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The '''Salisbury, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area''' is a [[United States Census Bureau]]–designated metropolitan area centered in and around [[Salisbury, Maryland]], including two counties in [[Maryland]]: [[Somerset County, Maryland|Somerset]] and [[Wicomico County, Maryland|Wicomico]].  Until 2023, the Salisbury MSA also included [[Worcester County, Maryland|Worcester County]].<ref name="OMB Bulletin No. 23-01">{{cite web |title=OMB Bulletin No. 23-01 |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OMB-Bulletin-23-01.pdf |format=PDF |date=July 21, 2023 |website=[[White House]] |access-date=May 3, 2024}}</ref>

Under the previous CBSA definition, the metropolitan area had a population of 423,481 residents as of the 2020 census. In addition, under the previous Combined Statistical Area definition, the Salisbury-Cambridge, MD-DE Combined Statistical Area of the Salisbury metropolitan area with the [[Dorchester County, Maryland|Cambridge]] micropolitan statistical area<ref name="OMB_20180914">[https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Bulletin-18-04.pdf OMB BULLETIN NO. 18-04: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas] . Office of Management and Budget. September 14, 2018.</ref> had a total 2020 population of 456,012.

==Demographics==
As of the 2000 census,<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of there were 109,931 people, 40,579 households, and 27,223 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 68.92% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 27.32% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.25% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.46% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.73% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.30% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.99% of the population.

The median income for a household in the area was $34,469, and the median income for a family was $42,386. Males had a median income of $29,989 versus $23,292 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the MSA was $17,568.
==History==
Prior to the 2010 census, the Salisbury metropolitan area consisted only of Wicomico and Somerset counties in Maryland. As of the [[United States Census, 2000|2000 census]], the MSA had a population of 109,391 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 120,181).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2009/CBSA-EST2009-01.csv | title = Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-01) | format = [[comma-separated values|CSV]] | work = 2009 Population Estimates | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division | date = 2010-03-23 | access-date = 2010-03-29 | url-status = dead | archive-url = http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20100615175258/http%3A//www%2Ecensus%2Egov/popest/metro/tables/2009/CBSA%2DEST2009%2D01%2Ecsv | archive-date = June 15, 2010 }}</ref> Worcester County, Maryland was considered a part of the [[Ocean Pines, Maryland|Ocean Pines]] Micropolitan Statistical Area and Sussex County, Delaware was considered a part of the [[Seaford, Delaware|Seaford]] Micropolitan Statistical Area.<ref>{{cite web|title=METROPOLITAN AND MICROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS AND COMPONENTS, December 2009, WITH CODES|publisher=United States Census Bureau|url=https://www.census.gov/population/metro/files/lists/2009/List1.txt|access-date=October 31, 2013}}</ref>

In 2018, the United States Census Bureau defined the Salisbury-Cambridge, MD-DE Combined Statistical Area, which combined the Salisbury metropolitan area with the [[Cambridge, Maryland]] Micropolitan Statistical Area ([[Dorchester County, Maryland|Dorchester County]]).<ref name="OMB_20180914"/>

The 2018 designation was reversed effective July 2023 as Dorchester County was re-admitted to the [[Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area|Washington-Baltimore Combined Statistical Area]] and [[Worcester County, Maryland]] was separated into its own micropolitan area.<ref name="OMB Bulletin No. 23-01">{{cite web |title=OMB Bulletin No. 23-01 |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OMB-Bulletin-23-01.pdf |format=PDF |date=July 21, 2023 |website=[[White House]] |access-date=May 3, 2024}}</ref>

The current '''Salisbury&ndash;[[Ocean Pines, Maryland|Ocean Pines]] Combined Statistical Area''' consists of the Salisbury metropolitan area and the Ocean Pines micropolitan area. As of the 2000 Census, the CSA had a population of 155,934 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 169,303).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2009/CBSA-EST2009-02.csv | title = Table 2. Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-02) | format = [[comma-separated values|CSV]] | work = 2009 Population Estimates | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division | date = 2010-03-23 | access-date = 2010-03-29 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100420062311/http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2009/CBSA-EST2009-02.csv | archive-date = April 20, 2010 }}</ref>

==Counties==
*[[Somerset County, Maryland]]
*[[Wicomico County, Maryland]]
*[[Worcester County, Maryland]]

==Communities==
===Places with more than 20,000 inhabitants===
*[[Salisbury, Maryland]] (principal city)

===Places with 5,000 to 20,000 inhabitants===
*[[Ocean City, Maryland]]
*[[Ocean Pines, Maryland]] (census-designated place)

===Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants===
*[[Berlin, Maryland]]
*[[Crisfield, Maryland]] 
*[[Delmar, Maryland]] 
*[[Fruitland, Maryland]] 
*[[Pittsville, Maryland]]
*[[Pocomoke City, Maryland]] 
*[[Princess Anne, Maryland]]
*[[Snow Hill, Maryland]]
*[[West Ocean City, Maryland]] (census-designated place)

===Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants===
*[[Deal Island, Maryland]] (census-designated place)
*[[Eden, Maryland]] (census-designated place)
*[[Fairmount, Maryland]] (census-designated place)
*[[Hebron, Maryland]]
*[[Mount Vernon, Maryland]] (census-designated place)
*[[Sharptown, Maryland]]
*[[Willards, Maryland]]

===Places with less than 500 inhabitants===
*[[Allen, Maryland]] (census-designated place)
*[[Bishopville, Maryland]] (census-designated place)
*[[Bivalve, Maryland]] (census-designated place)
*[[Chance, Maryland]] (census-designated place)
*[[Dames Quarter, Maryland]] (census-designated place)
*[[Frenchtown-Rumbly, Maryland]] (census-designated place)
*[[Girdletree, Maryland]] (census-designated place)
*[[Jesterville, Maryland]] (census-designated place)
*[[Mardela Springs, Maryland]] 
*[[Nanticoke, Maryland]] (census-designated place)
*[[Nanticoke Acres, Maryland]] (census-designated place)
*[[Newark, Maryland]] (census-designated place)
*[[Parsonsburg, Maryland]] (census-designated place)
*[[Powellville, Maryland]] (census-designated place)
*[[Quantico, Maryland]] (census-designated place)
*[[Smith Island, Maryland]] (census-designated place)
*[[Stockton, Maryland]] (census-designated place)
*[[Tyaskin, Maryland]] (census-designated place)
*[[Waterview, Maryland]] (census-designated place)
*[[West Pocomoke, Maryland]] (census-designated place)
*[[Whaleyville, Maryland]] (census-designated place)
*[[Whitehaven, Maryland]] (census-designated place)

==Transportation==
===Major highways===
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===Airports===
*[[Salisbury–Ocean City–Wicomico Regional Airport]]
*[[Bennett Airport]]
*[[Crisfield Municipal Airport]]
*[[Ocean City Municipal Airport (Maryland)|Ocean City Municipal Airport]]

===Mass transit===
*[[Shore Transit]] serves Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester counties with local routes in Salisbury and commuter routes between cities and towns in the three counties.
*[[Ocean City Transportation]] A Bus service in Ocean City with connections to Shore Transit and DART First State.

==Colleges and universities==
*[[Salisbury University]]
*[[University of Maryland Eastern Shore]]
*[[Wor–Wic Community College]]

==Media==
===Radio===
{{Salisbury-Ocean City Radio}}

===Television===
{{Salisbury TV}}

==See also==
*[[Maryland statistical areas]]

==References==
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[[Category:Geography of Somerset County, Maryland]]
[[Category:Geography of Sussex County, Delaware]]
[[Category:Geography of Wicomico County, Maryland]]
[[Category:Geography of Worcester County, Maryland]]
[[Category:Northeast megalopolis]]