State Population Ranking Population
California 1 33,871,648
Texas 2 20,851,820
New York - 3 - 18,976,457
Florida 4 15,982,378
Illinois - 5 - 12,419,293
Pennsylvania - 6 - 12,281,054
Ohio - 7 - 11,353,140
Michigan - 8 - 9,938,444
New Jersey - 9 - 8,414,350
Georgia 10 8,186,453
North Carolina 11 8,049,313
Virginia - 12 - 7,078,515
Massachusetts - 13 - 6,349,097
Indiana - 14 - 6,080,485
Washington 15 5,894,121
Tennessee 16 5,689,283
Missouri 17 5,595,211
Wisconsin 18 5,363,675
Maryland - 19 - 5,296,486
Arizona 20 5,130,632
Largest US Metropolitan Statistical Areas
(11 connected cities after full build-out)
1) New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA - 21,976,224
2) Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA - 17,775,984
3) Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI - 9,725,317
4) Washington-Baltimore-N Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV - 8,211,213
5) Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH - 7,465,634
6) San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA - 7,228,948
7) Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD - 6,382,714
8) Dallas-Fort Worth, TX - 6,359,758
9) Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX - 5,641,077
10) Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL - 5,478,667
11) Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL - 5,463,857
12) Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI - 5,410,014
13) Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ - 4,039,182
14) Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA - 3,876,211
15) Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI - 3,502,891
16) Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO - 2,927,911
17) San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA - 2,941,454
18) Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH - 2,917,801
19) St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL - 2,858,549
20) Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL - 2,697,731
21) Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA - 2,462,571
22) Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Truckee, CA-NV - 2,211,790
23) Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, NC-SC - 2,191,604
24) Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA - 2,137,565
25) Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN - 2,147,617
26) Orlando-The Villages, FL - 2,053,623
27) Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS - 2,034,796
28) Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN - 1,984,644
29) Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH - 1,953,575
30) San Antonio, TX - 1,942,217
Route Demographics
States and Cities Served by the NY&CRR Indicating Potential Ridership
3 - 18,976,457
5 - 12,419,293
6 - 12,281,054
7 - 11,353,140
8 - 9,938,444
9 - 8,414,350
12 - 7,078,515
13 - 6,349,097
14 - 6,080,485
19 - 5,296,486
21,976,224
9,725,317
8,211,213
7,465,634
6,382,714
5,410,014
2,917,801
2,462,571
2,147,617
1,984,644
1,953,575
