Pine Bluff micropolitan area
Pine Bluff Micropolitan Area | ||
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| Pine Bluff, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area | ||
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 Map of the Pine Bluff, AR μSA
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| Country |  United States | |
| State |  Arkansas | |
| Largest city | Pine Bluff | |
| Population (2023 (est.))[1] | ||
| 71,039 | ||
| • Metro | 913,536 | |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) | |
The Pine Bluff Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is a two-county region in Southeast Arkansas, anchored by the city of Pine Bluff. As of 2023, the total population was estimated at 71,039.[1] It is also a component of the larger Central Arkansas region which had an estimated 913,536 people in 2023.[1]
History
The Pine Bluff region had long been a metropolitan statistical area (MSA). As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 100,258.[2] The metro area's population declined by 12.47% between 2010 and 2020, more than any other metropolitan area in the United States. At the 2020 Census, the Pine Bluff MSA definition included Jefferson, Cleveland, and Lincoln counties.
A proposal by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to increase the threshold for a metropolitan statistical area from 50,000 in population to 100,000 threatened Pine Bluff's status as a metropolitan area in 2021 (along with three other Arkansas metros: Hot Springs, Jonesboro, and Texarkana).[3] It was announced this effort had been rebuffed by a group of members of Congress a few months later.[4] However, on July 21, 2023, the OMB redefined the United States statistical areas, including Arkansas statistical areas, which demoted Pine Bluff to a micropolitan area.[5]
Counties
Cities and towns
- Altheimer
- Humphrey
- Kingsland
- New Edinburg (unincorporated)
- Pine Bluff (Principal city)
- Redfield
- Rison
- Sherrill
- Wabbaseka
- White Hall (Suburb of Pine Bluff)
References
- ^ a b c "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "Estimates and Projections--States, Metropolitan Areas, Cities" (PDF). Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ Murrell, I.C. (March 26, 2021). "PB statistical area status at stake". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Little Rock, AR. pp. 23, 25. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
- ^ Staff of The Commercial (July 15, 2021). "OMB to retain MSA designation for cities". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Little Rock, AR. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
- ^ Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas (July 21, 2023). "0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
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External links
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