| MSA Name | MSA Abbreviation | HT Startup Density, 1990 | HT Startup Density, 2010 |
| AKRON, OH | AK | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| BRIDGEPORT-STAMFORD-NORWALK | BR | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | CO | 1.2 | 2.3 |
| DES MOINES, IA | DE | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| HARRISBURG-CARLISLE, PA | HA | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| KNOXVILLE, TN | KN | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| MADISON, WI | MA | 1.4 | 1.0 |
| OGDEN-CLEARFIELD, UT | OG | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| OMAHA, NE‑IA | OM | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| PROVO‑OREM, UT | PR | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| Minimum (of all Mid-Large MSAs) | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Low Normal = average minus standard deviation of all Mid-Large MSAs | 0.4 | 0.3 | |
| Median (of all Mid-Large MSAs) | 0.6 | 0.7 | |
| High Normal = average plus standard deviation of all Mid-Large MSAs | 1.1 | 1.2 | |
| Maximum (of all Mid-Large MSAs) | 1.8 | 2.4 | |