US Public Transport:
Metropolitan Per Capita Ridership 2000
Rank by Change in Boardings
|
Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
1990 Passenger Miles |
2000 Passenger Miles |
Change |
1990 Boardings |
2000 Boardings |
Change |
|
1 |
Las Vegas |
30.7 |
105.4 |
242.9% |
8.6 |
31.7 |
267.3% |
|
2 |
West Palm Beach |
18.5 |
37.7 |
103.2% |
2.8 |
5.7 |
106.7% |
|
3 |
Raleigh-Durham |
13.8 |
28.8 |
108.2% |
4.8 |
9.6 |
99.8% |
|
4 |
Orlando |
29.8 |
72.7 |
144.1% |
6.6 |
12.6 |
92.4% |
|
5 |
San Diego |
149.6 |
185.6 |
24.1% |
26.9 |
36.0 |
33.9% |
|
6 |
Sacramento |
66.6 |
82.6 |
24.2% |
13.8 |
17.8 |
29.6% |
|
7 |
Portland |
123.2 |
174.9 |
42.0% |
34.0 |
42.8 |
25.9% |
|
8 |
Norfolk |
43.5 |
52.7 |
20.9% |
9.4 |
11.7 |
24.2% |
|
9 |
St. Louis |
77.0 |
100.0 |
29.8% |
17.8 |
20.5 |
15.4% |
|
10 |
Oklahoma City |
12.5 |
15.2 |
22.2% |
3.7 |
4.0 |
8.6% |
|
11 |
Seattle |
184.8 |
204.5 |
10.7% |
34.0 |
36.7 |
8.0% |
|
12 |
Denver |
115.2 |
142.8 |
23.9% |
28.1 |
29.9 |
6.2% |
|
13 |
New York |
790.2 |
880.7 |
11.5% |
143.7 |
152.6 |
6.2% |
|
14 |
Los Angeles |
148.9 |
159.7 |
7.3% |
36.2 |
37.7 |
4.1% |
|
15 |
Milwaukee |
113.7 |
126.9 |
11.6% |
42.2 |
43.9 |
4.0% |
|
16 |
Dallas-Fort Worth |
65.2 |
66.5 |
2.0% |
13.8 |
14.0 |
1.6% |
|
17 |
Boston |
227.6 |
296.9 |
30.5% |
62.5 |
63.4 |
1.4% |
|
18 |
Miami |
147.9 |
146.4 |
-1.0% |
28.7 |
28.3 |
-1.3% |
|
19 |
Buffalo |
74.9 |
72.3 |
-3.4% |
25.5 |
24.7 |
-3.2% |
|
20 |
San Francisco |
362.3 |
370.7 |
2.3% |
73.0 |
70.2 |
-3.9% |
|
21 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul |
103.7 |
115.6 |
11.5% |
27.4 |
26.2 |
-4.5% |
|
22 |
Grand Rapids |
18.2 |
15.3 |
-15.9% |
4.6 |
4.4 |
-5.8% |
|
23 |
Washington-Baltimore |
311.7 |
322.3 |
3.4% |
72.8 |
65.3 |
-10.3% |
|
24 |
Columbus |
63.8 |
48.9 |
-23.4% |
13.6 |
12.2 |
-10.7% |
|
25 |
Hartford |
62.4 |
60.6 |
-2.8% |
17.9 |
15.9 |
-11.3% |
|
26 |
San Antonio |
139.2 |
107.8 |
-22.6% |
31.6 |
27.9 |
-11.8% |
|
27 |
Pittsburgh |
173.6 |
141.2 |
-18.7% |
36.2 |
31.8 |
-12.0% |
|
28 |
Cleveland |
108.4 |
106.2 |
-2.1% |
28.4 |
24.8 |
-12.7% |
|
29 |
Honolulu |
402.3 |
352.8 |
-12.3% |
87.9 |
76.0 |
-13.5% |
|
30 |
Houston |
123.2 |
120.2 |
-2.4% |
24.4 |
21.1 |
-13.6% |
|
31 |
Phoenix |
58.1 |
44.9 |
-22.8% |
13.9 |
11.8 |
-15.1% |
|
32 |
Philadelphia |
253.3 |
231.1 |
-8.7% |
63.1 |
52.4 |
-16.9% |
|
33 |
Rochester |
43.9 |
35.8 |
-18.4% |
14.3 |
11.9 |
-17.0% |
|
34 |
Charlotte |
40.1 |
37.2 |
-7.3% |
10.4 |
8.6 |
-17.2% |
|
35 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg |
48.3 |
34.0 |
-29.8% |
9.5 |
7.8 |
-18.0% |
|
36 |
Atlanta |
218.3 |
194.4 |
-10.9% |
50.5 |
41.3 |
-18.3% |
|
37 |
Cincinnati |
95.0 |
91.2 |
-4.0% |
19.4 |
15.8 |
-18.8% |
|
38 |
Salt Lake City |
139.4 |
91.5 |
-34.3% |
22.1 |
17.9 |
-19.0% |
|
39 |
Indianapolis |
36.7 |
33.5 |
-8.6% |
9.1 |
7.3 |
-20.2% |
|
40 |
Austin |
123.4 |
92.8 |
-24.8% |
37.9 |
30.0 |
-20.8% |
|
41 |
Chicago |
442.8 |
400.6 |
-9.5% |
84.6 |
64.9 |
-23.3% |
|
42 |
Jacksonville |
49.7 |
41.6 |
-16.4% |
9.7 |
7.4 |
-23.5% |
|
43 |
Memphis |
65.3 |
54.4 |
-16.6% |
13.8 |
10.2 |
-25.5% |
|
44 |
Greensboro |
13.8 |
12.3 |
-11.4% |
5.5 |
4.1 |
-25.9% |
|
45 |
Kansas City |
44.1 |
34.7 |
-21.5% |
11.7 |
8.5 |
-27.8% |
|
46 |
Providence |
71.9 |
34.1 |
-52.5% |
19.0 |
13.4 |
-29.4% |
|
47 |
New Orleans |
176.2 |
131.3 |
-25.5% |
64.0 |
44.6 |
-30.4% |
|
48 |
Lousville |
79.7 |
54.4 |
-31.7% |
22.9 |
15.2 |
-33.8% |
|
49 |
Detroit |
83.5 |
60.6 |
-27.4% |
19.4 |
12.8 |
-33.9% |
|
50 |
Nashville |
37.6 |
23.4 |
-37.9% |
8.8 |
5.5 |
-36.6% |
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