New Orleans metropolitan area#Geographic Terms

For U.S. census purposes, the New Orleans–Metairie metropolitan statistical area includes seven parishes: Jefferson, Orleans (coterminous with the city of New Orleans), Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, and St. John the Baptist.{{cite web|last1=Finn|first1=Kathy|title=That Silver Lining: Business Outlook is Partly Cloudy|url=http://www.myneworleans.com/New-Orleans-Magazine/January-2016/That-Silver-Lining/|website=My New Orleans.com|publisher=New Orleans Magazine|access-date=April 20, 2016|date=January 2016}}

St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington parishes all lie across Lake Ponchartrain from New Orleans, and are oftentimes included as part of the region.

According to the New Orleans region's chamber of commerce, GNO, Inc.[http://www.gnoinc.org/ Greater New Orleans, Inc. | Regional Economic Development]. Gnoinc.org. Retrieved on 2013-07-29. (formerly Metrovision), the region boasts a civilian labor force of over 650,000 and there are over 65,000 students enrolled in the region's nine universities and eight community/technical colleges.{{Cite web|url=http://gnoinc.org/explore-the-region/|title=The Region {{!}} Greater New Orleans, Inc. {{!}} Regional Economic Development|website=gnoinc.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-01}}

The Louisiana State Legislature created a commission (the Regional Planning Commission) to be responsible for the planning and development of the New Orleans metropolitan area. The eight parishes covered by the commission are: Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany and Tangipahoa.

Each parish within the New Orleans metropolitan area and New Orleans–Metairie–Slidell combined statistical areas lie on a very low sea level elevation, though further inland near the Mississippi border its area above sea level increases to 371 feet.

• New Orleans

• Kenner
• Metairie (Unincorporated)

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• Belle Chasse (Unincorporated)
• Chalmette (Unincorporated)
• Destrehan (Unincorporated)
• Estelle (Unincorporated)
• Gretna
• Hammond
• Harvey (Unincorporated)
• Jefferson (Unincorporated)
• LaPlace (Unincorporated)
• Luling (Unincorporated)
• Marrero (Unincorporated)
• Meraux (Unincorporated)
• River Ridge (Unincorporated)
• Terrytown (Unincorporated)
• Timberlane (Unincorporated)
• Woodmere (Unincorporated)

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• Ama (Unincorporated)
• Arabi (Unincorporated)
• Avondale (Unincorporated)
• Barataria (Unincorporated)
• Boutte (Unincorporated)
• Bridge City (Unincorporated)
• Convent (Unincorporated)
• Edgard (Unincorporated)
• Elmwood (Unincorporated)
• Garyville (Unincorporated)
• Gramercy
• Grand Isle
• Hahnville (Unincorporated)
• Harahan
• Jean Lafitte
• Lafitte (Unincorporated)
• Lutcher
• Montz (Unincorporated)
• New Sarpy (Unincorporated)
• Norco (Unincorporated)
• Paradis (Unincorporated)
• Poydras (Unincorporated)
• Reserve (Unincorporated)
• St. James (Unincorporated)
• Saint Rose (Unincorporated)
• Vacherie (Unincorporated)
• Violet (Unincorporated)
• Waggaman (Unincorporated)
• Westwego

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{{US Census population

| title = Historical populations - Greater New Orleans

| 1950 = 685405

| 1960 = 868480

| 1970 = 1045809

| 1980 = 1187073

| 1990 = 1238816

| 2000 = 1337726

| 2010 = 1189166

| 2020 = 1007275

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The New Orleans metropolitan area was first defined in 1950. Then known as the New Orleans standard metropolitan area (New Orleans SMA), it consisted of three parishes—Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Bernard—and had a population of 685,405.{{cite web | url = https://www.census.gov/population/www/metroareas/lists/historical/50mfips.txt | title = Standard Metropolitan Areas (SMAs) and Components| format = TXT | work=Standard Metropolitan Areas defined by the Bureau of the Budget, October 13, 1950 | publisher=United States Census Bureau, Population Division | date = December 14, 2000 | access-date =October 9, 2008}}{{cite web | url = https://www.census.gov/population/www/censusdata/cencounts/files/la190090.txt | title = Louisiana – Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 | publisher=United States Census Bureau, Population Division | date = March 27, 1995 | access-date =October 9, 2008}} Following a term change by the Bureau of the Budget (present-day U.S. Office of Management and Budget), the New Orleans SMA was called the New Orleans standard metropolitan statistical area (New Orleans SMSA).{{cite web | url = https://www.census.gov/population/www/metroareas/aboutmetro.html | title = About Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas| publisher=United States Census Bureau, Population Division | access-date =October 9, 2008}} By the census of 1960, the population had grown to 868,480, a 27% increase over the previous census.

St. Tammany Parish was added to the New Orleans SMSA in 1963.{{cite web | url = https://www.census.gov/population/www/metroareas/lists/historical/63mfips.txt | title = Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSAs) and Components, 1963 | format = TXT | work=Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas defined by Office of Management and Budget, October 18, 1963 | publisher=United States Census Bureau, Population Division | date = October 25, 2000 | access-date =October 9, 2008}} The four-parish area had a combined population of 899,123 in 1960 and 1,045,809 in 1970. By the 1980 census, the population had increased by 14% to 1,187,073.

In 1983, the official name was changed to the New Orleans metropolitan statistical area (New Orleans MSA). Two more parishes, St. Charles and St. John the Baptist, were added to the metropolitan area the same year, making a six-parish MSA.{{cite web | url = https://www.census.gov/population/www/metroareas/lists/historical/83mfips.txt | title = Metropolitan Areas and Components, 1983 | format = TXT | work=Metropolitan Areas defined by Office of Management and Budget, June 27, 1983 | publisher=United States Census Bureau, Population Division | date = March 1, 2001 | access-date =October 9, 2008}} The newly defined area had a total of 1,256,256 residents in 1980, but that number had declined to 1,238,816 in 1990.

The New Orleans MSA expanded to eight parishes in 1993 with the inclusion of Plaquemines and St. James.{{cite web | url = https://www.census.gov/population/www/metroareas/lists/historical/93mfips.txt | title = Metropolitan Areas and Components, 1993 | format = TXT | work=Metropolitan areas defined by Office of Management and Budget, June 30, 1993 | publisher=United States Census Bureau, Population Division | date = April 1, 1999 | access-date =October 9, 2008}} The eight-parish area had a combined population of 1,285,270 at the 1990 census and 1,337,726 in 2000.

The MSA was renamed the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area in 2003, and St. James Parish was removed. At the 2010 U.S. census, the metropolitan statistical area's population grew to 1,189,166. The overall racial composition of the New Orleans metropolitan area was as follows:{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/2255000.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102053100/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/2255000.html|archive-date=January 2, 2016|df=mdy-all|title=New Orleans (City) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau }} White 58.2% (non-Hispanic white 52.4%), Black or African American 32.5%, American Indian 0.8%, Asian 3.5%, some other race 2.8%, two or more races 2.0%, and Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 8.6%. For those under 18, the majority are minority, with only 45.2% being non-Hispanic whites.

In 2013, St. James was once again included in the MSA, which at the same time was renamed to "New Orleans–Metairie".{{cite report |date=2021-12-17 |title=History of Core Based Statistical Areas |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/geographies/reference-files/2020/historical-delineation-files/metro_area_history_1950_2020.xls |publisher=United States Census Bureau |format=XLS |access-date=2024-02-20}}{{Cite web|title=Lafayette, Orleans metros adding parishes; Hammond becomes a metro area|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/article_83b2169a-cafe-5e31-96e5-ce48cb65e429.html|access-date=2020-11-18|website=The Advocate|date=January 24, 2015 |language=en}} The 2019 U.S. census estimates determined the New Orleans metropolitan area's population stood at 1,270,530.{{Cite web|title=Census profile: New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area|url=http://censusreporter.org/profiles/31000US35380-new-orleans-metairie-la-metro-area/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118191949/https://censusreporter.org/profiles/31000US35380-new-orleans-metairie-la-metro-area/|archive-date=November 18, 2020|access-date=2020-11-18|website=Census Reporter|language=en}} In 2020, its population increased to 1,271,845. Of the metropolitan population, 485,267 households made up the area with an average of 2.6 persons per household. An estimated 50% of households were married couples, 7% had a male householder with no female present, 23% female with no male householder present, and 19% non-family households. Roughly 43% of the metropolitan population was married and 57% were unmarried. The Greater New Orleans unmarried population included 40% males and 36% females never married.

In 2019, there were 561,747 housing units and 63% were owner-occupied. Nearly 70% of the households were single unit households, 28% were multi-units and approximately 3% were mobile homes. The median value of owner-occupied housing units was $211,900, about 25% higher than the amount in Louisiana at the time ($172,100). At the 2019 estimates 47% of housing units were from under $100,000 to $100,000 to $200,000. The New Orleans metropolitan area gained 12.5% of move-ins since 2018.

As of 2020, Greater New Orleans had a racial makeup of 51% White Americans, 35% Blacks or African Americans, 3% Asians, 2% from two or more races, and 9% Hispanic or Latinos of any race. The area's median age was 39 and the population made up 52% females and 48% males. Almost 8% of the population were foreign-born with the majority of origins from Latin America and Asia. The predominant language spoken among the racial and ethnic makeup is English only, followed by Spanish. Greater New Orleans residents had an estimated per capita income of $31,889 and median household income of $55,710. Roughly 16.4% of the metropolis lived at or below the poverty line.

In 2023, St. Tammany was split off into its own metropolitan area,{{Cite web |last=Van Leuven |first=Andrew J. |date=2023-08-04 |title=Recent Changes to U.S. Metropolitan and Micropolitan Areas |url=https://andrewvanleuven.com/post/cbsa_2023/ |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=Andrew J. Van Leuven, Ph.D. |language=en-us}} leaving the New Orleans MSA with seven parishes and tabulating an adjusted 2020 census population of 1,007,275.

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The New Orleans–Metairie–Slidell combined statistical area (CSA) is made up of nine Louisiana parishes and one Mississippi county. The CSA includes two metropolitan areas and two micropolitan areas.

• Metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs)
• New Orleans–Metairie MSA: (Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist parishes).
• Slidell–Mandeville–Covington MSA: (St. Tammany Parish)
• Micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs)
• Bogalusa (Washington Parish)
• Picayune (Pearl River County, Mississippi)

At the 2019 American Community Survey, the combined statistical area had a population of 1,507,017. In 2022 following a redrawing of the former New Orleans–Metairie–Hammond combined statistical area, and the addition of a Slidell metropolitan area, it had a census-estimated population of 1,485,510.{{Cite web|title=Census profile: New Orleans-Metairie-Hammond, LA-MS CSA|url=http://censusreporter.org/profiles/33000US406-new-orleans-metairie-hammond-la-ms-csa/|access-date=2020-11-20|website=Census Reporter|language=en}}

In 2019, the racial and ethnic makeup of the combined statistical area was 54% White, 33% Black or African American, 3% Asian, 2% from two or more races, and 8% Hispanic or Latino of any race. As of 2022, its racial and ethnic composition was 52% White, 31% Black or African American, 2% Asian, 1% other race or ethnicity, 5% two or more races, and 9% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In 2019, it had a median household income of $53,766 and per capita income of $30,533. There were 572,520 households and 667,185 housing units. The median value of an owner-occupied housing unit was $202,000 and 6.7% of CSA's population were foreign-born. Over 60% of the former New Orleans–Metairie–Hammond combined statistical area's foreign-born population were from Latin America as of 2019. In 2019, 17.3% of the CSA lived at or below the poverty line.

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Greater New Orleans is home to one of the busiest ports in the world. Greater New Orleans' single Fortune 500 company is Entergy.

Other companies headquartered in the area include, Globalstar, Textron, Receivables Exchange, Tidewater Marine, and Intralox. Other companies with large operations in the New Orleans MSA include DXC Technology, Folgers, AT&T, and GE Capital to name a few.

The New Orleans area has 88% of the nation's oil rigs off its coast,{{Cite web|title=The Region {{!}} Greater New Orleans, Inc.|url=http://gnoinc.org/explore-the-region/?explore_parish_dropdown|access-date=2020-11-18|website=gnoinc.org}} and is in the top three in the country in oil and gas production. The metropolis boasts a civilian labor force of over 650,000 and there are over 65,000 students enrolled in the region's nine universities and eight community/technical colleges as well as thriving film, technology and healthcare industries. In 2018, New Orleans was documented for its growing technology sector.{{Cite web|last=Wells|first=Ken|date=November 20, 2018|title=New Orleans: Silicon Valley of the South?|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/cities/articles/2018-11-20/new-orleans-transforms-into-a-tech-hub|access-date=November 19, 2020|website=U.S. News & World Report}}

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport hosts 15 airlines, 54 nonstop flights, and connects to all U.S. hubs; a new, ground-up terminal opened November 6, 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://flymsy.com/passengers/history/|title=flymsy - Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport|website=Louis Armstrong New Orleans Airport|accessdate=June 30, 2023}} The Port of New Orleans and the Mississippi River operates in the area with more than $296 million capital infrastructure investment for quick container turnaround and increased capacity.{{Cite web|title=Community Overview {{!}} CENTURY 21|url=https://sela03.c21.com/content?id=296949|access-date=2020-11-18|website=sela03.c21.com|language=en}}

Industrial projects, especially in St. James Parish, were estimated to help the New Orleans metro area add 4,600 jobs in 2018 and 7,600 in 2019, according to an annual economic forecast.{{Cite web|title=These massive industrial projects will drive New Orleans growth, new report says|url=https://www.nola.com/news/business/article_26027185-5408-5595-b5a6-85b4cdc352c1.html|access-date=2020-11-18|website=NOLA.com|date=October 11, 2017 |language=en}} The Greater New Orleans economy also benefits from expansions in the health care sector and the National World War II Museum, as well as airport construction. Formosa Petrochemicals' $9.4 billion complex in St. James Parish and Venture Global's $8.5 billion liquefied natural gas export facility at the Port of Plaquemines were planned yet Formosa's construction delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite news|title=New Orleans' biggest 2017 business stories: Tourism gains, a stunning bank failure & a diversifying economy|language=en|work=The Advocate|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/business/article_6b638df0-e674-11e7-bae6-077b95073ec5.html|access-date=2018-09-01}}{{Cite web|title='Major construction' of $9.4B Formosa plastics plant in St. James delayed until virus vax|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/article_8b24d6fa-12de-11eb-b5c8-a334e447c091.html|access-date=2020-11-18|website=The Advocate|date=October 20, 2020 |language=en}} A long-delayed $1.1 billion University Medical Center and the $1 billion Veterans Affairs Medical Center were constructed for the Greater New Orleans metropolitan region.{{Cite web|title=Long awaited, long delayed: New Orleans VA hospital finally opens|url=https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/health_fitness/article_5229d55e-ac2f-5c33-9374-39523d5cb1f8.html|access-date=2020-11-18|website=NOLA.com|date=November 19, 2016 |language=en}}

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Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is located to the west of downtown, in the city of Kenner. As of 2023, the airport is currently served by fifteen airlines.{{cite web |title=Airlines |url=https://flymsy.com/airlines/ |website=FlyMsy.com |publisher=Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport |access-date=21 September 2023}} Domestic nonstop service is provided to Akron, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Bentonville, Boston, Charleston, Charlotte, Chicago (O'Hare and Midway), Cincinnati, Columbus, Dallas (DFW and Love Field), Denver, Detroit, Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Myers, Hartford, Houston (Bush Intercontinental and Hobby), Jacksonville, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Long Beach, Louisville, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Nashville, New York (JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark), Norfolk, Orlando (Orlando International and Sanford), Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Phoenix, Raleigh, Richmond, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Savannah, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa, Tulsa, and Washington DC (Reagan National and Dulles). International nonstop service is provided to Cancun, London, Montreal, San Pedro Sula, and Toronto.{{cite web |title=Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport - Nonstop Destinations |url=https://flymsy.com/nonstop-flights/ |website=FlyMsy.com |publisher=Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport |access-date=21 September 2023}}

Major highways in the area include Interstate 10, Interstate 12, Interstate 610, Interstate 310, Interstate 510, Interstate 55, and Interstate 59, as well as U.S. Highway 90 and U.S. Highway 61. The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, a {{convert|24|mi|km|adj=on}} span that is the world's longest bridge over water, connects Metairie (on the south shore) to Mandeville on the North Shore. Should metropolitan New Orleans appear to be threatened by a severe hurricane, the Louisiana State Police are prepared to enact a contraflow lane reversal program in order to evacuate the metropolitan area as quickly as possible.{{Cite web |title=Crisis Response |url=https://www.lsp.org/about/leadershipsections/patrol/emergency-services/crisis-response/ |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=Louisiana State Police}}

Metropolitan New Orleans is served by six of the seven Class 1 freight railroads operating in North America.[http://gnoinc.org/industry-sectors/trade-logistics-distribution Greater New Orleans, Inc. : Regional Economic Alliance] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212134738/http://gnoinc.org/industry-sectors/trade-logistics-distribution |date=February 12, 2009 }}. Retrieved on June 13, 2009. Passenger train service is provided by Amtrak on the Crescent, City of New Orleans, and Sunset Limited routes.

The Port of New Orleans is the 3rd-largest port in the United States, as measured by total bulk tonnage exported.[http://www.nationalaglawcenter.org/assets/crs/RS22297.pdf Ports in Louisiana: New Orleans, South Louisiana, and Baton Rouge] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210065644/http://www.nationalaglawcenter.org/assets/crs/RS22297.pdf |date=February 10, 2009 }}. Retrieved on June 12, 2009. According to the same source, the adjoining Port of South Louisiana is the largest port in the United States when measured by the same factor.

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for the design and construction of Greater New Orleans' flood protection system. In 2007, Louisiana voters created a new Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority (SLFPA) to coordinate with the Corps of Engineers regarding flood protection issues.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}

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• Mississippi Valley Division of the United States Army Corps of Engineers

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