Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area

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Map of the 2012 OMB-designated Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area.

The Washington–Baltimore combined metropolitan statistical area is a statistical area, including the overlapping metropolitan areas of Washington, D.C. and Baltimore. The region includes Central Maryland, Northern Virginia, three counties in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, and one county in south-central Pennsylvania. It is the most educated, highest-income, and third-most populous combined statistical area in the United States behind New York City–Newark, NJ and Los Angeles–Long Beach.[1][2]

The area is designated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as the Washington–Baltimore–Arlington, DC–MD–VA–WV–PA Combined Statistical Area. It is composed primarily of two major metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV MSA and the Baltimore–Columbia–Towson, Maryland Metropolitan Statistical Area. Five smaller urban areas not contiguous to the main urban area but having strong commuting ties with the main area are included in the metropolitan area:[3]Hagerstown–Martinsburg, Maryland–West Virginia MSA, the Chambersburg–Waynesboro, Pennsylvania MSA, the Winchester, VA–WV MSA, the California–Lexington Park, Maryland MSA, and the Easton, Maryland micropolitan statistical area (μSA).

Some counties, such as Caroline and King George County, Virginia, are not officially designated by OMB as members of this metropolitan area but still consider themselves members anyway.[4][5][6][7][8] This is mostly due to their proximity to the area, the size of their commuter population, and by the influence of local broadcasting stations. The population of the entire Washington–Baltimore Combined Statistical Area as of the 2020 census was 9,973,383. The area's most-populous city is Washington, D.C. with a population of 689,545, and the area's most populous county is Fairfax County, Virginia, with a population of 1,150,309.[9]

Components of the combined statistical area

The counties and independent cities and their groupings that comprise the area are listed below with their 2012 population estimates. Central counties/cities (designated as such by OMB) for each MSA are shown in italics.

Regional organizations

Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

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The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board, a component of MWCOG, is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization for the metropolitan Washington area.[11]

Baltimore Metropolitan Council

The Baltimore Metropolitan Council is the equivalent organization for the Baltimore portion of the combined Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area.[12] The BMC, which was created in 1992 as the successor to the Regional Planning Council and Baltimore Regional Council of Governments, consists of the Baltimore region's elected executives, representing Baltimore City and Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford and Howard counties.[13]

The Baltimore Regional Transportation Board is the federally recognized Metropolitan Planning Organization for transportation planning in the Baltimore region.[13]

Principal cities

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Major cities

Baltimore area

Washington, D.C. area

Economy

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Primary industries

Biotechnology

Maryland's Washington suburbs are a major center for biotechnology. Prominent local biotechnology companies include MedImmune, United Therapeutics, The Institute for Genomic Research, Human Genome Sciences, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Defense contracting

Many defense contractors are based in Northern Virginia and Montgomery County, Maryland to be close to the Pentagon in Arlington. Local defense contractors include Lockheed Martin, the largest, as well as Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, BAE Systems Inc., Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), Booz Allen Hamilton, Leidos, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Orbital Sciences Corporation, and AAI Corporation.

Notable company headquarters in the region

Numbers denote Fortune 500 ranking.

Maryland

Baltimore area:

Washington area:

Northern Virginia

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Washington, D.C.

Sports

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M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, home field of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League

Table of professional teams and venues

Club Sport League Founded Venue
Washington Capitals Hockey NHL 1974 Capital One Arena
Washington Nationals Baseball MLB 2005Template:Efn Nationals Park
Baltimore Orioles Baseball MLB 1954Template:Efn Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Washington Wizards Basketball NBA 1973Template:Efn Capital One Arena
Baltimore Ravens Football NFL 1996 M&T Bank Stadium
Washington Commanders Football NFL 1937Template:Efn Commanders Field
D.C. United Soccer MLS 1996 Audi Field
Washington Mystics Basketball WNBA 1998 CareFirst Arena
Washington Spirit Soccer NWSL 2011Template:Efn Maryland SoccerPlex (primary)
Audi Field (secondary)
Segra Field (secondary)

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Transportation

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Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Crystal City, Virginia, the nation's 23rd-busiest airport and busiest airport in the Washington-Baltimore area
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Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI), the nation's 25th-busiest airport and second-busiest airport in the Washington-Baltimore area
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Dulles International Airport, the nation's 28th-busiest airport and third-busiest airport in the Washington-Baltimore area
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Washington Metro
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The Capital Beltway (I-495) in Northern Virginia
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Baltimore Metro SubwayLink

Commercial airports

Airport IATA code ICAO code County State Note
Baltimore/Washington International Airport BWI KBWI Anne Arundel County Maryland The closest airport to Baltimore and region's busiest[17] airport
Dulles International Airport IAD KIAD Loudoun County Virginia Most international traffic in region
Hagerstown Regional Airport HGR KHGR Washington County Maryland Serves Western Maryland, the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, and portions of south-central Pennsylvania and northwestern Virginia along the Interstate 81 corridor
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA KDCA Arlington County Virginia Region's second-busiest[17] airport and its closest airport to Washington, D.C.

Rail transit systems

Major highways

Interstates

U.S. Routes

State Routes

See also

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References

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  3. ↑ "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.
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