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Cities in Mississippi by population

Jackson, MS had the highest population of 41 cities in 2023, at 143,623. Cleveland, MS had the lowest, at 10,362. The median was 18,964 and the figure for Mississippi was 2.94 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest143,623Jackson, MS
Lowest10,362Cleveland, MS
Median18,96441 cities
Mississippi2,942,470History

All cities, 2023

Jackson, MS: 143,623 personsJackson, MS143,623Gulfport, MS: 73,074 personsGulfport, MS73,074Southaven, MS: 57,079 personsSouthaven, MS57,079Hattiesburg, MS: 48,629 personsHattiesburg, MS48,629Biloxi, MS: 48,408 personsBiloxi, MS48,408Olive Branch, MS: 47,242 personsOlive Branch, MS47,242Tupelo, MS: 37,750 personsTupelo, MS37,750Meridian, MS: 33,795 personsMeridian, MS33,795Pearl, MS: 28,146 personsPearl, MS28,146Madison, MS: 28,110 personsMadison, MS28,110Greenville, MS: 27,625 personsGreenville, MS27,625Oxford, MS: 27,180 personsOxford, MS27,180Clinton, MS: 26,792 personsClinton, MS26,792Horn Lake, MS: 26,606 personsHorn Lake, MS26,606Brandon, MS: 25,784 personsBrandon, MS25,784Starkville, MS: 25,511 personsStarkville, MS25,511Ridgeland, MS: 24,581 personsRidgeland, MS24,581Columbus, MS: 23,034 personsColumbus, MS23,034Pascagoula, MS: 21,582 personsPascagoula, MS21,582Vicksburg, MS: 20,223 personsVicksburg, MS20,223Gautier, MS: 18,964 personsGautier, MS18,964Ocean Springs, MS: 18,926 personsOcean Springs, MS18,926Hernando, MS: 18,363 personsHernando, MS18,363Laurel, MS: 17,641 personsLaurel, MS17,641Long Beach, MS: 17,043 personsLong Beach, MS17,043Corinth, MS: 14,219 personsCorinth, MS14,219Natchez, MS: 14,117 personsNatchez, MS14,117Clarksdale, MS: 13,918 personsClarksdale, MS13,918Greenwood, MS: 13,794 personsGreenwood, MS13,794D'Iberville, MS: 13,358 personsD'Iberville, MS13,358Byram, MS: 12,661 personsByram, MS12,661Grenada, MS: 12,260 personsGrenada, MS12,260McComb, MS: 11,924 personsMcComb, MS11,924Picayune, MS: 11,923 personsPicayune, MS11,923Moss Point, MS: 11,880 personsMoss Point, MS11,880Brookhaven, MS: 11,630 personsBrookhaven, MS11,630Petal, MS: 11,394 personsPetal, MS11,394Canton, MS: 10,798 personsCanton, MS10,798Flowood, MS: 10,736 personsFlowood, MS10,736Bay St. Louis, MS: 10,521 personsBay St. Louis, MS10,521Cleveland, MS: 10,362 personsCleveland, MS10,362Jackson, MS: 143,623 personsJackson, MS143,623Gulfport, MS: 73,074 personsGulfport, MS73,074Southaven, MS: 57,079 personsSouthaven, MS57,079Hattiesburg, MS: 48,629 personsHattiesburg, MS48,629Biloxi, MS: 48,408 personsBiloxi, MS48,408Olive Branch, MS: 47,242 personsOlive Branch, MS47,242Tupelo, MS: 37,750 personsTupelo, MS37,750Meridian, MS: 33,795 personsMeridian, MS33,795Pearl, MS: 28,146 personsPearl, MS28,146Madison, MS: 28,110 personsMadison, MS28,110Greenville, MS: 27,625 personsGreenville, MS27,625Oxford, MS: 27,180 personsOxford, MS27,180Clinton, MS: 26,792 personsClinton, MS26,792Horn Lake, MS: 26,606 personsHorn Lake, MS26,606Brandon, MS: 25,784 personsBrandon, MS25,784Starkville, MS: 25,511 personsStarkville, MS25,511Ridgeland, MS: 24,581 personsRidgeland, MS24,581Columbus, MS: 23,034 personsColumbus, MS23,034Pascagoula, MS: 21,582 personsPascagoula, MS21,582Vicksburg, MS: 20,223 personsVicksburg, MS20,223Gautier, MS: 18,964 personsGautier, MS18,964Ocean Springs, MS: 18,926 personsOcean Springs, MS18,926Hernando, MS: 18,363 personsHernando, MS18,363Laurel, MS: 17,641 personsLaurel, MS17,641Long Beach, MS: 17,043 personsLong Beach, MS17,043Corinth, MS: 14,219 personsCorinth, MS14,219Natchez, MS: 14,117 personsNatchez, MS14,117Clarksdale, MS: 13,918 personsClarksdale, MS13,918Greenwood, MS: 13,794 personsGreenwood, MS13,794D'Iberville, MS: 13,358 personsD'Iberville, MS13,358Byram, MS: 12,661 personsByram, MS12,661Grenada, MS: 12,260 personsGrenada, MS12,260McComb, MS: 11,924 personsMcComb, MS11,924Picayune, MS: 11,923 personsPicayune, MS11,923Moss Point, MS: 11,880 personsMoss Point, MS11,880Brookhaven, MS: 11,630 personsBrookhaven, MS11,630Petal, MS: 11,394 personsPetal, MS11,394Canton, MS: 10,798 personsCanton, MS10,798Flowood, MS: 10,736 personsFlowood, MS10,736Bay St. Louis, MS: 10,521 personsBay St. Louis, MS10,521Cleveland, MS: 10,362 personsCleveland, MS10,362
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

RankCities2023
persons		Change on 2022
1Jackson, MS143,623-1.5%
2Gulfport, MS73,074+1.2%
3Southaven, MS57,079+1.5%
4Hattiesburg, MS48,6290%
5Biloxi, MS48,408-1.4%
6Olive Branch, MS47,242+0.4%
7Tupelo, MS37,7500%
8Meridian, MS33,795-0.9%
9Pearl, MS28,146+1.6%
10Madison, MS28,110+0.7%
11Greenville, MS27,625-1.3%
12Oxford, MS27,180+1.9%
13Clinton, MS26,792-1.1%
14Horn Lake, MS26,606+0.3%
15Brandon, MS25,784+0.8%
16Starkville, MS25,511-0.2%
17Ridgeland, MS24,581+0.2%
18Columbus, MS23,034-1.1%
19Pascagoula, MS21,582-0.5%
20Vicksburg, MS20,223-0.9%
21Gautier, MS18,9640%
22Ocean Springs, MS18,926+1.6%
23Hernando, MS18,363+1.6%
24Laurel, MS17,641-0.4%
25Long Beach, MS17,043-0.2%
26Corinth, MS14,219-0.1%
27Natchez, MS14,117+0.9%
28Clarksdale, MS13,918-1.2%
29Greenwood, MS13,794-1.3%
30D'Iberville, MS13,358+0.3%
31Byram, MS12,661-0.6%
32Grenada, MS12,260-0.5%
33McComb, MS11,924-1.2%
34Picayune, MS11,923+0.6%
35Moss Point, MS11,880-0.5%
36Brookhaven, MS11,630-0.1%
37Petal, MS11,394+0.9%
38Canton, MS10,798-0.1%
39Flowood, MS10,736+1.3%
40Bay St. Louis, MS10,521-0.5%
41Cleveland, MS10,362-2%

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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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APA 7

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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/mississippi-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population?

Jackson, MS, with 143,623 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population?

Cleveland, MS, with 10,362 in 2023.

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