US Sports Teams and Metropolitan Areas

Note: This page is under construction. I plan to add the WNBA, Minor League Baseball, and Division I college teams here as well. As of August 4, 2026.

PCSA Population (2020) NFL MLB NBA NHL MLS
New York-Newark-Bridgeport 22,214,083 New York Giants (East Rutherford, NJ)
New York Jets (East Rutherford, NJ)
New York Yankees
New York Mets
Brooklyn Nets
New York Knicks
New Jersey Devils (Newark)
New York Islanders (Uniondale, NY)
New York Rangers
New York Red Bulls (Harrison, NJ)
New York City FC
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside 18,081,569 Los Angeles Rams (Inglewood, CA)
Los Angeles Chargers (Inglewood, CA)
Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles Angels (Anaheim, CA)
Los Angeles Clippers (Inglewood, CA)
Los Angeles Lakers
Anaheim Ducks
Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles FC
Los Angeles Galaxy (Carson, CA)
Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City 9,729,825 Chicago Bears Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox
Chicago Bulls Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Fire
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia 8,718,083 Baltimore Ravens
Washington Commanders
Baltimore Orioles
Washington Nationals
Washington Wizards Washington Capitals D.C. United
Boston-Worcester-Manchester 7,601,061 New England Patriots (Foxborough, MA) Boston Red Sox Boston Celtics Boston Bruins New England Revolution (Foxborough, MA)
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland 7,563,460 San Francisco 49ers San Francisco Giants Golden State Warriors (San Francisco, CA) San Jose Sharks San Jose Earthquakes
Dallas-Fort Worth 6,887,383 Dallas Cowboys Texas Rangers (Arlington, TX) Dallas Mavericks Dallas Stars FC Dallas (Frisco, TX)
Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland 6,562,287 Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Union (Chester, PA)
Houston-Baytown-Huntsville 6,191,434 Houston Texans Houston Astros Houston Rockets None Houston Dynamo
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville 5,712,148 Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Braves (Cumberland, GA) Atlanta Hawks None Atlanta United FC
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach 5,670,125 Miami Dolphins Miami Marlins Miami Heat Florida Panthers (Sunrise, FL) Inter Miami CF
Detroit-Warren-Flint 5,207,434 Detroit Lions Detroit Tigers Detroit Pistons Detroit Red Wings None
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia 4,269,349 Seattle Seahawks Seattle Mariners None Seattle Kraken Seattle Sounders
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale 4,263,236 Arizona Cardinals (Glendale, AZ) Arizona Diamondbacks (Phoenix, AZ) Phoenix Suns None None
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud 3,655,558 Minnesota Vikings (Minneapolis, MN) Minnesota Twins (Minneapolis, MN) Minnesota Timberwolves (Minneapolis, MN) Minnesota Wild (Saint Paul, MN) Minnesota United FC (Saint Paul, MN)
Denver-Aurora-Boulder 3,157,520 Denver Broncos Colorado Rockies (Denver, CO) Denver Nuggets Colorado Avalanche (Denver, CO) Colorado Rapids (Commerce City, CO)
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 3,140,069 San Diego Chargers San Diego Padres None None San Diego FC
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington 2,882,932 St. Louis Rams St. Louis Cardinals None St. Louis Blues St. Louis City SC
Cleveland-Akron-Elyria 2,871,084 Cleveland Browns Cleveland Guardians Cleveland Cavaliers None None
Orlando-Deltona-Daytona Beach 2,861,296 None None Orlando Magic None Orlando City SC
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater 2,824,724 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Rays (St. Petersburg, FL) None Tampa Bay Lightning None
Sacramento-Arden Arcade-Yuba City 2,489,230 None Athletics1
(West Scramento, CA)
Sacramento Kings None None
Pittsburgh-New Castle 2,450,281 Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Pirates None Pittsburgh Penguins None
Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury 2,442,564 Carolina Panthers (Charlotte, NC) None Charlotte Bobcats None Charlotte FC
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 2,262,605 None None Portland Trail Blazers None Portland Timbers
San Antonio-New Braunfels 2,194,927 None None San Antonio Spurs None None
Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilimington 2,179,965 Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Reds None None FC Cincinnati
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City 2,122,908 Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Royals None None Sporting Kansas City
Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus 2,103,574 Indianapolis Colts None Indiana Pacers (Indianapolis, IN) None None
Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe 2,093,185 None None None Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Crew
Las Vegas-Paradise-Pahrump 2,013,326 Las Vegas Raiders None None Vegas Golden Knights None
Austin-Round Rock-Marble Falls 1,826,636 None None None None Austin FC
Religh-Durham-Cary 1,795,750 None None None Carolina Hurricanes (Raleigh, NC) None
Salt Lake City-Ogden-Clearfield 1,776,528 None None Utah Jazz (Salt Lake City, UT) Utah Mammoth (Salt Lake City, UT) Real Salt Lake (Sandy, UT)
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha 1,757,604 None Milwaukee Brewers Milwaukee Bucks None None
Nashville-Davdison-Murfeesboro-Columbia 1,698,651 Tennessee Titans (Nashville, TN) None None Nashville Predators Nashville SC
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 1,679,894 None None None None None
Grenesboro-Winston-Salem-High Point 1,602,693 None None None None None
Louisville/Jefferson County-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg 1,440,607 None None None None None
Jacksonville 1,360,251 Jacksonville Jaguars None None None None
Oklahoma City-Shawnee 1,348,333 None None Oklahoma City Thunder None None
Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic 1,331,406 None None None None None
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland 1,328,440 None None None None None
Memphis 1,328,440 None None Memphis Grizzlies None None
Greenville-Spartanburgh-Anderson 1,281,394 None None None None None
Richmond 1,269,380 None None None None None
New Orleans-Metaire-Bogalusa 1,238,228 New Orleans Saints None New Orleans Hornets None None
Buffalo-Niagara-Cattaraugus 1,213,871 Buffalo Bills None None Buffalo Sabres None
Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman 1,212,800 None None None None None

Notes:

  1. The Athletics are planned to move to Las Vegas in 2028.

The methodology used here reflects that I wanted to capture the truest sense of what feels like an area. The Census Bureau has two statics: Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Combined Statistical Areas. Every entry in the combined list consists of at least two MSAs, but not every MSA is combined with another. I have arbitrarily used some CSAs and some MSAs. For example, for the San Francisco Bay Area, which is generally thought of by anyone that lives here as “the Bay Area”, the Census Bureau divides into two MSAs: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara. This is dumb (after all, the Niners are in Santa Clara)! So I use the CSA for here. But I don’t use the CSA for Orlando and Tampa because they’re further apart and their teams have separate identities.