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Cities in Mississippi by housing units

Jackson, MS had the highest housing units of 41 cities in 2023, at 75,103. Petal, MS had the lowest, at 4,282. The median was 8,681 and the figure for Mississippi was 1.33 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest75,103Jackson, MS
Lowest4,282Petal, MS
Median8,68141 cities
Mississippi1,332,811History

All cities, 2023

Jackson, MS: 75,103 countJackson, MS75,103Gulfport, MS: 33,175 countGulfport, MS33,175Biloxi, MS: 23,161 countBiloxi, MS23,161Hattiesburg, MS: 22,941 countHattiesburg, MS22,941Southaven, MS: 22,473 countSouthaven, MS22,473Meridian, MS: 17,873 countMeridian, MS17,873Olive Branch, MS: 17,666 countOlive Branch, MS17,666Tupelo, MS: 17,573 countTupelo, MS17,573Oxford, MS: 16,558 countOxford, MS16,558Starkville, MS: 14,434 countStarkville, MS14,434Greenville, MS: 14,060 countGreenville, MS14,060Pearl, MS: 12,362 countPearl, MS12,362Columbus, MS: 11,941 countColumbus, MS11,941Ridgeland, MS: 11,697 countRidgeland, MS11,697Clinton, MS: 11,148 countClinton, MS11,148Horn Lake, MS: 10,829 countHorn Lake, MS10,829Vicksburg, MS: 10,677 countVicksburg, MS10,677Pascagoula, MS: 10,218 countPascagoula, MS10,218Madison, MS: 10,127 countMadison, MS10,127Brandon, MS: 9,431 countBrandon, MS9,431Ocean Springs, MS: 8,681 countOcean Springs, MS8,681Gautier, MS: 8,284 countGautier, MS8,284Laurel, MS: 7,692 countLaurel, MS7,692Natchez, MS: 7,686 countNatchez, MS7,686Long Beach, MS: 7,614 countLong Beach, MS7,614Corinth, MS: 7,575 countCorinth, MS7,575Hernando, MS: 7,273 countHernando, MS7,273Clarksdale, MS: 7,101 countClarksdale, MS7,101Greenwood, MS: 6,692 countGreenwood, MS6,692Grenada, MS: 6,119 countGrenada, MS6,119Bay St. Louis, MS: 5,888 countBay St. Louis, MS5,888McComb, MS: 5,879 countMcComb, MS5,879Moss Point, MS: 5,712 countMoss Point, MS5,712Brookhaven, MS: 5,594 countBrookhaven, MS5,594Byram, MS: 5,592 countByram, MS5,592D'Iberville, MS: 5,444 countD'Iberville, MS5,444Picayune, MS: 5,384 countPicayune, MS5,384Canton, MS: 4,997 countCanton, MS4,997Cleveland, MS: 4,848 countCleveland, MS4,848Flowood, MS: 4,620 countFlowood, MS4,620Petal, MS: 4,282 countPetal, MS4,282Jackson, MS: 75,103 countJackson, MS75,103Gulfport, MS: 33,175 countGulfport, MS33,175Biloxi, MS: 23,161 countBiloxi, MS23,161Hattiesburg, MS: 22,941 countHattiesburg, MS22,941Southaven, MS: 22,473 countSouthaven, MS22,473Meridian, MS: 17,873 countMeridian, MS17,873Olive Branch, MS: 17,666 countOlive Branch, MS17,666Tupelo, MS: 17,573 countTupelo, MS17,573Oxford, MS: 16,558 countOxford, MS16,558Starkville, MS: 14,434 countStarkville, MS14,434Greenville, MS: 14,060 countGreenville, MS14,060Pearl, MS: 12,362 countPearl, MS12,362Columbus, MS: 11,941 countColumbus, MS11,941Ridgeland, MS: 11,697 countRidgeland, MS11,697Clinton, MS: 11,148 countClinton, MS11,148Horn Lake, MS: 10,829 countHorn Lake, MS10,829Vicksburg, MS: 10,677 countVicksburg, MS10,677Pascagoula, MS: 10,218 countPascagoula, MS10,218Madison, MS: 10,127 countMadison, MS10,127Brandon, MS: 9,431 countBrandon, MS9,431Ocean Springs, MS: 8,681 countOcean Springs, MS8,681Gautier, MS: 8,284 countGautier, MS8,284Laurel, MS: 7,692 countLaurel, MS7,692Natchez, MS: 7,686 countNatchez, MS7,686Long Beach, MS: 7,614 countLong Beach, MS7,614Corinth, MS: 7,575 countCorinth, MS7,575Hernando, MS: 7,273 countHernando, MS7,273Clarksdale, MS: 7,101 countClarksdale, MS7,101Greenwood, MS: 6,692 countGreenwood, MS6,692Grenada, MS: 6,119 countGrenada, MS6,119Bay St. Louis, MS: 5,888 countBay St. Louis, MS5,888McComb, MS: 5,879 countMcComb, MS5,879Moss Point, MS: 5,712 countMoss Point, MS5,712Brookhaven, MS: 5,594 countBrookhaven, MS5,594Byram, MS: 5,592 countByram, MS5,592D'Iberville, MS: 5,444 countD'Iberville, MS5,444Picayune, MS: 5,384 countPicayune, MS5,384Canton, MS: 4,997 countCanton, MS4,997Cleveland, MS: 4,848 countCleveland, MS4,848Flowood, MS: 4,620 countFlowood, MS4,620Petal, MS: 4,282 countPetal, MS4,282
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023
count		Change on 2022
1Jackson, MS75,1030%
2Gulfport, MS33,175+1.5%
3Biloxi, MS23,161-0.7%
4Hattiesburg, MS22,941+1.2%
5Southaven, MS22,473+1.9%
6Meridian, MS17,873+0.3%
7Olive Branch, MS17,666+0.4%
8Tupelo, MS17,573+1.6%
9Oxford, MS16,558+3.2%
10Starkville, MS14,434+8.5%
11Greenville, MS14,060+0.1%
12Pearl, MS12,362+2.2%
13Columbus, MS11,941+0.2%
14Ridgeland, MS11,697-1%
15Clinton, MS11,148+1.1%
16Horn Lake, MS10,829+1.6%
17Vicksburg, MS10,677+0.8%
18Pascagoula, MS10,218-0.4%
19Madison, MS10,127+3.2%
20Brandon, MS9,431-1%
21Ocean Springs, MS8,681+3%
22Gautier, MS8,284-2.3%
23Laurel, MS7,692-0.2%
24Natchez, MS7,686+0.5%
25Long Beach, MS7,614+1%
26Corinth, MS7,575+2.9%
27Hernando, MS7,273+3.5%
28Clarksdale, MS7,101+0.5%
29Greenwood, MS6,692-1.2%
30Grenada, MS6,119-1.5%
31Bay St. Louis, MS5,888+6.6%
32McComb, MS5,879-7.8%
33Moss Point, MS5,712+1.5%
34Brookhaven, MS5,594+1.5%
35Byram, MS5,592+6.2%
36D'Iberville, MS5,444+0.3%
37Picayune, MS5,384-2.8%
38Canton, MS4,997+0.8%
39Cleveland, MS4,848+2.4%
40Flowood, MS4,620+8.2%
41Petal, MS4,282-3.5%

Other periods

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All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, 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-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Mississippi by housing units, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Mississippi by housing units, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/mississippi-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Mississippi by housing units, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/mississippi-cities?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Mississippi by housing units, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/mississippi-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest housing units?

Jackson, MS, with 75,103 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Petal, MS, with 4,282 in 2023.

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