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| The Mid-Atlantic from Space From upper L to R: Washington D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York. (Richmond and Hampton Roads in VA are also partially visible at the far left and lower left parts of the photo respectively) Image Courtesy of NASA Johnson Space Center |
The Northeast is one of the most populous and most densely populated regions in the United States. This past spring, the Census Bureau released its 2012 population estimates for the nation's metropolitan areas. The estimated population for the largest combined metropolitan areas (CSA's*) in the Northeast was 50,475,854, or approximately 16% of the U.S. population. The Mid-Atlantic accounts for a significant portion of that total, with a population of 39,823,114 in its three major combined metro areas (New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore-Washington D.C.). A table with the 2012 populations of the largest individual metro areas (MSAs) in the region is posted after the break:
