List of exurbs in the United States

This list of exurbs in the United States from the Finding Exurbia report was identified by the Brookings Institution in 2006.[1] Some of them form a Micropolitan Statistical Area or other small metro area that may connect with a larger one to form a Combined Statistical Area.

Criteria

To qualify as an exurb in the Finding Exurbia report, a census tract must meet three criteria:

  1. Economic connection to a large metropolis.
  2. Low housing density: bottom third of census tracts with regard to housing density. In 2000, this was a minimum of 2.6 acres (11,000 m2) per resident.
  3. Population growth exceeding the average for its metropolitan area.

List

These exurbs are listed in the report, sorted by Metropolitan Statistical Area and then by state. Occasional nuances in their economies and relevant population centers will be marked as well.

Maryland

Pennsylvania

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

North Carolina

South Carolina

Illinois

Indiana

Wisconsin

Indiana

Kentucky

Ohio

Oklahoma

Texas

Duluth, Minnesota/ Twin Ports

Kansas

Missouri

Arkansas

Mississippi

Tennessee

Minnesota

Wisconsin

Connecticut

New Jersey

New York

Pennsylvania

Iowa

Nebraska

Delaware

Maryland

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

Oregon

Washington

Massachusetts

Rhode Island

Illinois

Missouri

Salt Lake City, Utah

North Carolina

Virginia

Maryland

Virginia

West Virginia

See also

References

  1. ^ Berube, Alan; Singer, Audrey; Wilson, Jill H.; Frey, William H. (October 2006). "Finding Exurbia: America's Fast-Growing Communities at the Metropolitan Fringe". Living Cities Census Series. Washington, D.C.: The Brookings Institution. Retrieved 2020-08-03. We first identify exurbs using census tracts—small areas with an average of 4,000 people—and then aggregate these areas to the county level for further analysis.