The Jackson metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the

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, is an area consisting of four counties - Madison, Chester, Gibson, Crockett - in western

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, anchored by the city of Jackson. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 180,509.

Counties

* Chester * Crockett * Gibson * Madison

Communities

Place with more than 50,000 inhabitants

* Jackson (Principal city)

Places with 5,000 to 10,000

* Henderson * Humboldt *

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Places with less than 5,000 inhabitants

* Alamo * Bells *

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* Dyer * Enville *

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* Gadsden * Gibson * Kenton (Partial) * Maury City * Medon * Milledgeville (partial) * Rutherford * Silerton (partial) * Three Way * Trenton * Yorkville

Unincorporated communities

* Deanburg

Crime

Despite a historically poor crime rate for its size, Jackson has been improving by falling further down the list of Metropolitan areas with the worst crime rates. As of 2020, the Jackson Metro Area ranked 38th worst in the United States, with 624.6 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. This ranked 2nd highest amongst Metro areas in the state of Tennessee, narrowly ahead of the Nashville metropolitan area and Chattanooga metropolitan area. The Memphis metropolitan area ranked worst in the country in violent crime per capita. According to Morgan Quitno's 2010 Metropolitan Crime Rate Rankings the Jackson metropolitan area had the 13th highest crime rate in the United States. In 2007, Jackson ranked 9th most dangerous. In 2006, it had been listed as the 18th most dangerous.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 107,377 people, 41,212 households, and 28,836 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 68.52%

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, 29.21%

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, 0.17% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.01%

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, 0.62% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.51% of the population. The median income for a household in the MSA was $35,666, and the median income for a family was $42,861. Males had a median income of $33,066 versus $22,672 for females. The

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for the MSA was $17,573.

Combined Statistical Area

The Jackson-Brownsville Combined Statistical Area formerly made up of five counties in west Tennessee. The statistical area includes the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Brownsville Micropolitan Statistical Area (Haywood County), however the Brownsville Micropolitan area was dissolved in 2020.

References

{{Tennessee Geography of Madison County, Tennessee Geography of Chester County, Tennessee West Tennessee