Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area

Mississippi Gulf Coast
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Gulfport–Biloxi Metropolitan Statistical Area
	From top to bottom: Gulfport, Biloxi, Pascagoula
Interactive Map of Gulfport–Biloxi, MS CSA	City of Gulfport City of Biloxi City of Pascagoula Gulfport–Biloxi, MS MSA
	City of Gulfport City of Biloxi City of Pascagoula Gulfport–Biloxi, MS MSA
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Principal cities	List Gulfport; Biloxi; Pascagoula;
Area
• Land	2,220 sq mi (5,740 km2)
Population (2020)
• Total	416,259
GDP
• Metro	$23.511 billion (2022)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)

The Gulfport–Biloxi Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the Mississippi Gulf Coast region that includes four counties – Hancock, Harrison, Jackson and Stone. The principal cities are Gulfport and Biloxi. The 2010 census placed the Gulfport-Biloxi MSA population at 388,488, though as of 2019, it was estimated to have increased to 417,665. The area was significantly impacted by Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005, and prior to the hurricane, had experienced steady to moderate population growth. However, growth has since rebounded, with the population steadily increasing every year throughout the 2010s.