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Cities in Mississippi by population

Jackson, MS had the highest population of 41 cities in 2021, at 149,528. Bay St. Louis, MS had the lowest, at 9,959. The median was 19,048 and the figure for Mississippi was 2.95 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest149,528Jackson, MS
Lowest9,959Bay St. Louis, MS
Median19,04841 cities
Mississippi2,947,603History

All cities, 2021

Jackson, MS: 149,528 personsJackson, MS149,528Gulfport, MS: 72,227 personsGulfport, MS72,227Southaven, MS: 55,495 personsSouthaven, MS55,495Biloxi, MS: 49,181 personsBiloxi, MS49,181Hattiesburg, MS: 48,614 personsHattiesburg, MS48,614Olive Branch, MS: 46,936 personsOlive Branch, MS46,936Tupelo, MS: 37,814 personsTupelo, MS37,814Meridian, MS: 34,551 personsMeridian, MS34,551Greenville, MS: 28,752 personsGreenville, MS28,752Madison, MS: 27,735 personsMadison, MS27,735Clinton, MS: 27,543 personsClinton, MS27,543Pearl, MS: 27,318 personsPearl, MS27,318Horn Lake, MS: 26,755 personsHorn Lake, MS26,755Oxford, MS: 26,128 personsOxford, MS26,128Starkville, MS: 25,752 personsStarkville, MS25,752Brandon, MS: 25,408 personsBrandon, MS25,408Ridgeland, MS: 24,487 personsRidgeland, MS24,487Columbus, MS: 23,570 personsColumbus, MS23,570Pascagoula, MS: 21,906 personsPascagoula, MS21,906Vicksburg, MS: 20,868 personsVicksburg, MS20,868Gautier, MS: 19,048 personsGautier, MS19,048Ocean Springs, MS: 18,393 personsOcean Springs, MS18,393Laurel, MS: 17,763 personsLaurel, MS17,763Hernando, MS: 17,567 personsHernando, MS17,567Long Beach, MS: 16,891 personsLong Beach, MS16,891Clarksdale, MS: 14,397 personsClarksdale, MS14,397Corinth, MS: 14,385 personsCorinth, MS14,385Greenwood, MS: 14,383 personsGreenwood, MS14,383Natchez, MS: 14,101 personsNatchez, MS14,101D'Iberville, MS: 13,263 personsD'Iberville, MS13,263Byram, MS: 12,864 personsByram, MS12,864Grenada, MS: 12,471 personsGrenada, MS12,471McComb, MS: 12,251 personsMcComb, MS12,251Moss Point, MS: 12,067 personsMoss Point, MS12,067Picayune, MS: 11,790 personsPicayune, MS11,790Brookhaven, MS: 11,740 personsBrookhaven, MS11,740Petal, MS: 11,144 personsPetal, MS11,144Cleveland, MS: 10,861 personsCleveland, MS10,861Canton, MS: 10,825 personsCanton, MS10,825Flowood, MS: 10,428 personsFlowood, MS10,428Bay St. Louis, MS: 9,959 personsBay St. Louis, MS9,959Jackson, MS: 149,528 personsJackson, MS149,528Gulfport, MS: 72,227 personsGulfport, MS72,227Southaven, MS: 55,495 personsSouthaven, MS55,495Biloxi, MS: 49,181 personsBiloxi, MS49,181Hattiesburg, MS: 48,614 personsHattiesburg, MS48,614Olive Branch, MS: 46,936 personsOlive Branch, MS46,936Tupelo, MS: 37,814 personsTupelo, MS37,814Meridian, MS: 34,551 personsMeridian, MS34,551Greenville, MS: 28,752 personsGreenville, MS28,752Madison, MS: 27,735 personsMadison, MS27,735Clinton, MS: 27,543 personsClinton, MS27,543Pearl, MS: 27,318 personsPearl, MS27,318Horn Lake, MS: 26,755 personsHorn Lake, MS26,755Oxford, MS: 26,128 personsOxford, MS26,128Starkville, MS: 25,752 personsStarkville, MS25,752Brandon, MS: 25,408 personsBrandon, MS25,408Ridgeland, MS: 24,487 personsRidgeland, MS24,487Columbus, MS: 23,570 personsColumbus, MS23,570Pascagoula, MS: 21,906 personsPascagoula, MS21,906Vicksburg, MS: 20,868 personsVicksburg, MS20,868Gautier, MS: 19,048 personsGautier, MS19,048Ocean Springs, MS: 18,393 personsOcean Springs, MS18,393Laurel, MS: 17,763 personsLaurel, MS17,763Hernando, MS: 17,567 personsHernando, MS17,567Long Beach, MS: 16,891 personsLong Beach, MS16,891Clarksdale, MS: 14,397 personsClarksdale, MS14,397Corinth, MS: 14,385 personsCorinth, MS14,385Greenwood, MS: 14,383 personsGreenwood, MS14,383Natchez, MS: 14,101 personsNatchez, MS14,101D'Iberville, MS: 13,263 personsD'Iberville, MS13,263Byram, MS: 12,864 personsByram, MS12,864Grenada, MS: 12,471 personsGrenada, MS12,471McComb, MS: 12,251 personsMcComb, MS12,251Moss Point, MS: 12,067 personsMoss Point, MS12,067Picayune, MS: 11,790 personsPicayune, MS11,790Brookhaven, MS: 11,740 personsBrookhaven, MS11,740Petal, MS: 11,144 personsPetal, MS11,144Cleveland, MS: 10,861 personsCleveland, MS10,861Canton, MS: 10,825 personsCanton, MS10,825Flowood, MS: 10,428 personsFlowood, MS10,428Bay St. Louis, MS: 9,959 personsBay St. Louis, MS9,959
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
persons		Change on 2020
1Jackson, MS149,528-2.3%
2Gulfport, MS72,227-0.9%
3Southaven, MS55,495+1.2%
4Biloxi, MS49,181-0.5%
5Hattiesburg, MS48,614-0.3%
6Olive Branch, MS46,936+0.8%
7Tupelo, MS37,814-0.3%
8Meridian, MS34,551-0.9%
9Greenville, MS28,752-2.5%
10Madison, MS27,735-0.1%
11Clinton, MS27,543-1.5%
12Pearl, MS27,318+0.8%
13Horn Lake, MS26,755+0.1%
14Oxford, MS26,128+2.1%
15Starkville, MS25,752+0.2%
16Brandon, MS25,408+1%
17Ridgeland, MS24,487-0.5%
18Columbus, MS23,570-1.8%
19Pascagoula, MS21,906-0.3%
20Vicksburg, MS20,868-2.8%
21Gautier, MS19,048+0.3%
22Ocean Springs, MS18,393+0.1%
23Laurel, MS17,763-0.2%
24Hernando, MS17,567+1.7%
25Long Beach, MS16,891+0.5%
26Clarksdale, MS14,397-2.5%
27Corinth, MS14,385-1.5%
28Greenwood, MS14,383-1.8%
29Natchez, MS14,101-2.4%
30D'Iberville, MS13,263+4.3%
31Byram, MS12,864-1.4%
32Grenada, MS12,471-1.5%
33McComb, MS12,251-0.9%
34Moss Point, MS12,067-0.5%
35Picayune, MS11,790-0.7%
36Brookhaven, MS11,740+0.7%
37Petal, MS11,144+0.7%
38Cleveland, MS10,861-2.6%
39Canton, MS10,825-0.8%
40Flowood, MS10,428+1.4%
41Bay St. Louis, MS9,959+5.5%

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Resident population.

More on how it is measured
  • Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón).
  • Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January.
  • Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 1 January.
  • United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July.
  • United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June.
  • Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
  • UN World Population Prospects estimates for 1 July cover the years before 1960 and the areas the World Bank does not publish, such as Taiwan.

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How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals) (Cities in Mississippi by population, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/

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Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Mississippi by population, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/mississippi-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Cities in Mississippi by population, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/mississippi-cities?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Mississippi by population, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/mississippi-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population?

Jackson, MS, with 149,528 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Bay St. Louis, MS, with 9,959 in 2021.

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