Puerto Rico statistical areas
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico currently has 13 statistical areas that have been delineated by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated three combined statistical areas, six metropolitan statistical areas, and four micropolitan statistical areas in Puerto Rico.[1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the San Juan-Bayamón, PR CSA, comprising the area around San Juan, Puerto Rico's capital and largest city.
Background
[edit]The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico.[2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.
The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population,[2] "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".[2] The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas based on population into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people.[2]
The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is at least 15%.[2] The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.
Table
[edit]Primary statistical areas
[edit]Primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area. Of the 13 statistical areas of Puerto Rico, three are PSAs comprising its three combined statistical areas.
| 2020 rank | Primary statistical area[1] | Population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 estimate[3] | Change | 2020 Census[3] | Change | 2010 Census[4] | ||
| 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 |
See also
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d 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. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d e "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas". Office of Management and Budget. July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Puerto Rico Municipios Population Totals: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. June 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
- ^ "Puerto Rico Municipios Population by Characteristics: 2010-2019". U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
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