The U.S. State of Tennessee currently has 34 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated seven combined statistical areas , ten metropolitan statistical areas , and 17 micropolitan statistical areas in Tennessee.[1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN CSA , comprising the area around the state capital of Nashville .
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico .[2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau , planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.
The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA ) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents ) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population,[2] "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core".[2] The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas based on population into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people.[2]
The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is at least 15%.[2] The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.
The 34 United States statistical areas and 95 counties of the State of Tennessee [a] Combined statistical area[1] 2023 population (est.)[3] Core-based statistical area[1] 2023 population (est.)[3] County 2023 population (est.)[3] Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN CSA 2,350,738 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MSA 2,102,573 Davidson County, Tennessee 712,334 Rutherford County, Tennessee 367,101 Williamson County, Tennessee 264,460 Sumner County, Tennessee 207,994 Wilson County, Tennessee 163,674 Maury County, Tennessee 110,760 Robertson County, Tennessee 76,776 Dickson County, Tennessee 56,729 Cheatham County, Tennessee 42,254 Macon County, Tennessee 26,793 Hickman County, Tennessee 25,826 Smith County, Tennessee 20,538 Cannon County, Tennessee 15,063 Trousdale County, Tennessee 12,271 Tullahoma-Manchester, TN μSA 67,381 Coffee County, Tennessee 60,633 Moore County, Tennessee 6,748 Shelbyville, TN μSA 53,055 Bedford County, Tennessee 53,055 Lawrenceburg, TN μSA 46,114 Lawrence County, Tennessee 46,114 Winchester, TN μSA 44,654 Franklin County, Tennessee 44,654 Lewisburg, TN μSA 36,961 Marshall County, Tennessee 36,961 Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville, TN CSA 1,207,137 Knoxville, TN MSA 946,264 Knox County, Tennessee 500,669 Blount County, Tennessee 141,456 Anderson County, Tennessee 80,234 Loudon County, Tennessee 60,591 Roane County, Tennessee 56,096 Campbell County, Tennessee 40,223 Grainger County, Tennessee 24,681 Morgan County, Tennessee 21,573 Union County, Tennessee 20,741 Morristown, TN MSA 124,054 Hamblen County, Tennessee 66,216 Jefferson County, Tennessee 57,838 Sevierville, TN μSA 99,415 Sevier County, Tennessee 99,415 Newport, TN μSA 37,404 Cocke County, Tennessee 37,404 Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA 1,377,852 1,016,232 (TN ) Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA 1,335,674 1,016,232 (TN) Shelby County, Tennessee 910,042 DeSoto County, Mississippi 193,247 Tipton County, Tennessee 62,015 Crittenden County, Arkansas 47,139 Fayette County, Tennessee 44,175 Marshall County, Mississippi 34,123 Tate County, Mississippi 28,261 Tunica County, Mississippi 9,234 Benton County, Mississippi 7,438 Forrest City, AR μSA 22,101 St. Francis County, Arkansas 22,101 Clarksdale, MS μSA 20,077 Coahoma County, Mississippi 20,077 Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA 1,003,363 625,388 (TN) Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 580,971 426,407 (TN) Hamilton County, Tennessee 379,864 Walker County, Georgia 69,489 Catoosa County, Georgia 68,910 Marion County, Tennessee 29,382 Sequatchie County, Tennessee 17,161 Dade County, Georgia 16,165 Dalton, GA MSA 144,722 Murray County, Georgia 103,687 Whitfield County, Georgia 41,035 Cleveland, TN MSA 129,612 Bradley County, Tennessee 111,579 Polk County, Tennessee 18,033 Athens, TN μSA 69,369 McMinn County, Tennessee 55,678 Meigs County, Tennessee 13,691 Scottsboro, AL μSA 53,467 Jackson County, Alabama 53,467 Summerville, GA μSA 25,222 Chattooga County, Georgia 25,222 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA 598,800 506,510 (TN) Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 313,025 220,735 (TN) Sullivan County, Tennessee 162,135 Hawkins County, Tennessee 58,600 Washington County, Virginia 54,050 Scott County, Virginia 21,433 City of Bristol, Virginia 16,807 Johnson City, TN MSA 213,198 Washington County, Tennessee 138,420 Carter County, Tennessee 57,022 Unicoi County, Tennessee 17,756 Greeneville, TN μSA 72,577 Greene County, Tennessee 72,577 none Clarksville, TN-KY MSA 340,495 254,094 (TN) Montgomery County, Tennessee 239,872 Christian County, Kentucky 72,032 Trigg County, Kentucky 14,369 Stewart County, Tennessee 14,222 Jackson, TN MSA 181,826 Madison County, Tennessee 99,193 Gibson County, Tennessee 51,045 Chester County, Tennessee 17,606 Crockett County, Tennessee 13,982 Cookeville, TN μSA 148,226 Putnam County, Tennessee 83,844 White County, Tennessee 28,692 Overton County, Tennessee 23,327 Jackson County, Tennessee 12,363 Crossville, TN μSA 64,760 Cumberland County, Tennessee 64,760 Union City-Martin, TN CSA 63,495 Martin, TN μSA 33,084 Weakley County, Tennessee 32,084 Union City, TN μSA 30,411 Obion County, Tennessee 30,411 none McMinnville, TN μSA 42,638 Warren County, Tennessee 42,638 Dyersburg, TN μSA 36,498 Dyer County, Tennessee 36,498 Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN CSA 895,383 36,169 (TN) Huntsville, AL, MSA 527,254 Madison County, Alabama 412,600 Limestone County, Alabama 114,654 Decatur, AL, MSA 158,635 Morgan County, Alabama 125,133 Lawrence County, Alabama 33,502 Albertville, AL, μSA 100,756 Marshall County, Alabama 100,756 Fort Payne, AL, μSA 72,569 DeKalb County, Alabama 72,569 Fayetteville, TN μSA 36,169 Lincoln County, Tennessee 36,169 none Paris, TN μSA 32,554 Henry County, Tennessee 32,554 none Monroe County, Tennessee 48,594 Rhea County, Tennessee 33,924 Claiborne County, Tennessee 32,654 Giles County, Tennessee 30,721 Carroll County, Tennessee 28,860 Henderson County, Tennessee 28,070 Hardin County, Tennessee 27,229 McNairy County, Tennessee 26,163 Hardeman County, Tennessee 25,567 Lauderdale County, Tennessee 24,610 Scott County, Tennessee 22,171 DeKalb County, Tennessee 21,225 Fentress County, Tennessee 19,696 Humphreys County, Tennessee 19,209 Johnson County, Tennessee 18,375 Haywood County, Tennessee 17,328 Benton County, Tennessee 16,103 Wayne County, Tennessee 16,066 Bledsoe County, Tennessee 15,060 Grundy County, Tennessee 13,955 Lewis County, Tennessee 13,066 Decatur County, Tennessee 11,656 Perry County, Tennessee 8,891 Houston County, Tennessee 8,393 Clay County, Tennessee 7,714 Hancock County, Tennessee 6,956 Van Buren County, Tennessee 6,493 Lake County, Tennessee 6,347 Pickett County, Tennessee 5,128 State of Tennessee 7,126,489
Primary statistical areas [ edit ] Primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area. Of the 34 statistical areas of Tennessee, 14 are PSAs comprising seven combined statistical areas, two metropolitan statistical areas and five micropolitan statistical areas.
The 14 primary statistical areas of the State of Tennessee[b] 2020 rank Primary statistical area [1] Population 2023 estimate[3] Change 2020 Census [4] Change 2010 Census [5] 1 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN CSA 2,350,738 +4.46 % 2,250,282 +19.15 % 1,888,644 2 Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville, TN CSA 1,207,137 +4.35 % 1,156,861 +7.41 % 1,077,073 3 Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA (TN) 1,016,232 −1.60 % 1,032,704 +0.54 % 1,027,138 4 Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA (TN) 625,388 +3.70 % 603,068 +7.96 % 558,619 5 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA (TN) 506,510 +2.88 % 492,321 +2.31 % 481,203 6 Clarksville, TN-KY MSA (TN) 254,094 +8.71 % 233,726 +25.89 % 185,655 7 Jackson, TN MSA 181,826 +0.73 % 180,504 +0.45 % 179,694 8 Cookeville, TN μSA 148,226 +4.88 % 141,333 +7.17 % 131,883 9 Union City-Martin, TN CSA 63,495 −0.30 % 63,689 −4.70 % 66,828 10 Crossville, TN μSA 64,670 +5.76 % 61,145 +9.08 % 56,053 11 McMinnville, TN μSA 42,638 +4.11 % 40,953 +2.80 % 39,839 12 Dyersburg, TN μSA 36,498 −0.82 % 36,801 −4.00 % 38,335 13 Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN CSA (TN) 36,169 +2.41 % 35,319 +5.87 % 33,361 14 Paris, TN μSA 32,554 +1.10 % 32,199 −0.41 % 32,330 Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA 1,377,852 −0.87 % 1,389,905 +0.77 % 1,379,238 Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA 1,003,363 +2.89 % 975,226 +4.93 % 929,449 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA 598,800 +2.35 % 585,051 +1.38 % 577,091 Clarksville, TN-KY CSA 340,495 +6.23 % 320,535 +17.01 % 273,949 Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN CSA 895,383 +5.00 % 852,756 +10.90 % 768,911
^ An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in purple. A purple population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population. The state's abbreviation is also shown next to the in-state total. ^ For PSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that PSA as well as the PSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked. ^ a b c d Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas (July 21, 2023). "0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01" (PDF) . Office of Management and Budget . Retrieved October 23, 2023 . {{cite web }}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link ) ^ a b c d e "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas" . Office of Management and Budget . July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021 . ^ a b c d "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023" . United States Census Bureau , Population Division. March 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024 . ^ "PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS" . U.S. Census Bureau . 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2024 . ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019" . U.S. Census Bureau . 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2024 .
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