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Most population gained, Mississippi cities · 2000

Mississippi cities that added the most residents from the 1990 census to 2000, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 67 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is +1,305.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS –

01Gulfport, MSMS76,506+30,352–

02Olive Branch, MSMS47,563+17,487–

03Southaven, MSMS57,819+11,028–

04Ridgeland, MSMS24,750+8,408–

05Madison, MSMS28,575+7,221–

06Vicksburg, MSMS19,830+5,499–

07Brandon, MSMS26,122+5,359–

08Horn Lake, MSMS26,741+5,030–

09Biloxi, MSMS48,516+4,325–

10Grenada, MSMS12,088+4,015–

11Hernando, MSMS18,824+3,685–

12West Point, MSMS9,743+3,656–

13Tupelo, MSMS38,087+3,526–

14Starkville, MSMS25,754+3,411–

15Diamondhead, MSMS9,441+3,151–

16Hattiesburg, MSMS48,802+2,888–

17Canton, MSMS10,873+2,849–

18Ocean Springs, MSMS18,993+2,582–

19Pearl, MSMS28,864+2,381–

20Corinth, MSMS14,345+2,234–

21Columbus, MSMS22,792+2,142–

22Yazoo City, MSMS9,867+2,120–

23Richland, MSMS7,630+2,013–

24Senatobia, MSMS8,473+1,910–

25Flowood, MSMS11,003+1,890–

26Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,264+1,882–

27Oxford, MSMS26,773+1,772–

28McComb, MSMS11,697+1,746–

29Vancleave, MSMS5,078+1,681–

30Saltillo, MSMS5,060+1,611–

31Gautier, MSMS19,069+1,593–

32Long Beach, MSMS17,309+1,516–

33Clinton, MSMS26,640+1,500–

34Waveland, MSMS7,042+1,305–

35Latimer, MSMS6,756+1,045–

36D'Iberville, MSMS13,557+1,042–

37Pass Christian, MSMS6,459+1,022–

38Clarksdale, MSMS13,643+928–

39Forest, MSMS5,433+927–

40Gulf Hills, MSMS8,451+896–

41West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,715+864–

42New Albany, MSMS7,756+832–

43Batesville, MSMS7,325+710–

44Holly Springs, MSMS6,402+696–

45Pontotoc, MSMS6,156+683–

46Booneville, MSMS9,257+670–

47Philadelphia, MSMS6,858+545–

48Kosciusko, MSMS6,722+392–

49St. Martin, MSMS8,139+348–

50Pascagoula, MSMS21,409+301–

51Indianola, MSMS8,637+278–

52Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,634+146–

53Ripley, MSMS5,377+107–

54Picayune, MSMS12,019-98–

55Amory, MSMS6,386-137–

56Louisville, MSMS5,921-163–

57Columbia, MSMS6,525-212–

58Petal, MSMS11,694-304–

59Brookhaven, MSMS11,646-382–

60Laurel, MSMS17,662-434–

61Greenwood, MSMS13,429-481–

62Natchez, MSMS14,880-996–

63Meridian, MSMS33,370-1,068–

64Cleveland, MSMS10,138-1,543–

65Moss Point, MSMS11,743-1,986–

66Greenville, MSMS26,530-3,593–

67Jackson, MSMS141,196-12,338–

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