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Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
Metropolitan statistical area
	Buffalo–Cheektowaga, NY; Metropolitan statistical aea
	Buffalo skyline
Map of Buffalo–Cheektowaga–Olean, NY CSA	Buffalo–Cheektowaga MSA Olean µSA City of Buffalo City of Niagara Falls
	Buffalo–Cheektowaga MSA Olean µSA City of Buffalo City of Niagara Falls
	Coordinates: 42°54′N 78°51′W / 42.9°N 78.85°W
Country	United States
State	New York
Largest city	Buffalo
Other cities	- Niagara Falls; - Tonawanda; - North Tonawanda; - Lackawanna; - Lockport; - Olean
Area
• Total	1,567 sq mi (4,060 km2)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,166,902
• Rank	49th in the U.S.
• Density	718/sq mi (277/km2)
GDP
• MSA	$84.673 billion (2022)

The Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan statistical area is a metropolitan area, designated by the United States Census Bureau, encompassing two counties - Erie and Niagara - in the state of New York. It has a population of over 1.1 million people and is the second-largest metropolitan area in the state. As of the 2020 US. census, the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) had a population of 1,166,902. The larger Buffalo Niagara Region is an economic zone consisting of eight counties in Western New York.

In 2010, the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan statistical area was ranked the 10th best place in the U.S. for working mothers by ForbesWoman magazine.^[3]

Counties

Erie
Niagara
Cattaraugus (part of CSA)

Communities

Cities

Towns

Villages

Census-designated places

Indian Reservations

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1940	959,487	—
1950	1,089,230	13.5%
1960	1,306,957	20.0%
1970	1,349,211	3.2%
1980	1,242,826	−7.9%
1990	1,189,340	−4.3%
2000	1,170,111	−1.6%
2010	1,135,509	−3.0%
2020	1,166,902	2.8%
Historical Population Figures^[4]

As of the 2020 Census^[5] there were 1,166,902 people residing in the MSA. It was 74.5% White, 13.0% Black or African American, 0.7% American Indian or Alaska Native, 4.2% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 2.1% Other and 5.5% two or more Races. 5.8% of the population identified as Hispanic or Latino.

Transportation

Amtrak stations

Station	Code	City	County	Lines served
Buffalo–Depew	BUF	Depew	Erie	Empire Service, Lake Shore Limited, Maple Leaf
Buffalo – Exchange Street	BFX	Buffalo	Erie	Empire Service, Maple Leaf
Niagara Falls	NFL	Niagara Falls	Niagara	Empire Service, Maple Leaf

Major airports

Airport	IATA code	ICAO code	County
Buffalo Niagara International Airport	BUF	KBUF	Erie
Niagara Falls International Airport	IAG	KIAG	Niagara

Major highways

Combined Statistical Area

The Buffalo–Cheektowaga–Olean combined statistical area (CSA), which includes the Buffalo–Niagara Falls MSA and adds Cattaraugus County, had a population of 1,215,826 inhabitants. It is part of the Great Lakes Megalopolis, which contains an estimated 54 million people.

Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
- Buffalo–Cheektowaga (Erie and Niagara counties)
Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSAs)
- Olean (Cattaraugus County)