Mississippi statistical areas explained

The U.S. currently has 27 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated six combined statistical areas, four metropolitan statistical areas, and 17 micropolitan statistical areas in Mississippi.[1] As of 2023, the most populous statistical area in the state is Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS CSA, comprising the metro area of its capital and largest city, Jackson.

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The 27 United States statistical areas and 82 counties of the State of Mississippi

Combined statistical area2023 population (est.)[2] Core-based statistical area2023 population (est.)County2023 population (est.)
Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS CSA687,257Jackson, MS MSA610,257Hinds County, Mississippi214,870
Rankin County, Mississippi160,417
Madison County, Mississippi112,511
Copiah County, Mississippi27,664
Scott County, Mississippi27,507
Yazoo County, Mississippi25,796
Simpson County, Mississippi25,715
Holmes County, Mississippi15,777
Vicksburg, MS μSA42,298Warren County, Mississippi42,298
Brookhaven, MS μSA34,702Lincoln County, Mississippi34,702
noneGulfport-Biloxi, MS MSA421,916Harrison County, Mississippi210,612
Jackson County, Mississippi146,389
Hancock County, Mississippi46,159
Stone County, Mississippi18,756
Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA1,377,852
292,380 		Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA1,335,674
272,303 (MS)		Shelby County, Tennessee910,042
DeSoto County, Mississippi193,247
Tipton County, Tennessee62,015
Crittenden County, Arkansas47,139
Fayette County, Tennessee44,175
Marshall County, Mississippi34,123
Tate County, Mississippi28,261
Tunica County, Mississippi9,234
Benton County, Mississippi7,438
Forrest City, AR μSA22,101St. Francis County, Arkansas22,101
Clarksdale, MS μSA20,007Coahoma County, Mississippi20,007
Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS CSA238,003Hattiesburg, MS MSA155,740Forrest County, Mississippi78,208
Lamar County, Mississippi66,217
Perry County, Mississippi11,315
Laurel, MS μSA82,263Jones County, Mississippi66,250
Jasper County, Mississippi16,013
Tupelo-Corinth, MS CSA166,162Tupelo, MS μSA132,027Lee County, Mississippi82,799
Prentiss County, Mississippi25,135
Itawamba County, Mississippi24,093
Corinth, MS μSA34,135Alcorn County, Mississippi34,135
Starkville-Columbus, MS CSA128,388Columbus, MS μSA67,197Lowndes County, Mississippi57,283
Noxubee County, Mississippi9,914
Starkville, MS μSA61,191Oktibbeha County, Mississippi51,203
Webster County, Mississippi9,988
noneMeridian, MS μSA85,755Lauderdale County, Mississippi70,527
Clarke County, Mississippi15,228
Oxford, MS μSA70,853Lafayette County, Mississippi58,467
Yalobusha County, Mississippi12,386
New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS CSA1,340,591
57,978 (MS)		New Orleans-Metairie, LA MSA962,165Jefferson Parish, Louisiana421,777
Orleans Parish, Louisiana364,136
St. Charles Parish, Louisiana50,620
St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana44,463
St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana39,592
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana22,386
St. James Parish, Louisiana19,191
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSA275,583St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana275,583
Picayune, MS μSA57,978Pearl River County, Mississippi57,978
Bogalusa, LA μSA44,865Washington Parish, Louisiana44,865
noneMcComb, MS μSA53,257Pike County, Mississippi39,394
Walthall County, Mississippi13,863
Greenville, MS μSA41,946Washington County, Mississippi41,946
Greenwood, MS μSA35,913Leflore County, Mississippi26,378
Carroll County, Mississippi9,535
Natchez, MS-LA μSA53,375
35,687 (MS)		Adams County, Mississippi28,746
Concordia Parish, Louisiana17,688
Jefferson County, Mississippi6,941
Grenada, MS μSA30,665Grenada County, Mississippi21,065
Montgomery County, Mississippi9,600
Cleveland, MS μSA28,968Bolivar County, Mississippi28,968
noneMonroe County, Mississippi33,609
Panola County, Mississippi32,669
Pontotoc County, Mississippi31,535
Neshoba County, Mississippi28,789
Union County, Mississippi28,284
George County, Mississippi25,619
Sunflower County, Mississippi24,468
Marion County, Mississippi24,224
Tippah County, Mississippi21,287
Leake County, Mississippi21,258
Newton County, Mississippi21,019
Wayne County, Mississippi19,803
Tishomingo County, Mississippi18,507
Clay County, Mississippi18,206
Covington County, Mississippi18,059
Winston County, Mississippi17,416
Attala County, Mississippi17,359
Chickasaw County, Mississippi16,866
Smith County, Mississippi14,099
Greene County, Mississippi13,601
Calhoun County, Mississippi12,685
Amite County, Mississippi12,442
Tallahatchie County, Mississippi11,837
Lawrence County, Mississippi11,741
Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi10,969
Claiborne County, Mississippi8,617
Kemper County, Mississippi8,584
Choctaw County, Mississippi8,088
Wilkinson County, Mississippi8,058
Franklin County, Mississippi7,610
Humphreys County, Mississippi7,216
Quitman County, Mississippi5,546
Sharkey County, Mississippi3,336
Issaquena County, Mississippi1,256
State of Mississippi2,939,690

Primary statistical areas

Primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area. Of the 27 statistical areas of Mississippi, 15 are PSAs comprising six combined statistical areas, one metropolitan statistical area, and eight micropolitan statistical areas.

The 15 primary statistical areas of the State of Mississippi

scope=col rowspan=22020 rankscope=col rowspan=2Primary statistical areaPopulation
scope=col2023 estimatescope=colChangescope=col2020 Census[3] scope=colChangescope=col2010 Census[4]
scope=rowJackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS CSA
scope=rowGulfport-Biloxi, MS MSA
scope=rowMemphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA (MS)
scope=rowHattiesburg-Laurel, MS CSA
scope=rowTupelo-Corinth, MS CSA
scope=rowStarkville-Columbus, MS CSA
scope=rowMeridian, MS μSA
scope=rowOxford, MS μSA
scope=rowNew Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS CSA (MS)
scope=rowMcComb, MS μSA
scope=rowGreenville, MS μSA
scope=rowGreenwood, MS μSA
scope=rowNatchez, MS-LA μSA (MS)
scope=rowGrenada, MS μSA
scope=rowCleveland, MS μSA
Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA
New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS CSA
Natchez, MS-LA μSA

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas . July 21, 2023 . 0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01 . October 23, 2023 . Office of Management and Budget.
  2. Web site: March 2023 . County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023 . May 21, 2024 . United States Census Bureau, Population Division.
  3. Web site: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS.. U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. May 21, 2024.
  4. Web site: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019. U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. May 21, 2024.

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