<P> Houston -- The Woodlands -- Sugar Land is the fifth most populous metropolitan statistical area ( MSA ) in the United States , encompassing nine counties along the Gulf Coast of the state of Texas . Colloquially referred to as Greater Houston , the 10,000 - square - mile ( 26,000 km ) region is centered around Harris County , the third-most populous county in the nation , which contains the city of Houston -- the largest economic and cultural center of the South -- with a population of 2.3 million . </P>
<P> Houston -- The Woodlands -- Sugar Land is the fifth most populous metropolitan statistical area ( MSA ) in the United States , encompassing nine counties along the Gulf Coast of the state of Texas . Colloquially referred to as Greater Houston , the 10,000 - square - mile ( 26,000 km ) region is centered around Harris County , the third-most populous county in the nation , which contains the city of Houston -- the largest economic and cultural center of the South -- with a population of 2.3 million . </P>
what is the population of houston and surrounding areas
what is the population of houston and surrounding areas
2.3 million
2.3 million