List of micropolitan areas in Mississippi explained

The State of Mississippi has a total of twenty micropolitan areas that are fully or partially located in the state. 27 of the state's 82 counties are considered by the United States Census Bureau as micropolitan. As of the 2000 Census, these counties had a combined population of 1,001,735 (35.2% of the state's total population). Based on a July 1, 2008 population estimate, that figure had declined to 998,992 (33.8% of the state's total population).^[1]

Micropolitan areas

Brookhaven μSA^3 Lincoln County Clarksdale μSA Coahoma County Cleveland μSA Bolivar County Columbus μSA^1 Lowndes County Corinth μSA Alcorn County McNairy County, TN Greenville μSA Washington County Greenwood μSA Carroll County Leflore County Grenada μSA Grenada County Indianola μSA Sunflower County Laurel μSA Jasper County Jones County McComb μSA Amite County Pike County

Meridian μSA Clarke County Kemper County Lauderdale County Natchez μSA Adams County Concordia Parish, LA Oxford μSA Lafayette County Picayune μSA^2 Pearl River County Starkville μSA^1 Oktibbeha County Tupelo μSA Itawamba County Lee County Pontotoc County Vicksburg μSA^3 Warren County Claiborne County West Point μSA^1 Clay County Yazoo City μSA^3 Yazoo County

¹ - part of the Columbus-Starkville-West Point combined statistical area
² - part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Hammond combined statistical area
³ - part of the Jackson-Yazoo City combined statistical area

Population statistics

Micropolitan Statistical Area	July 1, 2009 Estimate	2000 Census	Growth Rate (2000 - 2009)
align=left	Brookhaven	align=center	34,234	align=center	33,166	align=center	5.02%
align=left	Clarksdale	align=center	26,936	align=center	30,622	align=center	-12.04%
align=left	Cleveland	align=center	36,766	align=center	40,633	align=center	-9.52%
align=left	Columbus	align=center	59,658	align=center	61,586	align=center	-3.13%
align=left	Corinth	align=center	35,822	align=center	34,558	align=center	3.66%
align=left	Greenville	align=center	54,616	align=center	62,977	align=center	-13.28%
align=left	Greenwood	align=center	44,841	align=center	48,716	align=center	-7.95%
align=left	Grenada	align=center	23,046	align=center	23,263	align=center	-0.93%
align=left	Indianola	align=center	29,610	align=center	34,369	align=center	-13.85%
align=left	Laurel	align=center	85,716	align=center	83,107	align=center	3.14%
align=left	McComb	align=center	234,568	align=center	210,875	align=center	9.58%
align=left	Meridian	align=center	106,139	align=center	106,569	align=center	-0.40%
align=left	Natchez	align=center	49,711	align=center	54,587	align=center	-8.93%
align=left	Oxford	align=center	43,975	align=center	38,744	align=center	13.50%
align=left	Picayune	align=center	57,860	align=center	48,621	align=center	19.00%
align=left	Starkville	align=center	44,544	align=center	42,902	align=center	3.83%
align=left	Tupelo	align=center	134,161	align=center	125,251	align=center	7.11%
align=left	Vicksburg	align=center	48,175	align=center	49,644	align=center	-2.96%
align=left	West Point	align=center	20,722	align=center	21,979	align=center	-5.72%
align=left	Yazoo City	align=center	27,981	align=center	28,149	align=center	-0.60%

See also

• List of metropolitan areas in Mississippi
• List of cities in Mississippi
• List of towns and villages in Mississippi
• Mississippi census statistical areas
• Table of United States primary census statistical areas (PCSA)
• Table of United States Combined Statistical Areas (CSA)
• Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA)
• Table of United States Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSA)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-01) . . 2009 Population Estimates . United States Census Bureau, Population Division . 2010-03-23 . 2010-03-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100615175258/http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2009/CBSA-EST2009-01.csv . June 15, 2010 .