RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 69 SHOWN OF 69

Least racially diverse, Mississippi cities · 2010

Mississippi cities with the lowest CensusEasy Diversity Score, where most residents share the same race or ethnicity (2010 ACS). This list covers the 69 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 69 is 60.

Flip the list · Most racially diverse, US cities →

MississippiAll statesPop > 5KAll rankings

SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

RELATEDLargest foreign-born population Most residents with a disability Largest veteran population Most uninsured people Largest senior population Most unmarried people

YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 1990

01Vancleave, MSMS5,07820−1%

02Diamondhead, MSMS9,44125+65%

03Saltillo, MSMS5,06026+183%

04Latimer, MSMS6,75632+1195%

05Madison, MSMS28,57533+207%

06Petal, MSMS11,69435+328%

07Long Beach, MSMS17,30935+64%

08Ocean Springs, MSMS18,99337+43%

09Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,26437+159%

10Yazoo City, MSMS9,86739−33%

11Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,63440−5%

12Brandon, MSMS26,12241+30%

13Jackson, MSMS141,19642−33%

14Indianola, MSMS8,63742−26%

15Holly Springs, MSMS6,40243−20%

16Waveland, MSMS7,04244+39%

17Clarksdale, MSMS13,64345−25%

18Greenville, MSMS26,53045−26%

19Hernando, MSMS18,82445−7%

20Booneville, MSMS9,25746+39%

21University, MSMS5,31546–

22Richland, MSMS7,63047+1542%

23Moss Point, MSMS11,74351−11%

24Canton, MSMS10,87351−8%

25Flowood, MSMS11,00352+35%

26Gulf Hills, MSMS8,45154+94%

27Oxford, MSMS26,77356+25%

28Olive Branch, MSMS47,56357+63%

29Amory, MSMS6,38657+12%

30Corinth, MSMS14,34557+25%

31Greenwood, MSMS13,42958−6%

32McComb, MSMS11,69758−8%

33Vicksburg, MSMS19,83058−5%

34Pearl, MSMS28,86460+161%

35Louisville, MSMS5,92160−4%

36Southaven, MSMS57,81960+714%

37St. Martin, MSMS8,13961+125%

38West Point, MSMS9,74362−2%

39Columbus, MSMS22,79262−3%

40Natchez, MSMS14,88063−1%

41Pontotoc, MSMS6,15663+73%

42Meridian, MSMS33,370630%

43Senatobia, MSMS8,47364+19%

44Pass Christian, MSMS6,45964−3%

45Grenada, MSMS12,08864+1%

46Brookhaven, MSMS11,64664+3%

47Byram, MSMS12,70765–

48Batesville, MSMS7,32566+10%

49Columbia, MSMS6,52566+21%

50Tupelo, MSMS38,08766+39%

51Laurel, MSMS17,66266+4%

52Picayune, MSMS12,01966+12%

53Cleveland, MSMS10,13866+4%

54Kosciusko, MSMS6,72267+8%

55Clinton, MSMS26,64067+69%

56D'Iberville, MSMS13,55767+117%

57Gautier, MSMS19,06967+41%

58Biloxi, MSMS48,51667+25%

59Starkville, MSMS25,75467+20%

60Ripley, MSMS5,37768+77%

61Hattiesburg, MSMS48,80269+9%

62Ridgeland, MSMS24,75070+125%

63New Albany, MSMS7,75670+35%

64Gulfport, MSMS76,50671+28%

65Horn Lake, MSMS26,74172+533%

66Philadelphia, MSMS6,85873+19%

67Pascagoula, MSMS21,40973+57%

68West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,71574+142%

69Forest, MSMS5,43380+27%

SHOWING 1–69 OF 69

Download CSV (full list, 69 rows)How this score is calculated

UPDATED 2026-06-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS