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Cities in Mississippi by households

Jackson, MS had the highest households of 41 cities in 2023, at 61,956. Petal, MS had the lowest, at 3,778. The median was 8,158 and the figure for Mississippi was 1.13 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest61,956Jackson, MS
Lowest3,778Petal, MS
Median8,15841 cities
Mississippi1,131,760History

All cities, 2023

Jackson, MS: 61,956 countJackson, MS61,956Gulfport, MS: 28,420 countGulfport, MS28,420Southaven, MS: 20,591 countSouthaven, MS20,591Hattiesburg, MS: 20,225 countHattiesburg, MS20,225Biloxi, MS: 19,694 countBiloxi, MS19,694Olive Branch, MS: 17,035 countOlive Branch, MS17,035Tupelo, MS: 15,327 countTupelo, MS15,327Meridian, MS: 14,978 countMeridian, MS14,978Starkville, MS: 11,795 countStarkville, MS11,795Pearl, MS: 11,501 countPearl, MS11,501Greenville, MS: 11,390 countGreenville, MS11,390Ridgeland, MS: 10,628 countRidgeland, MS10,628Clinton, MS: 10,212 countClinton, MS10,212Oxford, MS: 9,985 countOxford, MS9,985Columbus, MS: 9,975 countColumbus, MS9,975Horn Lake, MS: 9,913 countHorn Lake, MS9,913Madison, MS: 9,622 countMadison, MS9,622Brandon, MS: 9,052 countBrandon, MS9,052Pascagoula, MS: 8,680 countPascagoula, MS8,680Ocean Springs, MS: 8,186 countOcean Springs, MS8,186Vicksburg, MS: 8,158 countVicksburg, MS8,158Gautier, MS: 7,358 countGautier, MS7,358Hernando, MS: 6,964 countHernando, MS6,964Long Beach, MS: 6,662 countLong Beach, MS6,662Laurel, MS: 6,597 countLaurel, MS6,597Corinth, MS: 6,556 countCorinth, MS6,556Clarksdale, MS: 5,916 countClarksdale, MS5,916Natchez, MS: 5,863 countNatchez, MS5,863Greenwood, MS: 5,186 countGreenwood, MS5,186Byram, MS: 5,122 countByram, MS5,122Grenada, MS: 5,080 countGrenada, MS5,080D'Iberville, MS: 5,049 countD'Iberville, MS5,049Moss Point, MS: 4,791 countMoss Point, MS4,791McComb, MS: 4,750 countMcComb, MS4,750Bay St. Louis, MS: 4,721 countBay St. Louis, MS4,721Canton, MS: 4,611 countCanton, MS4,611Brookhaven, MS: 4,546 countBrookhaven, MS4,546Flowood, MS: 4,370 countFlowood, MS4,370Picayune, MS: 4,332 countPicayune, MS4,332Cleveland, MS: 4,222 countCleveland, MS4,222Petal, MS: 3,778 countPetal, MS3,778Jackson, MS: 61,956 countJackson, MS61,956Gulfport, MS: 28,420 countGulfport, MS28,420Southaven, MS: 20,591 countSouthaven, MS20,591Hattiesburg, MS: 20,225 countHattiesburg, MS20,225Biloxi, MS: 19,694 countBiloxi, MS19,694Olive Branch, MS: 17,035 countOlive Branch, MS17,035Tupelo, MS: 15,327 countTupelo, MS15,327Meridian, MS: 14,978 countMeridian, MS14,978Starkville, MS: 11,795 countStarkville, MS11,795Pearl, MS: 11,501 countPearl, MS11,501Greenville, MS: 11,390 countGreenville, MS11,390Ridgeland, MS: 10,628 countRidgeland, MS10,628Clinton, MS: 10,212 countClinton, MS10,212Oxford, MS: 9,985 countOxford, MS9,985Columbus, MS: 9,975 countColumbus, MS9,975Horn Lake, MS: 9,913 countHorn Lake, MS9,913Madison, MS: 9,622 countMadison, MS9,622Brandon, MS: 9,052 countBrandon, MS9,052Pascagoula, MS: 8,680 countPascagoula, MS8,680Ocean Springs, MS: 8,186 countOcean Springs, MS8,186Vicksburg, MS: 8,158 countVicksburg, MS8,158Gautier, MS: 7,358 countGautier, MS7,358Hernando, MS: 6,964 countHernando, MS6,964Long Beach, MS: 6,662 countLong Beach, MS6,662Laurel, MS: 6,597 countLaurel, MS6,597Corinth, MS: 6,556 countCorinth, MS6,556Clarksdale, MS: 5,916 countClarksdale, MS5,916Natchez, MS: 5,863 countNatchez, MS5,863Greenwood, MS: 5,186 countGreenwood, MS5,186Byram, MS: 5,122 countByram, MS5,122Grenada, MS: 5,080 countGrenada, MS5,080D'Iberville, MS: 5,049 countD'Iberville, MS5,049Moss Point, MS: 4,791 countMoss Point, MS4,791McComb, MS: 4,750 countMcComb, MS4,750Bay St. Louis, MS: 4,721 countBay St. Louis, MS4,721Canton, MS: 4,611 countCanton, MS4,611Brookhaven, MS: 4,546 countBrookhaven, MS4,546Flowood, MS: 4,370 countFlowood, MS4,370Picayune, MS: 4,332 countPicayune, MS4,332Cleveland, MS: 4,222 countCleveland, MS4,222Petal, MS: 3,778 countPetal, MS3,778
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

RankCities2023
count		Change on 2022
1Jackson, MS61,956-0.2%
2Gulfport, MS28,420+1%
3Southaven, MS20,591+1.6%
4Hattiesburg, MS20,225+2.2%
5Biloxi, MS19,694+0.1%
6Olive Branch, MS17,035-0.1%
7Tupelo, MS15,327+0.3%
8Meridian, MS14,978+1.4%
9Starkville, MS11,795+8.5%
10Pearl, MS11,501+4.5%
11Greenville, MS11,390-0.8%
12Ridgeland, MS10,628+0.6%
13Clinton, MS10,212+1.2%
14Oxford, MS9,985+2.2%
15Columbus, MS9,975+1.1%
16Horn Lake, MS9,913-0.9%
17Madison, MS9,622+2.6%
18Brandon, MS9,052-2.5%
19Pascagoula, MS8,680+1%
20Ocean Springs, MS8,186+3.6%
21Vicksburg, MS8,158+0.8%
22Gautier, MS7,358-0%
23Hernando, MS6,964+3.7%
24Long Beach, MS6,662-0.7%
25Laurel, MS6,597+2.4%
26Corinth, MS6,556+4.7%
27Clarksdale, MS5,916+1.1%
28Natchez, MS5,863+0.1%
29Greenwood, MS5,186+1.7%
30Byram, MS5,122+3.9%
31Grenada, MS5,080+0.1%
32D'Iberville, MS5,049-0.4%
33Moss Point, MS4,791+3.7%
34McComb, MS4,750-5.5%
35Bay St. Louis, MS4,721+4%
36Canton, MS4,611+2.4%
37Brookhaven, MS4,546-0.8%
38Flowood, MS4,370+7.3%
39Picayune, MS4,332-1.6%
40Cleveland, MS4,222+5.7%
41Petal, MS3,778-5.4%

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.

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/mississippi-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/mississippi-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/mississippi-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Jackson, MS, with 61,956 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Petal, MS, with 3,778 in 2023.

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