McAllen–Edinburg–Mission metropolitan area

26°23′48″N 98°10′52″W / 26.3967°N 98.1811°W / 26.3967; -98.1811CountryUnited StatesState(s)TexasLargest cityMcAllenOther cities– Edinburg
– Mission
– Pharr
– WeslacoArea • Total1,583 sq mi (4,100 km²)Population • Total870,781 • Rank66th in the U.S.

The McAllen–Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), is a U.S. metropolitan statistical area defined by the United States Census Bureau, consisting of one county – Hidalgo – in the Rio Grande Valley region of South Texas, anchored by the cities of McAllen, Edinburg, Pharr and Mission. It is ranked the fifth most populated metropolitan area in the state of Texas. It is also part of the transnational metropolitan area of Reynosa–McAllen.

As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 569,463 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 741,152).^[1] According to the 2010 census, the population had reached 774,769. This population increase of 36.05% places it as the 11th fastest growing metropolitan statistic area from 2000 to 2010. As of the 2020 census, the population grew to 870,781^[2]

It has the lowest per capita income of the 276 MSAs within the 50 states at $9,899. Its median household income is also the lowest within the 50 states at $24,863. In a survey done in over 190 metropolitan areas it had the highest obesity rate of residents at 38.8 percent.^[3] Today, the states with the highest poverty rates (of over 20 million living on $2 a day) are all in the southern part of the country (Table 1) [7], and the nation's poorest large metropolitan area is McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas.^[4]

• Hidalgo

Major/Anchor cities McAllen Mission Edinburg Pharr Minor/satelite cities Alamo Alton Donna Edcouch Elsa Granjeno Hidalgo La Joya La Villa Mercedes Palmhurst Palmview Peñitas Progreso Progreso Lakes San Juan Sullivan City Weslaco

Note: All census-designated places are unincorporated.

Abram-Perezville Alton North Cesar Chavez Citrus City Cuevitas Doffing Doolittle Havana Heidelberg Indian Hills

La Blanca La Homa Laguna Seca Llano Grande Lopezville Los Ebanos Midway North Midway South Mila Doce Monte Alto

Muniz North Alamo Nurillo Olivarez Palmview South Relampago San Carlos San Manuel-Linn Scissors South Alamo

• El Gato
• Hargill
• Runn
• Val Verde

• Texas census statistical areas
• Reynosa–McAllen Metropolitan Area