Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area | |
|---|---|
| Buffalo–Cheektowaga, NY metropolitan statistical area | |
Downtown Buffalo (top) and Niagara Falls (bottom) | |
| 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 - Salamanca |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,567 sq mi (4,060 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,166,902 |
| • Rank | 49th in the U.S. |
| • Density | 720/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.