Memphis Metro Area Counties

9 counties · 1.3 million people (2025) · 4,972 sq mi

The Memphis metro area (officially the Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area) has 9 counties in Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee, with 1,341,412 people in 2025. Shelby County is the most populous.

Map of the 9 counties of the Memphis metro area with county names and major cities
The 9 counties of the Memphis metro area (yellow) with the largest cities. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025. Free to use with attribution (CC BY 4.0).
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The 9 counties of the Memphis metro area

Sorted by population. 3 are central counties (the urban core); the others are outlying counties tied to it by commuting.

CountyStateCounty seatPopulation 2025Change since 2020Land area (sq mi)Type
Shelby CountyTennesseeMemphis910,226−2.1%753Central
DeSoto CountyMississippiHernando197,918+6.8%476Central
Tipton CountyTennesseeCovington62,287+2.2%456Outlying
Crittenden CountyArkansasMarion46,210−4.1%612Central
Fayette CountyTennesseeSomerville45,071+8%704Outlying
Marshall CountyMississippiHolly Springs34,654+2.7%706Outlying
Tate CountyMississippiSenatobia28,725+2.4%405Outlying
Tunica CountyMississippiTunica8,819−9.9%454Outlying
Benton CountyMississippiAshland7,502−1.9%407Outlying

The metro area is part of the larger Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR Combined Statistical Area.

Printable map

The PDF is a vector file for Letter paper; the PNG is 2400 pixels wide. Both are free to use with a credit to WhichCounty.

County maps of Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee

Other metro areas

All 97 metro area county maps

Sources