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]
The Memphis metropolitan area is part of the Mid-South of the United States. It is culturally more associated with the Deep South and the Mississippi Delta than it is the Upland South, which is the case with Tennessee's other large cities. Memphis, Tennessee, is the largest city in the Deep South, the third-largest in the Southeastern United States, and the eighth-largest in the Southern United States as a whole. African-Americans make up nearly half the population of the metro area. The Mid-South has the highest percentage of African Americans of all large metro areas with at least a million people. It is the second-largest when metropolitan areas under a million people are factored in after the Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS Combined Statistical Area.
The metro area is blue collar in nature and most of its growth can be attributed to its logistical infrastructure. Recently, however, more companies with technology backgrounds such as Electrolux and Mitsubishi have begun making inroads in the Memphis area.[6]
The Memphis area has a diverse and robust economy. Well positioned on America's largest river, the Mississippi, and located near the population center of the United States, Memphis is a distribution hub. FedEx maintains its global headquarters in Memphis and uses the Memphis International Airport as its global superhub facility making the airport the busiest cargo airport in the United States. UPS also uses Memphis as a hub. The area is also home to one of the United States largest intermodal logistics centers. This includes being the third-largest trucking corridor, fourth-largest inland port, and third-largest in class I railroad services. The Mid-South has the largest percentage of people employed in logistics in the U.S. The Mid-South is also home to several Fortune 500 and 1000 companies, including FedEx, AutoZone, Regions Bank, ServiceMaster, BUPERS, First Horizon Bank, International Paper, and others. Companies including Nike, Baskin Robbins, Sharp, and Hewlett Packard operate large distribution centers out of Memphis.[7]
Healthcare has begun to play a major role in the Mid-South's economy accounting for one in nine jobs. There are nineteen hospitals with over 4,100 beds in the Mid-South. The area is also home to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, a Nobel Prize winning hospital with over 1,200 scientists working there and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.[7]
Tourism is also a major contributor to the Mid-South's economy with the region being known as the birthplace of Rock and Roll and Blues. Over eight million people visit the Memphis metropolitan area every year for tourist related activities. Over four million people visit Beale Street every year making it the most visited attraction in Tennessee. The Memphis Zoo is one of only four zoos in the U.S. to feature a giant panda and is routinely ranked as one of the best zoos in America. The Tunica casino resort area in Mississippi has over twelve million visitors annually and is the third largest gaming area in the U.S. after Las Vegas and Atlantic City.[7] It also contains a lake beach at Sardis Lake near Batesville, Mississippi.
According to U.S.census estimates for 2013,[11] there were 1,371,110 people residing within the CSA. The racial makeup of the CSA was 45.2% non-Hispanic White, 47.3% African American, 0.5% Native American, 2.2% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, and Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.1% of the population.[11] Memphis is the only metropolitan/combined statistical area in the United States with over a million people to have a plurality/majority African American population.[12] The Jackson, Mississippimetropolitan area also has this distinction but only has around half a million people.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $47,344 and the mean was $65,463. The median income for a family was $57,780 and the mean was $76,126. The per capita income for the MSA was $24,675.[13]
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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 Memphis Metropolitan AreaCombined statistical areaMemphis TN MS AR Combined Statistical AreaDowntown Memphis skylineCoordinates 35 01 26 N 89 52 09 W 35 0239 N 89 8692 W 35 0239 89 8692CountryUnited StatesState s TennesseeArkansasMississippiLargest cityMemphis Tennessee 656 861 Other citiesBartlett Tennessee 58 264 Southaven Mississippi 51 824 Collierville Tennessee 48 655 Area Total4 599 sq mi 11 910 km2 Population 2020 Total1 389 905 1 Rank41st in the U S Density426 7 sq mi 164 8 km2 GDP 2 MSA 96 183 billion 2022 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 Contents 1 Regional identity 2 Economy 2 1 Tourism 3 Colleges and universities 4 Transportation 5 Composition 6 Population history 7 Cities and towns 7 1 Places with more than 100 000 inhabitants 7 2 Places with 50 000 to 100 000 inhabitants 7 3 Places with 10 000 to 50 000 inhabitants 7 4 Places with 1 000 to 10 000 inhabitants 7 5 Places with fewer than 1 000 inhabitants 7 6 Unincorporated places 8 Demographics 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksRegional identity editThe Memphis metropolitan area is part of the Mid South of the United States It is culturally more associated with the Deep South and the Mississippi Delta than it is the Upland South which is the case with Tennessee s other large cities Memphis Tennessee is the largest city in the Deep South the third largest in the Southeastern United States and the eighth largest in the Southern United States as a whole African Americans make up nearly half the population of the metro area The Mid South has the highest percentage of African Americans of all large metro areas with at least a million people It is the second largest when metropolitan areas under a million people are factored in after the Jackson Vicksburg Brookhaven MS Combined Statistical Area The metro area is blue collar in nature and most of its growth can be attributed to its logistical infrastructure Recently however more companies with technology backgrounds such as Electrolux and Mitsubishi have begun making inroads in the Memphis area 6 Economy editMain article Economy of Memphis Tennessee The Memphis area has a diverse and robust economy Well positioned on America s largest river the Mississippi and located near the population center of the United States Memphis is a distribution hub FedEx maintains its global headquarters in Memphis and uses the Memphis International Airport as its global superhub facility making the airport the busiest cargo airport in the United States UPS also uses Memphis as a hub The area is also home to one of the United States largest intermodal logistics centers This includes being the third largest trucking corridor fourth largest inland port and third largest in class I railroad services The Mid South has the largest percentage of people employed in logistics in the U S The Mid South is also home to several Fortune 500 and 1000 companies including FedEx AutoZone Regions Bank ServiceMaster BUPERS First Horizon Bank International Paper and others Companies including Nike Baskin Robbins Sharp and Hewlett Packard operate large distribution centers out of Memphis 7 Healthcare has begun to play a major role in the Mid South s economy accounting for one in nine jobs There are nineteen hospitals with over 4 100 beds in the Mid South The area is also home to St Jude Children s Research Hospital a Nobel Prize winning hospital with over 1 200 scientists working there and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center 7 Tourism edit Main article Tourism in Memphis Tennessee Tourism is also a major contributor to the Mid South s economy with the region being known as the birthplace of Rock and Roll and Blues Over eight million people visit the Memphis metropolitan area every year for tourist related activities Over four million people visit Beale Street every year making it the most visited attraction in Tennessee The Memphis Zoo is one of only four zoos in the U S to feature a giant panda and is routinely ranked as one of the best zoos in America The Tunica casino resort area in Mississippi has over twelve million visitors annually and is the third largest gaming area in the U S after Las Vegas and Atlantic City 7 It also contains a lake beach at Sardis Lake near Batesville Mississippi Colleges and universities editFour Year Colleges and Graduate Schools University of Memphis Rhodes College Christian Brothers University LeMoyne Owen College Baptist College of Health Sciences University of Tennessee Health Science Center Southern College of Optometry Rust CollegeTwo Year Colleges Southwest Tennessee Community College Mid South Community College Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas Crowley s Ridge College Northwest Mississippi Community CollegeTransportation editThis article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Memphis metropolitan area news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Airports Memphis International Airport General DeWitt Spain Airport Olive Branch Airport Millington Municipal AirportFreeways Interstate 40 Interstate 240 Inner Beltway Interstate 55 Interstate 69 Interstate 269 Outer Beltway connecting Shelby County to Fayette and DeSoto Counties Interstate 22 Connects Hickory Hill and DeSoto County Mississippi to Birmingham Alabama and Atlanta Georgia Bill Morris Parkway Connects Piperton Collierville Germantown Southwind and Hickory Hill to I 240 Sam Cooper Blvd Connects East Memphis and Bartlett to Midtown Tennessee State Route 300 Located in the Frayser area connects Watkins and the I 240 loop to U S Route 51 Interstate 555 Connects Memphis to Jonesboro Arkansas Tennessee State Route 14 Connects Raleigh to Memphis Composition editThe area includes the following counties County Largest City 2020 Census 2010 Census Change Area DensityShelby County Tennessee Memphis 929 744 927 644 0 23 785 sq mi 2 030 km2 1 184 sq mi 457 km2 Desoto County Mississippi Southaven 185 314 161 252 14 92 497 sq mi 1 290 km2 373 sq mi 144 km2 Tipton County Tennessee Atoka 60 970 61 081 0 18 473 sq mi 1 230 km2 129 sq mi 50 km2 Crittenden County Arkansas West Memphis 48 163 50 902 5 38 636 sq mi 1 650 km2 76 sq mi 29 km2 Fayette County Tennessee Oakland 41 990 38 413 9 31 706 sq mi 1 830 km2 59 sq mi 23 km2 Marshall County Mississippi Holly Springs 33 752 37 144 9 13 710 sq mi 1 800 km2 703 sq mi 271 km2 Tate County Mississippi Senatobia 28 064 28 886 2 85 411 sq mi 1 060 km2 68 sq mi 26 km2 St Francis County Arkansas Forrest City 23 090 28 258 18 29 643 sq mi 1 670 km2 36 sq mi 14 km2 Coahoma County Mississippi Clarksdale 21 390 26 151 18 21 583 sq mi 1 510 km2 37 sq mi 14 km2 Tunica County Mississippi Tunica 9 782 10 778 9 24 481 sq mi 1 250 km2 20 sq mi 8 km2 Benton County Mississippi Hickory Flat 7 646 8 729 12 41 409 sq mi 1 060 km2 19 sq mi 7 km2 Total 1 389 905 1 379 238 0 77 3 989 sq mi 10 330 km2 335 sq mi 129 km2 Population history editHistorical population CensusPop Note 1900153 557 1910191 43924 7 1920223 21616 6 1930306 48237 3 1940358 25016 9 1950482 39334 7 1960811 08268 1 1970911 12312 3 1980997 8449 5 19901 067 2637 0 20001 205 20412 9 20101 316 1009 2 20201 389 9055 6 U S Decennial Census 8 Cities and towns editPlaces with more than 100 000 inhabitants edit Memphis Tennessee Principal City Places with 50 000 to 100 000 inhabitants edit Bartlett Tennessee Southaven Mississippi 9 Collierville Tennessee 10 Places with 10 000 to 50 000 inhabitants edit Arlington Tennessee Atoka Tennessee Germantown Tennessee Hernando Mississippi Horn Lake Mississippi Marion Arkansas Lakeland Tennessee Millington Tennessee Olive Branch Mississippi West Memphis ArkansasPlaces with 1 000 to 10 000 inhabitants edit Brighton Tennessee Byhalia Mississippi Coldwater Mississippi Covington Tennessee Earle Arkansas Holly Springs Mississippi Mason Tennessee Munford Tennessee Oakland Tennessee Piperton Tennessee Pleasant Hill Mississippi Rossville Tennessee Senatobia Mississippi Somerville Tennessee Tunica Mississippi Tunica Resorts Mississippi CDP Victoria Mississippi CDP Walls Mississippi Wynne ArkansasPlaces with fewer than 1 000 inhabitants edit Anthonyville Arkansas Arkabutla Mississippi CDP Ashland Mississippi Bethlehem Mississippi CDP Braden Tennessee Burlison Tennessee Clarkedale Arkansas Crawfordsville Arkansas Dundee Mississippi CDP Edmondson Arkansas Eudora Mississippi CDP Gallaway Tennessee Garland Tennessee Gilmore Arkansas Gilt Edge Tennessee Grand Junction Tennessee Hickory Flat Mississippi Horseshoe Lake Arkansas Jericho Arkansas Jennette Arkansas La Grange Tennessee Lake View Mississippi CDP Mount Pleasant Mississippi CDP Moscow Tennessee Potts Camp Mississippi Red Banks Mississippi CDP Snow Lake Shores Mississippi Strayhorn Mississippi CDP Sunset Arkansas Turrell Arkansas Waterford Mississippi CDP Williston TennesseeUnincorporated places edit Banks Mississippi Bruins Arkansas Brunswick Tennessee Chulahoma Mississippi Cockrum Mississippi Cordova Tennessee Drummonds Tennessee Dubbs Mississippi Eads Tennessee Ellendale Tennessee Evansville Mississippi Fisherville Tennessee Hickory Withe Tennessee Hollywood Mississippi Hudsonville Mississippi Kerrville Tennessee Laconia Tennessee Lake Cormorant Mississippi Looxahoma Mississippi Macon Tennessee Mineral Wells Mississippi Nesbit Mississippi Northaven Tennessee Prichard Mississippi Randolph Tennessee Reverie Tennessee Rosemark Tennessee Sarah Mississippi Savage Mississippi Seyppel Arkansas Shell Lake Arkansas Shelby Forest Tennessee Simsboro Arkansas Southwind Tennessee Slayden Mississippi Thyatira Mississippi Tipton Tennessee Tyro MississippiDemographics editAccording to U S census estimates for 2013 11 there were 1 371 110 people residing within the CSA The racial makeup of the CSA was 45 2 non Hispanic White 47 3 African American 0 5 Native American 2 2 Asian lt 0 1 Pacific Islander and Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5 1 of the population 11 Memphis is the only metropolitan combined statistical area in the United States with over a million people to have a plurality majority African American population 12 The Jackson Mississippi metropolitan area also has this distinction but only has around half a million people The median income for a household in the MSA was 47 344 and the mean was 65 463 The median income for a family was 57 780 and the mean was 76 126 The per capita income for the MSA was 24 675 13 See also edit nbsp United States portal nbsp Mississippi portalTennessee census statistical areas Mississippi census statistical areas Arkansas census statistical areasReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Memphis metropolitan area a b 2020 Population and Housing State Data United States Census Bureau Population Division August 12 2021 Retrieved August 14 2021 Total Gross Domestic Product for Memphis TN MS AR MSA fred stlouisfed org OMB Bulletin No 23 01 PDF July 21 2023 Retrieved August 3 2023 State and County QuickFacts Archived from the original on March 4 2012 More than 90 000 Workers Commute from Other Counties to Selby Census figures show Commercial Appeal Apr 6 2013 New Study Forecasts 4 000 Local Manufacturing Jobs Through 2016 Memphis Daily News Retrieved June 28 2019 a b c The Memphis Market PDF Archived from the original PDF on October 19 2006 Retrieved June 16 2013 U S Decennial Census United States Census Bureau Archived from the original on May 7 2015 Retrieved May 28 2013 Southaven population pushes above 50 000 mark May 23 2013 Commercialappeal com U S Census website Census gov Retrieved May 25 2018 a b Bureau U S Census American FactFinder Results Factfinder census gov Archived from the original on December 16 2018 Retrieved June 28 2019 Times Daily Google News Archive Search News google com Retrieved June 28 2019 Facts for Features Labor Day 2012 Sept 3 Facts for Features amp Special Editions Newsroom U S Census Bureau Census gov 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