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If specified criteria are met, adjacent metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas, in various combinations, may become the components of a new set of areas called combined statistical areas (CSAs). Using Census Bureau data the OMB compiles lists of CSAs. The areas that combine retain their own designations as metropolitan or micropolitan statistical areas within the larger combined statistical area. There are 126 CSAs defined by OMB as of December 2006. Note that CSAs represent ''multiple'' metropolitan or micropolitan areas that have a high degree of employment interchange. CSAs often represent regions with common labor and media markets. The use of CSAs as a representation for a single metropolitan area is not always appropriate. LARGEST CSAS The following is a list of the 25 largest combined statistical areas in the United States, according to the July 1, 2006 U.S. Census Bureau estimates. See the Table Of United States Combined Statistical Areas for a sortable table of all 121 Combined Statistical Areas. Note that not all metropolitan areas are part of a CSA (e.g., the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area .) This table does not represent the 25 largest population centers in the United States. See the Table Of United States Primary Census Statistical Areas for a sortable table of the largest metropolitan areas of the United States. SEE ALSO
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