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NASHVILLE-CLARKSVILLE JOINT METRO REGION<br />

The Nashville and Clarksville MSAs are among a small number of adjacent metro regions in the country, and combined,<br />

they represent one of the most dynamic and growing areas in the country. Having the state’s second- and fifth-largest<br />

cities only 50 miles apart has led to a high level of interdependence along numerous economic and demographic<br />

areas, including military employment, the agribusiness sector and cross-commuting of workers, among others. For these<br />

reasons, the vitality of the Middle Tennessee region can only be fully understood when it is examined from these dual<br />

KEY TAKEAWAY<br />

The assets and challenges of the Nashville<br />

and Clarksville MSAs are mutually<br />

reinforcing. One MSA cannot be fully<br />

understood in isolation from the other.<br />

vantage points.<br />

Trigg<br />

Christian<br />

Montgomery<br />

Robertson<br />

Sumner<br />

Trousdale<br />

Macon<br />

Cheatham<br />

Smith<br />

Dickson<br />

Davidson<br />

Wilson<br />

Williamson<br />

Rutherford<br />

Cannon<br />

Hickman<br />

Maury<br />

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