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Least racially diverse, Mississippi cities

Name: Least racially diverse, Mississippi cities, 2024
Creator: CensusEasy
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Mississippi cities with the lowest CensusEasy Diversity Score, where most residents share the same race or ethnicity (2024 ACS). This list covers the 69 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 69 is 62. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: St. Martin, MS, up 19 places to #26.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 1990

01Vancleave, MSMS5,07819−8%

02Yazoo City, MSMS9,86726−55%

03Diamondhead, MSMS9,44135+133%

04▲2Greenville, MSMS26,53037−39%

05Indianola, MSMS8,63739−31%

06▲1Jackson, MSMS141,19639−38%

07▲9Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,26440+180%

08▼4Clarksdale, MSMS13,64341−31%

09▼1Saltillo, MSMS5,06043+361%

10▲4Long Beach, MSMS17,30945+109%

11▲9Waveland, MSMS7,04247+48%

12▲1Madison, MSMS28,57548+339%

13▼3Ocean Springs, MSMS18,99350+95%

14▲10Canton, MSMS10,87350−9%

15▲3Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,63451+21%

16▲5McComb, MSMS11,69753−16%

17▼5Hernando, MSMS18,82453+9%

18▲8Vicksburg, MSMS19,83053−14%

19▼10Holly Springs, MSMS6,402540%

20▲2Byram, MSMS12,70754–

21▼2Petal, MSMS11,69455+574%

22▼5Brandon, MSMS26,12255+74%

23Greenwood, MSMS13,42956−9%

24▲4West Point, MSMS9,74356−11%

25▲2Booneville, MSMS9,25757+72%

26▲19St. Martin, MSMS8,13958+114%

27▲11Flowood, MSMS11,00358+51%

28▲19Pass Christian, MSMS6,45958−12%

29▼18University, MSMS5,31559–

30▼5Moss Point, MSMS11,74359+3%

31▲12Richland, MSMS7,63059+1988%

32▲5Corinth, MSMS14,34561+32%

33▼2Louisville, MSMS5,92162−2%

34▲2Natchez, MSMS14,88062−2%

35▼3Columbus, MSMS22,79262−3%

36▼21Latimer, MSMS6,75663+2469%

37▲9Kosciusko, MSMS6,72263+2%

38▼8Amory, MSMS6,38663+25%

39Grenada, MSMS12,08864+1%

40▼5Oxford, MSMS26,77364+44%

41▲13Batesville, MSMS7,32564+7%

42▲7Columbia, MSMS6,52564+19%

43▼10Gulf Hills, MSMS8,45165+135%

44▼10Brookhaven, MSMS11,64665+4%

45▲12Ripley, MSMS5,37766+69%

46▼4Laurel, MSMS17,66267+5%

47▼18Meridian, MSMS33,37068+9%

48▼4Senatobia, MSMS8,47369+29%

49▲1Philadelphia, MSMS6,85869+13%

50▲2New Albany, MSMS7,75669+33%

51Cleveland, MSMS10,13871+11%

52▼12Pearl, MSMS28,86472+212%

53▼5Picayune, MSMS12,01972+21%

54▲12D'Iberville, MSMS13,55772+135%

55▲4Southaven, MSMS57,81973+882%

56Tupelo, MSMS38,08773+54%

57▲3Hattiesburg, MSMS48,80273+15%

58Clinton, MSMS26,64073+86%

59▼6Starkville, MSMS25,75474+31%

60▼5Olive Branch, MSMS47,56374+111%

61▲2Biloxi, MSMS48,51674+38%

62▲5West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,71575+147%

63▼1Horn Lake, MSMS26,74177+570%

64▼3Gautier, MSMS19,06977+61%

65▼1Ridgeland, MSMS24,75077+149%

66▼1Gulfport, MSMS76,50678+41%

67▼26Pontotoc, MSMS6,15678+116%

68Pascagoula, MSMS21,40979+72%

69Forest, MSMS5,43385+35%

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