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). [1]
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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
| Micropolitan Statistical Area | July 1, 2009 Estimate | 2000 Census | Growth Rate (2000–2009) |
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| 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% |
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