Claim: The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass, ranked first in the 2010 United States Census.
Evidence: 1 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area The New York metropolitan area is the largest metropolitan area in the US by urban landmass, at 3,450.2 sq mi (8,936 km).