RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 69 SHOWN OF 69

Highest Medicare coverage, Mississippi cities · 2020

Mississippi cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2020 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 69 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 69 is 18.4%.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS –

01Diamondhead, MSMS9,44129.6%–

02Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,63427.2%–

03Louisville, MSMS5,92127.1%–

04Columbia, MSMS6,52526.4%–

05Amory, MSMS6,38626.1%–

06Corinth, MSMS14,34525.5%–

07Natchez, MSMS14,88024.4%–

08Philadelphia, MSMS6,85824.4%–

09Picayune, MSMS12,01923.8%–

10Pass Christian, MSMS6,45923.1%–

11Kosciusko, MSMS6,72222.7%–

12Ocean Springs, MSMS18,99322.3%–

13Moss Point, MSMS11,74322.3%–

14Long Beach, MSMS17,30922.0%–

15Clarksdale, MSMS13,64321.9%–

16Brookhaven, MSMS11,64621.6%–

17Greenville, MSMS26,53021.6%–

18Meridian, MSMS33,37021.5%–

19Indianola, MSMS8,63721.3%–

20Columbus, MSMS22,79221.1%–

21Grenada, MSMS12,08820.9%–

22New Albany, MSMS7,75620.3%–

23McComb, MSMS11,69720.1%–

24Laurel, MSMS17,66220.0%–

25West Point, MSMS9,74319.9%–

26Pontotoc, MSMS6,15619.9%–

27Booneville, MSMS9,25719.9%–

28Vicksburg, MSMS19,83019.5%–

29Forest, MSMS5,43319.4%–

30Greenwood, MSMS13,42919.4%–

31West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,71519.1%–

32Hernando, MSMS18,82419.0%–

33Ripley, MSMS5,37719.0%–

34Brandon, MSMS26,12218.9%–

35Pascagoula, MSMS21,40918.4%–

36Batesville, MSMS7,32518.3%–

37Cleveland, MSMS10,13818.3%–

38Biloxi, MSMS48,51618.1%–

39St. Martin, MSMS8,13918.0%–

40Canton, MSMS10,87317.9%–

41Clinton, MSMS26,64017.9%–

42Gulfport, MSMS76,50617.5%–

43Gulf Hills, MSMS8,45117.4%–

44Waveland, MSMS7,04217.3%–

45Richland, MSMS7,63017.1%–

46Saltillo, MSMS5,06017.0%–

47Tupelo, MSMS38,08716.9%–

48Vancleave, MSMS5,07816.7%–

49Pearl, MSMS28,86416.7%–

50Petal, MSMS11,69416.6%–

51Senatobia, MSMS8,47316.6%–

52Yazoo City, MSMS9,86716.5%–

53Olive Branch, MSMS47,56316.3%–

54Gautier, MSMS19,06915.5%–

55Hattiesburg, MSMS48,80215.5%–

56Jackson, MSMS141,19615.2%–

57Holly Springs, MSMS6,40214.8%–

58Madison, MSMS28,57514.7%–

59D'Iberville, MSMS13,55714.5%–

60Latimer, MSMS6,75614.4%–

61Southaven, MSMS57,81914.4%–

62Horn Lake, MSMS26,74113.6%–

63Oxford, MSMS26,77312.9%–

64Ridgeland, MSMS24,75012.6%–

65Starkville, MSMS25,75412.3%–

66Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,26411.5%–

67Flowood, MSMS11,00310.5%–

68Byram, MSMS12,70710.2%–

69University, MSMS5,3150.4%–

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