Question: In what region is located the 15th largest Metropolitan Statistical Area ( MSA ) in the United States ?

text: List of U.S. cities with significant Chinese-American populations
Metropolitan areas with more than 20,000 Chinese-Americans
The list of metropolitan area with at least the total Chinese-American population of 20,000 , as of the 2011-2015 American Community Survey [ update ] .
Cities considered to have significant Chinese-American populations are large U.S. cities or municipalities with a critical mass of at least 1% of the total urban population; medium-sized cities with a critical mass of at least 1% of their total population; and small cities with a critical mass of at least 10% of the total population. According to the 2012 Census estimates, the three metropolitan areas with the largest Chinese-American populations were the Greater New York Combined Statistical Area at 735,019 people, the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland Combined Statistical Area at 629,243 people, and the Greater Los Angeles Combined Statistical Area at about 566,968 people. In the post-1965 era, first- and second-generation immigrants include those from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Also included in the Chinese-American population enumeration are ethnic Chinese from Malaysia and Vietnam who might identify themselves as Chinese, thus skewing the census reporting. New York City is home to by far the highest Chinese-American population of any city proper, with an estimated 573,388 Chinese-Americans in New York City, significantly higher than the total of the next five cities combined; multiple large Chinatowns in Manhattan, Brooklyn (three), and Queens (three) are thriving as traditionally urban enclaves, as large-scale Chinese immigration continues into New York, with the largest metropolitan Chinese population outside Asia. The Los Angeles County city of Monterey Park has the highest percentage of Chinese-Americans of any municipality, at 43.7% of its population, or 24,758 people. The San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County is the single largest concentration of combined Chinese and Taiwanese Americans in the country, having a collections of U.S. suburbs with large foreign-born Chinese-speaking populations, ranging from working-class individuals residing in Rosemead and El Monte to wealthier immigrants living in Arcadia, San Marino, and Diamond Bar. A similar demographic shift has also taken place in the southern half of the San Francisco Bay Area. Conversely, the suburbs of New York City within the state of New Jersey are notable for their widespread and increasing prevalence of Chinese-Americans (see list below), reflecting their general affluence and propensity for professional occupations.
Rank MSA Region Chinese-Americans Percentage
1 New York-Newark-Jersey City Mid-Atlantic 739,144 3.7
2 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim Pacific 528,248 4.0
3 San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward Pacific 460,252 10.2
4 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara Pacific 169,026 8.8
5 Boston-Cambridge-Newton New England 133,241 2.8
6 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin East North Central 109,046 1.1
7 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria South Atlantic 105,462 1.8
8 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue Pacific 98,949 2.7
9 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land West South Central 86,246 1.4
10 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Mid-Atlantic 82,487 1.4
11 Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade Pacific 61,203 2.8
12 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington West South Central 57,325 0.8
13 San Diego-Carlsbad Pacific 56,751 1.8
14 Urban Honolulu Pacific 53,119 5.4
15 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario Pacific 51,628 1.2
16 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell South Atlantic 46,859 0.8
17 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach South Atlantic 34,210 0.6
18 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro Pacific 31,533 1.4
19 Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise Mountain 30,329 1.5
20 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale Mountain 28,550 0.6