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Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area Demographics

Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area is the 45th most populous of 935 metro areas in the United States, with 1,345,425 residents across 4,972 square miles. That is about 271 people per square mile.

At the 2020 census

Population 1,345,425
Land area 4,972 sq mi
Density 271 / sq mi

Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024

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Counties in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area area

Name Population Sq mi Per sq mi
County Shelby 929,569 763.2 1,218
County DeSoto 185,314 476.1 389
Tipton County, TN 60,970 455.6 134
Crittenden County, AR 48,163 612.9 79
Fayette County 42,165 704.8 60
Marshall County, MS 33,752 706.2 48
Tate County, MS 28,064 404.8 69
County Tunica 9,782 454.7 22
County Benton 7,646 406.6 19

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