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Highest Black population share, Mississippi cities · 2000

Mississippi cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2000 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Black residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 68 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 1990
01Canton, MSMS10,87380.1%+12.7 pts
02Holly Springs, MSMS6,40275.9%+6.5 pts
03Indianola, MSMS8,63773.2%+7.6 pts
04Jackson, MSMS141,19670.3%+14.6 pts
05Moss Point, MSMS11,74370.3%+4.8 pts
06Greenville, MSMS26,53069.3%+9.6 pts
07Yazoo City, MSMS9,86769.1%+4.7 pts
08Clarksdale, MSMS13,64368.3%+6.2 pts
09Greenwood, MSMS13,42964.9%+5.6 pts
10Vicksburg, MSMS19,83060.2%+1.2 pts
11McComb, MSMS11,69758.3%+12.0 pts
12West Point, MSMS9,74355.9%+3.2 pts
13Laurel, MSMS17,66254.9%+6.8 pts
14Natchez, MSMS14,88054.3%+3.9 pts
15Columbus, MSMS22,79254.3%+3.0 pts
16Meridian, MSMS33,37054.1%+8.7 pts
17Louisville, MSMS5,92152.3%+2.3 pts
18Brookhaven, MSMS11,64650.8%+5.9 pts
19Forest, MSMS5,43350.1%−1.6 pts
20Grenada, MSMS12,08849.1%+0.1 pts
21Cleveland, MSMS10,13848.0%+2.3 pts
22Hattiesburg, MSMS48,80247.1%+6.7 pts
23Kosciusko, MSMS6,72244.4%+2.5 pts
24Batesville, MSMS7,32541.6%+3.4 pts
25Philadelphia, MSMS6,85839.9%+3.7 pts
26Picayune, MSMS12,01935.8%−0.4 pts
27Columbia, MSMS6,52535.4%+6.8 pts
28Gulfport, MSMS76,50633.3%+4.6 pts
29New Albany, MSMS7,75632.9%+5.1 pts
30Senatobia, MSMS8,47330.5%+0.9 pts
31Starkville, MSMS25,75429.9%+3.1 pts
32Amory, MSMS6,38629.1%+3.1 pts
33Pascagoula, MSMS21,40928.8%+7.2 pts
34Tupelo, MSMS38,08728.1%+3.9 pts
35Pass Christian, MSMS6,45927.9%−5.3 pts
36Gautier, MSMS19,06927.5%+3.2 pts
37Clinton, MSMS26,64022.5%+5.2 pts
38West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,71522.1%+8.9 pts
39Corinth, MSMS14,34521.5%−1.4 pts
40Hernando, MSMS18,82421.5%−3.8 pts
41Oxford, MSMS26,77320.8%+1.9 pts
42Ripley, MSMS5,37719.9%+1.1 pts
43Pontotoc, MSMS6,15619.0%+2.0 pts
44Biloxi, MSMS48,51618.9%+0.2 pts
45Booneville, MSMS9,25718.4%+3.2 pts
46Ridgeland, MSMS24,75018.4%+5.9 pts
47Flowood, MSMS11,00316.6%+0.1 pts
48Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,63416.6%−1.4 pts
49Pearl, MSMS28,86416.2%+7.7 pts
50Byram, MSMS12,70713.0%–
51Horn Lake, MSMS26,74112.3%+9.0 pts
52Brandon, MSMS26,12211.8%−0.5 pts
53D'Iberville, MSMS13,55711.3%+3.7 pts
54Olive Branch, MSMS47,56311.3%−4.4 pts
55Waveland, MSMS7,04211.1%−0.3 pts
56Gulf Hills, MSMS8,45110.6%+0.0 pts
57St. Martin, MSMS8,1397.9%+0.6 pts
58Long Beach, MSMS17,3097.3%+2.0 pts
59Ocean Springs, MSMS18,9937.0%+0.4 pts
60Vancleave, MSMS5,0786.7%−1.7 pts
61Southaven, MSMS57,8196.6%+4.2 pts
62Richland, MSMS7,6305.3%+5.0 pts
63Madison, MSMS28,5754.9%+1.5 pts
64Saltillo, MSMS5,0604.7%+1.8 pts
65Petal, MSMS11,6944.4%+1.9 pts
66Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,2643.6%+1.3 pts
67Latimer, MSMS6,7562.1%+2.1 pts
68Diamondhead, MSMS9,4411.8%−0.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS