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Least racially diverse, Mississippi cities · 1990

Mississippi cities with the lowest CensusEasy Diversity Score, where most residents share the same race or ethnicity (2023 ACS). This list covers the 67 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 2000

01Richland, MSMS7,6303−84%

02Latimer, MSMS6,7563−75%

03Southaven, MSMS57,8198−66%

04Petal, MSMS11,6949−36%

05Saltillo, MSMS5,0609−33%

06Madison, MSMS28,57511−30%

07Horn Lake, MSMS26,74112−70%

08Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,26414−22%

09Diamondhead, MSMS9,44115+13%

10Vancleave, MSMS5,07820+9%

11Long Beach, MSMS17,30922−21%

12Pearl, MSMS28,86424−39%

13Ocean Springs, MSMS18,99326−7%

14St. Martin, MSMS8,13927−28%

15Gulf Hills, MSMS8,45128−31%

16D'Iberville, MSMS13,55730−33%

17West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,71531−37%

18Ridgeland, MSMS24,75031−33%

19Waveland, MSMS7,04232−3%

20Brandon, MSMS26,12232+5%

21Booneville, MSMS9,25733−17%

22Olive Branch, MSMS47,56335+19%

23Pontotoc, MSMS6,15636−19%

24Flowood, MSMS11,00339−7%

25Ripley, MSMS5,37740−21%

26Clinton, MSMS26,64040−17%

27Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,63442+2%

28Oxford, MSMS26,77344−9%

29Corinth, MSMS14,34546−1%

30Pascagoula, MSMS21,40947−22%

31Tupelo, MSMS38,08747−13%

32Gautier, MSMS19,06948−18%

33Hernando, MSMS18,82449−0%

34Amory, MSMS6,38652−3%

35New Albany, MSMS7,75653−13%

36Senatobia, MSMS8,47353−3%

37Holly Springs, MSMS6,40254+19%

38Biloxi, MSMS48,51654−3%

39Columbia, MSMS6,52554−9%

40Canton, MSMS10,87355+40%

41Gulfport, MSMS76,50656−11%

42Starkville, MSMS25,75456−8%

43Indianola, MSMS8,63757+15%

44Moss Point, MSMS11,74358+10%

45Yazoo City, MSMS9,86758+1%

46Picayune, MSMS12,01959−1%

47Clarksdale, MSMS13,64360+9%

48Batesville, MSMS7,32560−6%

49Greenville, MSMS26,53061+14%

50Philadelphia, MSMS6,85861−4%

51Greenwood, MSMS13,42962+6%

52Kosciusko, MSMS6,72262−4%

53Vicksburg, MSMS19,83062+1%

54Brookhaven, MSMS11,64663−2%

55Louisville, MSMS5,92163−3%

56Jackson, MSMS141,19663+20%

57Forest, MSMS5,43363−16%

58McComb, MSMS11,69763+1%

59Meridian, MSMS33,37063−1%

60Natchez, MSMS14,88063−0%

61Laurel, MSMS17,66263−4%

62Grenada, MSMS12,08863−1%

63West Point, MSMS9,74364+1%

64Hattiesburg, MSMS48,80264−3%

65Columbus, MSMS22,79264+0%

66Cleveland, MSMS10,13865−0%

67Pass Christian, MSMS6,45966+10%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES