Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area

Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
Buffalo–Cheektowaga, NY
Metropolitan statistical area
Downtown Buffalo (top) and Niagara Falls (bottom)
Map of Buffalo–Cheektowaga–Olean, NY CSA
Coordinates: 42°54′N 78°51′W / 42.9°N 78.85°W / 42.9; -78.85
Country United States
State New York
Largest city Buffalo
Other cities - Niagara Falls
 - Tonawanda
 - North Tonawanda
 - Lackawanna
 - Lockport
 - Olean
Area
  Total
1,567 sq mi (4,060 km2)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,166,902
  Rank49th in the U.S.
  Density718/sq mi (277/km2)
GDP
  MSA$84.673 billion (2022)

The Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan statistical area is a metropolitan area, designated by the United States Census Bureau, encompassing two counties - Erie and Niagara - in the state of New York. It is the second-largest metropolitan area in the state. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) had a population of 1,166,902. The larger Buffalo Niagara Region is an economic zone consisting of eight counties in Western New York.

In 2010, the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan statistical area was ranked the 10th-best place in the U.S. for working mothers by ForbesWoman magazine.