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Highest renter share, Mississippi cities · 2000

Mississippi cities with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2000 ACS). This list covers the 68 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 1990

01Oxford, MSMS26,77363.8%+9%

02Flowood, MSMS11,00360.6%+3%

03Starkville, MSMS25,75459.0%+4%

04Hattiesburg, MSMS48,80255.4%+3%

05Ridgeland, MSMS24,75051.8%−21%

06Biloxi, MSMS48,51651.1%−9%

07Greenwood, MSMS13,42950.7%−1%

08Clarksdale, MSMS13,64346.5%+7%

09Columbus, MSMS22,79245.7%−3%

10Greenville, MSMS26,53044.2%+6%

11Yazoo City, MSMS9,86744.1%+8%

12Meridian, MSMS33,37043.7%+3%

13Vicksburg, MSMS19,83043.6%−2%

14Pascagoula, MSMS21,40943.2%+6%

15McComb, MSMS11,69742.3%+10%

16Jackson, MSMS141,19642.0%−2%

17Gulfport, MSMS76,50641.3%−5%

18Canton, MSMS10,87341.1%+15%

19Corinth, MSMS14,34540.6%+8%

20Natchez, MSMS14,88040.0%+6%

21Senatobia, MSMS8,47339.7%−7%

22Cleveland, MSMS10,13838.9%+1%

23Grenada, MSMS12,08838.7%−1%

24Holly Springs, MSMS6,40238.7%+5%

25Laurel, MSMS17,66238.7%−1%

26New Albany, MSMS7,75638.4%+5%

27Brookhaven, MSMS11,64638.2%+6%

28Pontotoc, MSMS6,15637.9%+14%

29Tupelo, MSMS38,08737.8%−3%

30Ripley, MSMS5,37736.9%+15%

31Forest, MSMS5,43336.7%+18%

32Indianola, MSMS8,63736.6%−1%

33West Point, MSMS9,74336.2%−4%

34Kosciusko, MSMS6,72236.2%+12%

35Columbia, MSMS6,52536.0%+5%

36Picayune, MSMS12,01935.3%+3%

37West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,71535.3%−4%

38Batesville, MSMS7,32535.0%+22%

39Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,63434.2%+1%

40Long Beach, MSMS17,30933.7%+5%

41Booneville, MSMS9,25733.6%+10%

42Pearl, MSMS28,86433.1%+9%

43Louisville, MSMS5,92132.9%+24%

44Philadelphia, MSMS6,85832.7%+21%

45Petal, MSMS11,69431.1%+7%

46Saltillo, MSMS5,06031.1%−22%

47Amory, MSMS6,38630.8%+5%

48Gautier, MSMS19,06930.0%−5%

49Horn Lake, MSMS26,74128.3%+54%

50Clinton, MSMS26,64028.2%−11%

51Waveland, MSMS7,04228.2%−4%

52Ocean Springs, MSMS18,99327.8%−16%

53Pass Christian, MSMS6,45927.8%−6%

54Southaven, MSMS57,81927.7%+37%

55D'Iberville, MSMS13,55727.5%+4%

56Brandon, MSMS26,12226.1%+25%

57Moss Point, MSMS11,74325.8%+14%

58Hernando, MSMS18,82425.5%−10%

59Richland, MSMS7,63024.9%+27%

60St. Martin, MSMS8,13924.0%+7%

61Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,26418.1%+21%

62Gulf Hills, MSMS8,45117.6%+3%

63Olive Branch, MSMS47,56316.0%−40%

64Latimer, MSMS6,75611.2%−28%

65Diamondhead, MSMS9,4418.8%−31%

66Vancleave, MSMS5,0788.6%−20%

67Byram, MSMS12,7076.8%–

68Madison, MSMS28,5756.1%−33%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS