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Most rooted, Mississippi cities

Mississippi cities ranked by the share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS). These are the places where people stay put. This list covers the 69 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 69 is 87.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Horn Lake, MS, up 35 places to #10.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020
01▲8Ripley, MSMS5,37797.0%+5.4 pts
02Vancleave, MSMS5,07894.6%−1.6 pts
03▲3Pontotoc, MSMS6,15694.2%+1.1 pts
04▲29Saltillo, MSMS5,06093.6%+7.8 pts
05▼4Greenwood, MSMS13,42993.0%−3.4 pts
06▲4West Point, MSMS9,74393.0%+1.8 pts
07▼4Indianola, MSMS8,63792.8%−1.4 pts
08▲16Byram, MSMS12,70792.4%+5.0 pts
09▲14Booneville, MSMS9,25792.3%+4.7 pts
10▲35Horn Lake, MSMS26,74192.3%+8.6 pts
11▲2Laurel, MSMS17,66292.2%+1.4 pts
12▲9Vicksburg, MSMS19,83091.8%+3.5 pts
13▲18Olive Branch, MSMS47,56391.3%+4.9 pts
14▲5Petal, MSMS11,69491.2%+2.9 pts
15▼3Moss Point, MSMS11,74391.1%+0.3 pts
16▲11Pass Christian, MSMS6,45991.1%+3.8 pts
17▼2Yazoo City, MSMS9,86791.0%+1.3 pts
18▲4Clinton, MSMS26,64091.0%+3.1 pts
19▼8Brookhaven, MSMS11,64690.9%−0.1 pts
20▼12Madison, MSMS28,57590.8%−1.4 pts
21▲20Batesville, MSMS7,32590.8%+6.5 pts
22▼15Natchez, MSMS14,88090.4%−2.4 pts
23▲5Tupelo, MSMS38,08790.4%+3.3 pts
24▲2Columbia, MSMS6,52590.3%+2.9 pts
25▲10Diamondhead, MSMS9,44190.0%+4.7 pts
26▲14Southaven, MSMS57,81989.8%+5.4 pts
27▲33Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,26489.2%+10.7 pts
28▲10Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,63489.0%+4.4 pts
29▲28Waveland, MSMS7,04288.8%+8.5 pts
30▲22Picayune, MSMS12,01988.7%+6.3 pts
31▼2Gautier, MSMS19,06988.3%+1.4 pts
32▼14St. Martin, MSMS8,13988.1%−0.3 pts
33▼1Amory, MSMS6,38688.0%+2.0 pts
34▼17McComb, MSMS11,69787.8%−0.8 pts
35▲23Holly Springs, MSMS6,40287.7%+7.5 pts
36▲8Columbus, MSMS22,79287.4%+3.6 pts
37▼3Ocean Springs, MSMS18,99387.4%+2.0 pts
38▲5Meridian, MSMS33,37087.2%+3.2 pts
39▲3Pearl, MSMS28,86487.0%+2.7 pts
40▼26Canton, MSMS10,87386.9%−3.7 pts
41▼21Grenada, MSMS12,08886.7%−1.5 pts
42▲13Senatobia, MSMS8,47386.7%+5.6 pts
43▼27Latimer, MSMS6,75686.3%−2.8 pts
44▲10Long Beach, MSMS17,30986.2%+5.0 pts
45▲4Brandon, MSMS26,12286.1%+3.0 pts
46▲1Hernando, MSMS18,82486.1%+2.9 pts
47▼42Gulf Hills, MSMS8,45186.0%−7.6 pts
48▼23Greenville, MSMS26,53085.6%−1.9 pts
49▼12Cleveland, MSMS10,13885.5%+0.9 pts
50▲1Clarksdale, MSMS13,64385.5%+2.6 pts
51▲17West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,71585.3%+14.9 pts
52▼48Forest, MSMS5,43385.2%−8.9 pts
53▲6D'Iberville, MSMS13,55784.4%+5.8 pts
54▼6Louisville, MSMS5,92184.1%+0.9 pts
55▼25Richland, MSMS7,63084.0%−2.6 pts
56▼6Pascagoula, MSMS21,40983.2%+0.3 pts
57▼4Jackson, MSMS141,19683.2%+1.5 pts
58▼19Corinth, MSMS14,34582.7%−1.9 pts
59▼23New Albany, MSMS7,75682.6%−2.4 pts
60▲3Kosciusko, MSMS6,72282.3%+5.2 pts
61Gulfport, MSMS76,50682.3%+4.8 pts
62▼6Ridgeland, MSMS24,75082.1%+1.6 pts
63▼1Flowood, MSMS11,00381.5%+4.4 pts
64▲2Oxford, MSMS26,77380.6%+7.6 pts
65▲2Biloxi, MSMS48,51680.0%+7.7 pts
66▼20Philadelphia, MSMS6,85878.4%−4.9 pts
67▼3Hattiesburg, MSMS48,80278.2%+2.7 pts
68▼3Starkville, MSMS25,75465.7%−8.8 pts
69University, MSMS5,31526.3%−0.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES