TheCommonwealth of Puerto Rico currently has 13statistical areas that have been delineated by theUnited States Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated threecombined statistical areas , sixmetropolitan statistical areas , and fourmicropolitan statistical areas inPuerto Rico .[ 1] [ 2] As of 2023, the largest of these is theSan Juan-Bayamón, PR CSA , comprising the area around themunicipality ofSan Juan , the capital and largest city of Puerto Rico.
TheOffice of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000statistical areas for theUnited States andPuerto Rico .[ 3] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, theUnited States Census Bureau , planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.
The OMB defines acore-based statistical area (commonly referred to as aCBSA ) as thecounty or counties (orcounty-equivalents ) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population,[ 3] "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core".[ 3] The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas based on population intometropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 andmicropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people.[ 3]
The OMB defines acombined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacentcore-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is at least 15%.[ 3] Theprimary statistical areas (PSAs) include allcombined statistical areas and anycore-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.
The 13 United States statistical areas and 78 municipios of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Combined statistical area[ 1] 2023 population (est.)[ 4] Core-based statistical area[ 1] 2023 population (est.)[ 4] Municipio 2023 population (est.)[ 4] San Juan-Bayamón, PR CSA 2,360,082 San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR MSA 2,035,733 San Juan Municipio 333,005 Bayamón Municipio 180,835 Carolina Municipio 150,843 Caguas Municipio 124,608 Guaynabo Municipio 89,039 Toa Baja Municipio 71,888 Trujillo Alto Municipio 66,705 Toa Alta Municipio 65,957 Vega Baja Municipio 53,527 Humacao Municipio 49,712 Río Grande Municipio 45,568 Canóvanas Municipio 41,513 Cayey Municipio 40,525 Gurabo Municipio 39,971 Cidra Municipio 39,418 Manatí Municipio 38,655 San Lorenzo Municipio 37,264 Juncos Municipio 36,684 Dorado Municipio 35,702 Las Piedras Municipio 34,750 Vega Alta Municipio 34,638 Corozal Municipio 34,348 Fajardo Municipio 31,166 Naranjito Municipio 29,282 Barranquitas Municipio 29,020 Yabucoa Municipio 28,897 Morovis Municipio 28,197 Aibonito Municipio 24,602 Aguas Buenas Municipio 23,274 Naguabo Municipio 22,838 Barceloneta Municipio 22,376 Loíza Municipio 22,302 Cataño Municipio 22,108 Orocovis Municipio 21,204 Comerío Municipio 18,601 Luquillo Municipio 17,386 Ciales Municipio 16,691 Florida Municipio 11,525 Ceiba Municipio 10,843 Maunabo Municipio 10,266 Arecibo, PR MSA 179,470 Arecibo Municipio 85,641 Hatillo Municipio 37,950 Camuy Municipio 32,625 Quebradillas Municipio 23,254 Guayama, PR MSA 65,190 Guayama Municipio 34,765 Patillas Municipio 15,347 Arroyo Municipio 15,078 Lares, PR μSA 27,729 Lares Municipio 27,729 Utuado, PR μSA 27,242 Utuado Municipio 27,242 Coco, PR μSA 27,128 Salinas Municipio 27,128 Mayagüez-Aguadilla, PR CSA 458,312 Aguadilla, PR MSA 250,435 Aguadilla Municipio 53,622 Isabela Municipio 42,794 San Sebastián Municipio 38,926 Aguada Municipio 37,528 Moca Municipio 37,325 Añasco Municipio 24,815 Rincón Municipio 15,425 Mayagüez, PR MSA 207,877 Mayagüez Municipio 69,798 Cabo Rojo Municipio 46,665 San Germán Municipio 30,996 Lajas Municipio 22,872 Sabana Grande Municipio 22,210 Hormigueros Municipio 15,336 Ponce-Coamo, PR CSA 337,492 Ponce, PR MSA 284,137 Ponce Municipio 130,251 Juana Díaz Municipio 45,919 Yauco Municipio 32,406 Villalba Municipio 21,285 Peñuelas Municipio 19,563 Adjuntas Municipio 17,900 Guayanilla Municipio 16,813 Coamo, PR μSA 53,355 Coamo Municipio 33,662 Santa Isabel Municipio 19,693 none Jayuya Municipio 14,435 Guánica Municipio 12,415 Las Marías Municipio 8,672 Vieques Municipio 7,999 Maricao Municipio 4,523 Culebra Municipio 1,761 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 3,205,691
The 10 core-based statistical areas of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 2023 rank Core-based statistical area [ 1] Population 2023 estimate[ 4] Change 2020 Census [ 5] Change 2010 Census [ 6] 1 San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR MSA 2,035,733 −2.19 %2,081,265 −11.44 %2,350,126 2 Ponce, PR MSA 284,137 −4.17 %296,497 −15.42 %350,536 3 Aguadilla, PR MSA 250,435 −1.31 %253,768 −7.90 %275,539 4 Mayagüez, PR MSA 207,877 −2.78 %213,831 −12.29 %243,792 5 Arecibo, PR MSA 179,470 −1.77 %182,705 −8.41 %199,471 6 Guayama, PR MSA 65,190 −4.75 %68,442 −18.73 %84,214 7 Coamo, PR μSA 53,355 −2.90 %54,949 −13.85 %63,786 8 Lares, PR μSA 27,729 −1.34 %28,105 −8.61 %30,753 9 Utuado, PR μSA 27,242 −3.69 %28,287 −14.67 %33,149 10 Coco, PR μSA 24,718 −4.15 %25,789 −17.02 %31,078
The three combined statistical areas of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 2023 rank Combined statistical area [ 1] Population 2023 estimate[ 4] Change 2020 Census [ 5] Change 2010 Census [ 6] 1 San Juan-Bayamón, PR CSA 2,360,082 −2.26 %2,414,593 −11.51 %2,728,791 2 Mayagüez-Aguadilla, PR CSA 458,312 −1.99 %467,599 −9.96 %519,331 3 Ponce-Coamo, PR CSA 337,492 −3.97 %351,446 −15.18 %414,322
^a b c d e Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas (July 21, 2023)."0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01" (PDF) .Office of Management and Budget . RetrievedOctober 23, 2023 . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link )^ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas in the United States and Puerto Rico, July 2023" (PDF) .United States Census Bureau . Retrieved8 October 2024 .^a b c d e "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas" .Office of Management and Budget . July 16, 2021. RetrievedDecember 13, 2021 .^a b c d e "Puerto Rico Municipios Population Totals: 2020-2023" .United States Census Bureau , Population Division. June 2024. RetrievedAugust 15, 2024 .^a b "PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS" .U.S. Census Bureau . 2020. RetrievedMay 21, 2024 .^a b "Puerto Rico Municipios Population by Characteristics: 2010-2019" .U.S. Census Bureau . 2019. RetrievedAugust 15, 2024 .
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