The South was heavily rural as late as the 1940s, but now the population is increasingly concentrated in metropolitan areas. The following table shows the twenty largest metropolitan areas in the South. Houston is the largest city in the South.
Reference 1: Population (2013 est.).
Reference 2: Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown, Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater, Baltimore–Towson, Charlotte–Gastonia–Rock Hill-Concord, San Antonio-New Braunfels, Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky*[147], Austin–Round Rock-San Marcos, Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News, Jacksonville, Memphis-Forrest City, Oklahoma City, Louisville–Jefferson County*[148] and Richmond.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_United_States
Reference 2: Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown, Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater, Baltimore–Towson, Charlotte–Gastonia–Rock Hill-Concord, San Antonio-New Braunfels, Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky*[147], Austin–Round Rock-San Marcos, Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News, Jacksonville, Memphis-Forrest City, Oklahoma City, Louisville–Jefferson County*[148] and Richmond.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_United_States
