Map of the 78 municipios of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
An enlargeable map of the 78 municipios of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.[1]

The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico currently has 15 statistical areas that have been delineated by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On March 6, 2020, the OMB delineated three combined statistical areas, eight metropolitan statistical areas, and four micropolitan statistical areas in Puerto Rico.[1]

Statistical areas

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico.[2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.

The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as "a statistical geographic entity consisting of the county or counties (or county-equivalents) associated with at least one core[lower-alpha 1] of at least 10,000 population, plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core."[2] The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) that have "a population of at least 50,000" and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) that have "a population of at least 10,000, but less than 50,000."[2]

The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as "a geographic entity consisting of two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas with employment interchange measures[lower-alpha 2] of at least 15%."[2] The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.

Table

The table below describes the 15 statistical areas and 78 municipios of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico with the following information:

  1. The combined statistical area (CSA) as designated by the OMB.[1]
  2. The CSA population according to 2019 US Census Bureau population estimates.[3]
  3. The core based statistical area (CBSA)[2] as designated by the OMB.[1]
  4. The CBSA population according to 2019 US Census Bureau population estimates [3]
  5. The municipio name
  6. The municipio population according to 2019 US Census Bureau population estimates [3]
The 15 statistical areas and 78 municipios of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

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Combined Statistical Area 2019 Population Core Based Statistical Area 2019 Population Municipio 2019 Population
San Juan-Bayamón, PR CSA 2,297,875 San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR MSA 2,023,227 San Juan Municipio 318,441
Bayamón Municipio 169,269
Carolina Municipio 146,984
Caguas Municipio 124,606
Guaynabo Municipio 83,728
Toa Baja Municipio 74,271
Toa Alta Municipio 72,025
Trujillo Alto Municipio 63,674
Humacao Municipio 50,653
Vega Baja Municipio 50,023
Río Grande Municipio 48,025
Gurabo Municipio 47,093
Canóvanas Municipio 44,674
Cayey Municipio 42,409
Cidra Municipio 38,307
Juncos Municipio 38,155
Manatí Municipio 37,287
Las Piedras Municipio 37,007
Dorado Municipio 36,141
Vega Alta Municipio 36,061
San Lorenzo Municipio 35,989
Corozal Municipio 32,293
Yabucoa Municipio 32,282
Morovis Municipio 30,335
Fajardo Municipio 29,454
Barranquitas Municipio 27,725
Naranjito Municipio 27,349
Naguabo Municipio 25,761
Aguas Buenas Municipio 24,814
Loíza Municipio 24,553
Barceloneta Municipio 23,727
Cataño Municipio 23,121
Aibonito Municipio 22,108
Orocovis Municipio 20,220
Comerío Municipio 18,648
Luquillo Municipio 17,665
Ciales Municipio 15,808
Florida Municipio 11,317
Ceiba Municipio 10,904
Maunabo Municipio 10,321
Arecibo, PR MSA 174,606 Arecibo Municipio 81,966
Hatillo Municipio 39,218
Camuy Municipio 30,504
Quebradillas Municipio 22,918
Guayama, PR MSA 72,914 Guayama Municipio 39,465
Arroyo Municipio 17,238
Patillas Municipio 16,211
Coco, PR μSA 27,128 Salinas Municipio 27,128
Ponce-Yauco-Coamo, PR CSA 360,670 Ponce, PR MSA 215,295 Ponce Municipio 131,881
Juana Díaz Municipio 44,679
Villalba Municipio 21,372
Adjuntas Municipio 17,363
Yauco, PR MSA 85,830 Yauco Municipio 33,575
Peñuelas Municipio 19,249
Guayanilla Municipio 17,623
Guánica Municipio 15,383
Coamo, PR μSA 38,336 Coamo Municipio 38,336
Santa Isabel, PR μSA 21,209 Santa Isabel Municipio 21,209
none Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastián, PR MSA 289,289 Aguadilla Municipio 50,265
Isabela Municipio 40,423
Aguada Municipio 36,694
San Sebastián Municipio 35,528
Moca Municipio 34,891
Utuado Municipio 27,395
Añasco Municipio 26,161
Lares Municipio 24,276
Rincón Municipio 13,656
Mayagüez-San Germán, PR CSA 216,439 San Germán, PR MSA 121,464 Cabo Rojo Municipio 47,515
San Germán Municipio 30,227
Lajas Municipio 22,010
Sabana Grande Municipio 21,712
Mayagüez, PR MSA 94,975 Mayagüez Municipio 71,530
Hormigueros Municipio 15,518
Las Marías Municipio 7,927
none Jayuya, PR μSA 13,891 Jayuya Municipio 13,891
none Vieques Municipio 8,386
Maricao Municipio 5,430
Culebra Municipio 1,714
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 3,193,694

See also

Notes

  1. The OMB defines a core as "a densely settled concentration of population, comprising an Urban Area (of 10,000 or more population) delineated by the Census Bureau, around which a core-based statistical area is delineated."[2]
  2. The OMB defines the employment interchange measure as "the sum of the percentage of workers living in the smaller entity who work in the larger entity plus the percentage of employment in the smaller entity that is accounted for by workers who reside in the larger entity."[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas (March 6, 2020). "0MB BULLETIN NO. 20-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Retrieved December 15, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas". Office of Management and Budget. July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. July 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.

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