The Pocatello Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of Bannock and Power counties in eastern Idaho, anchored by the city of Pocatello.

Power County was added back to the Pocatello MSA as of April 10, 2018.

It is just south of the Idaho Falls metropolitan area.

[1] As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 83,103 people, 29,752 households, and 21,192 families residing within the MSA.

The racial makeup of the MSA was 90.61% White, 0.55% African American, 2.94% Native American, 0.93% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 2.89% from other races, and 1.93% from two or more races.