Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area | ||
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| Buffalo–Cheektowaga, NY Metropolitan statistical area | ||
Downtown Buffalo (top) and Niagara Falls (bottom) | ||
Map of Buffalo–Cheektowaga–Olean, NY CSA
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| Coordinates: 42°54′N 78°51′W / 42.9°N 78.85°W | ||
| 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 | |
| • Rank | 49th in the U.S. | |
| • Density | 718/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.