Lubbock metropolitan area
Lubbock metropolitan area | |
|---|---|
| Lubbock, TX MSA | |
Downtown Lubbock in 2013 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Largest city | Lubbock |
| Other cities | Levelland Slaton Tahoka Crosbyton Plainview |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,560 sq mi (6,630 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 322,257 |
| • Rank | 157 in the U.S. |
| GDP | |
| • Total | $18.116 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
The Lubbock metropolitan area is a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the South Plains region of West Texas, United States, that covers three counties – Crosby, Lubbock, and Lynn. As of the 2010 census, the Lubbock MSA had a population of 290,805, though a 2019 estimate placed the population at 322,257, which ranks it the 157th-most populated MSA in the United States. It is also part of the larger Lubbock–Plainview combined statistical area.