Which metropolitan area has more population: Little Rock or Fayetteville?

The fast growing Fayetteville-Rogers- Springdale area may one day have more population than Little Rock but it is a far cry from that now. Fayetteville is ranked at #107 and Little Rock is ranked at 72.

Take a look at Wikipedia:

The 366 Metropolitan Statistical Areas of the United States of America
Rank Metropolitan Statistical Area 2011 Estimate 2010 Census Change Combined Statistical Area
!000001 New York–Northern New Jersey–Long Island, NY–NJ–PA MSA !B9832392139707 19,015,900 !B9832454804946 18,897,109 !D0050693985799 +0.63% New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY–NJ–CT–PA CSA
!000002 Los Angeles–Long Beach–Santa Ana, CA MSA !B9836237952016 12,944,801 !B9836327939144 12,828,837 !D0047061710084 +0.90% Los Angeles–Long Beach–Riverside, CA CSA
!000003 Chicago–Joliet–Naperville, IL–IN–WI MSA !B9839326974527 9,504,753 !B9839373002581 9,461,105 !D0053787870006 +0.46% Chicago–Naperville–Michigan City, IL–IN–WI CSA
!000004 Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX MSA !B9843086112755 6,526,548 !B9843326116752 6,371,773 !D0037176605963 +2.43% Dallas–Fort Worth, TX CSA
!000005 Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown, TX MSA !B9843784099948 6,086,538 !B9844016361822 5,946,800 !D0037508392980 +2.35% Houston–Baytown–Huntsville, TX CSA
!000006 Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington, PA–NJ–DE–MD MSA !B9843939951060 5,992,414 !B9843985228860 5,965,343 !D0053952587907 +0.45% Philadelphia–Camden–Vineland, PA–NJ–DE–MD CSA
!000007 Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV MSA !B9844433308753 5,703,948 !B9844649118523 5,582,170 !D0038251331536 +2.18% Washington–Baltimore–Northern Virginia, DC–MD–VA–WV CSA
!000008 Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach, FL MSA !B9844492782786 5,670,125 !B9844680580479 5,564,635 !D0039655705113 +1.90% ~primary census statistical area
!000009 Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Marietta, GA MSA !B9845056737988 5,359,205 !B9845226754216 5,268,860 !D0040659336241 +1.71% Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Gainesville, GA–AL CSA
!000010 Boston–Cambridge–Quincy, MA–NH MSA !B9846603671815 4,591,112 !B9846688344362 4,552,402 !D0047673123201 +0.85% Boston–Worcester–Manchester, MA–RI–NH CSA
!000011 San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont, CA MSA !B9847049240241 4,391,037 !B9847176776397 4,335,391 !D0043555568838 +1.28% San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland, CA CSA
!000012 Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario, CA MSA !B9847247130010 4,304,997 !B9847435054481 4,224,851 !D0039648893015 +1.90% Los Angeles–Long Beach–Riverside, CA CSA
!000013 Detroit–Warren–Livonia, MI MSA !B9847291747431 4,285,832 !B9847267468928 4,296,250 !H9939780372511 −0.24% Detroit–Warren–Flint, MI CSA
!000014 Phoenix–Mesa–Glendale, AZ MSA !B9847346955368 4,262,236 !B9847510999238 4,192,887 !D0041019930700 +1.65% ~primary census statistical area
!000015 Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue, WA MSA !B9849317190449 3,500,026 !B9849490734954 3,439,809 !D0040452165210 +1.75% Seattle–Tacoma–Olympia, WA CSA
!000016 Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington, MN–WI MSA !B9849849807872 3,318,486 !B9849966969355 3,279,833 !D0044409233937 +1.18% Minneapolis–St. Paul–St. Cloud, MN–WI CSA
!000017 San Diego–Carlsbad–San Marcos, CA MSA !B9850402446678 3,140,069 !B9850546004101 3,095,313 !D0042364187969 +1.45% ~primary census statistical area
!000018 Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater, FL MSA !B9851460787813 2,824,724 !B9851608726474 2,783,243 !D0042061365824 +1.49% ~primary census statistical area
!000019 St. Louis, MO–IL MSA !B9851486909404 2,817,355 !B9851502748844 2,812,896 !D0064470453109 +0.16% St. Louis–St. Charles–Farmington, MO–IL CSA
!000020 Baltimore–Towson, MD MSA !B9851805138933 2,729,110 !B9851873603806 2,710,489 !D0049805943643 +0.69% Washington–Baltimore–Northern Virginia, DC–MD–VA–WV CSA
!000021 Denver–Aurora–Broomfield, CO MSA !B9852291687844 2,599,504 !B9852509554336 2,543,482 !D0038155448166 +2.20% Denver–Aurora–Boulder, CO CSA
!000022 Pittsburgh, PA MSA !B9853259354559 2,359,746 !B9853274032158 2,356,285 !D0065232839405 +0.15% Pittsburgh–New Castle, PA CSA
!000023 Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR–WA MSA !B9853679726376 2,262,605 !B9853842791460 2,226,009 !D0041080266301 +1.64% ~primary census statistical area
!000024 San Antonio–New Braunfels, TX MSA !B9853983406534 2,194,927 !B9854225123365 2,142,508 !D0037104632633 +2.45% ~primary census statistical area
!000025 Sacramento–Arden–Arcade–Roseville, CA MSA !B9854068931225 2,176,235 !B9854194277288 2,149,127 !D0043729881048 +1.26% Sacramento–Arden–Arcade–Yuba City, CA–NV CSA
!000026 Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, FL MSA !B9854091357426 2,171,360 !B9854262987116 2,134,411 !D0040564074259 +1.73% Orlando–Deltona–Daytona Beach, FL CSA
!000027 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN MSA !B9854246008559 2,138,038 !B9854282965728 2,130,151 !D0055987323137 +0.37% Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN CSA
!000028 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH MSA !B9854577706475 2,068,283 !B9854534493525 2,077,240 !H9945536399810 −0.43% Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH CSA
!000029 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA !B9854653451342 2,052,676 !B9854738295088 2,035,334 !D0047652839072 +0.85% Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS CSA
!000030 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA !B9855064685897 1,969,975 !B9855160095118 1,951,269 !D0046473908811 +0.96% Las Vegas-Paradise-Pahrump, NV CSA
!000031 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MSA !B9855609871311 1,865,450 !B9855764040855 1,836,911 !D0041645690625 +1.55% San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
!000032 Columbus, OH MSA !B9855647391019 1,858,464 !B9855766082534 1,836,536 !D0044278721085 +1.19% Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH CSA
!000033 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA !B9855992215020 1,795,472 !B9856202910275 1,758,038 !D0038493743111 +2.13% Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, NC-SC CSA
!000034 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA !B9856059010630 1,783,519 !B9856443250402 1,716,289 !D0032398001043 +3.92% Austin-Round Rock-Marble Falls, TX CSA
!000035 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN MSA !B9856086808958 1,778,568 !B9856213137125 1,756,241 !D0043651343000 +1.27% Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN CSA
!000036 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA !B9856657587458 1,679,894 !B9856706585386 1,671,683 !D0053161114636 +0.49% ~primary census statistical area
!000037 Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN MSA !B9857038290483 1,617,142 !B9857207969360 1,589,934 !D0040679367372 +1.71% Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Columbia, TN CSA
!000038 Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA MSA !B9857143458225 1,600,224 !B9857139534545 1,600,852 !H9921564936209 −0.04% Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH CSA
!000039 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI MSA !B9857383841159 1,562,216 !B9857424301439 1,555,908 !D0055079959079 +0.41% Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI CSA
!000040 Jacksonville, FL MSA !B9858768202004 1,360,251 !B9858876524044 1,345,596 !D0045198107423 +1.09% ~primary census statistical area
!000041 Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA !B9859026204830 1,325,605 !B9859098166241 1,316,100 !D0049306101208 +0.72% ~primary census statistical area
!000042 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA !B9859260953559 1,294,849 !B9859348473001 1,283,566 !D0047341002527 +0.88% Louisville/Jefferson County–Elizabethtown–Scottsburg, KY-IN CSA
!000043 Oklahoma City, OK MSA !B9859391516158 1,278,053 !B9859589591412 1,252,987 !D0039117732335 +2.00% Oklahoma City-Shawnee, OK CSA
!000044 Richmond, VA MSA !B9859459608497 1,269,380 !B9859547667806 1,258,251 !D0047279236264 +0.88% ~primary census statistical area
!000045 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA !B9859911826115 1,213,255 !B9859919032473 1,212,381 !D0072350163769 +0.07% Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic, CT CSA
!000046 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA !B9860096214273 1,191,089 !B9860293986328 1,167,764 !D0039133203414 +2.00% New Orleans-Metairie-Bogalusa, LA CSA
!000047 Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA !B9860330438462 1,163,515 !B9860618382749 1,130,490 !D0035331415956 +2.92% Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA
!000048 Salt Lake City, UT MSA !B9860482947242 1,145,905 !B9860674204390 1,124,197 !D0039471434257 +1.93% Salt Lake City-Ogden-Clearfield, UT CSA
!000049 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA !B9860587038457 1,134,039 !B9860574084334 1,135,509 !H9933504261132 −0.13% Buffalo-Niagara-Cattaraugus, NY CSA
!000050 Birmingham-Hoover, AL MSA !B9860602702738 1,132,264 !B9860640016231 1,128,047 !D0055891191230 +0.37% Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman, AL CSA
!000051 Rochester, NY MSA !B9861306852027 1,055,278 !B9861315905872 1,054,323 !D0070066980722 +0.09% Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY CSA
!000052 Tucson, AZ MSA !B9861949752262 989,569 !B9862044238180 980,263 !D0046571615495 +0.95% ~ primary census statistical area
!000053 Honolulu, HI MSA !B9862215611858 963,607 !B9862324126321 953,207 !D0045180262827 +1.09% ~primary census statistical area
!000054 Tulsa, OK MSA !B9862389857553 946,962 !B9862490514301 937,478 !D0045935871226 +1.01% Tulsa-Bartlesville, OK CSA
!000055 Fresno, CA MSA !B9862432802463 942,904 !B9862565763809 930,450 !D0043136264836 +1.34% Fresno-Madera, CA CSA
!000056 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT MSA !B9862614795635 925,899 !B9862713237437 916,829 !D0046159487130 +0.99% New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
!000057 Albuquerque, NM MSA !B9862913599861 898,642 !B9863043129330 887,077 !D0043399484923 +1.30% ~primary census statistical area
!000058 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA MSA !B9863156123089 877,110 !B9863291106716 865,350 !D0042984301069 +1.36% Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA CSA
!000059 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA !B9863220541002 871,478 !B9863229288593 870,716 !D0070411245849 +0.09% Albany-Schenectady-Amsterdam, NY CSA
!000060 New Haven-Milford, CT MSA !B9863340189824 861,113 !B9863324362391 862,477 !H9935506130775 −0.16% New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
!000061 Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA !B9863449986277 851,710 !B9863592822114 839,631 !D0042414941019 +1.44% ~primary census statistical area
!000062 Dayton, OH MSA !B9863524490274 845,388 !B9863570563306 841,502 !D0053778080393 +0.46% Dayton-Springfield-Greenville, OH CSA
!000063 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA !B9863686875584 831,771 !B9863789022037 823,318 !D0045788211093 +1.03% Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
!000064 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA !B9863769631580 824,916 !B9863815109151 821,173 !D0053908463769 +0.46% ~primary census statistical area
!000065 El Paso, TX MSA !B9863817581530 820,970 !B9864068245702 800,647 !D0036736669011 +2.54% ~primary census statistical area
!000066 Baton Rouge, LA MSA !B9863973832023 808,242 !B9864045328039 802,484 !D0049371217249 +0.72% Baton Rouge-Pierre Part, LA CSA
!000067 Worcester, MA MSA !B9864061004183 801,227 !B9864094446333 798,552 !D0056988507072 +0.33% Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH CSA
!000068 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA !B9864103742471 797,810 !B9864396798006 774,769 !D0035152896827 +2.97% ~primary census statistical area
!000069 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI MSA !B9864334586225 779,604 !B9864404661504 774,160 !D0049572644857 +0.70% Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI CSA
!000070 Columbia, SC MSA !B9864366550896 777,116 !B9864489785624 767,598 !D0043900814159 +1.24% Columbia-Newberry, SC CSA
!000071 Greensboro-High Point, NC MSA !B9864978777739 730,966 !B9865077282282 723,801 !D0046153084314 +0.99% Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, NC CSA
!000072 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR MSA !B9865271191973 709,901 !B9865415115890 699,757 !D0042338507342 +1.45% Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff, AR CSA
!000073 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA !B9865278886145 709,355 !B9865379111121 702,281 !D0045979075180 +1.01% Sarasota-Bradenton-Punta Gorda, FL CSA
!000074 Knoxville, TN MSA !B9865347563896 704,500 !B9865439826392 698,030 !D0046810859732 +0.93% Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN CSA
!000075 Akron, OH MSA !B9865390865461 701,456 !B9865366033746 703,200 !H9940005399791 −0.25% Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH CSA
!000076 Stockton, CA MSA !B9865465876366 696,214 !B9865623792671 685,306 !D0041403689888 +1.59% ~primary census statistical area
!000077 Springfield, MA MSA !B9865509203928 693,204 !B9865512984194 692,942 !D0078803570768 +0.04% ~primary census statistical area
!000078 Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC MSA !B9865670376595 682,121 !B9865930488325 664,607 !D0036361953274 +2.64% ~primary census statistical area
!000079 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA !B9865806910887 672,871 !B9865845178557 670,301 !D0055638209663 +0.38% New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
!000080 Syracuse, NY MSA !B9865961441663 662,553 !B9865961079434 662,577 !H9897741617738 0.00% Syracuse-Auburn, NY CSA
!000081 Colorado Springs, CO MSA !B9865995216694 660,319 !B9866220444679 645,613 !D0037819446792 +2.28% ~primary census statistical area
!000082 Toledo, OH MSA !B9866148632110 650,266 !B9866130763096 651,429 !H9936718344621 −0.18% Toledo-Fremont, OH CSA
!000083 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC MSA !B9866192788348 647,401 !B9866354970437 636,986 !D0041135006025 +1.64% Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC CSA
!000084 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA !B9866444160157 631,330 !B9866645369425 618,754 !D0038959175428 +2.03% ~primary census statistical area
!000085 Boise City-Nampa, ID MSA !B9866502397295 627,664 !B9866680874576 616,561 !D0040169419212 +1.80% ~primary census statistical area
!000086 Wichita, KS MSA !B9866536518252 625,526 !B9866576002937 623,061 !D0055324526198 +0.40% Wichita-Winfield, KS CSA
!000087 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA !B9866796188976 609,492 !B9866918294808 602,095 !D0043993407275 +1.23% ~primary census statistical area
!000088 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSA !B9867287770589 580,255 !B9867472524272 569,633 !D0039820649718 +1.86% Des Moines-Newton-Pella, IA CSA
!000089 Madison, WI MSA !B9867353266249 576,467 !B9867490798328 568,593 !D0042795986956 +1.38% Madison-Baraboo, WI CSA
!000090 Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA !B9867585690789 563,223 !B9867578449389 563,631 !H9927691121133 −0.07% ~primary census statistical area
!000091 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA MSA !B9867594287882 562,739 !B9867540517833 565,773 !H9947716889432 −0.54% Youngstown-Warren-East Liverpool, OH-PA CSA
!000092 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA !B9867609955720 561,858 !B9867699003313 556,877 !D0047167137155 +0.89% ~primary census statistical area
!000093 Ogden-Clearfield, UT MSA !B9867716275173 555,916 !B9867874595949 547,184 !D0041377906874 +1.60% Salt Lake City-Ogden-Clearfield, UT CSA
!000094 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA !B9867770476727 552,911 !B9867832814441 549,475 !D0050746552727 +0.63% Harrisburg-Carlisle-Lebanon, PA CSA
!000095 Jackson, MS MSA !B9867907362517 545,394 !B9868024234043 539,057 !D0044434158463 +1.18% Jackson-Yazoo City, MS CSA
!000096 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA !B9867940935866 543,566 !B9867944431913 543,376 !D0079585327364 +0.03% ~primary census statistical area
!000097 Provo-Orem, UT MSA !B9867991323284 540,834 !B9868254047687 526,810 !D0036260698046 +2.66% ~primary census statistical area
!000098 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA !B9868130256040 533,372 !B9868228776406 528,143 !D0046151470251 +0.99% Chattanooga-Cleveland-Athens, TN-GA CSA
!000099 Lancaster, PA MSA !B9868315281461 523,594 !B9868394837871 519,445 !D0048298935925 +0.80% ~primary census statistical area
!000100 Modesto, CA MSA !B9868412622641 518,522 !B9868491405207 514,453 !D0048397069312 +0.79% ~primary census statistical area
!000101 Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME MSA !B9868465120565 515,807 !B9868498308122 514,098 !D0057065055046 +0.33% Portland-Lewiston-South Portland, ME CSA
!000102 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA !B9868520098123 512,979 !B9868689603703 504,357 !D0040689672743 +1.71% Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA
!000103 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL MSA !B9868880829964 494,804 !B9868885095188 494,593 !D0077596323476 +0.04% Orlando-Deltona-Daytona Beach, FL CSA
!000104 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA !B9869016916384 488,116 !B9869104119121 483,878 !D0047377413489 +0.88% San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
!000105 Winston-Salem, NC MSA !B9869142487410 482,025 !B9869232262140 477,717 !D0047085447476 +0.90% Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, NC CSA
!000106 Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA !B9869200348587 479,244 !B9869350560116 472,099 !D0041907758979 +1.51% Lexington-Fayette–Frankfort–Richmond, KY CSA
!000107 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO MSA !B9869313961134 473,830 !B9869540771592 463,204 !D0037748637337 +2.29% ~primary census statistical area
By Everette Hatcher III, on June 11, 2012 at 7:35 am, under Current Events. No Comments
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