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Largest Subsaharan African population, Mississippi cities · 2020

Mississippi cities ranked by the number of residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry, from the 2020 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 102.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Jackson, MSMS141,1962,224+18%

02Pascagoula, MSMS21,409498−33%

03Clinton, MSMS26,640489+426%

04Southaven, MSMS57,819486+220%

05Gulfport, MSMS76,506441−91%

06Greenville, MSMS26,530439−4%

07Meridian, MSMS33,370427+6%

08Ridgeland, MSMS24,750424+134%

09Horn Lake, MSMS26,741387+1148%

10Kosciusko, MSMS6,722331+1847%

11Biloxi, MSMS48,516303+45%

12Moss Point, MSMS11,743302−80%

13Laurel, MSMS17,662290+51%

14Picayune, MSMS12,019281+1177%

15Gautier, MSMS19,069275−75%

16Olive Branch, MSMS47,563238+13%

17Booneville, MSMS9,257234–

18Madison, MSMS28,575218+1457%

19St. Martin, MSMS8,139186+36%

20Holly Springs, MSMS6,402176+1073%

21Oxford, MSMS26,773164+356%

22Hattiesburg, MSMS48,802153−73%

23Tupelo, MSMS38,087140+87%

24Brandon, MSMS26,122125+160%

25Grenada, MSMS12,088124+88%

26Yazoo City, MSMS9,867115+29%

27Natchez, MSMS14,880112−35%

28Batesville, MSMS7,325109+106%

29Louisville, MSMS5,921104+154%

30Starkville, MSMS25,754102−59%

31Cleveland, MSMS10,13895+313%

32Pearl, MSMS28,86492−80%

33Clarksdale, MSMS13,64382−50%

34D'Iberville, MSMS13,55781+406%

35Byram, MSMS12,70773+161%

36New Albany, MSMS7,75657−78%

37Brookhaven, MSMS11,64656−62%

38Columbus, MSMS22,79248−57%

39Corinth, MSMS14,34547–

40Indianola, MSMS8,63742−80%

41Vicksburg, MSMS19,83042−85%

42Amory, MSMS6,38642–

43Ocean Springs, MSMS18,99334−83%

44West Point, MSMS9,74334−50%

45Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,26431–

46Senatobia, MSMS8,47330+50%

47Richland, MSMS7,63027–

48Greenwood, MSMS13,42925−62%

49Vancleave, MSMS5,07819−37%

50Columbia, MSMS6,52514−82%

51McComb, MSMS11,69711–

52Philadelphia, MSMS6,85810−82%

53Hernando, MSMS18,8247−46%

54Petal, MSMS11,6946–

55Ripley, MSMS5,3776–

56Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,6343−83%

57University, MSMS5,3152−98%

58Diamondhead, MSMS9,4411–

59Long Beach, MSMS17,3091−100%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS