Jackson Metropolitan Area | |
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Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
Largest city | Jackson (153,701) |
Other cities | - Clinton (28,100) - Madison (27,747) - Pearl (27,115) - Brandon (25,138) - Ridgeland (24,340) - Yazoo City (10,316) - Vicksburg (20,391) - Brookhaven (11,674) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 597,727 |
• Density | 2/km2 (5/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Jackson, MS MSA | $34.043 billion (2022) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the central region of the U.S. state of Mississippi that covers seven counties: Copiah, Hinds, Holmes, Madison, Rankin, Simpson, and Yazoo. As of the 2010 census, the Jackson MSA had a population of 586,320. According to 2019 estimates, the population has slightly increased to 594,806.[2] Jackson is the principal city of the MSA.