Editing Western United States (section)

==Major metropolitan areas==

These are the largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) with a population above 500,000 in the 13 Western states. Population figures are as of April 1, 2020, as enumerated by the [[United States Census Bureau]]:<ref name=2020Census>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/CA|title=Census QuickFacts: 2020 Census|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division|date=August 2021|access-date=April 12, 2022}}</ref>

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! Rank<br />(West) !! Rank<br />(USA)<ref name=2020Census /> !! MSA !! Population !! State(s) !! class="unsortable" |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!--image-->
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| 1 || 2 ||align=left | [[Los Angeles]]-[[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]]-[[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]] [[Los Angeles metropolitan area|MSA]] || '''13,200,998''' || [[California]] || [[File:Los_Angeles,_Winter_2016.jpg|150px|Los Angeles skyline]]
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| 2 || 11 ||align=left | [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]-[[Mesa, Arizona|Mesa]]-[[Chandler, Arizona|Chandler]] [[Phoenix metropolitan area|MSA]] || '''4,845,832''' || [[Arizona]] || [[File:Downtown Phoenix Aerial Looking Northeast.jpg|150px|Phoenix cityscape]]
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| 3 || 12 ||align=left | [[San Francisco]]-[[Oakland, California|Oakland]]-[[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]] [[San Francisco Bay Area|MSA]] || '''4,749,008''' || [[California]] || [[File:Lightmatter sanfrancisco.jpg|150px|San Francisco cityscape]]
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| 4 || 13 ||align=left | [[Riverside, California|Riverside]]-[[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]]-[[Ontario, California|Ontario]] [[Inland Empire|MSA]] || '''4,599,839''' || [[California]] || [[File:Downtown San Bernardino.jpg|150px|San Bernardino skyline]]
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| 5 || 15 ||align=left | [[Seattle]]-[[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]]-[[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]] [[Seattle metropolitan area|MSA]] || '''4,018,762''' || [[Washington (state)|Washington]] || [[File:Downtown Seattle skyline from W Kinnear Place, Aug 2022.jpg|150px|Seattle skyline]]
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| 6 || 17 ||align=left | [[San Diego]]-[[Chula Vista, California|Chula Vista]]-[[Carlsbad, California|Carlsbad]] [[San Diego metropolitan area|MSA]] || '''3,298,634''' || [[California]] || [[File:Sandiego 1 bg 071302.jpg|150px|Downtown San Diego]]
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| 7 || 19 ||align=left | [[Denver]]-[[Aurora, Colorado|Aurora]]-[[Lakewood, Colorado|Lakewood]] [[Denver metropolitan area|MSA]] || '''2,963,821''' || [[Colorado]] || [[File:DENM.JPG|150px|Downtown Denver]]
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| 8 || 25 ||align=left | [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]-[[Vancouver, Washington|Vancouver]]-[[Hillsboro, Oregon|Hillsboro]] [[Portland metropolitan area|MSA]] || '''2,512,859''' || [[Oregon]]<br />[[Washington (state)|Washington]] || [[File:Portland panorama3.jpg|150px|Portland, Oregon, from the east]]
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| 9 || 26 ||align=left | [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]-[[Roseville, California|Roseville]]-[[Folsom, California|Folsom]] [[Sacramento metropolitan area|MSA]] || '''2,397,382''' || [[California]] || [[File:Sacramento Riverfront.jpg|150px|The Sacramento Riverfront]]
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| 10 || 29 ||align=left | [[Las Vegas]]-[[Henderson, Nevada|Henderson]]-[[Paradise, Nevada|Paradise]] [[Las Vegas Valley|MSA]] || '''2,265,461''' || [[Nevada]] || [[File:The Strip from Eiffel Tower (9176999807).jpg|150px|The Las Vegas Strip]]
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| 11 || 35 ||align=left | [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]-[[Sunnyvale, California|Sunnyvale]]-[[Santa Clara, California|Santa Clara]] [[San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area|MSA]] || '''2,000,468''' || [[California]] || [[File:Downtown san jose south market st.jpg|150px|Downtown San Jose]]
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| 12 || 47 ||align=left | [[Salt Lake City]] [[Wasatch Front|MSA]] || '''1,257,936''' || [[Utah]] || [[File:Salt Lake City panorama.jpg|150px|Salt Lake City]]
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| 13 || 53 ||align=left | [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]] [[Pima County, Arizona|MSA]] || '''1,043,433''' || [[Arizona]] || [[File:CatalinasAndTusconAZ.JPG|150px|Tucson, Arizona]]
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| 14 || 54 ||align=left | [[Honolulu]] [[Honolulu County, Hawaii|MSA]] || '''1,016,508''' || [[Hawaii]] || [[File:Honolulu01.JPG|150px|Downtown Honolulu]]
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| 15 || 56 ||align=left | [[Fresno, California|Fresno]] [[Metropolitan Fresno|MSA]] || '''1,008,654''' || [[California]] || [[File:Downtownfresno.jpg|150px|Downtown Fresno]]
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| 16 || 61 ||align=left | [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]] [[Albuquerque metropolitan area|MSA]] || '''916,528'''|| [[New Mexico]] || [[File:Downtown Albuquerque 2.jpg|150px|Downtown Albuquerque]]
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| 17 || 62 ||align=left | [[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield]] [[Kern County, California|MSA]] || '''909,235''' || [[California]] || [[File:DowntownBakersfield.jpg|150px|Downtown Bakersfield]]
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| 18 || 70 ||align=left | [[Oxnard, California|Oxnard]]-[[Thousand Oaks, California|Thousand Oaks]]-[[Ventura, California|Ventura]] [[Ventura County, California|MSA]]
|| '''843,843''' || [[California]] || [[File:VenturaNW.jpg|150px|Aerial view of Ventura]]
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| 19 || 75 ||align=left | [[Stockton, California|Stockton]] [[San Joaquin County, California|MSA]] || '''779,233''' || [[California]] || [[File:UOP-burnstower.jpg|150px|The [[University of the Pacific (United States)|University of the Pacific]] in Stockton]]
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| 20 || 77 ||align=left | [[Boise, Idaho|Boise]] [[Boise metropolitan area|MSA]] || '''764,718''' || [[Idaho]] || [[File:Boise Idaho.jpg|100px|Idaho State Capitol building in Boise]]
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| 21 || 79 ||align=left | [[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]] [[Colorado Springs metropolitan area|MSA]] || '''755,105''' || [[Colorado]] || [[File:CC COSPRINGS.jpg|150px|Downtown Colorado Springs]]
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| 22 || 86 ||align=left | [[Ogden, Utah|Ogden]]-[[Clearfield, Utah|Clearfield]] [[Ogden-Clearfield metropolitan area|MSA]] || '''694,863''' || [[Utah]] || [[File:Downtown ogden.jpg|150px|Downtown Ogden]]
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| 23 || 89 ||align=left | [[Provo, Utah|Provo]]-[[Orem, Utah|Orem]] [[Provo-Orem metropolitan area|MSA]] || '''671,185''' || [[Utah]] || [[File:Downtown_Provo.jpg|150px|Downtown Provo]]
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| 24 || 99 ||align=left | [[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]]-[[Spokane Valley, Washington|Spokane Valley]] [[Spokane metropolitan area|MSA]] || '''585,784''' || [[Washington (state)|Washington]] || [[File:SpokaneFromPalisades 20070614.jpg|150px|Downtown Spokane]]
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| 25 || 103 ||align=left | [[Modesto, California|Modesto]] [[Stanislaus County, California|MSA]] || '''552,878''' || [[California]] || [[File:Modesto Arch.JPG|150px|The Modesto Arch]]
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===Other population centers===
* The MSA of [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]], although belonging to [[Texas]], considered part of the [[Southern United States]], it is sometimes also considered part of the Western United States. Its enumerated population in April 2020 was 868,859.<ref name=2020Census />
* The largest MSA in [[Alaska]] is [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]]; it has an enumerated population of 398,328, as of April 2020.<ref name=2020Census />
* In the outlying areas of the Western United States, the largest population centers are [[Tafuna]] in [[American Samoa]];<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/AmSamoa.html |work=Citypopulation.de |title=American Samoa |access-date=September 9, 2019 }}</ref> [[Dededo, Guam|Dededo]] in [[Guam]];<ref name="GU"/> and [[Saipan]] in the [[Northern Mariana Islands]].<ref name="MP"/>