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Most population lost, Mississippi cities · 2020

Mississippi cities that lost the most residents from the 2010 census to 2020, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 69 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Jackson, MSMS141,196-19,813+61%

02Meridian, MSMS33,370-6,096+471%

03Greenville, MSMS26,530-4,730+32%

04Clarksdale, MSMS13,643-3,059−430%

05Vicksburg, MSMS19,830-2,283−142%

06Canton, MSMS10,873-2,241−179%

07Moss Point, MSMS11,743-1,557−22%

08Laurel, MSMS17,662-1,379+218%

09Natchez, MSMS14,880-1,272+28%

10West Point, MSMS9,743-1,202−133%

11Cleveland, MSMS10,138-1,135−26%

12Yazoo City, MSMS9,867-1,087−151%

13Indianola, MSMS8,637-1,037−473%

14Brookhaven, MSMS11,646-839+120%

15Holly Springs, MSMS6,402-731−205%

16Columbia, MSMS6,525-718+239%

17Greenwood, MSMS13,429-715+49%

18Amory, MSMS6,386-650+374%

19Louisville, MSMS5,921-559+243%

20New Albany, MSMS7,756-408−149%

21Grenada, MSMS12,088-392−110%

22Pascagoula, MSMS21,409-382−227%

23McComb, MSMS11,697-377−122%

24Philadelphia, MSMS6,858-359−166%

25Vancleave, MSMS5,078-294−117%

26Kosciusko, MSMS6,722-288−173%

27Forest, MSMS5,433-254−127%

28Pontotoc, MSMS6,156+15−98%

29Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,634+24−84%

30Corinth, MSMS14,345+49−98%

31Batesville, MSMS7,325+60−92%

32Ripley, MSMS5,377+67−37%

33St. Martin, MSMS8,139+81−77%

34West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,715+97−89%

35Saltillo, MSMS5,060+170−89%

36Senatobia, MSMS8,473+189−90%

37Richland, MSMS7,630+225−89%

38Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,264+253−87%

39Ridgeland, MSMS24,750+293−97%

40Booneville, MSMS9,257+383−43%

41Columbus, MSMS22,792+444−79%

42Gautier, MSMS19,069+452−72%

43Starkville, MSMS25,754+472−86%

44University, MSMS5,315+494–

45Petal, MSMS11,694+556−283%

46Latimer, MSMS6,756+641−39%

47Horn Lake, MSMS26,741+670−87%

48Waveland, MSMS7,042+775−41%

49Ocean Springs, MSMS18,993+987−62%

50Picayune, MSMS12,019+1,007−1128%

51Pass Christian, MSMS6,459+1,073+5%

52Diamondhead, MSMS9,441+1,104−65%

53Byram, MSMS12,707+1,177–

54Gulf Hills, MSMS8,451+1,382+54%

55Long Beach, MSMS17,309+1,988+31%

56Pearl, MSMS28,864+2,023−15%

57Flowood, MSMS11,003+2,379+26%

58Hattiesburg, MSMS48,802+2,741−5%

59Clinton, MSMS26,640+2,884+92%

60Hernando, MSMS18,824+3,048−17%

61D'Iberville, MSMS13,557+3,235+210%

62Tupelo, MSMS38,087+3,377−4%

63Brandon, MSMS26,122+3,433−36%

64Madison, MSMS28,575+3,598−50%

65Gulfport, MSMS76,506+5,133−83%

66Biloxi, MSMS48,516+5,395+25%

67Southaven, MSMS57,819+5,666−49%

68Olive Branch, MSMS47,563+6,227−64%

69Oxford, MSMS26,773+6,500+267%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS