The U.S. currently has 27 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On February 21, 2026, the OMB delineated six combined statistical areas, four metropolitan statistical areas, and 18 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.
+The 27 United States statistical areas and 82 counties of the State of MississippiCombined statistical area2025 population (est.)Core-based statistical area2025 population (est.)County2025 population (est.)Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven-Yazoo City, MS CSA686,618Jackson, MS MSA609,847Hinds County, Mississippi211,888Rankin County, Mississippi162,181Madison County, Mississippi116,298Copiah County, Mississippi27,497Scott County, Mississippi28,073Simpson County, Mississippi25,498Yazoo County, Mississippi22,947Vicksburg, MS μSA41,759Warren County, Mississippi41,759Brookhaven, MS μSA35,012Lincoln County, Mississippi35,012noneGulfport-Biloxi, MS MSA431,329Harrison County, Mississippi217,136Jackson County, Mississippi147,666Hancock County, Mississippi46,873Stone County, Mississippi19,654Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA1,383,061297,467 ()Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA1,335,674272,303 (MS)Shelby County, Tennessee910,226DeSoto County, Mississippi197,918Tipton County, Tennessee62,287Crittenden County, Arkansas46,210Fayette County, Tennessee45,071Marshall County, Mississippi34,654Tate County, Mississippi28,725Tunica County, Mississippi8,819Benton County, Mississippi7,502Forrest City, AR μSA21,800St. Francis County, Arkansas21,800Clarksdale, MS μSA19,849Coahoma County, Mississippi19,849Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS CSA240,295Hattiesburg, MS MSA158,014Forrest County, Mississippi79,034Lamar County, Mississippi67,403Perry County, Mississippi11,577Laurel, MS μSA82,281Jones County, Mississippi66,496Jasper County, Mississippi15,785Tupelo-Corinth, MS CSA174,548Tupelo, MS μSA139,979Lee County, Mississippi83,731Prentiss County, Mississippi25,284Itawamba County, Mississippi24,152Corinth, MS μSA34,569Alcorn County, Mississippi34,569Starkville-Columbus, MS CSA129,207Columbus, MS μSA67,144Lowndes County, Mississippi57,346Noxubee County, Mississippi9,798Starkville, MS μSA62,063Oktibbeha County, Mississippi51,896Webster County, Mississippi10,167noneMeridian, MS μSA85,419Lauderdale County, Mississippi70,317Clarke County, Mississippi15,102Oxford, MS μSA71,972Lafayette County, Mississippi59,597Yalobusha County, Mississippi12,375New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS CSA1,354,25759,363 (MS)New Orleans-Metairie, LA MSA970,849Jefferson Parish, Louisiana431,398Orleans Parish, Louisiana362,154St. Charles Parish, Louisiana50,586St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana45,642St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana39,875Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana22,256St. James Parish, Louisiana18,938Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSA279,108St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana279,108Picayune, MS μSA59,363Pearl River County, Mississippi59,363Bogalusa, LA μSA44,937Washington Parish, Louisiana44,937noneMcComb, MS μSA52,640Pike County, Mississippi38,712Walthall County, Mississippi13,928Greenville, MS μSA40,446Washington County, Mississippi40,446Greenwood, MS μSA34,912Leflore County, Mississippi25,686Carroll County, Mississippi9,226Natchez, MS-LA μSA54,72236,886 (MS)Adams County, Mississippi30,061Concordia Parish, Louisiana17,836Jefferson County, Mississippi6,825Grenada, MS μSA30,222Grenada County, Mississippi20,868Montgomery County, Mississippi9,354Cleveland, MS μSA28,262Bolivar County, Mississippi28,262noneMonroe County, Mississippi33,318Panola County, Mississippi32,691Pontotoc County, Mississippi32,096Neshoba County, Mississippi28,732Union County, Mississippi28,459George County, Mississippi26,331Sunflower County, Mississippi22,893Marion County, Mississippi24,001Tippah County, Mississippi21,389Leake County, Mississippi21,662Newton County, Mississippi20,960Wayne County, Mississippi19,807Tishomingo County, Mississippi18,639Clay County, Mississippi18,238Covington County, Mississippi17,898Winston County, Mississippi17,473Attala County, Mississippi17,100Chickasaw County, Mississippi16,730Holmes County, Mississippi15,465Smith County, Mississippi13,991Greene County, Mississippi13,707Calhoun County, Mississippi12,643Amite County, Mississippi12,487Tallahatchie County, Mississippi10,877Lawrence County, Mississippi11,819Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi10,941Claiborne County, Mississippi8,058Kemper County, Mississippi8,600Choctaw County, Mississippi8,048Wilkinson County, Mississippi7,582Franklin County, Mississippi7,491Humphreys County, Mississippi7,001Quitman County, Mississippi5,364Sharkey County, Mississippi3,097Issaquena County, Mississippi1,263State of Mississippi2,954,160
+The 21 core-based statistical areas of the State of Mississippi2025 rankCore-based statistical areaPopulation2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 CensusJackson, MS MSAGulfport-Biloxi, MS MSAMemphis, TN-MS-AR MSA (MS)Hattiesburg, MS MSATupelo, MS μSAMeridian, MS μSALaurel, MS μSAOxford, MS μSAColumbus, MS μSAStarkville, MS μSAPicayune, MS μSAMcComb, MS μSAVicksburg, MS μSAGreenville, MS μSAGreenwood, MS μSANatchez, MS-LA μSA (MS)Brookhaven, MS μSACorinth, MS μSAGrenada, MS μSACleveland, MS μSAClarksdale, MS μSAMemphis, TN-MS-AR MSANatchez, MS-LA μSA
+The six combined statistical areas of the State of Mississippi2025 rankCombined statistical areaPopulation2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 CensusJackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS CSAMemphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA (MS)Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS CSATupelo-Corinth, MS CSAStarkville-Columbus, MS CSANew Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS CSA (MS)Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSANew Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS CSA
See also
Geography of Mississippi Demographics of Mississippi
Notes
References
External links
Office of Management and Budget United States Census Bureau