List of core-based statistical areas

Columns: Rank | Core-based statistical area | 2012 estimate | 2010 Census | Change | Encompassing combined statistical area
1 | New York-Newark-Jersey City , NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 19,831,858 | 19,567,410 | +1.35% | New York-Newark , NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area | 2 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim , CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 13,052,921 | 12,828,837 | +1.75% | Los Angeles-Long Beach , CA Combined Statistical Area | 3 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin , IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area | 9,522,434 | 9,461,105 | +0.65% | Chicago-Naperville , IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area | 4 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington , TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6,700,991 | 6,426,214 | +4.28% | Dallas-Fort Worth , TX-OK Combined Statistical Area | 5 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land , TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6,177,035 | 5,920,416 | +4.33% | Houston-The Woodlands , TX Combined Statistical Area | 6 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington , PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6,018,800 | 5,965,343 | +0.90% | Philadelphia-Reading-Camden , PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area | 7 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria , DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5,860,342 | 5,636,232 | +3.98% | Washington-Baltimore-Arlington , DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area

Example questions:
What is the rank of the Core-based statistical area that is considered a beta ( + ) world city ? | What is the Core-based statistical area whose Encompassing combined statistical area is an example of twin cities in the sense of geographical proximity ? | What is the Change of the Core-based statistical area that is the largest urban agglomeration ? | What is the 2012 estimate of the Core-based statistical area whose gross domestic product was $ 242 billion in 2017 ?

Answers:
9 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington , MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area | +1.35% | 4,329,534