Metropolitan areas of the South with a combined population over 1 million:
Reference 1: Population (2010–2013 estimates).
Reference 2: Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, Orlando-Deltona-Daytona Beach, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Charlotte-Concord, Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro, Virginia Beach-Norfolk, Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, Jacksonville-St. Marys-Palatka, Louisville/Jefferson County–Elizabethtown–Madison, New Orleans-Metairie-Hammond, Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, Oklahoma City-Shawnee, Memphis-Forrest City and Richmond-Petersburg.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_United_States
Reference 2: Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, Orlando-Deltona-Daytona Beach, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Charlotte-Concord, Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro, Virginia Beach-Norfolk, Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, Jacksonville-St. Marys-Palatka, Louisville/Jefferson County–Elizabethtown–Madison, New Orleans-Metairie-Hammond, Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, Oklahoma City-Shawnee, Memphis-Forrest City and Richmond-Petersburg.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_United_States
