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. The median across all 69 is 24.0%.

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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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS