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Highest Black population share, Mississippi cities · 2020

Mississippi cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Black residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 69 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000
01Yazoo City, MSMS9,86785.6%+16.5 pts
02Clarksdale, MSMS13,64381.5%+13.2 pts
03Indianola, MSMS8,63780.4%+7.2 pts
04Greenville, MSMS26,53080.2%+10.8 pts
05Holly Springs, MSMS6,40279.2%+3.4 pts
06Jackson, MSMS141,19678.5%+8.2 pts
07Canton, MSMS10,87373.0%−7.1 pts
08Moss Point, MSMS11,74371.3%+1.0 pts
09Byram, MSMS12,70771.0%+58.0 pts
10McComb, MSMS11,69770.6%+12.3 pts
11Greenwood, MSMS13,42970.4%+5.5 pts
12Vicksburg, MSMS19,83066.9%+6.7 pts
13Meridian, MSMS33,37065.5%+11.4 pts
14Louisville, MSMS5,92164.1%+11.9 pts
15Columbus, MSMS22,79263.7%+9.5 pts
16West Point, MSMS9,74362.1%+6.2 pts
17Laurel, MSMS17,66262.0%+7.1 pts
18Natchez, MSMS14,88060.1%+5.8 pts
19Brookhaven, MSMS11,64657.5%+6.7 pts
20Grenada, MSMS12,08857.4%+8.3 pts
21Kosciusko, MSMS6,72256.4%+12.0 pts
22Hattiesburg, MSMS48,80250.9%+3.8 pts
23Philadelphia, MSMS6,85850.8%+10.9 pts
24Batesville, MSMS7,32549.5%+7.9 pts
25Horn Lake, MSMS26,74149.3%+37.0 pts
26Cleveland, MSMS10,13849.3%+1.3 pts
27West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,71547.4%+25.4 pts
28Forest, MSMS5,43342.7%−7.4 pts
29Columbia, MSMS6,52542.3%+7.0 pts
30Senatobia, MSMS8,47340.3%+9.8 pts
31Ridgeland, MSMS24,75039.4%+21.0 pts
32Gulfport, MSMS76,50638.8%+5.5 pts
33Clinton, MSMS26,64038.1%+15.6 pts
34Tupelo, MSMS38,08737.1%+9.0 pts
35Olive Branch, MSMS47,56334.8%+23.6 pts
36Pascagoula, MSMS21,40934.4%+5.5 pts
37Starkville, MSMS25,75434.3%+4.4 pts
38Southaven, MSMS57,81933.9%+27.3 pts
39Picayune, MSMS12,01933.4%−2.3 pts
40Gautier, MSMS19,06930.6%+3.1 pts
41New Albany, MSMS7,75629.2%−3.7 pts
42Ripley, MSMS5,37727.1%+7.2 pts
43Pearl, MSMS28,86426.7%+10.5 pts
44Amory, MSMS6,38626.5%−2.6 pts
45Pass Christian, MSMS6,45925.0%−2.9 pts
46Corinth, MSMS14,34524.4%+2.9 pts
47Oxford, MSMS26,77322.3%+1.5 pts
48Biloxi, MSMS48,51621.8%+2.9 pts
49Flowood, MSMS11,00320.9%+4.3 pts
50Pontotoc, MSMS6,15620.9%+1.8 pts
51D'Iberville, MSMS13,55720.6%+9.3 pts
52Booneville, MSMS9,25720.6%+2.2 pts
53Brandon, MSMS26,12220.0%+8.2 pts
54Richland, MSMS7,63019.9%+14.6 pts
55Gulf Hills, MSMS8,45115.4%+4.9 pts
56Saltillo, MSMS5,06015.4%+10.7 pts
57Waveland, MSMS7,04215.3%+4.1 pts
58St. Martin, MSMS8,13914.9%+7.0 pts
59Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,63414.6%−1.9 pts
60Petal, MSMS11,69414.6%+10.2 pts
61Hernando, MSMS18,82411.8%−9.6 pts
62Madison, MSMS28,57511.7%+6.8 pts
63University, MSMS5,31511.2%–
64Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,2649.7%+6.1 pts
65Long Beach, MSMS17,3099.1%+1.8 pts
66Latimer, MSMS6,7568.1%+6.0 pts
67Ocean Springs, MSMS18,9937.2%+0.2 pts
68Vancleave, MSMS5,0784.2%−2.6 pts
69Diamondhead, MSMS9,4413.5%+1.8 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS