Alexandria metropolitan area, Louisiana

Greater Alexandria
Metropolitan statistical area
Alexandria, LA metropolitan statistical area
Downtown Alexandria
Interactive Map of Alexandria, LA MSA   City of Alexandria   Alexandria, LA MSA
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parishes	Grant Rapides
Principal cities	Alexandria Pineville
Population  (2020)
• Total	152,192
• Estimate  (2022)	149,189
• Rank	US: 289th
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Website	http://cityofalexandriala.com/

The Alexandria Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in central Louisiana that covers two parishes – Rapides and Grant. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 152,192 (though a July 1, 2023 estimate placed the population at 148,171).^[1]