List of metropolitan areas in Mississippi

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The State of Mississippi has a total of five metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) that are fully or partially located in the state. 17 of the state's 82 counties are classified by the United States Census Bureau as metropolitan. As of the 2000 census, these counties had a combined population 1,194,522 (42.0% of the state's total population). Based on a July 1, 2007 population estimate, that figure rose to 1,279,200 (43.8% of the state's total population).^[1]

Contents 1 Metropolitan areas 1.1 Population statistics 2 Combined Statistical Areas 2.1 Population statistics 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Metropolitan areas

Gulfport-Biloxi MSA Hancock County Harrison County Stone County Hattiesburg MSA Forrest County Lamar County Perry County Jackson MSA Copiah County Hinds County Madison County Rankin County Simpson County

Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA DeSoto County Marshall County Tate County Tunica County Pascagoula MSA George County Jackson County

[edit] Population statistics

Metropolitan Statistical Area	2007 Estimate	2000 Population	Percent Change (2000–2007)
Jackson MSA	534,047	497,197	7.41
Gulfport-Biloxi MSA1	231,523	246,190	–5.96
Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA2	223,401	176,789	26.37
Pascagoula MSA1	152,035	150,564	0.98
Hattiesburg MSA	138,144	123,812	11.58
1 The Gulfport-Biloxi and Pascagoula metropolitan areas were significantly impacted by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Prior to the hurricane, both areas had experienced steady to moderate population growth. 2 Population figures are for the five Mississippi counties in the Memphis MSA only.

[edit] Combined Statistical Areas

The United States Census Bureau defines a Combined Statistical Area (CSA) as an aggregate of adjacent Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs)^[2] that are linked by commuting ties. There are three combined statistical areas in Mississippi.

Columbus-West Point CSA Columbus Micropolitan Statistical Area Lowndes County West Point Micropolitan Statistical Area Clay County Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula CSA Gulfport-Biloxi Metropolitan Statistical Area Hancock County Harrison County Stone County Pascagoula Metropolitan Statistical Area George County Jackson County Jackson-Yazoo City CSA Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area Copiah County Hinds County Madison County Rankin County Simpson County Yazoo City Micropolitan Statistical Area Yazoo County

[edit] Population statistics

Combined Statistical Area	2007 Estimate	2000 Population	Percent Change (2000–2007)
Jackson-Yazoo City CSA	561,234	525,346	6.83
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula CSA1	383,558	396,754	–3.33
Columbus-West Point CSA	80,583	83,565	–3.57
1 The Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula CSA was significantly impacted by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Prior to the hurricane, the area had experienced steady to moderate population growth.

[edit] See also

• List of micropolitan 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)

[edit] References

1. ^ Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population for Counties of Mississippi: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 (CSV). 2006 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division (2007-03-20). Retrieved on 2007-03-22.
2. ^ The 938 Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) currently defined by the United States Census Bureau include the 361 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), which generally have an urban core population of 50,000 or more, and the 577 Micropolitan Statistical Areas , which generally have an urban core population of 10,000 or more but less than 50,000.