List of United States radio markets
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This is a list of radio Markets in the United States ranked by Arbitron in 2006. This list shows the rank, type, area name, and area population. In addition to the list is the link to the template representing the Arbitron Market. (Source: Arbitron's Website)
Arbitron only measures the top 300 markets in America. Smaller markets do exist but are not listed here.
| Rank | Market Name | Market Type | DST Metro Status | Qualitative Type | Metro 12+ Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | Continuous Measurement Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 15,291,100 |
| 2 | Los Angeles, CA | Continuous Measurement Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 10,826,600 |
| 3 | Chicago, IL | Continuous Measurement Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 7,738,000 |
| 4 | San Francisco, CA | Continuous Measurement Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 5,891,900 |
| 5 | Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX | Continuous Measurement Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 4,838,600 |
| 6 | Houston-Galveston, TX | Continuous Measurement Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 4,469,900 |
| 7 | Philadelphia, PA | Continuous Measurement Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 4,360,200 |
| 8 | Washington, DC | Continuous Measurement Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 4,176,300 |
| 9 | Atlanta, GA | Continuous Measurement Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 4,085,000 |
| 10 | Detroit, MI | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Scarborough | 3,888,300 |
| 11 | Boston, MA | Continuous Measurement Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 3,838,800 |
| 12 | Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood, FL | Continuous Measurement Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 3,533,000 |
| 13 | Puerto Rico | Continuous Measurement Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 3,296,800 |
| 14 | Seattle-Tacoma, WA | Continuous Measurement Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 3,257,200 |
| 15 | Phoenix, AZ | Continuous Measurement Market | Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 3,058,000 |
| 16 | Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Scarborough | 2,662,100 |
| 17 | San Diego, CA | Continuous Measurement Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 2,497,000 |
| 18 | Nassau-Suffolk (Long Island), NY | Continuous Measurement Market | Black and Hispanic Market | * | 2,373,900 |
| 19 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | Continuous Measurement Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 2,314,300 |
| 20 | St. Louis, MO | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Scarborough | 2,282,700 |
| 21 | Baltimore, MD | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Scarborough | 2,257,900 |
| 22 | Denver-Boulder, CO | Continuous Measurement Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 2,194,800 |
| 23 | Portland, OR | Continuous Measurement Market | Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 2,001,600 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh, PA | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Scarborough | 1,998,800 |
| 25 | Riverside-San Bernardino, CA | Continuous Measurement Market | Black and Hispanic Market | * | 1,806,800 |
| 26 | Cleveland, OH | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Scarborough | 1,794,200 |
| 27 | Sacramento, CA | Continuous Measurement Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 1,785,400 |
| 28 | Cincinnati, OH | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Scarborough | 1,721,200 |
| 29 | San Antonio, TX | Continuous Measurement Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 1,586,000 |
| 30 | Kansas City, MO-KS | Continuous Measurement Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 1,575,300 |
| 31 | Salt Lake City-Ogden-Provo, UT | Continuous Measurement Market | Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 1,554,200 |
| 32 | Las Vegas, NV | Continuous Measurement Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 1,484,400 |
| 33 | Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC | Continuous Measurement Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 1,456,600 |
| 34 | Orlando, FL | Continuous Measurement Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 1,448,600 |
| 35 | San Jose, CA | Continuous Measurement Market | Hispanic Market | * | 1,436,400 |
| 36 | Milwaukee-Racine, WI | Continuous Measurement Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 1,433,300 |
| 37 | Columbus, OH | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Scarborough | 1,422,700 |
| 38 | Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI | Continuous Measurement Market | Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 1,393,500 |
| 39 | Middlesex-Somerset-Union, NJ | Continuous Measurement Market | Black and Hispanic Market | NA | 1,382,800 |
| 40 | Indianapolis, IN | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Scarborough | 1,328,100 |
| 41 | Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Scarborough | 1,327,600 |
| 42 | Austin, TX | Continuous Measurement Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 1,252,400 |
| 43 | Raleigh-Durham, NC | Continuous Measurement Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 1,184,200 |
| 44 | Nashville, TN | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Scarborough | 1,158,800 |
| 45 | Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Scarborough | 1,131,200 |
| 46 | West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL | Continuous Measurement Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 1,116,800 |
| 47 | Jacksonville, FL | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Scarborough | 1,083,700 |
| 48 | Oklahoma City, OK | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Scarborough | 1,075,700 |
| 49 | Memphis, TN | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Scarborough | 1,060,700 |
| 50 | Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT | Continuous Measurement Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 1,047,700 |
| 51 | Monmouth-Ocean, NJ | Standard Market | - | * | 1,020,500 |
| 52 | Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Scarborough | 979,600 |
| 53 | Rochester, NY | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Scarborough | 936,000 |
| 54 | Louisville, KY | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Scarborough | 930,600 |
| 55 | Richmond, VA | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Scarborough | 916,400 |
| 56 | Birmingham, AL | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Scarborough | 875,300 |
| 57 | New Orleans, LA | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Scarborough | 864,100 |
| 58 | McAllen-Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | Standard Market | Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | 838,400 |
| 59 | Dayton, OH | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Scarborough | 835,500 |
| 60 | Greenville-Spartanburg, SC | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Scarborough | 824,900 |
| 61 | Tucson, AZ | Continuous Measurement Market | Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 803,300 |
| 62 | Ft. Myers-Naples-Marco Island, FL | Standard Market | Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 783,100 |
| 63 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | Continuous Measurement Market | - | Scarborough | 778,800 |
| 64 | Honolulu, HI | Continuous Measurement Market | - | Scarborough | 768,300 |
| 65 | Tulsa, OK | Continuous Measurement Market | - | Scarborough | 732,000 |
| 66 | Fresno, CA | Continuous Measurement Market | Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 723,400 |
| 67 | Grand Rapids, MI | Continuous Measurement Market | - | Scarborough | 708,400 |
| 68 | Allentown-Bethlehem, PA | Continuous Measurement Market | - | Retail Direct | 690,600 |
| 69 | Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA | Continuous Measurement Market | - | Scarborough | 684,200 |
| 70 | Albuquerque, NM | Continuous Measurement Market | Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 672,000 |
| 71 | Knoxville, TN | Continuous Measurement Market | - | Scarborough | 644,100 |
| 72 | Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | Continuous Measurement Market | - | Retail Direct | 617,600 |
| 73 | Sarasota-Bradenton, FL | Standard Market | - | * | 610,100 |
| 74 | Akron, OH | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 599,000 |
| 75 | Wilmington, DE | Standard Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 590,300 |
| 76 | El Paso, TX | Continuous Measurement Market | Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 580,900 |
| 77 | Baton Rouge, LA | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Retail Direct | 568,700 |
| 78 | Bakersfield, CA | Continuous Measurement Market | Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 567,800 |
| 79 | Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA | Continuous Measurement Market | - | Scarborough | 560,800 |
| 80 | Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz, CA | Continuous Measurement Market | Hispanic Market | Retail Direct | 556,200 |
| 81 | Stockton, CA | Standard Market | Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | 555,500 |
| 82 | Syracuse, NY | Continuous Measurement Market | - | Scarborough | 555,100 |
| 83 | Gainesville-Ocala, FL | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Retail Direct | 530,600 |
| 84 | Springfield, MA | Continuous Measurement Market | Hispanic Market | Retail Direct | 529,500 |
| 85 | Little Rock, AR | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Scarborough | 523,200 |
| 86 | Daytona Beach, FL | Standard Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 518,500 |
| 87 | Toledo, OH | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Scarborough | 517,200 |
| 88 | Charleston, SC | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Retail Direct | 511,500 |
| 89 | Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville, NC | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Retail Direct | 504,900 |
| 90 | Mobile, AL | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Scarborough | 501,300 |
| 91 | Columbia, SC | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 494,600 |
| 92 | Des Moines, IA | Continuous Measurement Market | - | Scarborough | 493,600 |
| 93 | Spokane, WA | Continuous Measurement Market | - | Scarborough | 491,800 |
| 94 | Melbourne-Titusville-Cocoa, FL | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 476,400 |
| 95 | Madison, WI | Continuous Measurement Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 468,800 |
| 96 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | Standard Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | 468,500 |
| 97 | Colorado Springs, CO | Continuous Measurement Market | Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 467,900 |
| 98 | Wichita, KS | Continuous Measurement Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 466,700 |
| 99 | Ft. Pierce-Stuart-Vero Beach, FL | Standard Market | Black Market | * | 465,700 |
| 100 | Visalia-Tulare-Hanford, CA | Standard Market | Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | 455,700 |
| 101 | Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | Continuous Measurement Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 455,600 |
| 102 | Lafayette, LA | Standard Market | Black Market | Retail Direct | 447,200 |
| 103 | York, PA | Continuous Measurement Market | - | * | 445,500 |
| 104 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | Standard Market | Black Market | Scarborough | 440,200 |
| 105 | Boise, ID | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 435,100 |
| 106 | Ft. Wayne, IN | Standard Market | - | Retail Direct | 429,100 |
| 107 | Chattanooga, TN | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Scarborough | 423,600 |
| 108 | Modesto, CA | Standard Market | Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | 421,800 |
| 109 | Augusta, GA | Standard Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 419,200 |
| 109 | New Haven, CT | Standard Market | Black Market | * | 419,200 |
| 111 | Worcester, MA | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 417,100 |
| 112 | Morristown, NJ | Condensed Market | - | NA | 416,500 |
| 113 | Huntsville-Decatur, AL | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Retail Direct | 415,900 |
| 114 | Lancaster, PA | Standard Market | - | * | 413,500 |
| 115 | Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA | Standard Market | Black Market | Scarborough | 412,300 |
| 116 | Portsmouth-Dover-Rochester, NH | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 412,200 |
| 117 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | Standard Market | Black Market | Retail Direct | 407,200 |
| 118 | Jackson, MS | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 405,500 |
| 119 | Santa Rosa, CA | Standard Market | Hispanic Market | NA | 403,400 |
| 120 | Oxnard-Ventura, CA | Standard Market | Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | 402,600 |
| 121 | Bridgeport, CT | Standard Market | Black and Hispanic Market | NA | 395,900 |
| 122 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | Continuous Measurement Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 389,400 |
| 123 | Reno, NV | Standard Market | Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | 384,900 |
| 124 | Ft. Collins-Greeley, CO | Condensed Market | Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | 379,800 |
| 124 | Pensacola, FL | Standard Market | Black Market | * | 379,800 |
| 126 | Victor Valley, CA | Standard Market | Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | 376,600 |
| 127 | Flint, MI | Standard Market | Black Market | Scarborough | 369,400 |
| 128 | Canton, OH | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 350,100 |
| 129 | Fayetteville, NC | Standard Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 348,800 |
| 130 | Reading, PA | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 342,800 |
| 131 | Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI | Standard Market | Black Market | * | 339,200 |
| 132 | Shreveport, LA | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 336,200 |
| 133 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | Condensed Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 324,500 |
| 134 | Appleton-Oshkosh, WI | Standard Market | - | Scarborough | 323,300 |
| 135 | Fayetteville (North West Arkansas), AR | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 319,100 |
| 136 | Corpus Christi, TX | Standard Market | Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | 319,000 |
| 137 | Palm Springs, CA | Standard Market | Hispanic Market | Retail Direct | 318,800 |
| 138 | Burlington-Plattsburgh, VT-NY | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 317,200 |
| 139 | Atlantic City-Cape May, NJ | Standard Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Retail Direct | 317,100 |
| 140 | Newburgh-Middletown (Mid Hudson Valley), NY | Condensed Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | 314,800 |
| 141 | Trenton, NJ | Standard Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 312,600 |
| 142 | Springfield, MO | Standard Market | - | Retail Direct | 307,500 |
| 143 | Quad Cities (Davenport-Rock Island-Moline), IA-IL | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 304,300 |
| 144 | Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS | Standard Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 303,400 |
| 145 | Salisbury-Ocean City, MD | Standard Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 302,000 |
| 145 | Stamford-Norwalk, CT | Condensed Market | Black and Hispanic Market | NA | 302,000 |
| 147 | Ann Arbor, MI | Standard Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 297,100 |
| 148 | Tyler-Longview, TX | Standard Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | 296,800 |
| 149 | Peoria, IL | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 295,800 |
| 150 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 294,800 |
| 151 | Flagstaff-Prescott, AZ | Condensed Market | Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | 290,700 |
| 151 | Montgomery, AL | Standard Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 290,700 |
| 153 | Fredericksburg, VA | Continuous Measurement Market | Black Market | NA | 288,400 |
| 154 | Rockford, IL | Standard Market | - | Retail Direct | 287,300 |
| 155 | Macon, GA | Standard Market | Black Market | Retail Direct | 280,100 |
| 156 | Killeen-Temple, TX | Condensed Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | 273,100 |
| 157 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 270,300 |
| 158 | Savannah, GA | Standard Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 265,300 |
| 159 | Asheville, NC | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary/* | 258,800 |
| 160 | Utica-Rome, NY | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 257,600 |
| 161 | Myrtle Beach, SC | Condensed Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 257,200 |
| 162 | Evansville, IN | Standard Market | - | Retail Direct | 257,100 |
| 163 | Poughkeepsie, NY | Condensed Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 255,100 |
| 164 | Tallahassee, FL | Standard Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | |
| 165 | Hagerstown-Chambersburg-Waynesboro, MD-PA | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | |
| 166 | Wilmington, NC | Standard Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | |
| 167 | Portland, ME | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary | |
| 168 | Erie, PA | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary | |
| 169 | Concord (Lake Regions), NH | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary | |
| 170 | Wausau-Stevens Point, (Central Wisconsin), WI | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 236,000 |
| 171 | Anchorage, AK | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary | |
| 172 | San Luis Obispo, CA | Condensed Market | Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | 229,500 |
| 173 | New London, CT | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 228,600 |
| 174 | Lincoln, NE | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 227,700 |
| 175 | Morgantown-Clarksburg-Fairmont, WV | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 224,700 |
| 176 | Ft. Smith, AR | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 224,600 |
| 177 | New Bedford-Fall River, MA | Condensed Market | - | NA | 222,600 |
| 178 | South Bend, IN | Standard Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 220,500 |
| 179 | Lebanon-Rutland-White River Junction, NH-VT | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 215,900 |
| 180 | Merced, CA | Condensed Market | Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | 214,500 |
| 181 | Binghamton, NY | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 214,200 |
| 182 | Charleston, WV | Standard Market | - | Scarborough | 213,000 |
| 183 | Lubbock, TX | Standard Market | Hispanic Market | Retail Direct | 211,600 |
| 184 | Kalamazoo, MI | Standard Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 204,500 |
| 185 | Green Bay, WI | Standard Market | - | Scarborough | 203,500 |
| 186 | Columbus, GA | Standard Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 203,000 |
| 187 | Odessa-Midland, TX | Condensed Market | Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | 202,600 |
| 188 | Tupelo, MS | Condensed Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 201,500 |
| 189 | Cape Cod, MA | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 201,000 |
| 190 | Manchester, NH | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 198,700 |
| 191 | Johnstown, PA | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 198,300 |
| 192 | Traverse City-Petoskey, MI | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 197,600 |
| 193 | Dothan, AL | Condensed Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 196,500 |
| 194 | Topeka, KS | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 194,600 |
| 195 | Amarillo, TX | Condensed Market | Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | 192,600 |
| 196 | Danbury, CT | Condensed Market | - | NA | |
| 197 | Frederick, MD | Condensed Market | - | NA | |
| 198 | Chico, CA | Condensed Market | Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | |
| 199 | Tri-Cities, (Richland-Kennewick-Pasco), WA | Condensed Market | Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | 187,500 |
| 200 | Yakima, WA | Condensed Market | Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | |
| 201 | Waco, TX | Condensed Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | |
| 202 | Rocky Mount-Wilson, NC | Condensed Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | |
| 203 | Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY | Condensed Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | |
| 204 | Duluth-Superior, MN-WI | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 175,500 |
| 205 | Laredo, TX | Condensed Market | Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | 174,900 |
| 206 | Terre Haute, IN | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 173,900 |
| 207 | Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA | Condensed Market | Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | 173,100 |
| 208 | Bowling Green, KY | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 172,400 |
| 209 | Laurel-Hattiesburg, MS | Condensed Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 172,300 |
| 210 | Medford-Ashland, OR | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 171,000 |
| 211 | Santa Barbara, CA | Standard Market | Hispanic Market | Retail Direct | 170,900 |
| 212 | Muncie-Marion, IN | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 170,500 |
| 213 | Cedar Rapids, IA | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 168,700 |
| 214 | Sunbury-Selinsgrove-Lewisburg, PA | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 167,700 |
| 215 | Olean, NY | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 167,600 |
| 216 | Florence, SC | Condensed Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 167,200 |
| 217 | Bend, OR | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 166,100 |
| 218 | St. Cloud, MN | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 164,800 |
| 219 | Hilton Head, SC | Condensed Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 164,500 |
| 220 | Bangor, ME | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 163,500 |
| 221 | Alexandria, LA | Condensed Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 162,000 |
| 222 | Champaign, IL | Condensed Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 161,300 |
| 223 | Elmira-Corning, NY | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 160,300 |
| 223 | Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 160,300 |
| 225 | Winchester, VA | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 159,800 |
| 226 | Ft. Walton Beach, FL | Condensed Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 159,600 |
| 227 | Las Cruces, NM | Condensed Market | Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | 159,200 |
| 228 | Redding, CA | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 158,100 |
| 229 | Lake Charles, LA | Condensed Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 156,900 |
| 230 | La Crosse, WI | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 155,300 |
| 231 | Charlottesville, VA | Condensed Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 152,500 |
| 232 | Rochester, MN | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 151,400 |
| 233 | Muskegon, MI | Condensed Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 148,000 |
| 234 | Tuscaloosa, AL | Condensed Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 145,500 |
| 235 | Dubuque, IA | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 142,200 |
| 236 | Santa Fe, NM | Condensed Market | Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | 140,700 |
| 237 | Panama City, FL | Condensed Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 140,600 |
| 238 | Joplin, MO | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 140,500 |
| 239 | Marion-Carbondale (Southern IL) | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 140,400 |
| 240 | Bryan-College Station, TX | Condensed Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | 138,400 |
| 241 | Bloomington, IL | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 137,000 |
| 242 | Pittsburg, KS (Southeast Kansas) | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 136,300 |
| 243 | Abilene, TX | Condensed Market | Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | 136,100 |
| 244 | Eau Claire, WI | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 135,500 |
| 245 | Lafayette, IN | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 134,100 |
| 246 | LaSalle-Peru, IL | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 131,700 |
| 247 | Sussex, NJ | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 131,500 |
| 248 | Wheeling, WV | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 129,500 |
| 249 | Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 128,500 |
| 250 | Lima, OH | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 128,400 |
| 251 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 128,300 |
| 252 | Lufkin-Nacogdoches, TX | Condensed Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | 127,800 |
| 253 | Pueblo, CO | Standard Market | Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | 127,700 |
| 254 | State College, PA | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 126,400 |
| 255 | Columbia, MO | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 124,700 |
| 256 | Meadville-Franklin, PA | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 124,500 |
| 257 | Monroe, LA | Condensed Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 123,900 |
| 258 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | Condensed Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 122,900 |
| 259 | Billings, MT | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 118,500 |
| 260 | Hamptons-Riverhead, NY | Continuous Measurement Market | Hispanic Market | NA | 117,200 |
| 261 | Battle Creek, MI | Condensed Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 116,900 |
| 262 | Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 115,500 |
| 263 | Texarkana, TX-AR | Condensed Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 114,400 |
| 264 | Grand Junction, CO | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 113,200 |
| 265 | Wichita Falls, TX | Condensed Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Scarborough | 111,400 |
| 266 | Montpelier-Barre-St. Johnsbury, VT | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 109,300 |
| 267 | Altoona, PA | Standard Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 109,100 |
| 268 | Augusta-Waterville, ME | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 106,800 |
| 269 | Valdosta, GA | Condensed Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 105,600 |
| 270 | Albany, GA | Condensed Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | Radio| |
| 271 | Williamsport, PA | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 102,600 |
| 272 | Elkins-Buckhannon-Weston, WV | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 101,900 |
| 273 | Columbus-Starkville-West Point, MS | Condensed Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 101,700 |
| 274 | Mankato-New Ulm-St. Peter, MN | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 100,900 |
| 275 | Sioux City, IA | Condensed Market | Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | 100,300 |
| 276 | Rapid City, SD | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 99,500 |
| 277 | Harrisonburg, VA | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 99,300 |
| 278 | Sheboygan, WI | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 99,000 |
| 279 | Watertown, NY | Condensed Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 98,300 |
| 280 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 94,100 |
| 281 | Decatur, IL | Condensed Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 92,200 |
| 282 | Lawton, OK | Condensed Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 91,800 |
| 283 | Bluefield, WV | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 91,700 |
| 284 | Ithaca, NY | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 90,100 |
| 285 | Bismarck, ND | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 87,500 |
| 286 | San Angelo, TX | Condensed Market | Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | 86,000 |
| 287 | Cookeville, TN | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 85,700 |
| 288 | Sebring, FL | Standard Market | Black and Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | 84,400 |
| 289 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 83,300 |
| 290 | Jackson, TN | Condensed Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 80,200 |
| 291 | Jonesboro, AR | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 74,200 |
| 292 | Cheyenne, WY | Condensed Market | Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | 72,500 |
| 293 | The Florida Keys, FL | Condensed Market | Hispanic Market | Qualitative Diary | 69,900 |
| 294 | Beckley, WV | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 69,000 |
| 295 | Mason City, IA | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 68,700 |
| 296 | Great Falls, MT | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 67,500 |
| 297 | Meridian, MS | Condensed Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 66,600 |
| 298 | Brunswick, GA | Condensed Market | Black Market | Qualitative Diary | 61,400 |
| 299 | Casper, WY | Condensed Market | - | Qualitative Diary | 60,300 |
[edit] Previously Ranked Markets
- Springfield, IL - Last ranked #202 in Fall 2001, with population 167,900
- Sioux Falls, SD - Last ranked #211 in Fall 2001, with population 153,100
- Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford-Pulaski, VA - Last ranked #218 in Fall 2001, with population 146,000
- St. George-Cedar City, UT - Last ranked #243 in Fall 2001, with population 122,900
- Owensboro, KY - Last ranked #277 in Fall 2001, with population 101,300
