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The Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area

 

Metropoitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) are defined by the federal Office of Management and Budget according to criteria based on population size, density and regional commuting patterns. A major change in the methodology defining MSAs was implemented in 2003.

The Pittsburgh MSA currently includes seven counties:
Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland.


The term Core-Based Statistical Area or "CBSA" refers to both metropolitan statistical areas and newly-created micropolitan areas collectively. Micro areas are based around Census Bureau-defined urban cluster of at least 10,000 and fewer than 50,000 people.