# Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Area

The Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area, designated by the United States Census Bureau, encompassing two counties - Erie and Niagara - in the state of New York. It has a population of over 1.1 million people and is the second-largest metropolitan area in the state. As of the 2020 U S. census, the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) had a population of 1,166,902. The larger Buffalo Niagara Region is an economic zone consisting of eight counties in Western New York.
In 2010, the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan statistical area was ranked the 10th best place in the U.S. for working mothers by ForbesWoman magazine.

## Counties

* Erie
* Niagara
* Cattaraugus (part of CSA)

## Communities
### Cities

* Buffalo
* Lackawanna
* Lockport
* Niagara Falls
* North Tonawanda
* Olean (part of CSA)
* Salamanca (part of CSA)
* Tonawanda

### Towns

| Alden Albion Amherst Aurora Barre Boston Brant Cambria Carlton Cheektowaga Claredon Clarence Colden Collins Concord Eden Elma | Evans Gaines Grand Island Hamburg Hartland Holland Kendall Lancaster Lewiston Lockport Marilla Murray Newfane Newstead Niagara | North Collins Orchard Park Pendleton Porter Royalton Ridgeway Sardinia Somerset Shelby Tonawanda Wales West Seneca Wheatfield Wilson Yates |

### Villages

* Akron
* Albion
* Alden
* Angola
* Barker
* Blasdell
* Depew
* East Aurora
* Farnham
* Gowanda (partial)
* Hamburg
* Holley
* Kendall
* Kenmore
* Lancaster
* Lewiston
* Lyndonville
* Medina
* Middleport
* North Collins
* Orchard Park
* Sloan
* Springville
* Williamsville
* Wilson
* Youngstown

### Census-designated places

* Angola on the Lake
* Billington Heights
* Cheektowaga
* Clarence Center
* East Amherst
* Eden
* Elma Center
* Gasport
* Harris Hill
* Holland
* Lake Erie Beach
* Newfane
* North Boston
* Olcott
* Ransomville
* Rapids
* South Lockport
* Tonawanda
* Town Line
* West Seneca

### Indian Reservations

* Cattaraugus Reservation (partial)
* Tonawanda Reservation (Erie County)
* Tonawanda Reservation (Niagara County)
* Tuscarora Reservation (Niagara County)

## Demographics

As of the 2020 Census there were 1,166,902 people residing in the MSA. It was 74.5% White, 13.0% Black or African American, 0.7% American Indian or Alaska Native, 4.2% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 2.1% Other and 5.5% two or more Races. 5.8% of the population identified as Hispanic or Latino.

## Transportation
### Amtrak stations

| Station | Code | City | County | Lines served |
| Buffalo–Depew | BUF | Depew | Erie | Empire Service, Lake Shore Limited, Maple Leaf |
| Buffalo – Exchange Street | BFX | Buffalo | Erie | Empire Service, Maple Leaf |
| Niagara Falls | NFL | Niagara Falls | Niagara | Empire Service, Maple Leaf |

### Major airports

| Airport | IATA code | ICAO code | County |
| Buffalo Niagara International Airport | BUF | KBUF | Erie |
| Niagara Falls International Airport | IAG | KIAG | Niagara |

### Major highways

* Interstate 90
* Interstate 190
* Interstate 290
* Interstate 990
* U.S. Route 20
* U.S. Route 20A
* U.S. Route 62
* U.S. Route 219
* New York State Route 5
* New York State Route 18
* New York State Route 33
* New York State Route 104
* New York State Route 198
* New York State Route 400

## Combined Statistical Area

The Buffalo–Cheektowaga–Olean combined statistical area (CSA), which includes the Buffalo–Niagara Falls MSA and adds Cattaraugus County, had a population of 1,215,826 inhabitants. It is part of the Great Lakes Megalopolis, which contains an estimated 54 million people.
* Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
** Buffalo–Cheektowaga (Erie and Niagara counties)
* Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSAs)
** Olean (Cattaraugus County)