The State of Mississippi has a total of twenty micropolitan areas that are fully or partially located in the state. 27 of the state's 82 counties are considered by the United States Census Bureau as micropolitan. As of the 2000 Census, these counties had a combined population of 1,001,735 (35.2% of the state's total population). Based on a July 1, 2008 population estimate, that figure had declined to 998,992 (33.8% of the state's total population).
Micropolitan areas Brookhaven μSA3 Lincoln County Clarksdale μSA Coahoma County Cleveland μSA Bolivar County Columbus μSA1 Lowndes County Corinth μSA Alcorn County McNairy County, TN Greenville μSA Washington County Greenwood μSA Carroll County Leflore County Lexington-Kosciusko μSA Grenada μSA Grenada County Indianola μSA Sunflower County Laurel μSA Jasper County Jones County McComb μSA Amite County Pike County Meridian μSA Clarke County Kemper County Lauderdale County Natchez μSA Adams County Concordia Parish, LA Oxford μSA Lafayette County Picayune μSA2 Pearl River County Starkville μSA1 Oktibbeha County Tupelo μSA Itawamba County Lee County Pontotoc County Vicksburg μSA3 Warren County Claiborne County West Point μSA1 Clay County Yazoo City μSA3 Yazoo County 1 - part of the Columbus-Starkville-West Point combined statistical area 2 - part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Hammond combined statistical area 3 - part of the Jackson-Yazoo City combined statistical area
Population statistics Micropolitan Statistical Area July 1, 2009Estimate 2000Census Growth Rate(2000–2009) Brookhaven 34,234 33,166 5.02% Clarksdale 26,936 30,622 -12.04% Cleveland 36,766 40,633 -9.52% Columbus 59,658 61,586 -3.13% Corinth 35,822 34,558 3.66% Greenville 54,616 62,977 -13.28% Greenwood 44,841 48,716 -7.95% Grenada 23,046 23,263 -0.93% Indianola 29,610 34,369 -13.85% Laurel 85,716 83,107 3.14% McComb 234,568 210,875 9.58% Meridian 106,139 106,569 -0.40% Natchez 49,711 54,587 -8.93% Oxford 43,975 38,744 13.50% Picayune 57,860 48,621 19.00% Starkville 44,544 42,902 3.83% Tupelo 134,161 125,251 7.11% Vicksburg 48,175 49,644 -2.96% West Point 20,722 21,979 -5.72% Yazoo City 27,981 28,149 -0.60%
See also List of metropolitan 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)
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