Buffalo Metro Area Counties
2 counties · 1.2 million people (2025) · 1,565 sq mi
The Buffalo metro area (officially the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area) has 2 counties in New York, with 1,155,653 people in 2025. Erie County is the most populous.
The 2 counties of the Buffalo metro area
Sorted by population.
| County | County seat | Population 2025 | Change since 2020 | Land area (sq mi) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie County | Buffalo | 946,741 | −0.8% | 1,043 | Central |
| Niagara County | Lockport | 208,912 | −1.8% | 522 | Central |
The metro area is part of the larger Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY Combined Statistical Area.
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County maps of New York
Other metro areas
- New York City Metro Area Counties 22 counties
- Rochester Metro Area Counties 5 counties
- Albany, New York Metro Area Counties 5 counties
- Poughkeepsie–Newburgh Metro Area Counties 2 counties
- Syracuse Metro Area Counties 3 counties
- Los Angeles Metro Area Counties 2 counties
- Chicago Metro Area Counties 13 counties
- Dallas–Fort Worth Metro Area Counties 11 counties
- Houston Metro Area Counties 10 counties
- Atlanta Metro Area Counties 29 counties
- Washington, D.C. Metro Area Counties 23 counties
- Miami Metro Area Counties 3 counties
- Philadelphia Metro Area Counties 11 counties
- Phoenix Metro Area Counties 2 counties
- Boston Metro Area Counties 7 counties
- Inland Empire Metro Area Counties 2 counties
- San Francisco–Oakland Metro Area Counties 5 counties
- Detroit Metro Area Counties 6 counties
- Seattle Metro Area Counties 3 counties
- Minneapolis–St. Paul Metro Area Counties 15 counties
- Tampa Bay Metro Area Counties 4 counties
- Denver Metro Area Counties 10 counties
- Orlando Metro Area Counties 4 counties
- Charlotte Metro Area Counties 11 counties
Sources
- Metro area definition: U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Core Based Statistical Areas, July 2023 delineation (published by the Census Bureau).
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau 2025 cartographic boundary files. Population: Census Bureau estimates, Vintage 2025.