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Hattiesburg, MS Metro Area Demographics

Hattiesburg, MS Metro Area is the 284th most populous of 935 metro areas in the United States, with 153,891 residents across 1,610 square miles. That is about 96 people per square mile.

At the 2020 census

Population 153,891
Land area 1,610 sq mi
Density 96 / sq mi

Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024

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Counties in the Hattiesburg, MS Metro Area area

Name Population Sq mi Per sq mi
Forrest County, MS 78,158 466.0 168
Lamar County, MS 64,222 496.6 129
Perry County, MS 11,511 647.3 18

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