Here are the top 13 as far as population goes:
1 Jacksonville 794,555
2 Charlotte 716,874
3 Memphis 680,902
4 Nashville 590,807
5 Louisville 558,541
6 Atlanta 519,145
7 Virginia Beach 435,619
8 Miami 408,991
9 Raleigh 356,321
10 Tampa 332,888
11 Lexington-lafayette Co, Ky 272,000
12 Greensboro 259,000
13 Norfolk 235,000
top metros based on population:
Rank Metropolitan Area Anchor City Population State(s)
1 Atlanta Metropolitan Area Atlanta 5,729,304 Georgia
2 South Florida Miami 5,422,200 Florida
3 Washington Metropolitan Area District of Columbia 5,306,565 Virginia / District of Columbia / Maryland / West Virginia
4 Tampa Bay Area Tampa 4,076,099 Florida
5 Greater Orlando Orlando 2,693,552 Florida
6 Hampton Roads Norfolk 1,700,000 Virginia / North Carolina
7 Greater Charlotte Charlotte 1,651,650 North Carolina / South Carolina
8 Central Alabama Birmingham 1,596,909 Alabama
9 The Triad Greensboro 1,535,926 North Carolina
10 Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro Nashville 1,498,836 Tennessee
11 The Triangle Raleigh 1,467,434 North Carolina
12 Greater Jacksonville Metropolitan Jacksonville 1,348,381 Florida
13 The Upstate Greenville 1,315,597 South Carolina
14 Memphis Metropolitan Area Memphis 1,260,905 Tennessee/Mississippi/Arkansas
15 Louisville-Jefferson County Louisville 1,245,920
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Greensboro, North Carolina (home of the Atlantic Coast Conference) population - 301,000
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