The top media markets in the U.S. are listed on this page. Josh Ramsey compiled this list from a resource called Nielsen. This was created as a tool for business professionals to identify target market opportunities. Nielsen is the respected ranker and rater of all things media, and the Nielsen DMA Ranking is a highly accurate list of the nation’s markets ranked by population.

The information noted to the right of each city is the expert evaluation of each market that the average company pays or should pay for SEO service.

It is meant to be used only as a guideline.