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Highest renter share, Mississippi cities

Mississippi cities with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2024 ACS). This list covers the 68 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 68 is 39.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Pontotoc, MS, up 22 places to #21.

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Highest renter share by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000
01▲8Yazoo City, MSMS9,86767.0%+23.0 pts
02▲2Starkville, MSMS25,75466.1%+7.0 pts
03▲11Canton, MSMS10,87363.9%+22.8 pts
04▼2Hattiesburg, MSMS48,80262.8%+7.3 pts
05▲6West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,71557.7%+22.5 pts
06▼3Oxford, MSMS26,77356.8%−7.0 pts
07▲1Clarksdale, MSMS13,64354.1%+7.6 pts
08▲13Ridgeland, MSMS24,75052.7%+1.0 pts
09▼4Columbus, MSMS22,79252.2%+6.5 pts
10▼3McComb, MSMS11,69752.1%+9.8 pts
11▲2Jackson, MSMS141,19651.4%+9.3 pts
12▼2Meridian, MSMS33,37051.3%+7.6 pts
13▼7Biloxi, MSMS48,51649.9%−1.2 pts
14▲2Corinth, MSMS14,34549.5%+9.0 pts
15▲11Forest, MSMS5,43349.2%+12.4 pts
16▲17Indianola, MSMS8,63748.2%+11.6 pts
17▼5Greenwood, MSMS13,42947.4%−3.3 pts
18▲1Pascagoula, MSMS21,40946.4%+3.2 pts
19▲12Senatobia, MSMS8,47346.3%+6.6 pts
20▲18Brookhaven, MSMS11,64646.3%+8.1 pts
21▲22Pontotoc, MSMS6,15646.2%+8.2 pts
22▼7St. Martin, MSMS8,13946.1%+22.2 pts
23▼6Greenville, MSMS26,53046.1%+1.9 pts
24▼2Flowood, MSMS11,00345.8%−14.8 pts
25▼5Vicksburg, MSMS19,83045.0%+1.3 pts
26▼8Gulfport, MSMS76,50644.9%+3.6 pts
27▲3Kosciusko, MSMS6,72244.6%+8.4 pts
28▲20Batesville, MSMS7,32544.4%+9.4 pts
29▲5Natchez, MSMS14,88044.1%+4.1 pts
30▼5Grenada, MSMS12,08843.7%+5.0 pts
31▲1Horn Lake, MSMS26,74141.9%+13.6 pts
32▼3Picayune, MSMS12,01941.2%+5.9 pts
33▼6D'Iberville, MSMS13,55741.0%+13.4 pts
34▲7West Point, MSMS9,74339.1%+2.9 pts
35▲7Waveland, MSMS7,04239.1%+10.9 pts
36▲9Pearl, MSMS28,86438.4%+5.4 pts
37▲2New Albany, MSMS7,75638.3%−0.1 pts
38▼3Louisville, MSMS5,92138.0%+5.2 pts
39▲1Ripley, MSMS5,37737.7%+0.8 pts
40▲14Amory, MSMS6,38637.6%+6.8 pts
41▼13Laurel, MSMS17,66236.8%−1.9 pts
42▼5Columbia, MSMS6,52536.6%+0.6 pts
43▲1Tupelo, MSMS38,08736.6%−1.2 pts
44▲6Long Beach, MSMS17,30934.3%+0.6 pts
45▲2Gautier, MSMS19,06933.2%+3.2 pts
46▼23Cleveland, MSMS10,13833.2%−5.8 pts
47▲8Clinton, MSMS26,64031.6%+3.3 pts
48▲9Ocean Springs, MSMS18,99331.3%+3.5 pts
49▼13Philadelphia, MSMS6,85830.0%−2.7 pts
50▲9Petal, MSMS11,69430.0%−1.1 pts
51▲5Pass Christian, MSMS6,45929.3%+1.5 pts
52▲6Gulf Hills, MSMS8,45128.9%+11.3 pts
53▼29Holly Springs, MSMS6,40228.5%−10.3 pts
54▼8Booneville, MSMS9,25728.3%−5.3 pts
55▼3Moss Point, MSMS11,74327.8%+1.9 pts
56▼3Southaven, MSMS57,81927.5%−0.2 pts
57▼6Richland, MSMS7,63027.1%+2.2 pts
58▼9Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,63423.3%−10.9 pts
59▲5Brandon, MSMS26,12221.7%−4.4 pts
60▲5Hernando, MSMS18,82418.8%−6.6 pts
61▲1Latimer, MSMS6,75618.2%+7.1 pts
62▲4Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,26418.0%−0.1 pts
63Olive Branch, MSMS47,56317.7%+1.7 pts
64▼3Saltillo, MSMS5,06016.4%−14.6 pts
65▼5Byram, MSMS12,70716.1%+9.3 pts
66▲1Diamondhead, MSMS9,44110.3%+1.5 pts
67▲2Madison, MSMS28,5755.7%−0.3 pts
68Vancleave, MSMS5,0784.5%−4.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES