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

All 41 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `black_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/mississippi-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Greenville, MS | 82.4 |
| 2 | Jackson, MS | 81.7 |
| 3 | Clarksdale, MS | 80.9 |
| 4 | Canton, MS | 74.6 |
| 5 | McComb, MS | 72.1 |
| 6 | Vicksburg, MS | 71.9 |
| 7 | Byram, MS | 71.2 |
| 8 | Greenwood, MS | 69.8 |
| 9 | Moss Point, MS | 68.7 |
| 10 | Columbus, MS | 64.4 |
| 11 | Natchez, MS | 62.2 |
| 12 | Laurel, MS | 61.4 |
| 13 | Meridian, MS | 59.7 |
| 14 | Grenada, MS | 57.9 |
| 15 | Brookhaven, MS | 55.3 |
| 16 | Cleveland, MS | 51 |
| 17 | Hattiesburg, MS | 50.5 |
| 18 | Horn Lake, MS | 50 |
| 19 | Ridgeland, MS | 46.4 |
| 20 | Clinton, MS | 43.1 |
| 21 | Southaven, MS | 39.3 |
| 22 | Picayune, MS | 38.5 |
| 23 | Tupelo, MS | 37.8 |
| 24 | Gulfport, MS | 37.3 |
| 25 | Starkville, MS | 36 |
| 26 | Olive Branch, MS | 35.7 |
| 27 | Pascagoula, MS | 34.1 |
| 28 | Gautier, MS | 29.5 |
| 29 | Pearl, MS | 29.1 |
| 30 | Brandon, MS | 27.1 |
| 31 | Oxford, MS | 25.5 |
| 32 | Corinth, MS | 19.5 |
| 33 | D'Iberville, MS | 19.1 |
| 34 | Biloxi, MS | 18.4 |
| 35 | Flowood, MS | 17.1 |
| 36 | Petal, MS | 16.1 |
| 37 | Hernando, MS | 14.5 |
| 38 | Bay St. Louis, MS | 13.7 |
| 39 | Madison, MS | 12.7 |
| 40 | Long Beach, MS | 10.1 |
| 41 | Ocean Springs, MS | 7.4 |