Rockford metropolitan area, Illinois
Rockford–Freeport–Rochelle, IL | ||
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| Rockford–Freeport–Rochelle, IL | ||
Downtown East State Street corridor | ||
Map of Rockford–Freeport–Rochelle, IL CSA
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| Country | United States | |
| State | Illinois | |
| Area | ||
• Total | 2,130 sq mi (5,510 km2) | |
| Population | ||
• Total | 337,658 | |
| GDP | ||
| • Total | $18.129 billion (2022) | |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) | |
The Rockford Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties in north-central Illinois, anchored by the city of Rockford. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 349,431 (though a 2011 estimate placed the population at 348,360). The Rockford MSA abuts the southern portions of the Janesville-Beloit MSA and the Chicago MSA. It forms the main part of the larger Rockford–Freeport–Rochelle Combined Statistical Area (est. pop. 455,595).