The
El Paso–Las Cruces combined statistical area consists of two counties in western
Texas and one in southern
New Mexico. This CSA was defined as part of the United States Office of Management and Budget's 2013 delineations for metropolitan, micropolitan, and combined statistical areas. As of the
2012 census estimate, the CSA had a population of 1,045,180 making it the 52nd largest combined statistical area in the United States. The statistical area consists of the metropolitan areas of
El Paso, Texas and
Las Cruces, New Mexico. This CSA has a GDP of about $33 billion and would rank 58th nationally among all CSA or metro areas. The total land area of the
El Paso–Las Cruces combined statistical area is 9,402 sq. mi.