Omaha Metro
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Omaha–Council Bluffs, NE–IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Downtown Omaha
Interactive Map of Omaha, NE–IACSA   City of Omaha   City of Council Bluffs   Omaha, NE–IAMSA   Fremont, NEµSA
Coordinates:41°15′35″N95°55′18″W / 41.2597°N 95.9217°W /41.2597; -95.9217
Country	United States
State	Nebraska Iowa
Largest city	Omaha
Other cities	Council Bluffs Bellevue Papillion La Vista Fremont
Area
• Total	4,407 sq mi (11,410 km2)
Population  (2025)
• Total	1,001,010
• Rank	58th in the U.S.
• Density	340/sq mi (133/km2)
GDP [1]
• Total	$92.356 billion (2023)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)

TheOmaha metropolitan area, officially known as theOmaha, NE–IA, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), is anurbanized, bi-state metro region inNebraska andIowa in theAmerican Midwest, centered on the city ofOmaha, Nebraska. The region consists of eight counties (five in Nebraska and three in Iowa), and extends over a large area on both sides of theMissouri River. Covering 4,407 square miles (11,410 km²) and with a population of 967,604 (2020),^[2] the Omaha metropolitan area is the most populous in both Nebraska and Iowa (although theDes Moines–West Des Moines MSA is the largest MSA centered entirely in Iowa), and is the 58th most populous MSA in the United States. The 2003 revision to metropolitan area definitions was accompanied by the creation ofmicropolitan areas andcombined statistical areas.Fremont, inDodge County, Nebraska, was designated a micropolitan area. The Omaha–Fremont Combined Statistical Area has a population of 1,058,125 (2020 estimate).^[3][4][5] Approximately 1.5 million people reside within the Greater Omaha area, within a 50 mi (80 km) radius ofDowntown Omaha.

Standard definitions forUnited States metropolitan areas were created in 1949; the first census which had metropolitan area data was the 1950 census. At that time, the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area comprised three counties:Douglas andSarpy in Nebraska, andPottawattamie in Iowa. No additional counties were added to the metropolitan area until 1983, whenWashington County of Nebraska was added.Cass County, Nebraska, was added in 1993;Saunders County in Nebraska andHarrison andMills counties in Iowa became part of the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area in 2003.

• Omaha – 486,051 inhabitants (2020)

• Bellevue, Nebraska – 64,176 inhabitants (2020)
• Council Bluffs, Iowa - 62,799 inhabitants (2020)

• Papillion, Nebraska – 24,159 inhabitants (2020)
• La Vista, Nebraska – 16,746 inhabitants (2020)

• Blair, Nebraska – 7,790 inhabitants
• Glenwood, Iowa – 5,073 inhabitants
• Gretna, Nebraska – 5,083 inhabitants
• Plattsmouth, Nebraska – 6,544 inhabitants
• Ralston, Nebraska – 6,494 inhabitants

• Chalco, Nebraska – 11,064 inhabitants
• Offutt Air Force Base – 5,363 inhabitants

• Population for Iowa metropolitan areas and components, 1950 – 2000
• omaha.towncommons.com – wiki website for the Omaha–Council Bluffs metro area

41°15′35″N95°55′18″W / 41.25972°N 95.92167°W /41.25972; -95.92167

• Geography of Omaha, Nebraska
• Metropolitan areas of Nebraska
• Metropolitan areas of Iowa
• Regions of Iowa
• Regions of Nebraska

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