Jonesboro metropolitan area

Jonesboro Area
Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area
Dean B. Ellis Library at Arkansas State University
Dean B. Ellis Library at Arkansas State University
Components of the Jonesboro–Paragould, AR CSA
  Jonesboro, AR MSA
  Paragould, AR μSA
Country United States
State Arkansas
CountiesCraighead
Poinsett
Principal citiesJonesboro
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

The Jonesboro Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties – Craighead and Poinsett – in northeast Arkansas, anchored by the city of Jonesboro. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 121,026 (a July 1, 2012 estimate has placed the population at 124,042).[1] It is also part of the larger Jonesboro-Paragould Combined Statistical Area.

  1. ^ "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 (CBSA-EST2009-01)". 2010 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2010-03-23. Archived from the original (CSV) on 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2014-01-15.