Mississippi: cities and towns by population
The largest of Mississippi's 276 recorded places, ranked by population — 1,687,908 people across the state's towns and cities.
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are GeoNames country data. Sources & method.
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson | 153,701 |
| 2 | Gulfport | 71,856 |
| 3 | West Gulfport | 71,329 |
| 4 | Southaven | 52,589 |
| 5 | Hattiesburg | 46,805 |
| 6 | Biloxi | 45,637 |
| 7 | Meridian | 39,661 |
| 8 | Olive Branch | 36,010 |
| 9 | Tupelo | 35,680 |
| 10 | Greenville | 32,156 |
| 11 | Horn Lake | 26,915 |
| 12 | Pearl | 26,462 |
| 13 | Madison | 25,799 |
| 14 | Starkville | 25,366 |
| 15 | Clinton | 25,254 |
| 16 | Ridgeland | 24,351 |
| 17 | Brandon | 23,529 |
| 18 | Columbus | 23,168 |
| 19 | Vicksburg | 23,131 |
| 20 | Oxford | 22,314 |
| 21 | Pascagoula | 22,126 |
| 22 | Laurel | 18,837 |
| 23 | Gautier | 18,570 |
| 24 | Ocean Springs | 17,636 |
| 25 | Clarksdale | 16,847 |
| 26 | Long Beach | 15,555 |
| 27 | Hernando | 15,503 |
| 28 | Greenwood | 15,431 |
| 29 | Natchez | 15,128 |
| 30 | Corinth | 14,866 |
| 31 | Canton | 13,676 |
| 32 | Moss Point | 13,654 |
| 33 | Carriere | 13,198 |
| 34 | Grenada | 12,900 |
| 35 | McComb | 12,661 |
| 36 | Brookhaven | 12,414 |
| 37 | Cleveland | 12,327 |
| 38 | Byram | 11,509 |
| 39 | D'Iberville | 11,400 |
| 40 | Yazoo City | 11,245 |
| 41 | West Point | 10,990 |
| 42 | Petal | 10,701 |
| 43 | Picayune | 10,675 |
| 44 | Indianola | 9,943 |
| 45 | Bay Saint Louis | 9,260 |
| 46 | New Albany | 8,830 |
| 47 | Booneville | 8,816 |
| 48 | Flowood | 8,705 |
| 49 | Diamondhead | 8,132 |
| 50 | Senatobia | 7,963 |
| 51 | Holly Springs | 7,901 |
| 52 | Saint Martin | 7,730 |
| 53 | Holly Springs | 7,610 |
| 54 | Philadelphia | 7,391 |
| 55 | Batesville | 7,385 |
| 56 | Kosciusko | 7,187 |
| 57 | Gulf Hills | 7,144 |
| 58 | Richland | 7,087 |
| 59 | Amory | 7,067 |
| 60 | Waveland | 6,391 |
| 61 | Louisville | 6,314 |
| 62 | Columbia | 6,229 |
| 63 | Latimer | 6,079 |
| 64 | Pontotoc | 5,944 |
| 65 | West Hattiesburg | 5,909 |
| 66 | Vancleave | 5,886 |
| 67 | Gulf Park Estates | 5,719 |
| 68 | Forest | 5,695 |
| 69 | Pass Christian | 5,498 |
| 70 | Aberdeen | 5,397 |
| 71 | Ripley | 5,357 |
| 72 | Saltillo | 5,004 |
| 73 | Waynesboro | 4,975 |
| 74 | Crystal Springs | 4,939 |
| 75 | Carthage | 4,899 |
| 76 | Ellisville | 4,573 |
| 77 | Wiggins | 4,550 |
| 78 | Winona | 4,439 |
| 79 | Magee | 4,368 |
| 80 | Florence | 4,363 |
| 81 | Leland | 4,188 |
| 82 | Fulton | 4,077 |
| 83 | Hazlehurst | 3,924 |
| 84 | Escatawpa | 3,722 |
| 85 | Pearl River | 3,601 |
| 86 | Houston | 3,544 |
| 87 | Tutwiler | 3,496 |
| 88 | Morton | 3,439 |
| 89 | Beechwood | 3,426 |
| 90 | Lynchburg | 3,416 |
| 91 | Water Valley | 3,380 |
| 92 | Newton | 3,356 |
| 93 | Baldwyn | 3,339 |
| 94 | New Hope | 3,193 |
| 95 | Hickory Hills | 3,107 |
| 96 | Nicholson | 3,092 |
| 97 | Verona | 3,054 |
| 98 | Lucedale | 3,011 |
| 99 | Iuka | 3,001 |
| 100 | Poplarville | 2,985 |
| 101 | Ruleville | 2,790 |
| 102 | Okolona | 2,638 |
| 103 | Macon | 2,616 |
| 104 | Guntown | 2,608 |
| 105 | Collins | 2,570 |
| 106 | Hollandale | 2,545 |
| 107 | Mendenhall | 2,488 |
| 108 | Durant | 2,486 |
| 109 | Lynchburg | 2,437 |
| 110 | Magnolia | 2,371 |
| 111 | Purvis | 2,335 |
| 112 | Moorhead | 2,261 |
| 113 | Kiln | 2,238 |
| 114 | Raymond | 2,225 |
| 115 | Lumberton | 2,223 |
| 116 | Quitman | 2,209 |
| 117 | Farmington | 2,194 |
| 118 | Shelby | 2,123 |
| 119 | Eupora | 2,106 |
| 120 | Belzoni | 2,069 |
| 121 | Charleston | 2,048 |
| 122 | Belmont | 2,039 |
| 123 | Rolling Fork | 2,038 |
| 124 | Tchula | 2,006 |
| 125 | Union | 1,987 |
| 126 | Itta Bena | 1,955 |
| 127 | Nettleton | 1,953 |
| 128 | Collinsville | 1,948 |
| 129 | Belmont | 1,941 |
| 130 | Tunica Resorts | 1,910 |
| 131 | Wesson | 1,908 |
| 132 | Bruce | 1,906 |
| 133 | Flora | 1,886 |
| 134 | Hide-A-Way Lake | 1,859 |
| 135 | Shaw | 1,841 |
| 136 | Decatur | 1,797 |
| 137 | Drew | 1,775 |
| 138 | Shannon | 1,771 |
| 139 | Rosedale | 1,756 |
| 140 | Calhoun City | 1,739 |
| 141 | Bay Springs | 1,738 |
| 142 | Arnold Line | 1,719 |
| 143 | Sumrall | 1,711 |
| 144 | Summit | 1,682 |
| 145 | Sardis | 1,661 |
| 146 | Glendale | 1,657 |
| 147 | Walnut Grove | 1,619 |
| 148 | Lexington | 1,609 |
| 149 | Coldwater | 1,608 |
| 150 | Coldwater | 1,603 |
| 151 | Marks | 1,581 |
| 152 | Fayette | 1,577 |
| 153 | Marion | 1,574 |
| 154 | Centreville | 1,560 |
| 155 | Hurley | 1,551 |
| 156 | Cleary | 1,544 |
| 157 | Monticello | 1,541 |
| 158 | Tylertown | 1,515 |
| 159 | Lambert | 1,490 |
| 160 | Ackerman | 1,482 |
| 161 | Mound Bayou | 1,473 |
| 162 | Port Gibson | 1,436 |
| 163 | Raleigh | 1,427 |
| 164 | Nellieburg | 1,414 |
| 165 | Morgantown | 1,412 |
| 166 | Sharon | 1,406 |
| 167 | Columbus Air Force Base | 1,373 |
| 168 | Pelahatchie | 1,356 |
| 169 | Conehatta | 1,342 |
| 170 | Saucier | 1,342 |
| 171 | Pearlington | 1,332 |
| 172 | Goodman | 1,330 |
| 173 | Taylorsville | 1,302 |
| 174 | Vardaman | 1,297 |
| 175 | Lyman | 1,277 |
| 176 | Walls | 1,268 |
| 177 | Byhalia | 1,255 |
| 178 | Rawls Springs | 1,254 |
| 179 | Como | 1,245 |
| 180 | Jonestown | 1,214 |
| 181 | Duck Hill | 1,210 |
| 182 | Mikoma | 1,209 |
| 183 | Helena | 1,184 |
| 184 | Brooksville | 1,173 |
| 185 | Plantersville | 1,163 |
| 186 | De Lisle | 1,147 |
| 187 | Mantachie | 1,138 |
| 188 | Hillsboro | 1,130 |
| 189 | Friars Point | 1,120 |
| 190 | Terry | 1,103 |
| 191 | Meridian Station | 1,090 |
| 192 | Pickens | 1,075 |
| 193 | Sunflower | 1,075 |
| 194 | Wade | 1,074 |
| 195 | Richton | 1,066 |
| 196 | De Kalb | 1,057 |
| 197 | Kearney Park | 1,054 |
| 198 | North Tunica | 1,035 |
| 199 | Stonewall | 1,031 |
| 200 | Edwards | 1,019 |