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California is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area (after Alaska and Texas)...

The Largest Metropolitan Areas (By County) in California:

          Bakersfield: Kern

          Chico: Butte

          El Centro: Imperial

          Eureka - Arcata - Fortuna: Humboldt

          Fresno - Madera: Fresno, Madera

          Hanford - Corcoran: Kings

          Los Angeles - Long Beach - Santa Ana: Los Angeles,
          Orange

          Merced: Merced

          Modesto: Stanislaus

          Napa: Napa

          Oxnard - Thousand Oaks - Ventura: Ventura

          Redding: Shasta

          Riverside - San Bernardino - Ontario: Riverside,
          San Bernardino

          Sacramento - Arden Arcade - Yuba City
          (California, Nevada): El Dorado, Nevada, Placer,
          Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba

          Salinas: Monterey

          San Diego - Carlsbad - San Marcos: San Diego

          San Francisco - Oakland - Fremont: Alameda,
          Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo

          San Jose - Sunnyvale - Santa Clara: San Benito,
          Santa Clara

          San Luis Obispo - Paso Robles: San Luis Obispo

          Santa Barbara - Santa Maria - Goleta: Santa Barbara

          Santa Cruz - Watsonville: Santa Cruz

          Santa Rosa - Petaluma: Sonoma

          Stockton: San Joaquin

          Vallejo - Fairfield: Solano

          Visalia - Porterville: Tulare

Colorado is a state located in the southwest region of the United States and it encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

The Largest Metropolitan Areas (By County) in Colorado:

          Colorado Springs: El Paso, Teller

          Denver - Aurora - Boulder: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder,
          Broomfield, City of Broomfield, City of Denver, Clear,
          Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson, Park, Weld

          Fort Collins - Loveland: Larrimer

          Grand Junction: Mesa

          Pueblo: Pueblo

Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states (August 21, 1959), and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands...

The Largest Metropolitan Areas (By County) in Hawaii:

          Hilo: Hawaii

          Honolulu: City of Honolulu, Honolulu

          Kahului - Wailuku: Maui

Nevada is a state located in the western, mountain west, and southwest regions of the United States...

The Largest Metropolitan Areas (By County) in Nevada:

          Las Vegas: Clark

          Reno - Sparks: Storey, Washoe

          Sacramento - Arden Arcade - Yuba City
          (California, Nevada): Gardnerville Ranchos

New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S. state...

The Largest Metropolitan Areas (By County) in New Mexico:

          Albuquerque: Bernalillo, Sandoval, Torrance, Valencia

          Farmington: San Juan

          Las Cruces: Dona Ana

          Santa Fe: Santa Fe

Utah is a state located in the Southwest region of the United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896...

The Largest Metropolitan Areas (By County) in Utah:

          Logan: Cache, Franklin

          Ogden - Clearfield: Davis, Morgan, Weber

          Provo - Orem: Juab, Utah

          Salt Lake City: Salt Lake, Summit, Tooe