PMSA

PMSA is a four letter acronym that may stand for:Pharmaceutical Management Science AssociationPresbyterian and Methodist Schools AssociationPresentaciones Musicales, S.A.Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area (see: United States metropolitan area)Proviso Mathematics and Science AcademyPublic Monuments and Sculpture Association
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Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area

A component area of a Consolidated metropolitan statistical area consisting of a large urbanized county or cluster of counties (cities and towns in New England) that demonstrate strong internal economic and social links in addition to close ties with the central core of the larger area. To qualify, an area must meet specified statistical criteria that demonstrate these links and have the support of local opinion.

Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area

PMSA
A geographic entity designated by the federal Office of Management and Budget for use by federal statistical agencies. If an area that qualifies as a metropolitan area (MA) has a census population of one million or more, two or more primary metropolitan statistical areas (PMSAs) may be defined within it if they meet official standards and local opinion favors the designation. When PMSAs are established within an MA, that MA is designated a consolidated metropolitan statistical area (CMSA).
See central city, consolidated metropolitan statistical area, metropolitan area, statistical entity.