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Cities in Mississippi by black or African American population share

Greenville, MS had the highest black or African American population share of 41 cities in 2023, at 81.8%. Ocean Springs, MS had the lowest, at 7.6%. The median was 39.1% and the figure for Mississippi was 36.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest81.8Greenville, MS
Lowest7.6Ocean Springs, MS
Median39.141 cities
Mississippi36.9History

All cities, 2023

Greenville, MS: 81.8 %Greenville, MS81.8Jackson, MS: 81.5 %Jackson, MS81.5Clarksdale, MS: 80.8 %Clarksdale, MS80.8McComb, MS: 75 %McComb, MS75Canton, MS: 74.7 %Canton, MS74.7Vicksburg, MS: 73.7 %Vicksburg, MS73.7Moss Point, MS: 73.3 %Moss Point, MS73.3Byram, MS: 72.7 %Byram, MS72.7Greenwood, MS: 70.6 %Greenwood, MS70.6Laurel, MS: 64.7 %Laurel, MS64.7Columbus, MS: 63.1 %Columbus, MS63.1Natchez, MS: 63 %Natchez, MS63Meridian, MS: 62.4 %Meridian, MS62.4Grenada, MS: 56.4 %Grenada, MS56.4Brookhaven, MS: 53.9 %Brookhaven, MS53.9Cleveland, MS: 52.5 %Cleveland, MS52.5Hattiesburg, MS: 51.1 %Hattiesburg, MS51.1Horn Lake, MS: 44.5 %Horn Lake, MS44.5Ridgeland, MS: 43.7 %Ridgeland, MS43.7Clinton, MS: 41.8 %Clinton, MS41.8Picayune, MS: 39.1 %Picayune, MS39.1Southaven, MS: 38.3 %Southaven, MS38.3Tupelo, MS: 38.2 %Tupelo, MS38.2Gulfport, MS: 37.8 %Gulfport, MS37.8Pascagoula, MS: 37.4 %Pascagoula, MS37.4Olive Branch, MS: 33.6 %Olive Branch, MS33.6Gautier, MS: 32.1 %Gautier, MS32.1Starkville, MS: 31.9 %Starkville, MS31.9Pearl, MS: 29.5 %Pearl, MS29.5Oxford, MS: 25.7 %Oxford, MS25.7Flowood, MS: 25.7 %Flowood, MS25.7Brandon, MS: 22.6 %Brandon, MS22.6Biloxi, MS: 19.7 %Biloxi, MS19.7Corinth, MS: 19.2 %Corinth, MS19.2D'Iberville, MS: 17.7 %D'Iberville, MS17.7Petal, MS: 16.6 %Petal, MS16.6Bay St. Louis, MS: 15.1 %Bay St. Louis, MS15.1Hernando, MS: 15 %Hernando, MS15Madison, MS: 12.3 %Madison, MS12.3Long Beach, MS: 10.1 %Long Beach, MS10.1Ocean Springs, MS: 7.6 %Ocean Springs, MS7.6Greenville, MS: 81.8 %Greenville, MS81.8Jackson, MS: 81.5 %Jackson, MS81.5Clarksdale, MS: 80.8 %Clarksdale, MS80.8McComb, MS: 75 %McComb, MS75Canton, MS: 74.7 %Canton, MS74.7Vicksburg, MS: 73.7 %Vicksburg, MS73.7Moss Point, MS: 73.3 %Moss Point, MS73.3Byram, MS: 72.7 %Byram, MS72.7Greenwood, MS: 70.6 %Greenwood, MS70.6Laurel, MS: 64.7 %Laurel, MS64.7Columbus, MS: 63.1 %Columbus, MS63.1Natchez, MS: 63 %Natchez, MS63Meridian, MS: 62.4 %Meridian, MS62.4Grenada, MS: 56.4 %Grenada, MS56.4Brookhaven, MS: 53.9 %Brookhaven, MS53.9Cleveland, MS: 52.5 %Cleveland, MS52.5Hattiesburg, MS: 51.1 %Hattiesburg, MS51.1Horn Lake, MS: 44.5 %Horn Lake, MS44.5Ridgeland, MS: 43.7 %Ridgeland, MS43.7Clinton, MS: 41.8 %Clinton, MS41.8Picayune, MS: 39.1 %Picayune, MS39.1Southaven, MS: 38.3 %Southaven, MS38.3Tupelo, MS: 38.2 %Tupelo, MS38.2Gulfport, MS: 37.8 %Gulfport, MS37.8Pascagoula, MS: 37.4 %Pascagoula, MS37.4Olive Branch, MS: 33.6 %Olive Branch, MS33.6Gautier, MS: 32.1 %Gautier, MS32.1Starkville, MS: 31.9 %Starkville, MS31.9Pearl, MS: 29.5 %Pearl, MS29.5Oxford, MS: 25.7 %Oxford, MS25.7Flowood, MS: 25.7 %Flowood, MS25.7Brandon, MS: 22.6 %Brandon, MS22.6Biloxi, MS: 19.7 %Biloxi, MS19.7Corinth, MS: 19.2 %Corinth, MS19.2D'Iberville, MS: 17.7 %D'Iberville, MS17.7Petal, MS: 16.6 %Petal, MS16.6Bay St. Louis, MS: 15.1 %Bay St. Louis, MS15.1Hernando, MS: 15 %Hernando, MS15Madison, MS: 12.3 %Madison, MS12.3Long Beach, MS: 10.1 %Long Beach, MS10.1Ocean Springs, MS: 7.6 %Ocean Springs, MS7.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Greenville, MS81.8-1 pts
2Jackson, MS81.5-0.4 pts
3Clarksdale, MS80.8-0.3 pts
4McComb, MS75+1.3 pts
5Canton, MS74.7+0.1 pts
6Vicksburg, MS73.7+5 pts
7Moss Point, MS73.3-1.1 pts
8Byram, MS72.7-2.3 pts
9Greenwood, MS70.6+0.4 pts
10Laurel, MS64.7-0.8 pts
11Columbus, MS63.1-0.7 pts
12Natchez, MS63+0.7 pts
13Meridian, MS62.4-2.6 pts
14Grenada, MS56.4-1 pts
15Brookhaven, MS53.9-2.8 pts
16Cleveland, MS52.5-0.4 pts
17Hattiesburg, MS51.1-0.4 pts
18Horn Lake, MS44.5+0.4 pts
19Ridgeland, MS43.7+2.4 pts
20Clinton, MS41.8-1.8 pts
21Picayune, MS39.1+1.5 pts
22Southaven, MS38.3+2.2 pts
23Tupelo, MS38.2-0.1 pts
24Gulfport, MS37.8-0.3 pts
25Pascagoula, MS37.4+0.8 pts
26Olive Branch, MS33.6+1.4 pts
27Gautier, MS32.1-3 pts
28Starkville, MS31.9-1.8 pts
29Pearl, MS29.5-3 pts
30Oxford, MS25.7-0 pts
31Flowood, MS25.7+0.7 pts
32Brandon, MS22.6+2.8 pts
33Biloxi, MS19.7-0.8 pts
34Corinth, MS19.2+2.7 pts
35D'Iberville, MS17.7+0.8 pts
36Petal, MS16.6+1.8 pts
37Bay St. Louis, MS15.1-1.2 pts
38Hernando, MS15-3.5 pts
39Madison, MS12.3-0.9 pts
40Long Beach, MS10.1+2 pts
41Ocean Springs, MS7.6+1.5 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/mississippi-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/mississippi-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/mississippi-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{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, 2023}},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/mississippi-cities?period=2023. Publisher attribution: 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest black or African American population share?

Greenville, MS, with 81.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Ocean Springs, MS, with 7.6% in 2023.

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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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