Amarillo, TX Metro Area
The Amarillo, TX metro area is made up of 5 counties in Texas: Randall, Potter, Carson, Armstrong, and Oldham, largest first. About 276,235 people lived there on July 1, 2025 (Census estimate), 2.8% more than in April 2020.
- Population, July 2025
- 276,235 2.8% more than in April 2020
- Type
- Metropolitan statistical area
- Counties
- 5: 2 central, 3 outlying
- Land area
- 5,151 sq mi (13,341 km²)
- Time zone
- Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
- State
- Texas
- Combined statistical area
- Amarillo-Borger, TX
- CBSA code
- 11100
Counties in the Amarillo, TX metro area, largest first
| County | Role | Population, July 2025 | Share of the area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randall County | Central | 152,351 | 55.2% |
| Potter County | Central | 114,453 | 41.4% |
| Carson County | Outlying | 5,805 | 2.1% |
| Armstrong County | Outlying | 1,843 | 0.7% |
| Oldham County | Outlying | 1,783 | 0.6% |
A central county holds the area’s core, an urban area of at least 50,000 people. An outlying county is in the area because of commuting: at least a quarter of its workers have jobs in the central counties, or at least a quarter of the people working there live in them. A county belongs to one metro or micro area at most, and it counts whole, countryside included.
Principal city
- Amarillo201,885 people
OMB names the area after its largest principal cities. A principal city is the area’s largest city, plus any other city that is very large or a big job center, and smaller ones with at least as many jobs as working residents (2020 Census and commuting figures). People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.
Part of the Amarillo-Borger, TX combined statistical area
OMB joins neighboring metro and micro areas into a combined statistical area when enough people commute between them. The other area in this one is
- Borger, TX Micro Area19,633 people
Bordering metro and micro areas, nearest first
Areas with a county on this area’s edge. Distances are straight lines between the areas’ largest cities.
- Borger, TX Micro Area40 mi northeast
- Hereford, TX Micro Area41 mi southwest
- Dumas, TX Micro Area46 mi north
- Pampa, TX Micro Area54 mi northeast
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