Appendix A: DMA Market Rankings
Here are the latest local television market estimates from Nielsen for the 2012–2013 broadcast season that began on September 24, 2012.
Note that for the second year in a row, the total TV households in the United States are down, from 114.6 million households in 2011–2012 to 114.2 million households in 2012–2013.
Rank | Local Market | TV Homes | % of US |
1 |
New York |
7,384,340 |
6.47% |
2 |
Los Angeles |
5,613,460 |
4.92% |
3 |
Chicago |
3,484,800 |
3.05% |
4 |
Philadelphia |
2,949,310 |
2.58% |
5 |
Dallas-Ft. Worth |
2,588,020 |
2.27% |
6 |
San Francisco-Oak-San Jose |
2,502,030 |
2.19% |
7 |
Boston (Manchester) |
2,366,690 |
2.07% |
8 |
Washington, DC (Hagrstwn) |
2,359,160 |
2.07% |
9 |
Atlanta |
2,326,840 |
2.04% |
10 |
Houston |
2,215,650 |
1.94% |
11 |
Detroit |
1,845,920 |
1.62% |
12 |
Seattle-Tacoma |
1,818,900 |
1.59% |
13 |
Phoenix (Prescott) |
1,812,040 |
1.59% |
14 |
Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota) |
1,806,560 |
1.58% |
15 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul |
1,728,050 |
1.51% |
16 |
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale |
1,621,130 |
1.42% |
17 |
Denver |
1,566,460 |
1.37% |
18 |
Cleveland-Akron (Canton) |
1,485,140 |
1.30% |
Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn |
1,453,170 |
1.27% |
|
20 |
Sacramento-Stkton-Modesto |
1,387,710 |
1.22% |
21 |
St. Louis |
1,243,490 |
1.09% |
22 |
Portland, OR |
1,182,180 |
1.04% |
23 |
Pittsburgh |
1,165,740 |
1.02% |
24 |
Raleigh-Durham (Fayetvlle) |
1,150,350 |
1.01% |
25 |
Charlotte |
1,136,420 |
1.00% |
26 |
Indianapolis |
1,089,700 |
0.95% |
27 |
Baltimore |
1,085,070 |
0.95% |
28 |
San Diego |
1,075,120 |
0.94% |
29 |
Nashville |
1,014,910 |
0.89% |
30 |
Hartford & New Haven |
996,550 |
0.87% |
31 |
Kansas City |
931,320 |
0.82% |
32 |
Columbus, OH |
930,460 |
0.81% |
33 |
Salt Lake City |
917,370 |
0.80% |
34 |
Milwaukee |
902,190 |
0.79% |
35 |
Cincinnati |
897,890 |
0.79% |
36 |
San Antonio |
881,050 |
0.77% |
37 |
Greenvll-Spart-Ashevll-And |
846,030 |
0.74% |
38 |
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce |
794,310 |
0.70% |
39 |
Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk |
720,150 |
0.63% |
40 |
Las Vegas |
718,990 |
0.63% |
41 |
Oklahoma City |
718,770 |
0.63% |
42 |
Birmingham (Ann and Tusc) |
717,530 |
0.63% |
43 |
Harrisburg-Lncstr-Leb-York |
716,990 |
0.63% |
44 |
Norfolk-Portsmth-Newpt Nws |
709,730 |
0.62% |
45 |
Austin |
705,280 |
0.62% |
46 |
Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem |
695,100 |
0.61% |
47 |
Albuquerque-Santa Fe |
691,450 |
0.61% |
48 |
Louisville |
670,880 |
0.59% |
49 |
Memphis |
662,830 |
0.58% |
50 |
Jacksonville |
659,170 |
0.58% |
51 |
New Orleans |
641,550 |
0.56% |
Buffalo |
632,150 |
0.55% |
|
53 |
Providence-New Bedford |
606,400 |
0.53% |
54 |
Wilkes Barre-Scranton-Hztn |
581,020 |
0.51% |
55 |
Fresno-Visalia |
576,820 |
0.51% |
56 |
Little Rock-Pine Bluff |
561,760 |
0.49% |
57 |
Richmond-Petersburg |
553,390 |
0.48% |
58 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy |
540,050 |
0.47% |
59 |
Tulsa |
526,960 |
0.46% |
60 |
Mobile-Pensacola (Ft Walt) |
525,990 |
0.46% |
61 |
Knoxville |
520,890 |
0.46% |
62 |
Ft. Myers-Naples |
502,050 |
0.44% |
63 |
Dayton |
498,270 |
0.44% |
64 |
Lexington |
485,630 |
0.43% |
65 |
Charleston-Huntington |
455,490 |
0.40% |
66 |
Wichita-Hutchinson Plus |
450,300 |
0.39% |
67 |
Flint-Saginaw-Bay City |
446,010 |
0.39% |
68 |
Roanoke-Lynchburg |
445,470 |
0.39% |
69 |
Green Bay-Appleton |
441,800 |
0.39% |
70 |
Tucson (Sierra Vista) |
438,440 |
0.38% |
71 |
Honolulu |
437,790 |
0.38% |
72 |
Des Moines-Ames |
427,860 |
0.37% |
73 |
Spokane |
420,640 |
0.37% |
74 |
Springfield, MO |
414,570 |
0.36% |
75 |
Omaha |
414,060 |
0.36% |
76 |
Toledo |
409,550 |
0.36% |
77 |
Columbia, SC |
398,510 |
0.35% |
78 |
Rochester, NY |
395,680 |
0.35% |
79 |
Huntsville-Decatur (Flor) |
390,590 |
0.34% |
80 |
Portland-Auburn |
389,530 |
0.34% |
81 |
Paducah-Cape Girard-Harsbg |
388,340 |
0.34% |
82 |
Shreveport |
384,410 |
0.34% |
83 |
Champaign&Sprngfld-Decatur |
378,720 |
0.33% |
84 |
Syracuse |
377,550 |
0.33% |
Madison |
376,670 |
0.33% |
|
86 |
Harlingen-Wslco-Brnsvl-McA |
364,160 |
0.32% |
87 |
Chattanooga |
353,710 |
0.31% |
88 |
Waco-Temple-Bryan |
349,540 |
0.31% |
89 |
Colorado Springs-Pueblo |
343,990 |
0.30% |
90 |
Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub |
342,610 |
0.30% |
91 |
El Paso (Las Cruces) |
339,130 |
0.30% |
92 |
Savannah |
334,750 |
0.29% |
93 |
Jackson, MS |
331,500 |
0.29% |
94 |
Baton Rouge |
329,620 |
0.29% |
95 |
South Bend-Elkhart |
319,860 |
0.28% |
96 |
Tri-Cities, TN-VA |
319,060 |
0.28% |
97 |
Burlington-Plattsburgh |
316,910 |
0.28% |
98 |
Charleston, SC |
316,080 |
0.28% |
99 |
Davenport-R.Island-Moline |
303,800 |
0.27% |
100 |
Greenville-N.Bern-Washngtn |
303,280 |
0.27% |
101 |
Ft. Smith-Fay-Sprngdl-Rgrs |
297,590 |
0.26% |
102 |
Johnstown-Altoona-St Colge |
288,100 |
0.25% |
103 |
Myrtle Beach-Florence |
285,550 |
0.25% |
104 |
Evansville |
284,040 |
0.25% |
105 |
Lincoln & Hastings-Krny |
276,790 |
0.24% |
106 |
Tallahassee-Thomasville |
273,120 |
0.24% |
107 |
Tyler-Longview(Lfkn&Ncgd) |
268,150 |
0.23% |
108 |
Reno |
265,600 |
0.23% |
109 |
Ft. Wayne |
265,390 |
0.23% |
110 |
Youngstown |
260,000 |
0.23% |
111 |
Boise |
259,090 |
0.23% |
112 |
Sioux Falls(Mitchell) |
258,460 |
0.23% |
113 |
Augusta-Aiken |
257,730 |
0.23% |
114 |
Springfield-Holyoke |
252,950 |
0.22% |
115 |
Lansing |
251,140 |
0.22% |
116 |
Peoria-Bloomington |
244,050 |
0.21% |
117 |
Fargo-Valley City |
243,890 |
0.21% |
Montgomery-Selma |
241,930 |
0.21% |
|
119 |
Traverse City-Cadillac |
241,800 |
0.21% |
120 |
Macon |
241,170 |
0.21% |
121 |
Eugene |
235,570 |
0.21% |
122 |
SantaBarbra-SanMar-SanLuOb |
231,950 |
0.20% |
122 |
Yakima-Pasco-Rchlnd-Knnwck |
231,950 |
0.20% |
124 |
Lafayette, LA |
229,320 |
0.20% |
125 |
Monterey-Salinas |
224,240 |
0.20% |
126 |
Bakersfield |
221,740 |
0.19% |
127 |
Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL) |
216,920 |
0.19% |
128 |
La Crosse-Eau Claire |
211,670 |
0.19% |
129 |
Corpus Christi |
203,730 |
0.18% |
130 |
Amarillo |
197,110 |
0.17% |
131 |
Chico-Redding |
191,500 |
0.17% |
132 |
Wilmington |
188,420 |
0.17% |
133 |
Columbus-Tupelo-W Pnt-Hstn |
184,990 |
0.16% |
134 |
Wausau-Rhinelander |
179,450 |
0.16% |
135 |
Rockford |
179,240 |
0.16% |
136 |
Topeka |
176,160 |
0.15% |
137 |
Monroe-El Dorado |
175,960 |
0.15% |
138 |
Columbia-Jefferson City |
173,640 |
0.15% |
139 |
Duluth-Superior |
169,610 |
0.15% |
140 |
Medford-Klamath Falls |
167,820 |
0.15% |
141 |
Beaumont-Port Arthur |
167,110 |
0.15% |
142 |
Lubbock |
159,840 |
0.14% |
143 |
Wichita Falls & Lawton |
158,500 |
0.14% |
144 |
Salisbury |
157,830 |
0.14% |
145 |
Anchorage |
156,280 |
0.14% |
146 |
Erie |
155,190 |
0.14% |
147 |
Sioux City |
154,830 |
0.14% |
148 |
Palm Springs |
154,560 |
0.14% |
149 |
Joplin-Pittsburg |
151,200 |
0.13% |
150 |
Albany, GA |
150,110 |
0.13% |
Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn(Wlstn) |
150,000 |
0.13% |
|
152 |
Odessa-Midland |
147,730 |
0.13% |
153 |
Rochestr-Mason City-Austin |
143,330 |
0.13% |
154 |
Terre Haute |
139,600 |
0.12% |
155 |
Bangor |
138,040 |
0.12% |
156 |
Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill |
134,410 |
0.12% |
157 |
Binghamton |
133,420 |
0.12% |
158 |
Wheeling-Steubenville |
130,110 |
0.11% |
159 |
Panama City |
129,390 |
0.11% |
160 |
Biloxi-Gulfport |
128,300 |
0.11% |
161 |
Sherman-Ada |
126,930 |
0.11% |
162 |
Idaho Fals-Pocatllo(Jcksn) |
125,710 |
0.11% |
163 |
Gainesville |
123,430 |
0.11% |
164 |
Abilene-Sweetwater |
114,080 |
0.10% |
165 |
Yuma-El Centro |
113,230 |
0.10% |
166 |
Missoula |
113,010 |
0.10% |
167 |
Hattiesburg-Laurel |
109,950 |
0.10% |
168 |
Billings |
109,730 |
0.10% |
169 |
Dothan |
107,110 |
0.09% |
170 |
Clarksburg-Weston |
106,480 |
0.09% |
171 |
Quincy-Hannibal-Keokuk |
103,520 |
0.09% |
172 |
Utica |
102,890 |
0.09% |
173 |
Rapid City |
98,020 |
0.09% |
174 |
Elmira (Corning) |
95,530 |
0.08% |
175 |
Lake Charles |
94,610 |
0.08% |
176 |
Jackson, TN |
93,090 |
0.08% |
177 |
Watertown |
92,590 |
0.08% |
178 |
Harrisonburg |
90,260 |
0.08% |
179 |
Alexandria, LA |
89,280 |
0.08% |
180 |
Marquette |
84,640 |
0.07% |
181 |
Jonesboro |
80,740 |
0.07% |
182 |
Bowling Green |
78,780 |
0.07% |
183 |
Charlottesville |
74,340 |
0.07% |
Laredo |
72,590 |
0.06% |
|
185 |
Grand Junction-Montrose |
70,580 |
0.06% |
186 |
Meridian |
68,860 |
0.06% |
187 |
Butte-Bozeman |
67,180 |
0.06% |
188 |
Greenwood-Greenville |
66,410 |
0.06% |
189 |
Lafayette, IN |
66,240 |
0.06% |
190 |
Great Falls |
65,930 |
0.06% |
191 |
Twin Falls |
64,100 |
0.06% |
192 |
Bend, OR |
62,950 |
0.06% |
193 |
Parkersburg |
62,620 |
0.05% |
194 |
Eureka |
59,610 |
0.05% |
195 |
Cheyenne-Scottsbluff |
56,350 |
0.05% |
196 |
San Angelo |
55,820 |
0.05% |
197 |
Casper-Riverton |
55,270 |
0.05% |
198 |
Mankato |
52,530 |
0.05% |
199 |
Lima |
51,240 |
0.04% |
200 |
Ottumwa-Kirksville |
46,730 |
0.04% |
201 |
St. Joseph |
46,180 |
0.04% |
202 |
Fairbanks |
37,920 |
0.03% |
203 |
Zanesville |
32,940 |
0.03% |
204 |
Victoria |
31,560 |
0.03% |
205 |
Presque Isle |
29,250 |
0.03% |
206 |
Helena |
28,260 |
0.02% |
207 |
Juneau |
26,320 |
0.02% |
208 |
Alpena |
16,910 |
0.01% |
209 |
North Platte |
14,720 |
0.01% |
210 |
Glendive |
4,050 |
0.00% |
NSI Total U.S. | 114,173,690 | 100.00% |