The El Paso Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties – El Paso and (since 2013) Hudspeth – in far West Texas, anchored by the city of El Paso. As of the 2012 census estimate, the MSA had a population of 830,735. The El Paso MSA forms part of the larger El Paso–Las Cruces combined statistical area, with a total population of 1,045,180 as of the 2012 Census estimate.