sentences:  According to the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 67,263 and is the fifth-largest city in Arkansas.In 2010, the Jonesboro metropolitan area had a population of 121,026 and a population of 163,116 in the Jonesboro-Paragould Combined Statistical Area.Jonesboro is the cultural and economic center of northeastern Arkansas, and the home of Arkansas State University.