US Public Transport Metropolitan Areas: 1997
Ranked by Passenger Miles
| Rank |
Metropolitan
Area |
State(s) |
Annual Passenger Miles (000)
|
Cumulative %
|
Cumulative |
| 1 |
New York |
NY-NJ-CT-PA |
16,224,469 |
41.5% |
16,224,469 |
| 2 |
Chicago |
IL-IN-WI |
3,341,849 |
50.1% |
19,566,319 |
| 3 |
Los
Angeles |
CA |
2,407,250 |
56.3% |
21,973,569 |
| 4 |
San
Francisco |
CA |
2,315,478 |
62.2% |
24,289,046 |
| 5 |
Washington-Baltimore |
DC-MD-VA-WV |
2,161,843 |
67.7% |
26,450,889 |
| 6 |
Philadelphia |
PA-NJ |
1,434,363 |
71.4% |
27,885,252 |
| 7 |
Boston |
MA-NH |
1,409,152 |
75.0% |
29,294,404 |
| 8 |
Atlanta |
GA |
828,945 |
77.1% |
30,123,349 |
| 9 |
Seattle |
WA |
706,739 |
78.9% |
30,830,088 |
| 10 |
Miami |
FL |
542,005 |
80.3% |
31,372,093 |
| 11 |
Houston |
TX |
447,716 |
81.5% |
31,819,810 |
| 12 |
San Diego |
CA |
423,836 |
82.5% |
32,243,646 |
| 13 |
Honolulu |
HI |
333,212 |
83.4% |
32,576,859 |
| 14 |
Portland |
OR-WA |
328,064 |
84.2% |
32,904,922 |
| 15 |
Denver |
CO |
312,499 |
85.0% |
33,217,422 |
| 16 |
Cleveland |
OH |
310,137 |
85.8% |
33,527,558 |
| 17 |
Dallas-Ft.
Worth |
TX |
309,042 |
86.6% |
33,836,600 |
| 18 |
Pittsburgh |
PA |
300,601 |
87.4% |
34,137,201 |
| 19 |
Detroit |
MI |
299,534 |
88.2% |
34,436,735 |
| 20 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul |
MN-WI |
265,871 |
88.8% |
34,702,606 |
| 21 |
St. Louis |
MO-IL |
247,710 |
89.5% |
34,950,316 |
| 22 |
Milwaukee |
WI |
196,744 |
90.0% |
35,147,060 |
| 23 |
New
Orleans |
LA |
174,026 |
90.4% |
35,321,086 |
| 24 |
San
Antonio |
TX |
153,100 |
90.8% |
35,474,186 |
| 25 |
Cincinnati |
OH-KY |
151,443 |
91.2% |
35,625,628 |
| 26 |
Las Vegas |
NV-AZ |
134,889 |
91.5% |
35,760,517 |
| 27 |
Phoenix |
AZ |
134,321 |
91.9% |
35,894,838 |
| 28 |
Sacramento |
CA |
125,785 |
92.2% |
36,020,623 |
| 29 |
Austin |
TX |
104,311 |
92.5% |
36,124,934 |
| 30 |
Salt Lake
City |
UT |
102,907 |
92.7% |
36,227,841 |
| 31 |
Orlando |
FL |
97,163 |
93.0% |
36,325,004 |
| 32 |
Buffalo |
NY |
78,014 |
93.2% |
36,403,018 |
| 33 |
Providence |
RI-MA |
75,325 |
93.4% |
36,478,344 |
| 34 |
Tampa-St.
Petersburg |
FL |
72,363 |
93.6% |
36,550,706 |
| 35 |
Columbus |
OH |
70,437 |
93.7% |
36,621,143 |
| 36 |
Norfolk |
VA-NC |
69,894 |
93.9% |
36,691,038 |
| 37 |
Louisville |
KY-IN |
63,836 |
94.1% |
36,754,873 |
| 38 |
Hartford |
CT |
63,783 |
94.3% |
36,818,656 |
| 39 |
El Paso |
TX |
63,209 |
94.4% |
36,881,866 |
| 40 |
Memphis |
TN-AR-MS |
62,617 |
94.6% |
36,944,483 |
| 41 |
Tucson |
AZ |
59,956 |
94.7% |
37,004,439 |
| 42 |
Jacksonville |
FL |
53,591 |
94.9% |
37,058,030 |
| 43 |
Kansas
City |
MO-KS |
52,120 |
95.0% |
37,110,150 |
| 44 |
Dayton |
OH |
49,679 |
95.1% |
37,159,829 |
| 45 |
Albany |
NY |
47,167 |
95.2% |
37,206,996 |
| 46 |
Indianapolis |
IN |
42,923 |
95.4% |
37,249,919 |
| 47 |
Charlotte |
NC |
41,398 |
95.5% |
37,291,317 |
| 48 |
Rochester |
NY |
40,062 |
95.6% |
37,331,379 |
| 49 |
Richmond |
VA |
35,862 |
95.7% |
37,367,241 |
| 50 |
Fresno |
CA |
35,069 |
95.7% |
37,402,310 |
| 51 |
Raleigh-Durham |
NC |
32,675 |
95.8% |
37,434,985 |
| 52 |
Syracuse |
NY |
31,059 |
95.9% |
37,466,044 |
| 53 |
Nashville |
TN |
27,299 |
96.0% |
37,493,344 |
| 54 |
Stockton |
CA |
24,095 |
96.0% |
37,517,439 |
| 55 |
Alburquerque |
NM |
21,792 |
96.1% |
37,539,231 |
| 56 |
Toledo |
OH |
20,886 |
96.2% |
37,560,116 |
| 57 |
Omaha |
NE-IA |
19,970 |
96.2% |
37,580,086 |
| 58 |
West Palm
Beach |
FL |
19,334 |
96.3% |
37,599,421 |
| 59 |
Scranton-Wilkes
Barre |
PA |
18,625 |
96.3% |
37,618,046 |
| 60 |
Bakersfield |
CA |
16,509 |
96.3% |
37,634,555 |
| 61 |
Charleston |
SC |
15,434 |
96.4% |
37,649,989 |
| 62 |
Grand
Rapids |
MI |
14,801 |
96.4% |
37,664,790 |
| 63 |
Tulsa |
OK |
14,559 |
96.5% |
37,679,349 |
| 64 |
Greensboro |
NC |
13,333 |
96.5% |
37,692,682 |
| 65 |
Birmingham |
AL |
12,924 |
96.5% |
37,705,606 |
| 66 |
Little Rock |
AR |
12,770 |
96.6% |
37,718,377 |
| 67 |
Oklahoma
City |
OK |
12,753 |
96.6% |
37,731,130 |
| 68 |
Sarasota |
FL |
12,331 |
96.6% |
37,743,461 |
| 69 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton |
PA |
12,286 |
96.7% |
37,755,747 |
| 70 |
Columbia |
SC |
11,490 |
96.7% |
37,767,237 |
| 71 |
Baton
Rouge |
LA |
11,248 |
96.7% |
37,778,485 |
| 72 |
Wichita |
KS |
9,679 |
96.7% |
37,788,163 |
| 73 |
Harrisburg |
PA |
8,866 |
96.8% |
37,797,030 |
| 74 |
Springfield |
MA |
6,285 |
96.8% |
37,803,315 |
| 75 |
Mobile |
AL |
5,736 |
96.8% |
37,809,051 |
| 76 |
Knoxville |
TN |
4,742 |
96.8% |
37,813,793 |
| 77 |
Youngstown |
OH |
3,213 |
96.8% |
37,817,006 |
| 78 |
Greenville |
SC |
2,118 |
96.8% |
37,819,124 |
| 79 |
McAllen |
TX |
0 |
96.8% |
37,819,124 |
|