Editing Gulf Coast of the United States (section)

==Metropolitan areas==
The following table lists the 11 largest [[core-based statistical area]]s along the Gulf Coast.
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:1em auto;"
|+<big>Metropolitan statistical areas on the United States Gulf Coast</big>
!Rank
!Metropolitan statistical area
!2020 pop. (est.)
|-
|align=center|1
|[[Greater Houston|Houston-The Woodlands, TX Combined Statistical Area]]
|align=right|7,340,823
|-
|align=center|2
|[[Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area]]
|align=right|3,243,963
|-
|align=center|3
|[[New Orleans-Metairie-Hammond, LA-MS Combined Statistical Area]]
|align=right|1,510,672	
|-
|align=center|4
|[[Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL Combined Statistical Area]]
|align=right|1,226,553
|-
|align=center|5
|[[North Port-Sarasota, FL Combined Statistical Area]]
|align=right|1,087,915
|-
|align=center|6
|[[McAllen-Edinburg, TX Combined Statistical Area]]
|align=right|939,466
|-
|align=center|7
|[[Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area]]
|align=right|858,571
|-
|align=center|8
|[[Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL Combined Statistical Area]]
|align=right|661,964
|-
|align=center|9
|[[Lafayette-Opelousas-Morgan City, LA Combined Statistical Area]]
|align=right|619,529
|-
|align=center|10
|[[Pensacola-Ferry Pass, FL-AL Combined Statistical Area]]
|align=right|547,784
|-
|align=center|11
|[[Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX Combined Statistical Area]]
|align=right|536,258
|-
|}