The Mid-State | |
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| Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN MSA | |
 Nashville skyline | |
 Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin Metropolitan Statistical Area | |
| Country |  United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| Largest city | Nashville |
| Principal cities | - Murfreesboro - Franklin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,484 sq mi (19,380 km2) |
| Highest elevation | Short Mountain 2,092 ft (638 m) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 2,072,283[1]  (35th) |
| • Density | 258/sq mi (100/km2) |
| GDP | |
| • MSA | $187.8 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central Time Zone (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area codes | 615, 629, 931 |
| Website | www |
The Nashville metropolitan area (officially the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area) is a metropolitan statistical area in north-central Tennessee. Its principal city is Nashville, the capital of and largest city in Tennessee. With a population of over 2 million, it is the most populous metropolitan area in Tennessee. It is also the largest metropolitan area in Tennessee in terms of land area.
The Office of Management and Budget defines the metro area for statistical use by the United States Census Bureau and other agencies. The area is the 35th largest metropolitan area in the United States.[3] The metropolitan statistical area was first designated in 1950 and initially included only Davidson County. As surrounding counties increased in population and densities and in the number of their residents employed in Davidson County, the OMB added new counties to the MSA. Today, the metro area includes Davidson and 13 other counties.[4]
- ^ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2022". Census.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN (MSA)". fred.stlouisfed.org.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 (CBSA-EST2012-01)". Archived from the original on April 1, 2013.
- ^ Executive Office of the President (July 21, 2023). "Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF) (Press release). Archived (PDF) from the original on July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.