Correction on the title: I'm excluding the imposter x0...
In another thread, I had a guess that I-40 goes through the least metro area population of the x0 interstates (excluding I-30), so this will be to see if that's true, as well as find other population numbers that surprises me. I'll be using MSA population of all metro areas with a population of 200k or higher (rounded to the thousands place) that an interstate's family goes through. I'll start with x0s for now, then do x5s. My guess for x5s is that I-95 would be the highest, then either I-5, I-35 or I-75.
I-10
Los Angeles 13,110,000
Riverside 4,678,000
Phoenix 5,060,000
Tucson 1,061,000
Las Cruces 221,000
El Paso 846,000
San Antonio 2,591,000
Houston 7,154,000
Beaumont 391,000
Lake Charles 210,000
Lafayette 490,000
Baton Rouge 859,000
New Orleans 1,272,000
Gulfport 419,000
Mobile 429,000
Pensacola 512,000
Tallahassee 390,000
Jacksonville 1,588,000
Total 41,281,000
I-20
Dallas 7,694,000
Tyler 235,000
Longview 287,000
Shreveport 392,000
Jackson 589,000
Tuscaloosa 253,000
Birmingham 1,092,000
Atlanta 6,088,000
Augusta 614,000
Columbia 847,000
Florence 204,000
Total 18,295,000
I-40
Riverside 4,678,000
Kingman 217,000
Albuquerque 924,000
Amarillo 265,000
Oklahoma City 1,425,000
Fort Smith 250,000
Little Rock 747,000
Memphis 1,349,000
Nashville 1,961,000
Knoxville 878,000
Asheville 467,000
Winston-Salem 678,000
Greensboro 776,000
Durham 653,000
Raleigh 1,420,000
Wilmington 301,000
Total 16,989,000
I-70
Denver 2,991,000
Topeka 231,000
Kansas City 2,173,000
Columbia 210,000
St Louis 2,805,000
Indianapolis 2,091,000
Dayton 809,000
Columbus 2,139,000
Pittsburgh 2,309,000
Hagerstown 291,000
Baltimore 2,800,000
Washington 6,325,000
Total 25,174,000
I-80
San Jose 1,971,000
San Francisco 4,697,000
Vallejo 447,000
Sacramento 2,375,000
Reno 481,000
Salt Lake City 1,240,000
Lincoln 338,000
Omaha 954,000
Des Moines 708,000
Cedar Rapids 274,000
Davenport 378,000
Chicago 9,407,000
South Bend 323,000
Elkhart 206,000
Toledo 642,000
Cleveland 2,044,000
Akron 701,000
Youngstown 531,000
Pittsburgh 2,309,000
Scranton 553,000
New York City 19,124,000
Total 49,703,000
I-90
Seattle 4,019,000
Spokane 575,000
Sioux Falls 274,000
Rochester 223,000
Madison 670,000
Rockford 334,000
Chicago 9,407,000
South Bend 323,000
Elkhart 206,000
Toledo 642,000
Cleveland 2,044,000
Erie 268,000
Buffalo 1,126,000
Rochester 1,067,000
Syracuse 646,000
Utica 288,000
Albany 879,000
Springfield 696,000
Worcester 946,000
Boston 4,878,000
Total 29,511,000
I thought I-90 would be much more than 4 million higher than I-70 as it goes through larger metros, but I guess all the mid-sized metros on I-70 adds up quickly. Also I could see I-10 pass I-80's population in the distant future given that I-10's metros are growing much faster than I-80's.
I-20 is sus. But I-30 has already been outed at the imposter.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on July 19, 2021, 12:25:43 AM
I-20 is sus. But I-30 has already been outed at the imposter.
I saw them venting in Little Rock. :D
Is San Bernadino being conflated as/combined with Riverside here? And even if so, to say that Barstow is included there is... specious at best.
Quote from: Bickendan on July 19, 2021, 06:49:33 AM
Is San Bernadino being conflated as/combined with Riverside here? And even if so, to say that Barstow is included there is... specious at best.
Yeah, I-40 shouldn't be included in the Inland Empire.
Quote from: Bickendan on July 19, 2021, 06:49:33 AM
Is San Bernadino being conflated as/combined with Riverside here? And even if so, to say that Barstow is included there is... specious at best.
That's just an artifact of how the Feds define MSAs like the ones the OP is using. They include entire counties (in this case two of them, for both Riverside and San Bernardino), even if they are huge and include lots of lightly populated territory far from their core cities.
x5 Interstates...
I-5
San Diego 3,332,000
Los Angeles 13,110,000
Bakersfield 901,000
Fresno 1,001,000
Merced 279,000
Modesto 550,000
Stockton 768,000
Vallejo 447,000
Sacramento 2,375,000
Medford 222,000
Eugene 383,000
Salem 437,000
Portland 2,510,000
Olympia 294,000
Seattle 4,019,000
Bellingham 231,000
Total 30,859,000
I-15
San Diego 3,332,000
Riverside 4,678,000
Las Vegas 2,316,000
Provo 663,000
Salt Lake City 1,240,000
Ogden 691,000
Total 12,920,000
I-25
Las Cruces 221,000
Albuquerque 924,000
Colorado Springs 754,000
Denver 2,991,000
Greeley 334,000
Ft Collins 360,000
Total 5,584,000
I-35
Laredo 278,000
San Antonio 2,591,000
Austin 2,295,000
Killeen 468,000
Waco 277,000
Dallas 7,694,000
Oklahoma City 1,425,000
Wichita 644,000
Topeka 231,000
Kansas City 2,173,000
Des Moines 708,000
Minneapolis 3,657,000
Duluth 289,000
Total 22,730,000
I-45 :bigass:
Houston 7,154,000
Dallas 7,694,000
Total 14,848,000
I-55
New Orleans 1,272,000
Jackson 589,000
Memphis 1,349,000
St Louis 2,805,000
Springfield 206,000
Peoria 397,000
Chicago 9,407,000
Total 16,025,000
I-65
Mobile 429,000
Montgomery 373,000
Birmingham 1,092,000
Huntsville 482,000
Nashville 1,961,000
Louisville 1,269,000
Indianapolis 2,091,000
Lafayette 233,000
Chicago 9,407,000
Total 17,337,000
I-75
Miami 6,173,000
Naples 393,000
Ft Myers 791,000
Sarasota 855,000
Tampa 3,244,000
Ocala 374,000
Gainesville 332,000
Macon 230,000
Atlanta 6,088,000
Chattanooga 570,000
Knoxville 878,000
Lexington 520,000
Cincinnati 2,233,000
Dayton 809,000
Toledo 642,000
Detroit 4,304,000
Flint 405,000
Total 28,841,000
I-85
Montgomery 373,000
Columbus 323,000
Atlanta 6,088,000
Greenville 933,000
Spartanburg 326,000
Charlotte 2,684,000
Winston-Salem 678,000
Greensboro 776,000
Durham 653,000
Richmond 1,303,000
Total 14,137,000
I-95
Miami 6,173,000
Port St Lucie 499,000
Palm Bay 608,000
Daytona Beach 680,000
Jacksonville 1,588,000
Savannah 396,000
Florence 204,000
Fayetteville 529,000
Raleigh 1,420,000
Richmond 1,303,000
Washington 6,325,000
Baltimore 2,800,000
Philadelphia 6,108,000
Trenton 367,000
New York City 19,124,000
Bridgeport 942,000
New Haven 852,000
New London 265,000
Providence 1,624,000
Worcester 946,000
Boston 4,878,000
Portland 543,000
Total 58,174,000
If I-30 is an imposter, so too is I-45. Just sayin.
The westernmost ¾ mile of I-205 (CA) is in Alameda County, so you could technically include San Francisco on the list for I-5.
You missed Santa Fe, Pueblo, Cheyenne, and Casper for I-25.
You missed St. George, Logan, Pocatello, Idaho Falls, and Great Falls for I-15.
Chris
Quote from: jayhawkco on July 19, 2021, 01:04:43 PM
You missed Santa Fe, Pueblo, Cheyenne, and Casper for I-25.
You missed St. George, Logan, Pocatello, Idaho Falls, and Great Falls for I-15.
Chris
Quote from: SkyPesos on July 18, 2021, 10:28:59 PM
...MSA population of all metro areas with a population of 200k or higher...
Though a lot of the metros you listed and that I left out because it didn't meet my minimum have a population between 150-200k. Might see how much more gets added to my total adding up all those metro areas.
Quote from: hobsini2 on July 19, 2021, 11:41:34 AM
If I-30 is an imposter, so too is I-45. Just sayin.
I added I-45 in just to see how many of the longer x5s would go through a smaller population than the imposter x5, as I-45 goes through the 4th and 5th largest metro areas in the country.
Quote from: SkyPesos on July 19, 2021, 01:13:24 PM
Quote from: jayhawkco on July 19, 2021, 01:04:43 PM
You missed Santa Fe, Pueblo, Cheyenne, and Casper for I-25.
You missed St. George, Logan, Pocatello, Idaho Falls, and Great Falls for I-15.
Chris
Quote from: SkyPesos on July 18, 2021, 10:28:59 PM
...MSA population of all metro areas with a population of 200k or higher...
Though a lot of the metros you listed and that I left out because it didn't meet my minimum have a population between 150-200k. Might see how much more gets added to my total adding up all those metro areas.
Gotcha. Missed that portion. My apologies. It would likely impact more greatly the western interstates since a smaller city is more important regionally. East of the Mississippi, the same sized towns would be micropolitan.
Chris
Quote from: SkyPesos on July 19, 2021, 01:17:25 PM
Quote from: hobsini2 on July 19, 2021, 11:41:34 AM
If I-30 is an imposter, so too is I-45. Just sayin.
I added I-45 in just to see how many of the longer x5s would go through a smaller population than the imposter x5, as I-45 goes through the 4th and 5th largest metro areas in the country.
It would beat I-25 for sure. Possibly I-65 as well, depending on whether or not you give it credit for the entire Chicago area.
Quote from: oscar on July 19, 2021, 09:06:12 AM
Quote from: Bickendan on July 19, 2021, 06:49:33 AM
Is San Bernadino being conflated as/combined with Riverside here? And even if so, to say that Barstow is included there is... specious at best.
That's just an artifact of how the Feds define MSAs like the ones the OP is using. They include entire counties (in this case two of them, for both Riverside and San Bernardino), even if they are huge and include lots of lightly populated territory far from their core cities.
Same for Vallejo it's how MSA's are counted and how Vallejo gets counted for both I-5 and I-80. Note the one 3di related to I-5 that the OP is referring to is I-505 that's how Vallejo got counted in the OP. But in most cases Solano County, CA gets view by locals as the outer suburbs of both Sacramento and San Francisco.
Quote from: thspfc on July 19, 2021, 07:53:25 PM
Quote from: SkyPesos on July 19, 2021, 01:17:25 PM
Quote from: hobsini2 on July 19, 2021, 11:41:34 AM
If I-30 is an imposter, so too is I-45. Just sayin.
I added I-45 in just to see how many of the longer x5s would go through a smaller population than the imposter x5, as I-45 goes through the 4th and 5th largest metro areas in the country.
It would beat I-25 for sure. Possibly I-65 as well, depending on whether or not you give it credit for the entire Chicago area.
I-65 goes into Gary which is an important suburb in the Chicago metro. It makes a lot more sense than I-40 being in the Riverside-San Bernardino metro when it ends in rural Barstow.
Some long non-x0 E-W interstates:
I-64
St Louis 2,805,000
Evansville 316,000
Louisville 1,269,000
Lexington 520,000
Huntington 354,000
Charleston 254,000
Charlottesville 220,000
Richmond 1,303,000
Norfolk 1,780,000
Total 8,821,000
I-74
Davenport 378,000
Peoria 397,000
Champaign 226,000
Indianapolis 2,091,000
Cincinnati 2,233,000
Winston-Salem 680,000
Greensboro 776,000
Total 6,781,000
I-76
Denver 2,991,000
Cleveland 2,044,000
Akron 701,000
Youngstown 531,000
Pittsburgh 2,309,246
Harrisburg 582,000
Reading 421,000
Lancaster 546,000
Philadelphia 6,108,000
Allentown 846,000
Scranton 553,000
Total 17,632,246
I-84
Portland 2,510,000
Boise 770,000
Ogden 691,000
Scranton 553,000
New York City 19,124,000
Bridgeport 942,000
New Haven 852,000
Hartford 1,201,000
Worcester 946,000
Total 27,589,000
I-94
Fargo 249,000
St Cloud 203,000
Minneapolis 3,657,000
Madison 670,000
Milwaukee 1,578,000
Chicago 9,407,000
Kalamazoo 266,000
Ann Arbor 366,000
Detroit 4,304,000
Total 20,700,000