayagüez Municipio 69,798
Cabo Rojo Municipio 46,665
San Germán Municipio 30,996
Lajas Municipio 22,872
Sabana Grande Municipio 22,210
Hormigueros Municipio 15,336
Ponce-Coamo, PR CSA 337,492 Ponce, PR MSA 284,137 Ponce Municipio 130,251
Juana Díaz Municipio 45,919
Yauco Municipio 32,406
Villalba Municipio 21,285
Peñuelas Municipio 19,563
Adjuntas Municipio 17,900
Guayanilla Municipio 16,813
Coamo, PR μSA 53,355 Coamo Municipio 33,662
Santa Isabel Municipio 19,693
none Jayuya Municipio 14,435
Guánica Municipio 12,415
Las Marías Municipio 8,672
Vieques Municipio 7,999
Maricao Municipio 4,523
Culebra Municipio 1,761
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 3,205,691

Combined and primary statistical areas

Primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area. Of the 13 statistical areas of Puerto Rico, three are PSAs comprising its three combined statistical areas.

The three primary statistical areas of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
2020 rank Primary statistical area[1] Population
2023 estimate[4] Change 2020 Census[4] Change 2010 Census[5]
1 San Juan-Bayamón, PR CSA 2,360,082 −2.26% 2,414,593 −11.51% 2,728,791
2 Mayagüez-Aguadilla, PR CSA 458,312 −1.99% 467,599 −9.96% 519,331
3 Ponce-Coamo, PR CSA 337,492 −3.97% 351,446 −15.18% 414,322

Metropolitan statistical areas

This sortable table lists the six metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) of Puerto Rico including:

  1. The MSA rank by population as of July 1, 2023, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau[6]
  2. The MSA name as designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget[7]
  3. The MSA population as of July 1, 2023, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau[6]
  4. The MSA population as of April 1, 2020, as enumerated by the 2020 United States census[6][a]
  5. The percent MSA population change from April 1, 2020, to July 1, 2023[6]
  6. The combined statistical area (CSA)[8] if it is designated and the MSA is a component[9]
The six metropolitan statistical areas of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Rank Metropolitan statistical area 2023 estimate 2020 census Change Encompassing combined statistical area
1 San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas, PR MSA 2,035,733 2,081,265 −2.19% San Juan–Bayamón, PR Combined Statistical Area
2 Ponce, PR MSA 266,237 278,477 −4.40% Ponce–Coamo, PR Combined Statistical Area
3 Aguadilla, PR MSA 250,435 253,768 −1.31% Mayagüez–Aguadilla, PR Combined Statistical Area
4 Mayagüez, PR MSA 207,877 213,831 −2.78% Mayagüez–Aguadilla, PR Combined Statistical Area
5 Arecibo, PR MSA 179,470 182,705 −1.77% San Juan–Bayamón, PR Combined Statistical Area
6 Guayama, PR MSA 65,190 68,442 −4.75% San Juan–Bayamón, PR Combined Statistical Area

Micropolitan statistical area

The following sortable table lists the 4 μSAs (USAs) of Puerto Rico with the following information:

  1. The μSA rank by population as of July 1, 2023, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau[6]
  2. The μSA name as designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget[9]
  3. The μSA population as of July 1, 2023, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau[6]
  4. The μSA population as of April 1, 2020, as enumerated by the 2020 United States census[6][a]
  5. The percent USA population change from April 1, 2020, to July 1, 2023[6]
  6. The combined statistical area (CSA)[8] if the MSA is a component[9]
μSAs of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Rank Micropolitan statistical area 2023 estimate 2020 census Change Encompassing combined statistical area
1 Coamo, PR μSA 53,355 54,949 −2.90% Ponce–Coamo, PR Combined Statistical Area
2 Lares, PR μSA 27,729 28,105 −1.34% San Juan–Bayamón, PR Combined Statistical Area
3 Utuado, PR μSA 27,242 28,287 −3.69% San Juan–Bayamón, PR Combined Statistical Area
4 Coco, PR μSA 24,718 25,789 −4.15% San Juan–Bayamón, PR Combined Statistical Area

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Populations adjusted for new MSA delineations as redefined in 2023

References

  1. ^ a b c d Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas (July 21, 2023). "0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Retrieved October 23, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas in the United States and Puerto Rico, July 2023" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas". Office of Management and Budget. July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Puerto Rico Municipios Population Totals: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. June 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "Puerto Rico Municipios Population by Characteristics: 2010-2019". U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  7. ^ "OMB Bulletin No. 23-01: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). United States Office of Management and Budget. July 21, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  8. ^ a b The U.S.Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defines a CSA (CSA) as an aggregate of adjacent core-based statistical areas that are linked by commuting ties.
  9. ^ a b c "OMB Bulletin No. 20-01: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). United States Office of Management and Budget. March 6, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 12, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2020.

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