List of micropolitan areas in Mississippi

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Micropolitan areas of Mississippi.

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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Micropolitan areas

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 AreaJuly 1, 2009
Estimate
2000
Census
Growth Rate
(20002009)
Brookhaven 34,23433,1665.02%
Clarksdale 26,93630,622-12.04%
Cleveland 36,76640,633-9.52%
Columbus 59,65861,586-3.13%
Corinth 35,82234,5583.66%
Greenville 54,61662,977-13.28%
Greenwood 44,84148,716-7.95%
Grenada 23,04623,263-0.93%
Indianola 29,61034,369-13.85%
Laurel 85,71683,1073.14%
McComb 234,568210,8759.58%
Meridian 106,139106,569-0.40%
Natchez 49,71154,587-8.93%
Oxford 43,97538,74413.50%
Picayune 57,86048,62119.00%
Starkville 44,54442,9023.83%
Tupelo 134,161125,2517.11%
Vicksburg 48,17549,644-2.96%
West Point 20,72221,979-5.72%
Yazoo City 27,98128,149-0.60%

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References

  1. "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-01)". 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2010-03-23. Archived from the original (CSV) on June 15, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-25.