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Cities in Mississippi by households

Jackson, MS had the highest households of 41 cities in 2021, at 61,942. Cleveland, MS had the lowest, at 3,928. The median was 7,613 and the figure for Mississippi was 1.11 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest61,942Jackson, MS
Lowest3,928Cleveland, MS
Median7,61341 cities
Mississippi1,108,670History

All cities, 2021

Jackson, MS: 61,942 countJackson, MS61,942Gulfport, MS: 28,064 countGulfport, MS28,064Southaven, MS: 20,513 countSouthaven, MS20,513Biloxi, MS: 19,527 countBiloxi, MS19,527Hattiesburg, MS: 18,594 countHattiesburg, MS18,594Tupelo, MS: 15,238 countTupelo, MS15,238Meridian, MS: 14,904 countMeridian, MS14,904Olive Branch, MS: 14,751 countOlive Branch, MS14,751Greenville, MS: 11,746 countGreenville, MS11,746Starkville, MS: 10,924 countStarkville, MS10,924Pearl, MS: 10,834 countPearl, MS10,834Ridgeland, MS: 10,571 countRidgeland, MS10,571Clinton, MS: 10,412 countClinton, MS10,412Oxford, MS: 9,891 countOxford, MS9,891Columbus, MS: 9,843 countColumbus, MS9,843Horn Lake, MS: 9,449 countHorn Lake, MS9,449Madison, MS: 9,273 countMadison, MS9,273Brandon, MS: 8,955 countBrandon, MS8,955Vicksburg, MS: 8,479 countVicksburg, MS8,479Pascagoula, MS: 8,129 countPascagoula, MS8,129Ocean Springs, MS: 7,613 countOcean Springs, MS7,613Gautier, MS: 7,216 countGautier, MS7,216Hernando, MS: 6,525 countHernando, MS6,525Long Beach, MS: 6,458 countLong Beach, MS6,458Laurel, MS: 6,442 countLaurel, MS6,442Corinth, MS: 6,360 countCorinth, MS6,360Natchez, MS: 6,028 countNatchez, MS6,028Clarksdale, MS: 5,752 countClarksdale, MS5,752McComb, MS: 5,340 countMcComb, MS5,340Grenada, MS: 5,227 countGrenada, MS5,227Greenwood, MS: 4,909 countGreenwood, MS4,909D'Iberville, MS: 4,764 countD'Iberville, MS4,764Byram, MS: 4,701 countByram, MS4,701Moss Point, MS: 4,644 countMoss Point, MS4,644Canton, MS: 4,588 countCanton, MS4,588Brookhaven, MS: 4,525 countBrookhaven, MS4,525Picayune, MS: 4,391 countPicayune, MS4,391Bay St. Louis, MS: 4,273 countBay St. Louis, MS4,273Flowood, MS: 4,178 countFlowood, MS4,178Petal, MS: 4,114 countPetal, MS4,114Cleveland, MS: 3,928 countCleveland, MS3,928Jackson, MS: 61,942 countJackson, MS61,942Gulfport, MS: 28,064 countGulfport, MS28,064Southaven, MS: 20,513 countSouthaven, MS20,513Biloxi, MS: 19,527 countBiloxi, MS19,527Hattiesburg, MS: 18,594 countHattiesburg, MS18,594Tupelo, MS: 15,238 countTupelo, MS15,238Meridian, MS: 14,904 countMeridian, MS14,904Olive Branch, MS: 14,751 countOlive Branch, MS14,751Greenville, MS: 11,746 countGreenville, MS11,746Starkville, MS: 10,924 countStarkville, MS10,924Pearl, MS: 10,834 countPearl, MS10,834Ridgeland, MS: 10,571 countRidgeland, MS10,571Clinton, MS: 10,412 countClinton, MS10,412Oxford, MS: 9,891 countOxford, MS9,891Columbus, MS: 9,843 countColumbus, MS9,843Horn Lake, MS: 9,449 countHorn Lake, MS9,449Madison, MS: 9,273 countMadison, MS9,273Brandon, MS: 8,955 countBrandon, MS8,955Vicksburg, MS: 8,479 countVicksburg, MS8,479Pascagoula, MS: 8,129 countPascagoula, MS8,129Ocean Springs, MS: 7,613 countOcean Springs, MS7,613Gautier, MS: 7,216 countGautier, MS7,216Hernando, MS: 6,525 countHernando, MS6,525Long Beach, MS: 6,458 countLong Beach, MS6,458Laurel, MS: 6,442 countLaurel, MS6,442Corinth, MS: 6,360 countCorinth, MS6,360Natchez, MS: 6,028 countNatchez, MS6,028Clarksdale, MS: 5,752 countClarksdale, MS5,752McComb, MS: 5,340 countMcComb, MS5,340Grenada, MS: 5,227 countGrenada, MS5,227Greenwood, MS: 4,909 countGreenwood, MS4,909D'Iberville, MS: 4,764 countD'Iberville, MS4,764Byram, MS: 4,701 countByram, MS4,701Moss Point, MS: 4,644 countMoss Point, MS4,644Canton, MS: 4,588 countCanton, MS4,588Brookhaven, MS: 4,525 countBrookhaven, MS4,525Picayune, MS: 4,391 countPicayune, MS4,391Bay St. Louis, MS: 4,273 countBay St. Louis, MS4,273Flowood, MS: 4,178 countFlowood, MS4,178Petal, MS: 4,114 countPetal, MS4,114Cleveland, MS: 3,928 countCleveland, MS3,928
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
count
1Jackson, MS61,942
2Gulfport, MS28,064
3Southaven, MS20,513
4Biloxi, MS19,527
5Hattiesburg, MS18,594
6Tupelo, MS15,238
7Meridian, MS14,904
8Olive Branch, MS14,751
9Greenville, MS11,746
10Starkville, MS10,924
11Pearl, MS10,834
12Ridgeland, MS10,571
13Clinton, MS10,412
14Oxford, MS9,891
15Columbus, MS9,843
16Horn Lake, MS9,449
17Madison, MS9,273
18Brandon, MS8,955
19Vicksburg, MS8,479
20Pascagoula, MS8,129
21Ocean Springs, MS7,613
22Gautier, MS7,216
23Hernando, MS6,525
24Long Beach, MS6,458
25Laurel, MS6,442
26Corinth, MS6,360
27Natchez, MS6,028
28Clarksdale, MS5,752
29McComb, MS5,340
30Grenada, MS5,227
31Greenwood, MS4,909
32D'Iberville, MS4,764
33Byram, MS4,701
34Moss Point, MS4,644
35Canton, MS4,588
36Brookhaven, MS4,525
37Picayune, MS4,391
38Bay St. Louis, MS4,273
39Flowood, MS4,178
40Petal, MS4,114
41Cleveland, MS3,928

Other periods

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Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.

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 B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Mississippi by households, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Mississippi by households, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/mississippi-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Mississippi by households, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/mississippi-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Mississippi by households, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/mississippi-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Jackson, MS, with 61,942 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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