Jackson metropolitan area, Mississippi

Metropolitan Statistical Area in Mississippi, United StatesJackson Metropolitan AreaMetropolitan Statistical AreaJackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical AreaCapitol Street in JacksonMap of Jackson–Vicksburg–Brookhaven, MS CSA City of Jackson Jackson, MS MSA City of Vicksburg Vicksburg, MS µSA City of Brookhaven Brookhaven, MS µSA Country United StatesState MississippiLargest cityJackson (153,701)Other cities - Clinton (28,100) - Madison (27,747) - Pearl (27,115) - Brandon (25,138) - Ridgeland (24,340) - Flowood (10,202) - Vicksburg (20,391) - Brookhaven (11,674) - Yazoo City (10,316) Population (2020) • Total597,727 • Density5/sq mi (1.9/km2)GDP • Total$37.054 billion (2023) • Per capita$61,992 (2023)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT) The Jackson metropolitan area, officially the Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area, is a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the central region of the U.S. state of Mississippi that covers eight counties: Copiah, Hinds, Holmes, Madison, Rankin, Simpson, Yazoo and Scott. As of the 2020 census, the Jackson MSA had a population of 619,968. According to 2025 estimates, the population has slightly decreased to 609,847. Jack