Jackson metropolitan area, Tennessee
Jackson metropolitan area
Jackson, Tennessee Metropolitan Area | |
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Aerial View of Jackson | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| Principal city | Jackson |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 185,920 |
| GDP | |
| • Total | $11.47 Billion (2023) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
The Jackson metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties - Madison, Chester, Gibson, and Crockett - in western Tennessee, anchored by the city of Jackson. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 180,509.
The area was first recognized as the Jackson, TN MSA in June 1985, initially composed solely of Madison County. But was temporarily abolished in December 1992 after falling below population thresholds in the 1990 Census data, but was quickly reinstated in June 1993.
From 1993–2011, the Jackson MSA remained consistently defined as only Madison County. The 2003 federal redefinition introduced Micropolitan Statistical Areas, allowing Haywood County to be designated as the Brownsville MSA, and significant commuting ties led to the formation of the Jackson-Brownsville Combined Statistical Area (CSA).
After 2011, updated data from the 2010 Census resulted in a crucial expansion: the Jackson MSA officially incorporated Chester, Crockett, and Gibson counties. Subsequently, around 2020, the Brownsville CSA was dissolved due to its core urban population dropping below the 10,000 minimum, meaning the Jackson-Brownsville CSA ceased to exist as a formal statistical entity.