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States w/ less population than LA county
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Huh, didn't realize Ohio was that populous
Cincinnati and Cleveland both have decently-sized populations and there are enough smaller cities like Columbus and (ugh) Youngstown to add to that.
Remember that the reason Illinois doesn't fit that map is mostly due to Chicago.
Columbus population is larger than Cincinnati or Cleveland. Not sure why you think it's smaller.
Jacksonville is Florida's most populous city. The Nashville metro area has more than double the population of San Francisco. When people talk about cities in contexts like this, they usually account for the adjacent suburbs as well, which usually has a lot more of the people. The cities may have the center and the commerce, but arbitrary lines separating it from other cities don't mean the area is any bigger or smaller.
This is also why the above map is based on LA County and not the City of Los Angeles, because LA County is full of small ~100k population cities that make up the larger Los Angeles area. This is also part of the challenge in larger efforts to improve LA's urban design, as every couple of miles you have an entirely different city government to work with