<Table> <Tr> <Th> Metro Area </Th> <Th> Population </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Minneapolis - Saint Paul </Td> <Td> 3,615,901 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> St. Louis </Td> <Td> 2,916,447 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Memphis </Td> <Td> 1,316,100 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Orleans </Td> <Td> 1,214,932 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Baton Rouge </Td> <Td> 802,484 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Quad Cities, IA - IL </Td> <Td> 382,630 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> St. Cloud, MN </Td> <Td> 189,148 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> La Crosse, WI </Td> <Td> 133,365 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cape Girardeau--Jackson MO - IL </Td> <Td> 96,275 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dubuque, IA </Td> <Td> 93,653 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Metro Area </Th> <Th> Population </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Minneapolis - Saint Paul </Td> <Td> 3,615,901 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> St. Louis </Td> <Td> 2,916,447 </Td> </Tr>

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