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Largest Subsaharan African population, Mississippi cities

Mississippi cities ranked by the number of residents who are Subsaharan African 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 59 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 59 is 142. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: McComb, MS, up 49 places to #2.

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Largest Subsaharan African population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN POPULATIONVS 2010
01Jackson, MSMS141,1962,168+15%
02▲49McComb, MSMS11,6972,024–
03▲1Southaven, MSMS57,819951+526%
04▲3Meridian, MSMS33,370849+110%
05▼3Pascagoula, MSMS21,409750+1%
06▲10Olive Branch, MSMS47,563663+214%
07▲6Laurel, MSMS17,662541+182%
08▲22Starkville, MSMS25,754536+116%
09▲3Moss Point, MSMS11,743534−64%
10▼7Clinton, MSMS26,640529+469%
11▲26Brookhaven, MSMS11,646525+252%
12▼7Gulfport, MSMS76,506510−90%
13▼2Biloxi, MSMS48,516416+99%
14▲9Tupelo, MSMS38,087359+379%
15▼7Ridgeland, MSMS24,750334+85%
16▲19Byram, MSMS12,707325+1061%
17▲5Hattiesburg, MSMS48,802302−47%
18▲23Vicksburg, MSMS19,830250−13%
19▼1Madison, MSMS28,575248+1671%
20▲28Greenwood, MSMS13,429239+268%
21Oxford, MSMS26,773225+525%
22▼8Picayune, MSMS12,019218+891%
23▲21West Point, MSMS9,743204+200%
24▼9Gautier, MSMS19,069197−82%
25▼16Horn Lake, MSMS26,741185+497%
26▼7St. Martin, MSMS8,139180+31%
27▲16Ocean Springs, MSMS18,993164−20%
28▲10Columbus, MSMS22,792163+47%
29▲3Pearl, MSMS28,864149−67%
30▼13Booneville, MSMS9,257142–
31Cleveland, MSMS10,138141+513%
32▲23Ripley, MSMS5,377136–
33▼27Greenville, MSMS26,530129−72%
34▲19Hernando, MSMS18,824124+854%
35▲24Long Beach, MSMS17,309119−48%
36▼12Brandon, MSMS26,122106+121%
37▲20University, MSMS5,31589−27%
38West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,71586–
39▼13Yazoo City, MSMS9,86775−16%
40▼20Holly Springs, MSMS6,40271+373%
41▼1Indianola, MSMS8,63771−67%
42▼15Natchez, MSMS14,88063−64%
43▼18Grenada, MSMS12,08860−9%
44▼8New Albany, MSMS7,75654−79%
45Canton, MSMS10,87352+333%
46Pass Christian, MSMS6,45944–
47▲3Columbia, MSMS6,52543−45%
48▼3Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,26439–
49▲3Philadelphia, MSMS6,85834−38%
50▼17Clarksdale, MSMS13,64326−84%
51▼12Corinth, MSMS14,34526–
52▼42Kosciusko, MSMS6,72224+41%
53▼11Amory, MSMS6,38620–
54Petal, MSMS11,69419–
55▼27Batesville, MSMS7,32510−81%
56Flowood, MSMS11,00310–
57▼23D'Iberville, MSMS13,5579−44%
58▼2Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,6341−94%
59▼1Diamondhead, MSMS9,4411–
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES