Memphis metropolitan area

Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

Common name: The Mid-South
Largest city	Memphis, Tennessee
Other cities	Southaven, Mississippi West Memphis, Arkansas
Population	Ranked 41st in the U.S.
- Total	1,305,946 (2009 est.)[1]
- Density	426.7/sq. mi.  164.8/km²
Area	3013 sq. mi. 7803.6 km²
State(s)	Tennessee Arkansas Mississippi
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The Memphis Metropolitan Statistical Area, TN-MS-AR (MSA), more commonly known as The Mid-South, is the 41st largest among similarly designated areas in the United States. The metropolitan area covers eight counties in three states – Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 1,205,204 (though a July 1, 2010 estimate placed the population at 1,305,946).^[1]

Mid-South Region Counties

Eastern Arkansas

• Randolph County
• Clay County
• Greene County
• Lawrence County
• Craighead County
• Poinsett County
• Mississippi County
• Cross County
• Crittenden County
• St. Francis County
• Lee County
• Phillips County

Missouri Bootheel

• Dunklin County
• Pemiscot County

Northern Mississippi

• Desoto County
• Tunica County
• Tate County
• Marshall County
• Benton County
• Tippah County
• Alcorn County
• Prentiss County
• Tishomingo County
• Coahoma County
• Quitman County
• Panola County
• Lafayette County
• Union County
• Pontotoc County
• Lee County
• Itawamba County
• Tallahatchie County
• Yalobusha County
• Calhoun County
• Chickasaw County
• Monroe County

Western Tennessee

• Lake County
• Obion County
• Weakley County
• Henry County
• Dyer County
• Gibson County
• Carroll County
• Lauderdale County
• Crockett County
• Tipton County
• Haywood County
• Madison County
• Henderson County
• Decatur County
• Shelby County
• Fayette County
• Hardeman County
• Chester County
• McNairy County
• Hardin County

Cities and towns

Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants

• Memphis, Tennessee (Principal City)

Places with 25,000 to 50,000 inhabitants

• Bartlett, Tennessee
• Collierville, Tennessee
• Germantown, Tennessee
• Olive Branch, Mississippi
• Southaven, Mississippi
• West Memphis, Arkansas

Places with 5,000 to 25,000 inhabitants

• Covington, Tennessee
• Hernando, Mississippi
• Holly Springs, Mississippi
• Horn Lake, Mississippi
• Lakeland, Tennessee
• Marion, Arkansas
• Millington, Tennessee
• Senatobia, Mississippi

Places with 500 to 5,000 inhabitants

Arlington, Tennessee Atoka, Tennessee Brighton, Tennessee Byhalia, Mississippi Coldwater, Mississippi Crawfordsville, Arkansas Earle, Arkansas Edmondson, Arkansas Gallaway, Tennessee Lynchburg, Mississippi

Mason, Tennessee Munford, Tennessee North Tunica, Mississippi Oakland, Tennessee Piperton, Tennessee Somerville, Tennessee Tunica, Mississippi Turrell, Arkansas

Places with fewer than 500 inhabitants

Anthonyville, Arkansas Braden, Tennessee Burlison, Tennessee Garland, Tennessee Gilmore, Arkansas Gilt Edge, Tennessee Grand Junction, Tennessee Horseshoe Lake, Arkansas Jennette, Arkansas

Jericho, Arkansas La Grange, Tennessee Memphis, Mississippi Moscow, Tennessee Potts Camp, Mississippi Rossville, Tennessee Sunset, Arkansas Walls, Mississippi Williston, Tennessee

Unincorporated places

Arkabutla, Mississippi Banks, Mississippi Bethlehem, Mississippi Bruins, Arkansas Brunswick, Tennessee Capleville, Tennessee Chulahoma, Mississippi Clarkedale, Arkansas Cockrum, Mississippi Cordova, Tennessee Drummonds, Tennessee Dubbs, Mississippi Dundee, Mississippi Eads, Tennessee Ellendale, Tennessee Eudora, Mississippi Evansville, Mississippi Fisherville, Tennessee

Hickory Withe, Tennessee Hollywood, Mississippi Hudsonville, Mississippi Kerrville, Tennessee Laconia, Tennessee Lake Cormorant, Mississippi Lake View, Mississippi Looxahoma, Mississippi Macon, Tennessee Mineral Wells, Mississippi Mount Pleasant, Mississippi Nesbit, Mississippi Pleasant Hill, Mississippi Prichard, Mississippi Proctor, Arkansas Red Banks, Mississippi Randolph, Tennessee

Reverie, Tennessee Rosemark, Tennessee Sarah, Mississippi Savage, Mississippi Seyppel, Arkansas Shell Lake, Arkansas Simsboro, Arkansas Slayden, Mississippi Strayhorn, Mississippi Thyatira, Mississippi Tipton, Tennessee Tunica Resorts, Mississippi Tyro, Mississippi Victoria, Mississippi Waterford, Mississippi

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,205,204 people, 448,473 households, and 312,422 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 52.9% White, 43.5% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.3% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.1% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.4% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $35,988, and the median income for a family was $41,130. Males had a median income of $32,830 versus $22,970 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $16,729.

See also

	Tennessee portal
	Mississippi portal
	Arkansas portal

• Tennessee census statistical areas
• Mississippi census statistical areas
• Arkansas census statistical areas

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2010 (CBSA-EST2009-01)" (CSV). 2009 Population Estimates. US Census Bureau, Population Division. March 23, 2010. http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2009/CBSA-EST2009-01.csv. Retrieved March 25, 2010. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.