METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA DESIGNATIONS
Updated Definitions*
November 2007

*There are NO changes from the December 2006 definitions.

METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS  <pdf map>

Tennessee has 38 counties that form 10 Metropolitan Statistical Areas.

  • Chattanooga, TN-GA (Hamilton, Marion, Sequatchie, Catoosa GA, Dade GA, Walker GA)
  • Clarksville, TN-KY (Montgomery, Stewart,  Christian KY, Trigg KY)
  • Cleveland (Bradley, Polk)
  • Jackson (Chester, Madison)
  • Johnson City (Carter, Unicoi, Washington)
  • Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA (Hawkins, Sullivan, Scott VA, Washington VA, Bristol City VA)
  • Knoxville (Anderson, Blount, Knox, Loudon, Union)
  • Memphis, TN-MS-AR (Fayette, Shelby, Tipton, Crittenden AR, Desoto MS, Marshall MS, Tate MS, Tunica MS)
  • Morristown (Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson)
  • Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin (Cannon, Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Macon, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Williamson, Wilson)

MICROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS <pdf map>

Twenty-four Tennessee counties and one Kentucky county form 20 Micropolitan Statistical Areas.

  • Athens (McMinn)
  • Brownsville (Haywood)
  • Columbia (Maury)
  • Cookeville (Jackson, Overton, Putnam)
  • Crossville (Cumberland)
  • Dyersburg (Dyer)
  • Greeneville (Greene)
  • Harriman (Roane)
  • Humboldt (Gibson)
  • La Follette (Campbell)
  • Lawrenceburg (Lawrence)
  • Lewisburg (Marshall)
  • McMinnville (Warren)
  • Martin (Weakley)
  • Newport (Cocke)
  • Paris (Henry)
  • Sevierville (Sevier)
  • Shelbyville (Bedford)
  • Tullahoma (Coffee, Franklin, Moore)
  • Union City (Obion TN & Fulton KY)

COMBINED METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS <pdf map>

There are now 6 Combined Metropolitan Statistical Areas in Tennessee.  CMSAs are combinations of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas.

  • Chattanooga-Cleveland-Athens, TN-GA
  • Jackson-Humboldt, TN
  • Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol (Tri-Cities), TN-VA
  • Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN
  • Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Columbia, TN
  • Union City-Martin, TN-KY

If you would like more information about Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas, please visit the Census Bureau's web page:  http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metroarea.html and Office of Management and Budget's most recent bulletin.

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau.

updated:  January 10, 2008

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