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Largest Central American population, Mississippi cities

Mississippi cities ranked by the number of residents who are Central American origin, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 54 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 54 is 104. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Pontotoc, MS, up 25 places to #10.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCENTRAL AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Gulfport, MSMS76,5061,632+211%

02Biloxi, MSMS48,5161,615+189%

03▲2Jackson, MSMS141,196945+17%

04▼1D'Iberville, MSMS13,557782+6417%

05▲5Forest, MSMS5,433759+772%

06▲21Laurel, MSMS17,662538+337%

07▼1Corinth, MSMS14,345526–

08▲10Ocean Springs, MSMS18,993522+691%

09▲11Hattiesburg, MSMS48,802499+94%

10▲25Pontotoc, MSMS6,156380+53%

11▼3Ridgeland, MSMS24,750362+160%

12▼8Pearl, MSMS28,864341+134%

13▼4Southaven, MSMS57,819282+49%

14▲16Clarksdale, MSMS13,643270–

15▲19Horn Lake, MSMS26,741260+20%

16▼4Picayune, MSMS12,019260–

17Olive Branch, MSMS47,563254+408%

18▼11Canton, MSMS10,873204–

19▼8Pascagoula, MSMS21,409202+621%

20Moss Point, MSMS11,743188–

21▲1Long Beach, MSMS17,309187–

22▼7West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,715186–

23Latimer, MSMS6,756160–

24▲15Indianola, MSMS8,637137+661%

25Oxford, MSMS26,773111–

26St. Martin, MSMS8,139111–

27▲19Richland, MSMS7,630104+108%

28▲1Flowood, MSMS11,00394–

29Amory, MSMS6,38689–

30▲11Pass Christian, MSMS6,45970–

31▼14Meridian, MSMS33,37066+14%

32▲1Starkville, MSMS25,75466+633%

33Gulf Hills, MSMS8,45158–

34▼20Hernando, MSMS18,82456+107%

35▼12Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,63455+175%

36Brandon, MSMS26,12254−72%

37Saltillo, MSMS5,06043+54%

38▼1Diamondhead, MSMS9,44139−40%

39Senatobia, MSMS8,47334+325%

40Columbia, MSMS6,52530+329%

41▼9Petal, MSMS11,69428−56%

42▼16Vicksburg, MSMS19,83026+86%

43▼27Clinton, MSMS26,64024−20%

44▼23Madison, MSMS28,57523–

45Kosciusko, MSMS6,72213–

46▼8Ripley, MSMS5,37710−93%

47▼2Natchez, MSMS14,8809−84%

48▼35Tupelo, MSMS38,0877−97%

49▼25Gautier, MSMS19,0695−93%

50▼7University, MSMS5,3155−55%

51▼4New Albany, MSMS7,7564–

52▼33Waveland, MSMS7,0424−86%

53▼11Booneville, MSMS9,2573–

54▼10McComb, MSMS11,6972–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES