Greater Orlando

Greater Orlando
Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
Counties with suburbs of Orlando
Greater Orlando with counties with many suburbs (in dark red) and counties with few suburbs (in light red)
Coordinates: 28°32′N 81°23′W / 28.54°N 81.38°W / 28.54; -81.38
CountryUnited States
State(s)Florida
Largest cityOrlando
Other citiesKissimmee
Sanford
Saint Cloud
Winter Garden
Daytona Beach
Deltona
Winter Park
Windermere
Apopka
Ocoee
Casselberry
Oviedo
Clermont
Winter Springs
Altamonte Springs
Lake Mary
Leesburg
Bay Lake
Lake Buena Vista
Area
 • Total
4,011 sq mi (10,390 km2)
Highest elevation
Sugarloaf Mountain
312 ft (95 m)
Lowest elevation
Sea level
0 ft (0 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,673,376[1]
 • Rank22nd in the U.S.
GDP
 • MSA$194.5 billion (2022)

The Orlando metropolitan area (officially, for U.S. Census purposes, the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area) is an inland metropolitan area in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. Its principal cities are Orlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget defines it as consisting of the counties of Lake, Orange (including Orlando), Osceola, and Seminole.[3]

According to the 2020 U.S. Census, the population of Greater Orlando is 2,673,376, an increase of nearly 540,000 new residents between 2010 and 2020.

By population, it is the third-largest metropolitan area in Florida, the seventh-largest in the southeastern United States, and the 22nd largest in the United States. The MSA encompasses 4,012 square miles (10,400 km2) of total area (both land and water areas).

  1. ^ "Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area Demographics and Housing 2020 Decennial Census". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL (MSA)". fred.stlouisfed.org. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Guidance on the Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). Executive Office of the President. July 21, 2023. p. 66. Retrieved July 21, 2023.