Jackson metropolitan area, Mississippi
Jackson Metropolitan Area | ||
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| Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||
Capitol Street in Jackson | ||
Map of Jackson–Vicksburg–Brookhaven, MS CSA
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| 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) | |
The Jackson 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. Jackson is the principal city of the MSA.