RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 69 SHOWN OF 69

Highest Medicaid coverage, Mississippi cities · 2020

Mississippi cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicaid or other means-tested public insurance, alone or in combination with other coverage (2020 ACS). This list covers the 69 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAIDVS –

01Clarksdale, MSMS13,64345.1%–

02Yazoo City, MSMS9,86744.1%–

03Greenwood, MSMS13,42942.3%–

04Columbia, MSMS6,52541.9%–

05Kosciusko, MSMS6,72241.7%–

06Greenville, MSMS26,53040.4%–

07Natchez, MSMS14,88036.4%–

08McComb, MSMS11,69736.0%–

09Vicksburg, MSMS19,83035.2%–

10Grenada, MSMS12,08834.5%–

11West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,71534.2%–

12Canton, MSMS10,87333.8%–

13Philadelphia, MSMS6,85833.4%–

14Picayune, MSMS12,01933.3%–

15Meridian, MSMS33,37032.0%–

16Batesville, MSMS7,32532.0%–

17Ripley, MSMS5,37731.7%–

18Holly Springs, MSMS6,40231.4%–

19Jackson, MSMS141,19631.0%–

20Laurel, MSMS17,66231.0%–

21Indianola, MSMS8,63730.7%–

22Pontotoc, MSMS6,15629.1%–

23Cleveland, MSMS10,13829.0%–

24Louisville, MSMS5,92128.8%–

25Brookhaven, MSMS11,64628.6%–

26Corinth, MSMS14,34527.8%–

27Hattiesburg, MSMS48,80227.1%–

28West Point, MSMS9,74326.5%–

29St. Martin, MSMS8,13926.3%–

30Columbus, MSMS22,79225.9%–

31Pascagoula, MSMS21,40925.6%–

32Gulfport, MSMS76,50625.4%–

33Horn Lake, MSMS26,74125.4%–

34Forest, MSMS5,43324.5%–

35Amory, MSMS6,38624.0%–

36Booneville, MSMS9,25723.7%–

37Petal, MSMS11,69422.4%–

38New Albany, MSMS7,75620.7%–

39Biloxi, MSMS48,51619.9%–

40Pearl, MSMS28,86419.8%–

41Tupelo, MSMS38,08718.7%–

42D'Iberville, MSMS13,55718.4%–

43Richland, MSMS7,63018.2%–

44Senatobia, MSMS8,47318.1%–

45Pass Christian, MSMS6,45918.0%–

46Moss Point, MSMS11,74317.9%–

47Waveland, MSMS7,04217.8%–

48Long Beach, MSMS17,30917.1%–

49Gulf Hills, MSMS8,45116.8%–

50Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,63416.3%–

51Vancleave, MSMS5,07815.4%–

52Starkville, MSMS25,75415.2%–

53Latimer, MSMS6,75615.1%–

54Gautier, MSMS19,06914.5%–

55Clinton, MSMS26,64013.8%–

56Southaven, MSMS57,81913.4%–

57Flowood, MSMS11,00312.8%–

58Olive Branch, MSMS47,56312.1%–

59Oxford, MSMS26,77311.8%–

60Saltillo, MSMS5,06011.8%–

61Ridgeland, MSMS24,75011.6%–

62Byram, MSMS12,70711.4%–

63Hernando, MSMS18,82411.3%–

64Ocean Springs, MSMS18,99311.2%–

65Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,26410.2%–

66Brandon, MSMS26,1229.5%–

67Diamondhead, MSMS9,4418.5%–

68Madison, MSMS28,5755.3%–

69University, MSMS5,3150.9%–

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