Roanoke metropolitan area | |
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| Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area | |
_from_Mill_Mountain_Star_at_Dusk.jpg) Roanoke City from Mill Mountain Star | |
 Location of the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area in Virginia | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Virginia |
| Largest city | Roanoke |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,711 sq mi (4,430 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 315,251 |
| • Density | 180/sq mi (71/km2) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | $19.936 billion (2022) |
The Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area is a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in Virginia as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The Roanoke MSA is sometimes referred to as the Roanoke Valley, even though the Roanoke MSA occupies a larger area than the Roanoke Valley. It is geographically similar to the area known as the Roanoke Region of Virginia, but while the latter includes Alleghany County, the former does not.[2] As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 315,251.[3]
Figures through 2000 do not include Franklin County (50,345 est. 2005 population) and Craig County (5,154 est. 2005 population). The Census Bureau has since added them to the Roanoke MSA, which is the fourth largest in Virginia (behind Northern Virginia, Hampton Roads, and the Greater Richmond area), and the largest in the western half of the state. Its current rank is 201 among all 363 MSAs. The Roanoke, VA MSA population changed from 288,307 in 2000 to 315,251 in 2020, a greater than 9.34 percent change.
- ^ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Roanoke, VA (MSA)". Federal Reserve Economic Data. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
- ^ Roanoke Region of Virginia
- ^ "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-01)". 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2010-03-23. Archived from the original (CSV) on June 15, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-26.