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Most population gained, Mississippi cities

Mississippi cities that added the most residents from the 2020 census to 2024, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 69 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 69 is -73. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Laurel, MS, up 51 places to #11.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01▲1Olive Branch, MSMS47,563+7,308−58%

02▲1Southaven, MSMS57,819+1,578−86%

03▲24Starkville, MSMS25,754+1,361−60%

04▼3Oxford, MSMS26,773+995−44%

05▲36Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,634+904+519%

06▲4Hernando, MSMS18,824+811−78%

07▲47Columbia, MSMS6,525+768−462%

08▲28West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,715+709−18%

09▲5Pearl, MSMS28,864+622−74%

10▲16University, MSMS5,315+619–

11▲51Laurel, MSMS17,662+518−219%

12▼3D'Iberville, MSMS13,557+482−54%

13▲6Pass Christian, MSMS6,459+411−60%

14▼7Brandon, MSMS26,122+404−92%

15▼2Flowood, MSMS11,003+385−80%

16▲21St. Martin, MSMS8,139+328−6%

17▲15Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,264+292−84%

18▲7Petal, MSMS11,694+284−193%

19▲12Ridgeland, MSMS24,750+247−97%

20▼5Long Beach, MSMS17,309+229−85%

21Ocean Springs, MSMS18,993+217−92%

22▲11Richland, MSMS7,630+209−90%

23▼17Madison, MSMS28,575+199−97%

24▲18Pontotoc, MSMS6,156+166−76%

25▼8Byram, MSMS12,707+133–

26▲4Booneville, MSMS9,257+120−82%

27▼22Gulfport, MSMS76,506+77−100%

28▲22New Albany, MSMS7,756+37−96%

29▼5Latimer, MSMS6,756+36−97%

30▲5Saltillo, MSMS5,060+30−98%

31▲3Senatobia, MSMS8,473+26−99%

32▼4Gautier, MSMS19,069+22−99%

33▼13Picayune, MSMS12,019+15−115%

34▲22Brookhaven, MSMS11,646-24−94%

35▲8Forest, MSMS5,433-73−108%

36▼20Gulf Hills, MSMS8,451-75−108%

37▲1Ripley, MSMS5,377-85−179%

38▼15Horn Lake, MSMS26,741-89−102%

39▲12Louisville, MSMS5,921-89−45%

40▲18Yazoo City, MSMS9,867-97−105%

41▼29Hattiesburg, MSMS48,802-111−104%

42▲4Philadelphia, MSMS6,858-122−122%

43▼35Tupelo, MSMS38,087-132−104%

44▼5Batesville, MSMS7,325-136−119%

45▲19Canton, MSMS10,873-137−105%

46▼24Waveland, MSMS7,042-148−111%

47▲5Amory, MSMS6,386-166+21%

48▼4Kosciusko, MSMS6,722-181−146%

49▲14Moss Point, MSMS11,743-190−90%

50▼32Diamondhead, MSMS9,441-191−106%

51▲9West Point, MSMS9,743-205−106%

52▲3Holly Springs, MSMS6,402-264−138%

53▼13Corinth, MSMS14,345-299−113%

54▼6Pascagoula, MSMS21,409-300−200%

55▼6Grenada, MSMS12,088-325−108%

56▲5Natchez, MSMS14,880-328−67%

57▼10McComb, MSMS11,697-364−121%

58▼5Greenwood, MSMS13,429-404−16%

59▼14Vancleave, MSMS5,078-514−131%

60▼1Cleveland, MSMS10,138-576−63%

61▼4Indianola, MSMS8,637-584−310%

62▼58Biloxi, MSMS48,516-588−114%

63▲3Clarksdale, MSMS13,643-672−172%

64▼35Columbus, MSMS22,792-736−134%

65▼54Clinton, MSMS26,640-905−160%

66▲2Meridian, MSMS33,370-915−14%

67▼2Vicksburg, MSMS19,830-984−118%

68▼1Greenville, MSMS26,530-1,504−58%

69Jackson, MSMS141,196-7,070−43%

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