This list of exurbs in the United States from the Finding Exurbia report was identified by the Brookings Institution in 2006. Some of them form a Micropolitan Statistical Area or other small metro area that may connect with a larger one to form a Combined Statistical Area.
Criteria To qualify as an exurb in the Finding Exurbia report, a census tract must meet three criteria: Economic connection to a large metropolis. Low housing density: bottom third of census tracts with regard to housing density. In 2000, this was a minimum of per resident. Population growth exceeding the average for its metropolitan area.
List These exurbs are listed in the report, sorted by Metropolitan Statistical Area and then by state. Occasional nuances in their economies and relevant population centers will be marked as well.
Albuquerque, New Mexico Torrance County, New Mexico Valencia County, New Mexico
Anchorage, Alaska
Denali Borough, Alaska Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska
Atlanta, Georgia
Barrow County, Georgia Bartow County, Georgia Butts County, Georgia Coweta County, Georgia Dawson County, Georgia Jackson County, Georgia (Jefferson micropolis) Jasper County, Georgia Lumpkin County, Georgia Newton County, Georgia Pickens County, Georgia Walton County, Georgia
Austin, Texas
Bastrop County, Texas (Elgin) Blanco County, Texas Burnet County, Texas (Marble Falls) Caldwell County, Texas Hays County, Texas (San Marcos)
Baltimore, Maryland
Maryland Anne Arundel County, Maryland (home to state capital Annapolis) Carroll County, Maryland (Taneytown, Westminster) Queen Anne's County, Maryland
Pennsylvania York County, Pennsylvania (York)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Livingston Parish, Louisiana West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
Birmingham, Alabama
Bibb County, Alabama Blount County, Alabama Shelby County, Alabama Saint Clair County, Alabama
Bismarck, North Dakota
McHenry County, North Dakota (Towner, Velva) Ward County, North Dakota (Minot) Mountrail County, North Dakota (Stanley, New Town) Dunn County, North Dakota (Manning, Killdeer) Mercer County, North Dakota (Stanton, Beulah) Stark County, North Dakota (Dickinson) Grant County, North Dakota (Carson, Elgin) Sioux County, North Dakota (Fort Yates, Cannon Ball) Pierce County, North Dakota (Rugby) Wells County, North Dakota (Fessenden, Harvey) Stutsman County, North Dakota (Jamestown) Logan County, North Dakota (Napoleon) McIntosh County, North Dakota (Ashley, Wishek)
Boston, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Brockton, Plymouth)
New Hampshire Rockingham County, New Hampshire Strafford County, New Hampshire
Charleston, South Carolina
Berkeley County, South Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
North Carolina Anson County, North Carolina Iredell County, North Carolina
South Carolina
York County, South Carolina
Chicago, Illinois
Illinois Bureau County, Illinois (Princeton) DeKalb County, Illinois (home to college town DeKalb) Grundy County, Illinois (Morris) Kankakee County, Illinois (Kankakee) Kendall County, Illinois (Oswego) LaSalle County, Illinois (Ottawa, resort town Utica) Putnam County, Illinois (Hennepin, Granville)
Indiana
Jasper County, Indiana (Rensselaer) LaPorte County, Indiana (LaPorte, Michigan City) Porter County, Indiana (home to college town Valparaiso) Newton County, Indiana (Kentland)
Wisconsin
Kenosha County, Wisconsin (home of college town Kenosha)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Indiana
Dearborn County, Indiana (Lawrenceburg) Franklin County, Indiana (Brookville,Batesville)
Kentucky
Bracken County, Kentucky (Brooksville, Augusta) Gallatin County, Kentucky (Warsaw) Grant County, Kentucky (Williamstown) Pendleton County, Kentucky (Falmouth)
Ohio
Brown County, Ohio (Georgetown) Clinton County, Ohio (home to college townWilmington)
Cleveland, Ohio
Geauga County, Ohio (Chardon) Medina County, Ohio (Medina, Brunswick)
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Teller County, Colorado
Columbia, South Carolina
Calhoun County, South Carolina Fairfield County, South Carolina Kershaw County, South Carolina Lexington County, South Carolina Newberry County, South Carolina (Newberry) Saluda County, South Carolina
Columbus, Ohio
Madison County, Ohio (London) Morrow County, Ohio (Mount Gilead) Perry County, Ohio (New Lexington) Pickaway County, Ohio (Circleville) Union County, Ohio (Marysville)
Dallas, Texas/ Fort Worth, Texas
Oklahoma
Bryan County, Oklahoma (Durant)
Texas
Ellis County, Texas (Waxahachie) Henderson County, Texas Hood County, Texas (Granbury) Kaufman County, Texas Hunt County, Texas Johnson County, Texas (Burleson) Parker County, Texas Rains County, Texas Van Zandt County, Texas Wise County, Texas
Davenport, Iowa/Moline, Illinois/East Moline, Illinois/Rock Island, Illinois
Iowa
Jackson County, Iowa (Maquoketa) Jones County, Iowa (Anamosa) Linn County, Iowa (Cedar Rapids) Johnson County, Iowa (Iowa City) Louisa County, Iowa (Wapello)
Illinois
Bureau County, Illinois (Princeton) Stark County, Illinois (Toulon, Wyoming) Knox County, Illinois (Galesburg) Warren County, Illinois (Monmouth) Henderson County, Illinois (Oquawka)
Denver, Colorado
Clear Creek County, Colorado Elbert County, Colorado Gilpin County, Colorado Park County, Colorado
Des Moines, Iowa Hamilton County, Iowa (Webster City) Greene County, Iowa (Jefferson) Guthrie County, Iowa (Guthrie Center) Madison County, Iowa (Winterset) Marion County, Iowa (Knoxville, Pella) Poweshiek County, Iowa (Montezuma, Grinnell) Tama County, Iowa (Toledo, Tama) Marshall County, Iowa (home to college town Marshalltown)
Detroit, Michigan
Lapeer County, Michigan (Lapeer) Livingston County, Michigan (Howell) Saint Clair County, Michigan (Port Huron)
Duluth, Minnesota/ Twin Ports
Pine County, Minnesota (Pine City)
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Rusk County, Wisconsin (Ladysmith) Barron County, Wisconsin (Barron, Rice Lake) St. Croix County, Wisconsin (Hudson) Pierce County, Wisconsin (Ellsworth, college town River Falls) Taylor County, Wisconsin (Medford) Marathon County, Wisconsin (Wausau) Wood County, Wisconsin (Sparta) Juneau County, Wisconsin (Mauston) Monroe County, Wisconsin (Wisconsin Rapids, Marshfield) La Crosse County, Wisconsin (La Crosse)
Eugene, Oregon
Linn County, Oregon Deschutes County, Oregon Klamath County, Oregon Douglas County, Oregon
Evansville, Indiana
Spencer County, Indiana (Rockport, Santa Claus) Dubois County, Indiana (Jasper) Pike County, Indiana (Petersburg) Knox County, Indiana (Vincennes)
Fargo, North Dakota
Grand Forks County, North Dakota (home to college town Grand Forks) Nelson County, North Dakota (Lakota) Griggs County, North Dakota (Cooperstown) Stutsman County, North Dakota (home to college town Jamestown) Kidder County, North Dakota (Steele) Logan County, North Dakota (Napoleon) LaMoure County, North Dakota (LaMoure)
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Steuben County, Indiana (Angola) LaGrange County, Indiana (LaGrange) Kosciusko County, Indiana (Warsaw) Wabash County, Indiana (Wabash) Grant County, Indiana (Marion) Blackford County, Indiana (Hartford City) Jay County, Indiana (Portland)
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Barry County, Michigan (Hastings)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Door County, Wisconsin (Sturgeon Bay) Marinette County, Wisconsin (Marinette) Forest County, Wisconsin (Crandon) Langlade County, Wisconsin (Antigo) Menominee County, Wisconsin (Keshena, Menominee) Marathon County, Wisconsin (Wausau) Waupaca County, Wisconsin (Waupaca, New London) Winnebago County, Wisconsin (Oshkosh) Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin (Fon du Lac) Sheboygan County, Wisconsin (Sheboygan)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Kauai County, Hawaii Maui County, Hawaii
Houston, Texas
Chambers County, Texas Waller County, Texas (home to college town Prairie View)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Clinton County, Indiana (Frankfort) Tipton County, Indiana (Tipton) Madison County, Indiana (home to college town Anderson) Henry County, Indiana (New Castle) Rush County, Indiana (Rushville) Bartholomew County, Indiana (Columbus) Brown County, Indiana (Nashville) Putnam County, Indiana (home to college town Greencastle) Montgomery County, Indiana (home to college town Crawfordsville)
Jackson, Mississippi
Madison County, Mississippi
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Jackson County, Michigan (Jackson) Hillsdale County, Michigan (Hillsdale) Branch County, Michigan (Coldwater) Eaton County, Michigan (Charlotte) Ionia County, Michigan (Ionia) Cass County, Michigan (Cassopolis, Dowagiac)
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas Leavenworth County, Kansas (Leavenworth) Miami County, Kansas (Paola, Spring Hill)
Missouri
Cass County, Missouri (Harrisonville) Johnson County, Missouri (Warrensburg)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Blount County, Tennessee Campbell County (LaFollette micropolis) Cocke County (Newport micropolis) Grainger County, Tennessee Hamblen County, Tennessee (Morristown) Jefferson County, Tennessee (Morristown metropolis) Roane County, Tennessee (Harriman) Sevier County, Tennessee (Sevierville) Union County, Tennessee
Lansing, Michigan
Clinton County, Michigan (St. Johns) Shiawassee County, Michigan (Corunna, Owosso)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Nye County, Nevada (Pahrump)
Lincoln, Nebraska
Nemaha County, Nebraska (Auburn) Johnson County, Nebraska (Tecumseh) Pawnee County, Nebraska (Pawnee City) Jefferson County, Nebraska (Fairbury) Fillmore County, Nebraska (Geneva) York County, Nebraska (York) Butler County, Nebraska (David City)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Faulkner County, Arkansas Grant County, Arkansas Hot Spring County, Arkansas (Malvern) Lonoke County, Arkansas Perry County, Arkansas
Los Angeles, California
Kern County, California (Bakersfield) Riverside County, California (Corona, Indio, Jurupa Valley, Menifee, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Riverside, Temecula) San Bernardino County, California (Fontana, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Rialto, San Bernardino, Victorville) Ventura County, California (Oxnard, San Buenaventura, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks)
Madison, Wisconsin
LaFayette County, Wisconsin (Darlington) Richland County, Wisconsin (Richland Center) Vernon County, Wisconsin (Viroqua) Juneau County, Wisconsin (Mauston) Adams County, Wisconsin (Friendship, Adams) Marquette County, Wisconsin (Montello) Green Lake County, Wisconsin (Green Lake, Berlin) Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin (Fond Du Lac)
Memphis, Tennessee
Arkansas
Saint Francis County, Arkansas (Forrest City)
Mississippi
DeSoto County, Mississippi (Southaven) Marshall County, Mississippi Tate County, Mississippi
Tennessee
Fayette County, Tennessee Tipton County, Tennessee (Oakland)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Kenosha County, Wisconsin (home of college town Kenosha) Walworth County, Wisconsin (home of college town Whitewater and resort town Lake Geneva) Jefferson County, Wisconsin (Jefferson, Watertown) Dodge County, Wisconsin (Juneau, Beaver Dam) Washington County, Wisconsin (West Bend) Sheboygan County, Wisconsin (Sheboygan)
Minneapolis, Minnesota/ Twin Cities
Minnesota
Scott County, Minnesota (Shakopee) Sherburne County, Minnesota (Elk River) Wright County, Minnesota (Buffalo, Otsego)
Wisconsin
Polk County, Wisconsin (Balsam Lake, Amery) Saint Croix County, Wisconsin (Hudson)
Nashville, Tennessee
Cannon County, Tennessee Cheatham County, Tennessee Dickson County, Tennessee Hickman County, Tennessee Robertson County, Tennessee Rutherford County, Tennessee (Murfreesboro) Trousdale County, Tennessee (Hartsville) Wilson County, Tennessee (Mount Juliet, Lebanon)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana