Memphis Metropolitan Area | |
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Memphis, TN–MS–AR Combined Statistical Area | |
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Coordinates: 35°01′26″N 89°52′09″W / 35.0239°N 89.8692°W | |
Country | United States |
State(s) | Tennessee Arkansas Mississippi |
Largest city | Memphis, Tennessee (656,861) |
Other cities | Bartlett, Tennessee (58,264) Southaven, Mississippi (51,824) Collierville, Tennessee (48,655) |
Area | |
• Total | 4,599 sq mi (11,910 km2) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,389,905[1] |
• Rank | 41st in the U.S. |
• Density | 426.7/sq mi (164.8/km2) |
GDP | |
• MSA | $96.183 billion (2022) |
The Memphis–Clarksdale-Forrest City Combined Statistical Area, TN–MS–AR (CSA) is the commercial and cultural hub of the Mid-South or Ark-Miss-Tenn. The census-defined combined statistical area covers eleven counties in three states, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas. As of 2020 census, the Memphis metropolitan area had a population of 1,389,905[1] The Forrest City, Arkansas Micropolitan area was added to the Memphis area in 2012 to form the Memphis–Forrest City Combined Statistical area. In 2023 the Clarksdale, Mississippi Micropolitan area was also added to form the new Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City Combined Statistical Area which as of 2023 had a population of roughly 1.4 million people according to census estimates.[3]
The greater Mid-South area has a population of 2.4 million, according to 2013 census estimates.[4] This area is covered by Memphis local news channels and includes the Missouri Bootheel, Northeast Arkansas, West Tennessee, and North Mississippi.[5]