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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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Jackson, MSMS141,1962,168+15%

02McComb, MSMS11,6972,024–

03Southaven, MSMS57,819951+526%

04Meridian, MSMS33,370849+110%

05Pascagoula, MSMS21,409750+1%

06Olive Branch, MSMS47,563663+214%

07Laurel, MSMS17,662541+182%

08Starkville, MSMS25,754536+116%

09Moss Point, MSMS11,743534−64%

10Clinton, MSMS26,640529+469%

11Brookhaven, MSMS11,646525+252%

12Gulfport, MSMS76,506510−90%

13Biloxi, MSMS48,516416+99%

14Tupelo, MSMS38,087359+379%

15Ridgeland, MSMS24,750334+85%

16Byram, MSMS12,707325+1061%

17Hattiesburg, MSMS48,802302−47%

18Vicksburg, MSMS19,830250−13%

19Madison, MSMS28,575248+1671%

20Greenwood, MSMS13,429239+268%

21Oxford, MSMS26,773225+525%

22Picayune, MSMS12,019218+891%

23West Point, MSMS9,743204+200%

24Gautier, MSMS19,069197−82%

25Horn Lake, MSMS26,741185+497%

26St. Martin, MSMS8,139180+31%

27Ocean Springs, MSMS18,993164−20%

28Columbus, MSMS22,792163+47%

29Pearl, MSMS28,864149−67%

30Booneville, MSMS9,257142–

31Cleveland, MSMS10,138141+513%

32Ripley, MSMS5,377136–

33Greenville, MSMS26,530129−72%

34Hernando, MSMS18,824124+854%

35Long Beach, MSMS17,309119−48%

36Brandon, MSMS26,122106+121%

37University, MSMS5,31589−27%

38West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,71586–

39Yazoo City, MSMS9,86775−16%

40Holly Springs, MSMS6,40271+373%

41Indianola, MSMS8,63771−67%

42Natchez, MSMS14,88063−64%

43Grenada, MSMS12,08860−9%

44New Albany, MSMS7,75654−79%

45Canton, MSMS10,87352+333%

46Pass Christian, MSMS6,45944–

47Columbia, MSMS6,52543−45%

48Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,26439–

49Philadelphia, MSMS6,85834−38%

50Clarksdale, MSMS13,64326−84%

51Corinth, MSMS14,34526–

52Kosciusko, MSMS6,72224+41%

53Amory, MSMS6,38620–

54Petal, MSMS11,69419–

55Batesville, MSMS7,32510−81%

56Flowood, MSMS11,00310–

57D'Iberville, MSMS13,5579−44%

58Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,6341−94%

59Diamondhead, MSMS9,4411–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES