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try united states states list new york new jersey virginia maryland massachusetts connecticut pennsylvania rhode island delaware new hampshire maine west virginia north carolina federal districts washington d c largest city new york city 8 804 190 area total 56 200 sq mi 146 000 km 2 population 2024 2 total 53 141 158 density 946 sq mi 365 km 2 gdp 3 total 5 229 trillion 2022 4 per capita 104 106 2022 41 n 74 w 41 n 74 w 41 74 population density in the northeast megalopolis on the atlantic seaboard the northeast megalopolis also known as the northeast corridor acela corridor 5 boston washington corridor boswash bos wash corridor or bosnywash 6 is the most populous megalopolis exclusively within the united states with slightly over 53 million residents as of 2024 the nickname boswash for the region was first used by futurist herman kahn in a 1967 essay 7 it is the world s largest megalopolis by economic output 8 located primarily on the atlantic coast in the northeastern united states the northeast megalopolis extends from the northern suburbs of boston to washington d c running roughly southwesterly along a section of u s route 1 interstate 95 and the northeast corridor train line 9 it is sometimes defined more broadly to include other urban regions including the richmond and hampton roads regions to the south portland maine and manchester new hampshire to the north and harrisburg pennsylvania to the west 10 the coastal waters of the northeast megalopolis constitute one of the fastest warming urban ocean shorelines in the world 11 the region includes many of the nation s most populated metropolitan areas including those of new york city philadelphia washington d c boston and baltimore 12 as of 2024 it contained more than 53 million people about 15 of the u s population on less than 2 of the nation s land area with a population density of about 946 people per square mile 365 people km 2 far more than the u s average of 80 5 per square mile 13 31 people km 2 at least one projection estimates the area will grow to 58 1 million people by 2050 14 failed verification before the term megalopolis became widely used walter hedden identified the growing interdependence of large cities in the northeast in his 1929 book specifically regarding the sourcing of milk 15 french geographer jean gottmann then popularized the term megalopolis in his 1961 study of the region megalopolis the urbanized northeastern seaboard of the united states gottmann concluded that the region s cities while discrete and independent are uniquely tied to each other through the intermeshing of their suburban zones taking on some characteristics of a single massive city a megalopolis a term he co opted from an ancient greek town of the same name that named itself out of aspirations to become the largest greek city region edit the northeast megalopolis includes many of the financial and political centers of influence in the united states including the national capital of washington d c and all or part of 12 states from north to south maine new hampshire massachusetts rhode island connecticut new york new jersey pennsylvania delaware maryland west virginia and virginia of all the states that traditionally make up the american northeast only rural landlocked and very rugged vermont is considered to be distinct from the more populated coastal states of the megalopolis while maryland and virginia are integral to the corridor despite being in the southern united states all major cities of the megalopolis are linked by interstate 95 and u s route 1 which start in miami and key west florida respectively in the south and terminate in maine at the u s canadian border it is also linked by the northeast corridor train line the country s busiest passenger rail line serving amtrak and several commuter rail agencies the development of the interconnected urban corridor in the northeast initially followed the strategic placement of these rail lines forming a railroad spine before the expansion of the highway systems such as i 95 and route 1 and overlapping suburban areas 16 as of 2019 the region is home to 52 3 million people and its metropolitan statistical areas are contiguous from washington d c in the south to boston in the north 17 the region is not uniformly populated between the terminal cities and there are regions nominally within the corridor yet located away from the main transit lines that have been bypassed by urbanization such as the quiet corner in connecticut the region accounts for over 20 of the u s gross domestic product 18 it is home to two of the world s largest stock exchanges the new york stock exchange and nasdaq and the headquarters of the united nations in new york city and the executive legislative and judicial centers of the u s federal government the white house the u s capitol and the u s supreme court in washington d c the region also is home to the headquarters of most of the nation s and some of the world s largest media organizations including abc nbc cbs npr pbs fox comcast the new york times company usa today the new york post the wall street journal newsday the washington post and the boston globe the global headquarters of many major financial firms including jpmorgan chase citigroup goldman sachs morgan stanley fannie mae freddie mac capital one the vanguard group and fidelity are located in the region among the world s 500 largest companies 54 are based in the northeast megalopolis among the 500 largest u s based companies 162 are headquartered in the region 19 the region is the center of the global hedge fund industry which is heavily based in new york city and the suburban connecticut cities of greenwich and stamford 20 the northeast megalopolis is home to hundreds of colleges and universities including several that rank among the world s most elite universities including harvard and mit both in cambridge massachusetts brown in providence rhode island yale in new haven connecticut columbia in new york city princeton in princeton new jersey the university of pennsylvania in philadelphia johns hopkins in baltimore and georgetown in washington d c 21 population edit largest combined statistical areas csas within the northeast megalopolis 2 rank u s combined statistical area csa 2020 census 2010 census change 1 new york newark ny nj ct pa 22 431 833 22 327 454 0 47 3 washington baltimore arlington dc md va wv pa 10 028 331 9 050 192 10 81 7 boston worcester providence ma ri nh ct 8 349 768 7 871 570 6 08 9 philadelphia reading camden pa nj de md 7 379 700 7 067 807 4 41 26 new haven hartford waterbury ct 2 659 617 2 627 399 1 23 35 virginia beach chesapeake va nc 1 857 542 1 779 243 4 40 total 50 047 174 48 096 266 4 06 largest metropolitan statistical areas msas within the northeast megalopolis 22 2020 rank metropolitan statistical area msa 2020 census 2010 census change 1 new york newark jersey city ny nj msa 20 140 470 18 897 109 6 58 2 washington arlington alexandria dc va md wv msa 6 385 162 5 649 540 13 02 3 philadelphia camden wilmington pa nj de md msa 6 245 051 5 965 343 4 69 4 boston cambridge newton ma nh msa 4 941 632 4 552 402 8 55 5 baltimore columbia towson md msa 2 844 510 2 710 489 4 94 6 virginia beach chesapeake norfolk va nc msa 1 780 059 1 676 822 6 16 7 providence warwick ri ma msa 1 676 579 1 600 852 4 73 8 richmond va msa 1 314 434 1 188 246 10 62 9 hartford west hartford east hartford ct msa 1 213 531 1 212 381 0 09 10 bridgeport stamford danbury ct msa 957 419 916 829 4 43 11 new haven ct msa 864 835 862 477 0 27 12 worcester ma msa 862 111 798 552 7 96 13 allentown bethlehem easton pa nj msa 861 889 821 623 4 90 14 kiryas joel poughkeepsie newburgh ny msa 679 221 670 301 1 33 15 portland south portland me msa 551 740 514 098 7 32 16 springfield ma msa 465 825 463 490 0 50 17 waterbury shelton ct msa 450 376 448 738 0 37 18 reading pa msa 428 849 411 442 4 23 19 manchester nashua nh msa 422 937 400 721 5 54 20 trenton princeton nj msa 387 340 366 513 5 68 21 hagerstown martinsburg md wv msa 293 844 269 140 9 18 22 norwich new london willimantic ct msa 280 430 290 198 3 37 23 atlantic city hammonton nj msa 274 534 274 549 0 01 24 barnstable town ma msa 228 996 215 888 6 07 25 kingston ny msa 181 851 182 493 0 35 26 amherst town northampton ma msa 162 308 158 080 2 67 27 chambersburg pa msa 155 932 149 618 4 22 28 vineland nj msa 154 152 156 898 1 75 29 lexington park md msa 113 777 105 151 8 20 largest cities in the northeast megalopolis with populations over 100 000 23 2020 rank city town region 2020 census 2010 census change land area 2020 population density 1 new york city new york 8 804 190 8 175 133 7 69 301 5 sq mi 781 km 2 29 303 sq mi 11 314 km 2 2 philadelphia pennsylvania 1 603 797 1 526 006 5 10 134 2 sq mi 348 km 2 11 937 sq mi 4 609 km 2 3 washington district of columbia 689 545 601 723 14 60 61 1 sq mi 158 km 2 11 281 sq mi 4 356 km 2 4 boston massachusetts 675 647 617 594 9 40 48 3 sq mi 125 km 2 13 977 sq mi 5 397 km 2 5 baltimore maryland 585 708 620 961 5 68 80 9 sq mi 210 km 2 7 235 sq mi 2 793 km 2 6 virginia beach virginia 459 470 437 994 4 90 244 7 sq mi 634 km 2 1 878 sq mi 725 km 2 7 newark new jersey 311 549 277 140 12 42 24 1 sq mi 62 km 2 12 904 sq mi 4 982 km 2 8 jersey city new jersey 292 449 247 549 18 14 14 8 sq mi 38 km 2 19 835 sq mi 7 658 km 2 9 chesapeake virginia 249 422 222 209 12 25 338 5 sq mi 877 km 2 737 sq mi 285 km 2 10 arlington a virginia 238 643 207 627 14 94 26 sq mi 67 km 2 9 200 sq mi 3 600 km 2 11 norfolk virginia 238 005 242 803 1 98 53 3 sq mi 138 km 2 4 468 sq mi 1 725 km 2 12 richmond virginia 226 610 204 214 10 97 62 6 sq mi 162 km 2 3 782 sq mi 1 460 km 2 13 yonkers new york 211 569 195 976 7 96 18 0 sq mi 47 km 2 11 750 sq mi 4 540 km 2 14 worcester massachusetts 206 518 181 045 14 07 37 4 sq mi 97 km 2 5 528 sq mi 2 134 km 2 15 providence rhode island 190 934 178 042 7 24 18 4 sq mi 48 km 2 10 373 sq mi 4 005 km 2 16 newport news virginia 186 247 180 719 3 06 69 0 sq mi 179 km 2 2 700 sq mi 1 000 km 2 17 paterson new jersey 159 732 146 199 9 26 8 4 sq mi 22 km 2 18 986 sq mi 7 331 km 2 18 alexandria virginia 159 467 139 966 13 93 15 0 sq mi 39 km 2 10 681 sq mi 4 124 km 2 19 springfield massachusetts 155 929 153 060 1 87 31 9 sq mi 83 km 2 4 893 sq mi 1 889 km 2 20 bridgeport connecticut 148 654 144 229 3 07 16 1 sq mi 42 km 2 9 290 sq mi 3 590 km 2 21 elizabeth new jersey 137 298 124 969 9 87 12 3 sq mi 32 km 2 11 145 sq mi 4 303 km 2 22 hampton virginia 137 148 137 436 0 21 51 5 sq mi 133 km 2 2 665 sq mi 1 029 km 2 23 stamford connecticut 135 470 122 643 10 46 37 6 sq mi 97 km 2 3 601 sq mi 1 390 km 2 24 lakewood new jersey 135 158 92 843 45 58 24 7 sq mi 64 km 2 5 476 sq mi 2 114 km 2 25 new haven connecticut 134 023 129 779 3 27 18 7 sq mi 48 km 2 7 170 sq mi 2 770 km 2 26 allentown pennsylvania 125 845 118 032 6 62 17 5 sq mi 45 km 2 7 165 sq mi 2 766 km 2 27 hartford connecticut 121 054 124 775 2 98 17 4 sq mi 45 km 2 6 965 sq mi 2 689 km 2 28 cambridge massachusetts 118 403 105 162 12 59 6 4 sq mi 17 km 2 18 512 sq mi 7 148 km 2 29 smithtown new york 116 296 117 801 1 28 111 4 sq mi 289 km 2 1 000 sq mi 390 km 2 30 manchester new hampshire 115 644 109 565 5 55 33 1 sq mi 86 km 2 3 497 sq mi 1 350 km 2 31 lowell massachusetts 115 554 106 519 8 48 13 6 sq mi 35 km 2 8 490 sq mi 3 280 km 2 32 waterbury connecticut 114 403 110 366 3 66 28 5 sq mi 74 km 2 4 011 sq mi 1 549 km 2 33 edison new jersey 107 588 99 967 7 62 30 1 sq mi 78 km 2 3 578 sq mi 1 381 km 2 34 brockton massachusetts 105 643 93 810 12 61 21 3 sq mi 55 km 2 4 952 sq mi 1 912 km 2 35 columbia b maryland 104 681 93 810 11 59 31 9 sq mi 83 km 2 3 278 sq mi 1 266 km 2 36 woodbridge new jersey 103 639 99 585 4 07 23 3 sq mi 60 km 2 4 456 sq mi 1 720 km 2 37 quincy massachusetts 101 636 92 271 10 15 16 6 sq mi 43 km 2 6 133 sq mi 2 368 km 2 38 lynn massachusetts 101 253 90 329 12 09 10 7 sq mi 28 km 2 9 249 sq mi 3 571 km 2 39 new bedford massachusetts 101 079 95 072 6 32 20 0 sq mi 52 km 2 5 054 sq mi 1 951 km 2 county census designated place economy edit the total gdp of the northeast megalopolis is 5 6 trillion of which around 2 3 trillion is from the new york metropolitan area 4 as of 2023 the northeast megalopolis would have the third highest gdp of any nation if it was its own country ahead of germany 4 7 trillion largest metropolitan statistical areas msas by gdp within the northeast megalopolis 2023 rank metropolitan statistical area msa gdp billions us 4 1 new york newark jersey city ny nj msa 2 298 868 2 washington arlington alexandria dc va md wv msa 714 685 3 boston cambridge newton ma nh msa 610 486 4 philadelphia camden wilmington pa nj de md msa 557 601 5 baltimore columbia towson md msa 259 690 6 virginia beach chesapeake norfolk va nc msa 127 459 7 hartford west hartford east hartford ct msa 122 805 8 richmond va msa 116 960 9 bridgeport stamford danbury ct msa 116 031 10 providence warwick ri ma msa 111 840 11 new haven ct msa 65 232 12 worcester ma msa 64 135 13 allentown bethlehem easton pa nj msa 59 891 14 trenton princeton nj msa 53 003 15 portland south portland me msa 48 037 16 harrisburg carlisle pa msa 47 815 17 kiryas joel poughkeepsie newburgh ny msa 44 457 18 springfield ma msa 42 356 19 manchester nashua nh msa 36 597 20 reading pa msa 25 975 21 norwich new london willimantic ct msa 23 910 22 atlantic city hammonton nj msa 18 727 23 barnstable town ma msa 18 187 24 hagerstown martinsburg md wv msa 15 286 25 kingston ny msa 9 905 26 lexington park md msa 9 883 27 amherst town northampton ma msa 9 766 28 vineland nj msa 8 209 29 chambersburg pa msa 8 149 northeast megalopolis 5 598 130 history edit a satellite view of the northeast megalopolitan region at night in november 2021 due to its proximity to europe the eastern coast of the united states was among the first regions of the continent to be widely settled by europeans over time the cities and towns founded on the east coast had the advantage of age over most other parts of the u s however it was the northeast in particular that developed most rapidly owing to a number of fortuitous circumstances while possessing neither particularly rich soil one exception being new england s connecticut river valley nor exceptional mineral wealth the region still supports some agriculture and mining 24 the climate is temperate and not particularly prone to hurricanes or tropical storms which increase further south however the most important factor was the interpenetration of land and sea 25 which makes for exceptional harbors such as those at the chesapeake bay the port of new york and new jersey narragansett bay in providence rhode island and boston harbor the coastline to the north is rocky and little sheltered whereas to the south it is smooth and does not feature as many bays or inlets that might function as natural harbors also featured are navigable rivers that lead deeper into the heartlands such as the hudson ...