List of metropolitan areas in Mississippi
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The State of Mississippi has a total of four 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, 2005 population estimate, that figure rose to 1,276,365 (43.0% of the state's total population).
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[edit] Metropolitan areas
[edit] Population statistics
| Metropolitan Statistical Area | 2005 Estimate |
2000 Population |
Percent Change (2000–2005) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson MSA | 522,580 | 497,197 | 5.1 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi MSA | 255,183 | 246,190 | 3.7 |
| Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 1 | 209,532 | 176,789 | 18.5 |
| Pascagoula MSA | 157,199 | 150,564 | 4.4 |
| Hattiesburg MSA | 131,871 | 123,812 | 6.5 |
| 1 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)[1] that are linked by commuting ties. There are three combined statistical areas in Mississippi.
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[edit] Population statistics
| Combined Statistical Area | 2005 Estimate |
2000 Population |
Percent Change (2000–2005) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson-Yazoo City CSA | 550,775 | 525,346 | 4.8 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula CSA | 412,382 | 396,754 | 3.9 |
| Columbus-West Point CSA | 81,118 | 83,565 | -2.9 |
[edit] See also
- Mississippi census statistical areas
- List of micropolitan areas in Mississippi
- List of cities in Mississippi
- List of towns and villages in Mississippi
- 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)
- United States Census Bureau statistical areas by state, district, or commonwealth:
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[edit] References
- ^ 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.
