• The city of Buffalo is the second largest city in New York State behind New York City.
• The Buffalo Designated Market Area(DMA) ranks 54th in total population with 1.6 million people in the DMA.
• The Buffalo/Niagara Falls Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) ranks 47th in total population with 1.1 million people in the CBSA.
• Whether it is the Buffalo DMA or the Buffalo/Niagara Falls CBSA, the Buffalo region is the largest market in upstate New York for total population ahead of Rochester, Albany and Syracuse.
  

Source: 2008 Demographics USA; U.S Census Estimates 2005,
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