Mississippi statistical areas

The U.S. State of Mississippi 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.

Background

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico.[2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.

The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population,[2] "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core".[2] The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas based on population into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people.[2]

The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is at least 15%.[2] The 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.

Table

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

Combined statistical area[1]	2023 population (est.)[3]	Core-based statistical area[1]	2023 population (est.)[3]	County	2023 population (est.)[3]
Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS CSA	687,257	Jackson, MS MSA	610,257	Hinds County, Mississippi	214,870
				Rankin County, Mississippi	160,417
				Madison County, Mississippi	112,511
				Copiah County, Mississippi	27,664
				Scott County, Mississippi	27,507
				Yazoo County, Mississippi	25,796
				Simpson County, Mississippi	25,715
				Holmes County, Mississippi	15,777
		Vicksburg, MS μSA	42,298	Warren County, Mississippi	42,298
		Brookhaven, MS μSA	34,702	Lincoln County, Mississippi	34,702
none		Gulfport-Biloxi, MS MSA	421,916	Harrison County, Mississippi	210,612
				Jackson County, Mississippi	146,389
				Hancock County, Mississippi	46,159
				Stone County, Mississippi	18,756
Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA	1,377,852 292,380 (MS)	Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA	1,335,674 272,303 (MS)	Shelby County, Tennessee	910,042
				DeSoto County, Mississippi	193,247
				Tipton County, Tennessee	62,015
				Crittenden County, Arkansas	47,139
				Fayette County, Tennessee	44,175
				Marshall County, Mississippi	34,123
				Tate County, Mississippi	28,261
				Tunica County, Mississippi	9,234
				Benton County, Mississippi	7,438
		Forrest City, AR μSA	22,101	St. Francis County, Arkansas	22,101
		Clarksdale, MS μSA	20,007	Coahoma County, Mississippi	20,007
Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS CSA	238,003	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	155,740	Forrest County, Mississippi	78,208
				Lamar County, Mississippi	66,217
				Perry County, Mississippi	11,315
		Laurel, MS μSA	82,263	Jones County, Mississippi	66,250
				Jasper County, Mississippi	16,013
Tupelo-Corinth, MS CSA	166,162	Tupelo, MS μSA	132,027	Lee County, Mississippi	82,799
				Prentiss County, Mississippi	25,135
				Itawamba County, Mississippi	24,093
		Corinth, MS μSA	34,135	Alcorn County, Mississippi	34,135
Starkville-Columbus, MS CSA	128,388	Columbus, MS μSA	67,197	Lowndes County, Mississippi	57,283
				Noxubee County, Mississippi	9,914
		Starkville, MS μSA	61,191	Oktibbeha County, Mississippi	51,203
				Webster County, Mississippi	9,988
none		Meridian, MS μSA	85,755	Lauderdale County, Mississippi	70,527
				Clarke County, Mississippi	15,228
		Oxford, MS μSA	70,853	Lafayette County, Mississippi	58,467
				Yalobusha County, Mississippi	12,386
New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS CSA	1,340,591 57,978 (MS)	New Orleans-Metairie, LA MSA	962,165	Jefferson Parish, Louisiana	421,777
				Orleans Parish, Louisiana	364,136
				St. Charles Parish, Louisiana	50,620
				St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana	44,463
				St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana	39,592
				Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana	22,386
				St. James Parish, Louisiana	19,191
		Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSA	275,583	St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana	275,583
		Picayune, MS μSA	57,978	Pearl River County, Mississippi	57,978
		Bogalusa, LA μSA	44,865	Washington Parish, Louisiana	44,865
none		McComb, MS μSA	53,257	Pike County, Mississippi	39,394
				Walthall County, Mississippi	13,863
		Greenville, MS μSA	41,946	Washington County, Mississippi	41,946
		Greenwood, MS μSA	35,913	Leflore County, Mississippi	26,378
				Carroll County, Mississippi	9,535
		Natchez, MS-LA μSA	53,375 35,687 (MS)	Adams County, Mississippi	28,746
				Concordia Parish, Louisiana	17,688
				Jefferson County, Mississippi	6,941
		Grenada, MS μSA	30,665	Grenada County, Mississippi	21,065
				Montgomery County, Mississippi	9,600
		Cleveland, MS μSA	28,968	Bolivar County, Mississippi	28,968
		none		Monroe County, Mississippi	33,609
				Panola County, Mississippi	32,669
				Pontotoc County, Mississippi	31,535
				Neshoba County, Mississippi	28,789
				Union County, Mississippi	28,284
				George County, Mississippi	25,619
				Sunflower County, Mississippi	24,468
				Marion County, Mississippi	24,224
				Tippah County, Mississippi	21,287
				Leake County, Mississippi	21,258
				Newton County, Mississippi	21,019
				Wayne County, Mississippi	19,803
				Tishomingo County, Mississippi	18,507
				Clay County, Mississippi	18,206
				Covington County, Mississippi	18,059
				Winston County, Mississippi	17,416
				Attala County, Mississippi	17,359
				Chickasaw County, Mississippi	16,866
				Smith County, Mississippi	14,099
				Greene County, Mississippi	13,601
				Calhoun County, Mississippi	12,685
				Amite County, Mississippi	12,442
				Tallahatchie County, Mississippi	11,837
				Lawrence County, Mississippi	11,741
				Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi	10,969
				Claiborne County, Mississippi	8,617
				Kemper County, Mississippi	8,584
				Choctaw County, Mississippi	8,088
				Wilkinson County, Mississippi	8,058
				Franklin County, Mississippi	7,610
				Humphreys County, Mississippi	7,216
				Quitman County, Mississippi	5,546
				Sharkey County, Mississippi	3,336
				Issaquena County, Mississippi	1,256
State of Mississippi					2,939,690

Core-based statistical areas

The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CBSA along with its rate of population change over time.

The 21 core-based statistical areas of the State of Mississippi[b]

2023 rank	Core-based statistical area[1]	Population
		2023 estimate[3]	Change	2020 Census[4]	Change	2010 Census[5]
1	Jackson, MS MSA	610,257	−1.57%	619,968	+0.88%	614,584
2	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS MSA	421,916	+1.36%	416,259	+7.15%	388,488
3	Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA (MS)	272,303	+2.93%	264,558	+7.20%	246,789
4	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	155,740	+1.20%	153,891	+7.74%	142,842
5	Tupelo, MS μSA	132,027	−0.14%	132,214	+0.48%	131,587
6	Meridian, MS μSA	85,755	−3.21%	88,599	−8.65%	96,993
7	Laurel, MS μSA	82,263	−1.61%	83,613	−1.43%	84,823
8	Oxford, MS μSA	70,853	+3.75%	68,294	+13.77%	60,029
9	Columbus, MS μSA	67,197	−2.84%	69,164	−3.03%	71,324
10	Starkville, MS μSA	61,191	−0.85%	61,714	+6.54%	57,924
11	Picayune, MS μSA	57,978	+3.26%	56,145	+0.56%	55,834
12	McComb, MS μSA	53,257	−1.75%	54,208	−2.93%	55,847
13	Vicksburg, MS μSA	42,298	−5.42%	44,722	−8.31%	48,773
14	Greenville, MS μSA	41,946	−6.62%	44,922	−12.15%	51,137
15	Greenwood, MS μSA	35,913	−6.32%	38,337	−10.67%	42,914
16	Natchez, MS-LA μSA (MS)	35,687	−3.02%	36,798	−8.06%	40,023
17	Brookhaven, MS μSA	34,702	−0.59%	34,907	+0.11%	34,869
18	Corinth, MS μSA	34,135	−1.74%	34,740	−6.25%	37,057
19	Grenada, MS μSA	30,665	−2.50%	31,451	−4.20%	32,831
20	Cleveland, MS μSA	28,968	−6.51%	30,985	−9.25%	34,145
21	Clarksdale, MS μSA	20,077	−6.14%	21,390	−18.21%	26,151
	Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA	1,335,674	−0.72%	1,345,425	+1.55%	1,324,829
	Natchez, MS-LA μSA	53,375	−3.80%	55,485	−8.81%	60,845

Combined statistical areas

The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CSA along with its rate of population change over time.

The six combined statistical areas of the State of Mississippi[c]

2023 rank	Combined statistical area[1]	Population
		2023 estimate[3]	Change	2020 Census[4]	Change	2010 Census[5]
1	Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS CSA	687,257	−1.76%	699,597	+0.20%	698,226
2	Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA (MS)	292,380	+2.25%	285,948	+4.77%	272,940
3	Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS CSA	238,003	+0.21%	237,504	+4.32%	227,665
4	Tupelo-Corinth, MS CSA	166,162	−0.47%	166,954	−1.00%	168,644
5	Starkville-Columbus, MS CSA	128,388	−1.90%	130,878	+1.26%	129,248
6	New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS CSA (MS)	57,978	+3.26%	56,145	+0.56%	55,834
	Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA	1,377,852	−0.87%	1,389,905	+0.77%	1,379,238
	New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS CSA	1,340,591	−2.39%	1,373,453	+6.23%	1,292,868

See also

• Geography of Mississippi
  • Demographics of Mississippi

Notes

1. An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in purple. A purple population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population. The state's abbreviation is also shown next to the in-state total.
2. For CBSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that CBSA as well as the CBSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.
3. For CSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that CSA as well as the CSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.

References

1. 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" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
2. "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas". Office of Management and Budget. July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
3. "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
4. "PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
5. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019". U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

External links

• Office of Management and Budget
• United States Census Bureau

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