Core-based statistical area

This article is about statistical areas of the United States. For other uses, see CBSA.
For a list of areas, see List of core-based statistical areas.
An enlargeable map of the 124 combined statistical areas (CSAs) of the United States as of 2006

A core-based statistical area (CBSA) is a U.S. geographic area defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). It contains a large population nucleus, or urban area, and adjacent communities that have a high degree of integration with that nucleus.[1]

On July 15, 2015, the OMB released new standards based on the 2010 census.[2][3][4] These standards are used to replace the definitions of metropolitan areas from the 2010 United States census data.

  1. ^ 2010 Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas
  2. ^ "2010 Census Summary File 1 Technical Documentation" (PDF). September 2012. p. 619.
  3. ^ "GreatData.com". Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  4. ^ "OMB" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 21, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2015 – via National Archives.