Rockford metropolitan area, Illinois

Rockford–Freeport–Rochelle, IL
Rockford–Freeport–Rochelle, IL
Combined Statistical Area
	Rockford–Freeport–Rochelle, IL
	Downtown East State Street corridor
Map of Rockford–Freeport–Rochelle, IL CSA	City of Rockford Rockford, IL MSA Freeport, IL µSA Rochelle, IL µSA
	City of Rockford Rockford, IL MSA Freeport, IL µSA Rochelle, IL µSA
Country	United States
State	Illinois
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)

The Rockford Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties in north-central Illinois, anchored by the city of Rockford. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 349,431 (though a 2011 estimate placed the population at 348,360).^[1] The Rockford MSA abuts the southern portions of the Janesville-Beloit MSA and the Chicago MSA. It forms the main part of the larger Rockford–Freeport–Rochelle Combined Statistical Area (est. pop. 455,595).

^ "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2011 (CBSA-EST2009-01)". 2011 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2010-03-23. Archived from the original (CSV) on April 27, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-07.

[1] "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2011 (CBSA-EST2009-01)". 2011 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2010-03-23. Archived from the original (CSV) on April 27, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-07.

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