# 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. 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. 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, "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". 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.
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%. 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 :
| Combined statistical area | 2023 population (est.) | Core-based statistical area | 2023 population (est.) | County | 2023 population (est.) |
| Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS CSA | 687,257 | Jackson, MS MSA | 610,257 | Hinds County, Mississippi | 214,870 |
| Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS CSA | 687,257 | Jackson, MS MSA | 610,257 | Rankin County, Mississippi | 160,417 |
| Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS CSA | 687,257 | Jackson, MS MSA | 610,257 | Madison County, Mississippi | 112,511 |
| Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS CSA | 687,257 | Jackson, MS MSA | 610,257 | Copiah County, Mississippi | 27,664 |
| Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS CSA | 687,257 | Jackson, MS MSA | 610,257 | Scott County, Mississippi | 27,507 |
| Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS CSA | 687,257 | Jackson, MS MSA | 610,257 | Yazoo County, Mississippi | 25,796 |
| Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS CSA | 687,257 | Jackson, MS MSA | 610,257 | Simpson County, Mississippi | 25,715 |
| Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS CSA | 687,257 | Jackson, MS MSA | 610,257 | Holmes County, Mississippi | 15,777 |
| Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS CSA | 687,257 | Vicksburg, MS μSA | 42,298 | Warren County, Mississippi | 42,298 |
| Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS CSA | 687,257 | Brookhaven, MS μSA | 34,702 | Lincoln County, Mississippi | 34,702 |
| none | none | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS MSA | 421,916 | Harrison County, Mississippi | 210,612 |
| none | none | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS MSA | 421,916 | Jackson County, Mississippi | 146,389 |
| none | none | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS MSA | 421,916 | Hancock County, Mississippi | 46,159 |
| none | none | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS MSA | 421,916 | 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 |
| Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA | 1,377,852 292,380 (MS) | Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA | 1,335,674 272,303 (MS) | DeSoto County, Mississippi | 193,247 |
| Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA | 1,377,852 292,380 (MS) | Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA | 1,335,674 272,303 (MS) | Tipton County, Tennessee | 62,015 |
| Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA | 1,377,852 292,380 (MS) | Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA | 1,335,674 272,303 (MS) | Crittenden County, Arkansas | 47,139 |
| Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA | 1,377,852 292,380 (MS) | Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA | 1,335,674 272,303 (MS) | Fayette County, Tennessee | 44,175 |
| Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA | 1,377,852 292,380 (MS) | Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA | 1,335,674 272,303 (MS) | Marshall County, Mississippi | 34,123 |
| Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA | 1,377,852 292,380 (MS) | Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA | 1,335,674 272,303 (MS) | Tate County, Mississippi | 28,261 |
| Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA | 1,377,852 292,380 (MS) | Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA | 1,335,674 272,303 (MS) | Tunica County, Mississippi | 9,234 |
| Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA | 1,377,852 292,380 (MS) | Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA | 1,335,674 272,303 (MS) | Benton County, Mississippi | 7,438 |
| Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA | 1,377,852 292,380 (MS) | Forrest City, AR μSA | 22,101 | St. Francis County, Arkansas | 22,101 |
| Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA | 1,377,852 292,380 (MS) | 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 |
| Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS CSA | 238,003 | Hattiesburg, MS MSA | 155,740 | Lamar County, Mississippi | 66,217 |
| Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS CSA | 238,003 | Hattiesburg, MS MSA | 155,740 | Perry County, Mississippi | 11,315 |
| Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS CSA | 238,003 | Laurel, MS μSA | 82,263 | Jones County, Mississippi | 66,250 |
| Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS CSA | 238,003 | Laurel, MS μSA | 82,263 | Jasper County, Mississippi | 16,013 |
| Tupelo-Corinth, MS CSA | 166,162 | Tupelo, MS μSA | 132,027 | Lee County, Mississippi | 82,799 |
| Tupelo-Corinth, MS CSA | 166,162 | Tupelo, MS μSA | 132,027 | Prentiss County, Mississippi | 25,135 |
| Tupelo-Corinth, MS CSA | 166,162 | Tupelo, MS μSA | 132,027 | Itawamba County, Mississippi | 24,093 |
| Tupelo-Corinth, MS CSA | 166,162 | 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 |
| Starkville-Columbus, MS CSA | 128,388 | Columbus, MS μSA | 67,197 | Noxubee County, Mississippi | 9,914 |
| Starkville-Columbus, MS CSA | 128,388 | Starkville, MS μSA | 61,191 | Oktibbeha County, Mississippi | 51,203 |
| Starkville-Columbus, MS CSA | 128,388 | Starkville, MS μSA | 61,191 | Webster County, Mississippi | 9,988 |
| none | none | Meridian, MS μSA | 85,755 | Lauderdale County, Mississippi | 70,527 |
| none | none | Meridian, MS μSA | 85,755 | Clarke County, Mississippi | 15,228 |
| none | none | Oxford, MS μSA | 70,853 | Lafayette County, Mississippi | 58,467 |
| none | none | Oxford, MS μSA | 70,853 | 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 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS CSA | 1,340,591 57,978 (MS) | New Orleans-Metairie, LA MSA | 962,165 | Orleans Parish, Louisiana | 364,136 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS CSA | 1,340,591 57,978 (MS) | New Orleans-Metairie, LA MSA | 962,165 | St. Charles Parish, Louisiana | 50,620 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS CSA | 1,340,591 57,978 (MS) | New Orleans-Metairie, LA MSA | 962,165 | St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana | 44,463 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS CSA | 1,340,591 57,978 (MS) | New Orleans-Metairie, LA MSA | 962,165 | St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana | 39,592 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS CSA | 1,340,591 57,978 (MS) | New Orleans-Metairie, LA MSA | 962,165 | Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana | 22,386 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS CSA | 1,340,591 57,978 (MS) | New Orleans-Metairie, LA MSA | 962,165 | St. James Parish, Louisiana | 19,191 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS CSA | 1,340,591 57,978 (MS) | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSA | 275,583 | St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana | 275,583 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS CSA | 1,340,591 57,978 (MS) | Picayune, MS μSA | 57,978 | Pearl River County, Mississippi | 57,978 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS CSA | 1,340,591 57,978 (MS) | Bogalusa, LA μSA | 44,865 | Washington Parish, Louisiana | 44,865 |
| none | none | McComb, MS μSA | 53,257 | Pike County, Mississippi | 39,394 |
| none | none | McComb, MS μSA | 53,257 | Walthall County, Mississippi | 13,863 |
| none | none | Greenville, MS μSA | 41,946 | Washington County, Mississippi | 41,946 |
| none | none | Greenwood, MS μSA | 35,913 | Leflore County, Mississippi | 26,378 |
| none | none | Greenwood, MS μSA | 35,913 | Carroll County, Mississippi | 9,535 |
| none | none | Natchez, MS-LA μSA | 53,375 35,687 (MS) | Adams County, Mississippi | 28,746 |
| none | none | Natchez, MS-LA μSA | 53,375 35,687 (MS) | Concordia Parish, Louisiana | 17,688 |
| none | none | Natchez, MS-LA μSA | 53,375 35,687 (MS) | Jefferson County, Mississippi | 6,941 |
| none | none | Grenada, MS μSA | 30,665 | Grenada County, Mississippi | 21,065 |
| none | none | Grenada, MS μSA | 30,665 | Montgomery County, Mississippi | 9,600 |
| none | none | Cleveland, MS μSA | 28,968 | Bolivar County, Mississippi | 28,968 |
| none | none | none | none | Monroe County, Mississippi | 33,609 |
| none | none | none | none | Panola County, Mississippi | 32,669 |
| none | none | none | none | Pontotoc County, Mississippi | 31,535 |
| none | none | none | none | Neshoba County, Mississippi | 28,789 |
| none | none | none | none | Union County, Mississippi | 28,284 |
| none | none | none | none | George County, Mississippi | 25,619 |
| none | none | none | none | Sunflower County, Mississippi | 24,468 |
| none | none | none | none | Marion County, Mississippi | 24,224 |
| none | none | none | none | Tippah County, Mississippi | 21,287 |
| none | none | none | none | Leake County, Mississippi | 21,258 |
| none | none | none | none | Newton County, Mississippi | 21,019 |
| none | none | none | none | Wayne County, Mississippi | 19,803 |
| none | none | none | none | Tishomingo County, Mississippi | 18,507 |
| none | none | none | none | Clay County, Mississippi | 18,206 |
| none | none | none | none | Covington County, Mississippi | 18,059 |
| none | none | none | none | Winston County, Mississippi | 17,416 |
| none | none | none | none | Attala County, Mississippi | 17,359 |
| none | none | none | none | Chickasaw County, Mississippi | 16,866 |
| none | none | none | none | Smith County, Mississippi | 14,099 |
| none | none | none | none | Greene County, Mississippi | 13,601 |
| none | none | none | none | Calhoun County, Mississippi | 12,685 |
| none | none | none | none | Amite County, Mississippi | 12,442 |
| none | none | none | none | Tallahatchie County, Mississippi | 11,837 |
| none | none | none | none | Lawrence County, Mississippi | 11,741 |
| none | none | none | none | Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi | 10,969 |
| none | none | none | none | Claiborne County, Mississippi | 8,617 |
| none | none | none | none | Kemper County, Mississippi | 8,584 |
| none | none | none | none | Choctaw County, Mississippi | 8,088 |
| none | none | none | none | Wilkinson County, Mississippi | 8,058 |
| none | none | none | none | Franklin County, Mississippi | 7,610 |
| none | none | none | none | Humphreys County, Mississippi | 7,216 |
| none | none | none | none | Quitman County, Mississippi | 5,546 |
| none | none | none | none | Sharkey County, Mississippi | 3,336 |
| none | none | none | none | Issaquena County, Mississippi | 1,256 |
| State of Mississippi | State of Mississippi | State of Mississippi | State of Mississippi | 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 :
| 2023 rank | Core-based statistical area | Population | Population | Population | Population | Population |
| 2023 rank | Core-based statistical area | 2023 estimate | Change | 2020 Census | Change | 2010 Census |
| 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 :
| 2023 rank | Combined statistical area | Population | Population | Population | Population | Population |
| 2023 rank | Combined statistical area | 2023 estimate | Change | 2020 Census | Change | 2010 Census |
| 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 |