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Cities in Mississippi by black or African American population share, 2024

Greenville, MS had the highest black or African American population share of 41 cities in 2024, at 82.4%. Ocean Springs, MS had the lowest, at 7.4%. The median was 39.3% and the figure for Mississippi was 36.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest82.4Greenville, MS
Lowest7.4Ocean Springs, MS
Median39.341 cities
Mississippi36.3History

All cities, 2024

Greenville, MS: 82.4 %Greenville, MS82.4Jackson, MS: 81.7 %Jackson, MS81.7Clarksdale, MS: 80.9 %Clarksdale, MS80.9Canton, MS: 74.6 %Canton, MS74.6McComb, MS: 72.1 %McComb, MS72.1Vicksburg, MS: 71.9 %Vicksburg, MS71.9Byram, MS: 71.2 %Byram, MS71.2Greenwood, MS: 69.8 %Greenwood, MS69.8Moss Point, MS: 68.7 %Moss Point, MS68.7Columbus, MS: 64.4 %Columbus, MS64.4Natchez, MS: 62.2 %Natchez, MS62.2Laurel, MS: 61.4 %Laurel, MS61.4Meridian, MS: 59.7 %Meridian, MS59.7Grenada, MS: 57.9 %Grenada, MS57.9Brookhaven, MS: 55.3 %Brookhaven, MS55.3Cleveland, MS: 51 %Cleveland, MS51Hattiesburg, MS: 50.5 %Hattiesburg, MS50.5Horn Lake, MS: 50 %Horn Lake, MS50Ridgeland, MS: 46.4 %Ridgeland, MS46.4Clinton, MS: 43.1 %Clinton, MS43.1Southaven, MS: 39.3 %Southaven, MS39.3Picayune, MS: 38.5 %Picayune, MS38.5Tupelo, MS: 37.8 %Tupelo, MS37.8Gulfport, MS: 37.3 %Gulfport, MS37.3Starkville, MS: 36 %Starkville, MS36Olive Branch, MS: 35.7 %Olive Branch, MS35.7Pascagoula, MS: 34.1 %Pascagoula, MS34.1Gautier, MS: 29.5 %Gautier, MS29.5Pearl, MS: 29.1 %Pearl, MS29.1Brandon, MS: 27.1 %Brandon, MS27.1Oxford, MS: 25.5 %Oxford, MS25.5Corinth, MS: 19.5 %Corinth, MS19.5D'Iberville, MS: 19.1 %D'Iberville, MS19.1Biloxi, MS: 18.4 %Biloxi, MS18.4Flowood, MS: 17.1 %Flowood, MS17.1Petal, MS: 16.1 %Petal, MS16.1Hernando, MS: 14.5 %Hernando, MS14.5Bay St. Louis, MS: 13.7 %Bay St. Louis, MS13.7Madison, MS: 12.7 %Madison, MS12.7Long Beach, MS: 10.1 %Long Beach, MS10.1Ocean Springs, MS: 7.4 %Ocean Springs, MS7.4Greenville, MS: 82.4 %Greenville, MS82.4Jackson, MS: 81.7 %Jackson, MS81.7Clarksdale, MS: 80.9 %Clarksdale, MS80.9Canton, MS: 74.6 %Canton, MS74.6McComb, MS: 72.1 %McComb, MS72.1Vicksburg, MS: 71.9 %Vicksburg, MS71.9Byram, MS: 71.2 %Byram, MS71.2Greenwood, MS: 69.8 %Greenwood, MS69.8Moss Point, MS: 68.7 %Moss Point, MS68.7Columbus, MS: 64.4 %Columbus, MS64.4Natchez, MS: 62.2 %Natchez, MS62.2Laurel, MS: 61.4 %Laurel, MS61.4Meridian, MS: 59.7 %Meridian, MS59.7Grenada, MS: 57.9 %Grenada, MS57.9Brookhaven, MS: 55.3 %Brookhaven, MS55.3Cleveland, MS: 51 %Cleveland, MS51Hattiesburg, MS: 50.5 %Hattiesburg, MS50.5Horn Lake, MS: 50 %Horn Lake, MS50Ridgeland, MS: 46.4 %Ridgeland, MS46.4Clinton, MS: 43.1 %Clinton, MS43.1Southaven, MS: 39.3 %Southaven, MS39.3Picayune, MS: 38.5 %Picayune, MS38.5Tupelo, MS: 37.8 %Tupelo, MS37.8Gulfport, MS: 37.3 %Gulfport, MS37.3Starkville, MS: 36 %Starkville, MS36Olive Branch, MS: 35.7 %Olive Branch, MS35.7Pascagoula, MS: 34.1 %Pascagoula, MS34.1Gautier, MS: 29.5 %Gautier, MS29.5Pearl, MS: 29.1 %Pearl, MS29.1Brandon, MS: 27.1 %Brandon, MS27.1Oxford, MS: 25.5 %Oxford, MS25.5Corinth, MS: 19.5 %Corinth, MS19.5D'Iberville, MS: 19.1 %D'Iberville, MS19.1Biloxi, MS: 18.4 %Biloxi, MS18.4Flowood, MS: 17.1 %Flowood, MS17.1Petal, MS: 16.1 %Petal, MS16.1Hernando, MS: 14.5 %Hernando, MS14.5Bay St. Louis, MS: 13.7 %Bay St. Louis, MS13.7Madison, MS: 12.7 %Madison, MS12.7Long Beach, MS: 10.1 %Long Beach, MS10.1Ocean Springs, MS: 7.4 %Ocean Springs, MS7.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Greenville, MS82.4+0.7 pts
2Jackson, MS81.7+0.2 pts
3Clarksdale, MS80.9+0.1 pts
4Canton, MS74.6-0.1 pts
5McComb, MS72.1-2.9 pts
6Vicksburg, MS71.9-1.9 pts
7Byram, MS71.2-1.5 pts
8Greenwood, MS69.8-0.8 pts
9Moss Point, MS68.7-4.6 pts
10Columbus, MS64.4+1.2 pts
11Natchez, MS62.2-0.7 pts
12Laurel, MS61.4-3.3 pts
13Meridian, MS59.7-2.7 pts
14Grenada, MS57.9+1.6 pts
15Brookhaven, MS55.3+1.4 pts
16Cleveland, MS51-1.5 pts
17Hattiesburg, MS50.5-0.6 pts
18Horn Lake, MS50+5.5 pts
19Ridgeland, MS46.4+2.6 pts
20Clinton, MS43.1+1.3 pts
21Southaven, MS39.3+1.1 pts
22Picayune, MS38.5-0.6 pts
23Tupelo, MS37.8-0.4 pts
24Gulfport, MS37.3-0.5 pts
25Starkville, MS36+4.1 pts
26Olive Branch, MS35.7+2.1 pts
27Pascagoula, MS34.1-3.3 pts
28Gautier, MS29.5-2.6 pts
29Pearl, MS29.1-0.4 pts
30Brandon, MS27.1+4.5 pts
31Oxford, MS25.5-0.2 pts
32Corinth, MS19.5+0.4 pts
33D'Iberville, MS19.1+1.4 pts
34Biloxi, MS18.4-1.3 pts
35Flowood, MS17.1-8.6 pts
36Petal, MS16.1-0.4 pts
37Hernando, MS14.5-0.5 pts
38Bay St. Louis, MS13.7-1.4 pts
39Madison, MS12.7+0.5 pts
40Long Beach, MS10.10 pts
41Ocean Springs, MS7.4-0.2 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Mississippi by black or African American population share, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Mississippi by black or African American population share, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/mississippi-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Mississippi by black or African American population share, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/mississippi-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Mississippi by black or African American population share, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/mississippi-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest black or African American population share?

Greenville, MS, with 82.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest black or African American population share?

Ocean Springs, MS, with 7.4% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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