Coupling GIS and remote sensing techniques for coastal zone disaster management: the case of Southern Mississippi

Geoenvironmental Disasters

Table 1 Population of the Mississippi MSA – 1990–2010 (Wikipedia 2013)

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)	1990	2000	2010	Growth rate (1990–2000) %	Growth rate (2000–2010) %
Jackson MSA	446,941	497,197	539,057	11.24	8.42
Gulfport - Biloxi MSA	207,875	246,190	248,820	18.43	1.07
Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA^a	127,867	176,789	238,060	38.26	34.66
Pascagoula MSA	131,916	150,564	162,246	14.14	7.76
Hattiesburg MSA	109,603	123,812	142,842	12.96	15.37

^aPopulation figures only reflect the Mississippi portion of the four counties (Tunica, Desoto, Tate and Marshall) of the Memphis, TN-AR-MS metro area