New York-Northern NJ-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA

1950‑1959:		New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SMA
1959‑1983:		New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA
1983‑2003:		Not defined
2003‑2006:		New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA

Subareas

Timeline

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

Subarea

In this area

Defined but not in this area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Bergen County, NJ	539,139	780,255	898,012	845,385	825,380	884,118	902,308

Essex County, NJ	905,949	923,545	929,986	851,116	778,206	793,633	789,166

Hudson County, NJ	647,437	610,734	609,266	556,972	553,099	608,975	602,970

Middlesex County, NJ	264,872	433,856	583,813	595,893	671,780	750,162	789,283

Morris County, NJ	164,371	261,620	383,454	407,630	421,353	470,212	490,084

Passaic County, NJ	337,093	406,618	460,782	447,585	453,060	489,049	496,985

Somerset County, NJ	99,052	143,913	198,372	203,129	240,279	297,490	319,830

Union County, NJ	398,138	504,255	543,116	504,094	493,819	522,541	530,710

Bronx County, NY	1,451,277	1,424,815	1,471,701	1,168,972	1,203,789	1,332,650	1,364,566

Kings County, NY	2,738,175	2,627,319	2,602,012	2,230,936	2,300,664	2,465,326	2,511,408

Nassau County, NY	672,765	1,300,171	1,428,080	1,321,582	1,287,348	1,334,544	1,331,620

New York County, NY	1,960,101	1,698,281	1,539,233	1,428,285	1,487,536	1,537,195	1,606,275

Queens County, NY	1,550,849	1,809,578	1,986,473	1,891,325	1,951,598	2,229,379	2,256,576

Richmond County, NY	191,555	221,991	295,443	352,121	378,977	443,728	475,014

Rockland County, NY	89,276	136,803	229,903	259,530	265,475	286,753	294,636

Suffolk County, NY	276,129	666,784	1,124,950	1,284,231	1,321,864	1,419,369	1,472,086

Westchester County, NY	625,816	808,891	894,104	866,599	874,866	923,459	947,719

Hunterdon County, NJ	42,736	54,107	69,718	87,361	107,776	121,989	130,042

Monmouth County, NJ	225,327	334,401	459,379	503,173	553,124	615,301	634,841

Ocean County, NJ	56,622	108,241	208,470	346,038	433,203	510,916	558,170

Sussex County, NJ	34,423	49,255	77,528	116,119	130,943	144,166	152,726

Warren County, NJ	54,374	63,220	73,879	84,429	91,607	102,437	110,317

Pike County, PA	8,425	9,158	11,818	18,271	27,966	46,302	56,180

Putnam County, NY	20,307	31,722	56,696	77,193	83,941	95,745	100,528

Norwalk city, CT	49,460	67,775	79,113	77,767	78,331	82,951	84,437

Weston town, CT	1,988	4,039	7,417	8,284	8,648	10,037	10,276

Westport town, CT	11,667	20,955	27,414	25,290	24,410	25,749	26,615

Wilton town, CT	4,558	8,026	13,572	15,351	15,989	17,633	17,960

Darien town, CT	11,767	18,437	20,411	18,892	18,196	19,607	20,452

Greenwich town, CT	40,835	53,793	59,755	59,578	58,441	61,101	62,236

New Canaan town, CT	8,001	13,466	17,455	17,931	17,864	19,395	19,984

Stamford city and town, CT	74,293	92,713	108,798	102,453	108,056	117,083	120,045



Total	12,911,994	14,759,429	16,178,700	16,121,297	-	-	18,813,723
Percent Change	-	14.3%	9.6%	-0.4%	-100.0%	-	-



Total (as currently defined)	13,299,834	15,346,313	17,062,309	16,363,540	16,846,046	18,323,002	18,813,723
Percent Change	-	15.4%	11.2%	-4.1%	2.9%	8.8%	2.7%

Timeline

In this area

In another area

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

Component

Bergen County, NJ

Essex County, NJ

Hudson County, NJ

Middlesex County, NJ

Morris County, NJ

Passaic County, NJ

Somerset County, NJ

Union County, NJ

Bronx County, NY

Kings County, NY

Nassau County, NY

New York County, NY

Queens County, NY

Richmond County, NY

Rockland County, NY

Suffolk County, NY

Westchester County, NY

Hunterdon County, NJ

Monmouth County, NJ

Ocean County, NJ

Sussex County, NJ

Warren County, NJ

Pike County, PA

Putnam County, NY

Norwalk city, CT

Weston town, CT

Westport town, CT

Wilton town, CT

Darien town, CT

Greenwich town, CT

New Canaan town, CT

Stamford city and town, CT

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990	2000	2005


New York, NY	7,891,957	*	7,781,984	*	7,895,563	*	7,071,639	*	7,322,564	8,008,278	8,143,197	*

Clifton, NJ	64,511		82,084	*	82,437	*	74,388	*	71,742	78,672	79,922

Passaic, NJ	57,702		53,963	*	55,124	*	52,463	*	58,041	67,861	68,338

Paterson, NJ	139,336		143,663	*	144,824	*	137,970	*	140,891	149,222	149,843

New Brunswick, NJ	38,811		40,139		41,885		41,442		41,711	48,573	50,156

Perth Amboy, NJ	41,330		38,007		38,798		38,951		41,967	47,303	48,797

Edison, NJ	16,348		44,799		67,120		70,193		88,680	97,687	100,499	*

Jersey City, NJ	299,017		276,101	*	260,545	*	223,532	*	228,537	240,055	239,614

Hoboken, NJ	50,676		48,441		45,380		42,460		33,397	38,577	39,900

Bayonne, NJ	77,203		74,215		72,743		65,047		61,444	61,842	59,987

Dover, NJ	7,707		17,414		43,751		64,455		76,371	89,706	(x)

Newark, NJ	438,776		405,220	*	382,417	*	329,248	*	275,221	273,546	280,666	*

Elizabeth, NJ	112,817		107,698		112,654		106,201		110,002	120,568	125,809

Union, NJ	38,004		51,499		53,077		50,184		50,024	54,405	55,326	*

White Plains, NY	43,466		50,485		50,125		46,999		48,718	53,077	56,733	*

Wayne, NJ	11,822		29,353		49,141		46,474		47,025	54,069	55,150	*

Norwalk, CT	49,460		67,775		79,113		77,767	*	78,331	82,951	84,437

Stamford, CT	74,293		92,713		108,798		102,453	*	108,056	117,083	120,045



Total	7,891,957		8,743,015		8,820,910		8,069,460		0	0	8,691,571
Metro	12,911,994		14,759,429		16,178,700		16,121,297		0	0	18,813,723
Percent	61.1%		59.2%		54.5%		50.1%				46.2%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

City

New York, NY

Clifton, NJ

Passaic, NJ

Paterson, NJ

New Brunswick, NJ

Perth Amboy, NJ

Edison, NJ

Jersey City, NJ

Hoboken, NJ

Bayonne, NJ

Dover, NJ

Newark, NJ

Elizabeth, NJ

Union, NJ

White Plains, NY

Wayne, NJ

Norwalk, CT

Stamford, CT

Urban/Rural Population

Urban/rural figures are not available for New England metro areas before 2000


2000				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			17,934,476	97.9%
		UA Population		17,813,895	97.2%
	Rural Population			388,526	2.1%

	Inside Principal Cities			8,541,062	46.6%
	Outside Principal Cities			9,781,940	53.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			18,323,002	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Bridgeport-Stamford, CT-NY		888,890	42,716	4.8%
	New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT		17,799,861	17,744,024	99.7%
	Allentown-Bethlehem, PA-NJ		576,408	831	0.1%
	Hightstown, NJ		69,977	19,300	27.6%
	Trenton, NJ		268,472	2,293	0.9%
	Danbury, CT-NY		154,455	4,731	3.1%

	Total			17,813,895


	population figures are from the 2000 census, metro areas as defined Jun 2003

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SMA
-		Bergen County, NJ included as original SMA component
-		Essex County, NJ included as original SMA component
-		Hudson County, NJ included as original SMA component
-		Middlesex County, NJ included as original SMA component
-		Morris County, NJ included as original SMA component
-		Passaic County, NJ included as original SMA component
-		Somerset County, NJ included as original SMA component
-		Union County, NJ included as original SMA component
-		Warren County, NJ included as original component of Allentown-Bethlehem, PA-NJ SMA
-		Bronx County, NY included as original SMA component
-		Kings County, NY included as original SMA component
-		Nassau County, NY included as original SMA component
-		New York County, NY included as original SMA component
-		Queens County, NY included as original SMA component
-		Richmond County, NY included as original SMA component
-		Rockland County, NY included as original SMA component
-		Suffolk County, NY included as original SMA component
-		Westchester County, NY included as original SMA component
-		New York, NY designated as original central city of new SMA
-		New SMA: Stamford-Norwalk, CT SMA
-		Darien town (in Fairfield County, CT) included as original component of Stamford-Norwalk, CT SMA
-		Greenwich town (in Fairfield County, CT) included as original component of Stamford-Norwalk, CT SMA
-		New Canaan town (in Fairfield County, CT) included as original component of Stamford-Norwalk, CT SMA
-		Norwalk city (in Fairfield County, CT) included as original component of Stamford-Norwalk, CT SMA
-		Stamford city and town (in Fairfield County, CT) included as original component of Stamford-Norwalk, CT SMA
-		Westport town (in Fairfield County, CT) included as original component of Stamford-Norwalk, CT SMA
-		Stamford, CT designated as original central city of new Stamford-Norwalk, CT SMA


Jun 1959



-		New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SMA became
-		New SMSA: Norwalk, CT SMSA
-		Norwalk, CT designated as original central city of new Norwalk, CT SMSA
-		Title of Stamford-Norwalk, CT SMA changed to Stamford, CT SMSA
-		Norwalk city (in Fairfield County, CT) deleted from Stamford-Norwalk, CT SMA, reverted to nonmetro status
-		Westport town (in Fairfield County, CT) deleted from Stamford-Norwalk, CT SMA, reverted to nonmetro status
-		New SMSA: Paterson-Clifton-Passaic, NJ SMSA
-		Bergen County, NJ included as original component of Paterson-Clifton-Passaic, NJ SMSA
-		Passaic County, NJ included as original component of Paterson-Clifton-Passaic, NJ SMSA
-		Clifton, NJ designated as original central city of new Paterson-Clifton-Passaic, NJ SMSA
-		Passaic, NJ designated as original central city of new Paterson-Clifton-Passaic, NJ SMSA
-		Paterson, NJ designated as original central city of new Paterson-Clifton-Passaic, NJ SMSA
-		New SMSA: Jersey City, NJ SMSA
-		Hudson County, NJ included as original component of Jersey City, NJ SMSA
-		Jersey City, NJ designated as original central city of new Jersey City, NJ SMSA
-		New SMSA: Newark, NJ SMSA
-		Essex County, NJ included as original component of Newark, NJ SMSA
-		Morris County, NJ included as original component of Newark, NJ SMSA
-		Union County, NJ included as original component of Newark, NJ SMSA
-		Newark, NJ designated as original central city of new Newark, NJ SMSA
-		New SMSA: New York, NY SMSA (The New York, NY SMSA had extended into New Jersey, but was divided into separate SMSAs in 1959.)
-		Middlesex County, NJ included as original component of New York, NY SMSA
-		Somerset County, NJ included as original component of New York, NY SMSA
-		Bronx County, NY included as original component of New York, NY SMSA
-		Kings County, NY included as original component of New York, NY SMSA
-		Nassau County, NY included as original component of New York, NY SMSA
-		New York County, NY included as original component of New York, NY SMSA
-		Queens County, NY included as original component of New York, NY SMSA
-		Richmond County, NY included as original component of New York, NY SMSA
-		Rockland County, NY included as original component of New York, NY SMSA
-		Suffolk County, NY included as original component of New York, NY SMSA
-		Westchester County, NY included as original component of New York, NY SMSA
-		New York, NY transferred to New York, NY SMSA, designated as original central city of new SMSA


Nov 1959



-		became New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA
-		Middlesex County, NJ added, transferred from New York, NY SMSA
-		Somerset County, NJ added, transferred from New York, NY SMSA


Sep 1960



-		Norwalk city (in Fairfield County, CT) added to Norwalk, CT SMSA
-		Westport town (in Fairfield County, CT) added to Norwalk, CT SMSA
-		Wilton town (in Fairfield County, CT) added to Norwalk, CT SMSA


Nov 1971



-		Somerset County, NJ deleted, reverted to nonmetro status
-		New SMSA: New Brunswick-Perth Amboy-Sayreville, NJ SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA
-		Middlesex County, NJ included as original component of New Brunswick-Perth Amboy-Sayreville, NJ SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA
-		New SMSA: Long Branch-Asbury Park, NJ SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA
-		Monmouth County, NJ included as original component of Long Branch-Asbury Park, NJ SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA


Nov 1972



-		New SMSA: Nassau-Suffolk, NY SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA (On October 23, 1972, President Richard Nixon issued a statement at Uniondale, New York, designating Nassau and Suffolk Counties as an independent SMSA.)
-		Nassau County, NY included as original component of Nassau-Suffolk, NY SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA, transferred from New York, NY SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA
-		Suffolk County, NY included as original component of Nassau-Suffolk, NY SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA, transferred from New York, NY SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA


Apr 1973



-		Weston town (in Fairfield County, CT) added to Norwalk, CT SMSA
-		Somerset County, NJ added to Newark, NJ SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA
-		Title of New York, NY SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA changed to New York, NY-NJ SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA
-		Bergen County, NJ added to New York, NY-NJ SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA, transferred from Paterson-Clifton-Passaic, NJ SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA
-		Putnam County, NY added to New York, NY-NJ SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA


Oct 1975



-		Norwalk, CT SMSA included in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA
-		Stamford, CT SMSA included in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA


Jun 1983



-		New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA abolished (The New York-Northeastern New Jersey SMSA became part of the larger New York CMSA, while the New York PMSA, was much smaller than the old area.)
-		Title of Paterson-Clifton-Passaic, NJ SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA changed to Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Bergen County, NJ added to Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA, transferred from New York, NY-NJ SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA
-		Title of New Brunswick-Perth Amboy-Sayreville, NJ SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA changed to Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Hunterdon County, NJ added to Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Somerset County, NJ added to Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA, transferred from Newark, NJ SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA
-		New Brunswick, NJ designated as central city of Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Perth Amboy, NJ designated as central city of Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Jersey City, NJ SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA became Jersey City, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Hoboken, NJ designated as central city of Jersey City, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Title of Long Branch-Asbury Park, NJ SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA changed to Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Ocean County, NJ added to Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Nassau-Suffolk, NY SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA became Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Newark, NJ SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA became Newark, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Sussex County, NJ added to Newark, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Elizabeth, NJ designated as central city of Newark, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Title of New York, NY-NJ SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA changed to New York, NY PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		White Plains, NY designated as central city of New York, NY PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Norwalk, CT SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA became Norwalk, CT PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Stamford, CT SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA became Stamford, CT PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Clifton, NJ no longer designated as central city of Paterson-Clifton-Passaic, NJ SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA
-		Passaic, NJ no longer designated as central city of Paterson-Clifton-Passaic, NJ SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA


Dec 1992



-		Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA abolished
-		Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA abolished
-		Jersey City, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA abolished
-		Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA abolished
-		Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA abolished
-		Newark, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA abolished
-		Title of New York, NY PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA changed to New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Bergen County, NJ added to New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Essex County, NJ added to New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from Newark, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Hudson County, NJ added to New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from Jersey City, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Hunterdon County, NJ added to New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Middlesex County, NJ added to New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Monmouth County, NJ added to New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Morris County, NJ added to New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from Newark, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Ocean County, NJ added to New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Passaic County, NJ added to New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Somerset County, NJ added to New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Sussex County, NJ added to New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from Newark, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Union County, NJ added to New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from Newark, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Warren County, NJ added to New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA
-		Nassau County, NY added to New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Suffolk County, NY added to New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Pike County, PA added to New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Bayonne, NJ designated as central city of New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Dover, NJ designated as central city of New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Jersey City, NJ transferred from Jersey City, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA to New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA and was designated as central city of PMSA
-		Newark, NJ transferred from Newark, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA to New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA and was designated as central city of PMSA
-		Norwalk, CT PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA abolished
-		Title of Stamford, CT PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA changed to Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Norwalk city (in Fairfield County, CT) added to Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from Norwalk, CT PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Weston town (in Fairfield County, CT) added to Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from Norwalk, CT PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Westport town (in Fairfield County, CT) added to Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from Norwalk, CT PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Wilton town (in Fairfield County, CT) added to Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from Norwalk, CT PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Norwalk, CT no longer designated as central city of Norwalk, CT PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Elizabeth, NJ no longer designated as central city of Newark, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Hoboken, NJ no longer designated as central city of Jersey City, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		New Brunswick, NJ no longer designated as central city of Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Paterson, NJ no longer designated as central city of Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Perth Amboy, NJ no longer designated as central city of Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA


Jun 1993



-		PMSA reestablished: Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Bergen County, NJ included as original component of reestablished Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Passaic County, NJ included as original component of reestablished Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		PMSA reestablished: Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Hunterdon County, NJ included as original component of reestablished Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Middlesex County, NJ included as original component of reestablished Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Somerset County, NJ included as original component of reestablished Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		PMSA reestablished: Jersey City, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Hudson County, NJ included as original component of reestablished Jersey City, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Bayonne, NJ transferred from New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA to Jersey City, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA and was designated as original central city of reestablished PMSA
-		Jersey City, NJ transferred from New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA to Jersey City, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA and was designated as original central city of reestablished PMSA
-		PMSA reestablished: Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Monmouth County, NJ included as original component of reestablished Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Ocean County, NJ included as original component of reestablished Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Dover, NJ transferred from New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA to Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA and was designated as original central city of reestablished PMSA
-		PMSA reestablished: Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Nassau County, NY included as original component of reestablished Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Suffolk County, NY included as original component of reestablished Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		PMSA reestablished: Newark, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Essex County, NJ included as original component of reestablished Newark, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Morris County, NJ included as original component of reestablished Newark, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Sussex County, NJ included as original component of reestablished Newark, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Union County, NJ included as original component of reestablished Newark, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Warren County, NJ included as original component of reestablished Newark, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Newark, NJ transferred from New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA to Newark, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA and was designated as original central city of reestablished PMSA
-		Title of New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA changed to New York, NY PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Pike County, PA added to Newburgh, NY-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA


Jun 2003



-		Counties instead of cities and towns became the basic geographic unit of core based statistical areas in New England
-		Norwalk, CT designated as principal city of Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
-		Metro Area reestablished: New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA (An area consisting only of territory in New York and New Jersey had not existed since 1983, but was redefined in 2003.)
-		Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA abolished
-		Stamford, CT transferred from Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA to Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA and was designated as principal city of Metro Area
-		Bayonne, NJ no longer designated as principal/central city of Jersey City, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Dover, NJ no longer designated as principal/central city of Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Title of Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA changed to Edison, NJ Metro Division in New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
-		Monmouth County, NJ added to Edison, NJ Metro Division in New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA, transferred from Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Ocean County, NJ added to Edison, NJ Metro Division in New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA, transferred from Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Edison, NJ designated as principal city of Edison, NJ Metro Division in New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
-		Jersey City, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA abolished
-		Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA abolished
-		Title of Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA changed to Suffolk County-Nassau County, NY Metro Division in New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
-		Title of Newark, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA changed to Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metro Division in New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
-		Hunterdon County, NJ added to Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metro Division in New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA, transferred from Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Warren County, NJ added to Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area, transferred from Newark, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Pike County, PA added to Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metro Division in New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA, transferred from Newburgh, NY-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Union, NJ designated as principal city of Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metro Division in New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
-		Title of New York, NY PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA changed to New York-Wayne-White Plains, NY-NJ Metro Division in New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
-		Bergen County, NJ added to New York-Wayne-White Plains, NY-NJ Metro Division in New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA, transferred from Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Hudson County, NJ added to New York-Wayne-White Plains, NY-NJ Metro Division in New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA, transferred from Jersey City, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Passaic County, NJ added to New York-Wayne-White Plains, NY-NJ Metro Division in New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA, transferred from Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Wayne, NJ designated as principal city of New York-Wayne-White Plains, NY-NJ Metro Division in New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
-		Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA abolished
-		Jersey City, NJ no longer designated as principal/central city of Jersey City, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA


Dec 2003



-		Title of New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA changed to New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
-		Title of Suffolk County-Nassau County, NY Metro Division in New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA changed to Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metro Division in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA

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