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Fastest growing, Mississippi cities · 2010

Mississippi cities ranked by population growth from the 2000 census to 2010. This list covers the 68 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Hernando, MSMS18,824+106.8%−11.0 pts

02Horn Lake, MSMS26,741+84.9%+29.4 pts

03Southaven, MSMS57,819+69.0%+7.6 pts

04Flowood, MSMS11,003+64.7%−1.4 pts

05Madison, MSMS28,575+64.4%−32.3 pts

06Oxford, MSMS26,773+60.9%+43.2 pts

07Olive Branch, MSMS47,563+59.0%−431.2 pts

08Gautier, MSMS19,069+59.0%+43.2 pts

09Byram, MSMS12,707+55.6%–

10Diamondhead, MSMS9,441+42.5%−71.6 pts

11Latimer, MSMS6,756+41.8%+9.5 pts

12Saltillo, MSMS5,060+40.1%−50.4 pts

13Petal, MSMS11,694+37.9%+41.8 pts

14Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,264+33.9%−44.9 pts

15Brandon, MSMS26,122+32.1%−16.3 pts

16Brookhaven, MSMS11,646+26.9%+30.6 pts

17D'Iberville, MSMS13,557+24.7%+8.8 pts

18Senatobia, MSMS8,473+22.2%−17.8 pts

19Gulf Hills, MSMS8,451+21.1%+3.2 pts

20Vancleave, MSMS5,078+19.9%−32.2 pts

21Ridgeland, MSMS24,750+19.2%−52.3 pts

22St. Martin, MSMS8,139+15.8%+10.3 pts

23Richland, MSMS7,630+14.7%−35.5 pts

24Pearl, MSMS28,864+14.3%+2.1 pts

25Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,634+12.8%+11.0 pts

26Starkville, MSMS25,754+9.2%−9.2 pts

27Clinton, MSMS26,640+8.0%+1.1 pts

28Pontotoc, MSMS6,156+7.1%−7.9 pts

29New Albany, MSMS7,756+5.6%−6.7 pts

30Amory, MSMS6,386+5.2%+7.1 pts

31Batesville, MSMS7,325+4.9%−6.2 pts

32Corinth, MSMS14,345+3.7%−15.2 pts

33Picayune, MSMS12,019+3.3%+4.2 pts

34Meridian, MSMS33,370+3.0%+5.6 pts

35Hattiesburg, MSMS48,802+2.7%−4.2 pts

36Philadelphia, MSMS6,858+2.4%−5.7 pts

37Canton, MSMS10,873+2.2%−26.2 pts

38Booneville, MSMS9,257+1.4%−7.1 pts

39Ocean Springs, MSMS18,993+1.3%−16.4 pts

40Tupelo, MSMS38,087+1.0%−10.5 pts

41Laurel, MSMS17,662+0.8%+3.1 pts

42Kosciusko, MSMS6,722+0.4%−5.2 pts

43Columbia, MSMS6,525-0.3%+2.8 pts

44Ripley, MSMS5,377-1.5%−3.5 pts

45Holly Springs, MSMS6,402-3.2%−12.8 pts

46Waveland, MSMS7,042-3.6%−27.9 pts

47McComb, MSMS11,697-4.1%−19.2 pts

48Gulfport, MSMS76,506-4.7%−79.1 pts

49Forest, MSMS5,433-5.1%−23.4 pts

50Louisville, MSMS5,921-5.4%−3.1 pts

51Jackson, MSMS141,196-5.8%+0.4 pts

52West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,715-6.3%−22.2 pts

53West Point, MSMS9,743-6.9%−50.0 pts

54Columbus, MSMS22,792-8.9%−17.9 pts

55Vicksburg, MSMS19,830-9.7%−36.0 pts

56Cleveland, MSMS10,138-10.9%−0.9 pts

57Indianola, MSMS8,637-11.5%−13.8 pts

58Grenada, MSMS12,088-12.0%−49.0 pts

59Clarksdale, MSMS13,643-13.0%−17.7 pts

60Biloxi, MSMS48,516-13.0%−22.3 pts

61Moss Point, MSMS11,743-13.5%−2.4 pts

62Natchez, MSMS14,880-14.5%−9.4 pts

63Pascagoula, MSMS21,409-14.5%−15.7 pts

64Long Beach, MSMS17,309-14.6%−24.2 pts

65Greenville, MSMS26,530-17.4%−9.4 pts

66Greenwood, MSMS13,429-17.5%−14.9 pts

67Yazoo City, MSMS9,867-21.6%−38.7 pts

68Pass Christian, MSMS6,459-29.9%−48.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS