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Largest Scotch-Irish population, Mississippi cities

Mississippi cities ranked by the number of residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry, 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 66 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 66 is 130. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Cleveland, MS, up 45 places to #22.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Jackson, MSMS141,196870−65%

02▲1Gulfport, MSMS76,506853−40%

03▲1Madison, MSMS28,575672−39%

04▼2Hattiesburg, MSMS48,802636−47%

05▲10Starkville, MSMS25,754510−39%

06▲1Oxford, MSMS26,773501−61%

07▼2Brandon, MSMS26,122479−41%

08▲12Hernando, MSMS18,824459−5%

09▲1Southaven, MSMS57,819452−51%

10▲3Biloxi, MSMS48,516450−56%

11Ocean Springs, MSMS18,993427−54%

12▼4Tupelo, MSMS38,087398−54%

13▼4Ridgeland, MSMS24,750391−19%

14▼8Olive Branch, MSMS47,563358−69%

15▲10Pascagoula, MSMS21,409326−23%

16▼4Meridian, MSMS33,370306−66%

17▲6Gautier, MSMS19,069300−27%

18▲9Long Beach, MSMS17,309287−17%

19▼3Columbus, MSMS22,792275−56%

20▼6Pearl, MSMS28,864224−70%

21▼4Clinton, MSMS26,640207−80%

22▲45Cleveland, MSMS10,138171−31%

23▲25Greenville, MSMS26,530159−54%

24▲8Vicksburg, MSMS19,830154−56%

25▼3Horn Lake, MSMS26,741152−69%

26Natchez, MSMS14,880152−53%

27▲14West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,715152−33%

28▲2Richland, MSMS7,630151−51%

29▲22Gulf Hills, MSMS8,451148−1%

30▼2Flowood, MSMS11,003144−64%

31▲12Picayune, MSMS12,019143−56%

32▲37Columbia, MSMS6,525139+5%

33▲16Diamondhead, MSMS9,441130−40%

34▲12Vancleave, MSMS5,078103−52%

35▼14Laurel, MSMS17,662102−83%

36▲1Pontotoc, MSMS6,156102−8%

37▲21D'Iberville, MSMS13,55799−80%

38▼14Petal, MSMS11,69488−72%

39▼6Brookhaven, MSMS11,64686−54%

40▲4Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,26486−13%

41▼22Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,63484−59%

42▲18Yazoo City, MSMS9,86776+13%

43▲14Louisville, MSMS5,92169−67%

44▼15McComb, MSMS11,69769−76%

45▲16Senatobia, MSMS8,47367−71%

46▼6Byram, MSMS12,70761−84%

47▼29Greenwood, MSMS13,42961−80%

48▲5Clarksdale, MSMS13,64360−85%

49▼2Waveland, MSMS7,04255+96%

50▼16Pass Christian, MSMS6,45949−56%

51▼1St. Martin, MSMS8,13949−66%

52▼14Corinth, MSMS14,34546−86%

53▲6Philadelphia, MSMS6,85846−81%

54▼23New Albany, MSMS7,75639−78%

55▼3Holly Springs, MSMS6,40237−70%

56▼2Latimer, MSMS6,75637−89%

57▼22Saltillo, MSMS5,06030−82%

58▼22Booneville, MSMS9,25729−86%

59▼4Amory, MSMS6,38618−94%

60▼4Kosciusko, MSMS6,72218−84%

61▲3Ripley, MSMS5,37718−90%

62▼17West Point, MSMS9,74314−94%

63Canton, MSMS10,87312−93%

64▼2Moss Point, MSMS11,74312−88%

65▼23Batesville, MSMS7,32511−91%

66Indianola, MSMS8,6374−97%

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