The Fort Collins-Loveland Metropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defined Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) located in the Fort Collins and Loveland area in the North Central region of the U.S. state of Colorado. The Fort Collins-Loveland MSA is defined as Larimer County, Colorado. The Census Bureau estimates that the population was 310,487 in 2012, an 3.62% increase since 2010. The Fort Collins-Loveland MSA is the 151st most populous MSA in the United States.