Greater Houston

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Greater Houston, designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget as Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands,[1] is the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States. It is made up of ten counties along the Gulf Coast in Southeast Texas. With a population of 7.1 million people as of the 2020 census and over 7.5 million in 2023, Greater Houston is the second-most populous in Texas after the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.[2]

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  1. "OMB Bulletin No. 23-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. July 21, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 21, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  2. "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.