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Most sparsely populated, Mississippi cities

Mississippi cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 62 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Booneville, MSMS9,257359+7%

02Batesville, MSMS7,325367+3%

03Flowood, MSMS11,003382+132%

04Louisville, MSMS5,921392−15%

05Grenada, MSMS12,088403−19%

06Forest, MSMS5,433415−9%

07New Albany, MSMS7,756425+2%

08West Point, MSMS9,743467−20%

09Ripley, MSMS5,377470−2%

10Corinth, MSMS14,345476+2%

11Moss Point, MSMS11,743487−26%

12Holly Springs, MSMS6,402501−20%

13Amory, MSMS6,386510−8%

14Canton, MSMS10,873511−16%

15Saltillo, MSMS5,060531+49%

16Brookhaven, MSMS11,646538+18%

17Senatobia, MSMS8,473545+27%

18Pontotoc, MSMS6,156551+17%

19Philadelphia, MSMS6,858562−6%

20Tupelo, MSMS38,087592+11%

21Vicksburg, MSMS19,830601−25%

22Richland, MSMS7,630609+27%

23Meridian, MSMS33,370621−17%

24Byram, MSMS12,707623+72%

25Gautier, MSMS19,069630+63%

26Clinton, MSMS26,640636+14%

27Picayune, MSMS12,019666+14%

28Petal, MSMS11,694692+54%

29Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,634724+30%

30Clarksdale, MSMS13,643726−34%

31Hernando, MSMS18,824740+176%

32Pass Christian, MSMS6,459784−2%

33Waveland, MSMS7,042829+6%

34Olive Branch, MSMS47,563852+126%

35Kosciusko, MSMS6,722891−9%

36Columbus, MSMS22,792910−12%

37Hattiesburg, MSMS48,802913+9%

38Starkville, MSMS25,754928+18%

39Diamondhead, MSMS9,441934+60%

40Natchez, MSMS14,880941−19%

41Ridgeland, MSMS24,750942+23%

42Columbia, MSMS6,525966−1%

43Yazoo City, MSMS9,867978−32%

44Greenville, MSMS26,530986−36%

45McComb, MSMS11,697993−12%

46Oxford, MSMS26,7731,006+128%

47Indianola, MSMS8,6371,008−28%

48Brandon, MSMS26,1221,018+59%

49Laurel, MSMS17,6621,088−4%

50Greenwood, MSMS13,4291,089−27%

51Biloxi, MSMS48,5161,130−4%

52Madison, MSMS28,5751,132+94%

53Pearl, MSMS28,8641,133+31%

54Jackson, MSMS141,1961,264−23%

55D'Iberville, MSMS13,5571,283+78%

56Cleveland, MSMS10,1381,338−27%

57Gulfport, MSMS76,5061,375+8%

58Pascagoula, MSMS21,4091,392−18%

59Southaven, MSMS57,8191,399+100%

60Ocean Springs, MSMS18,9931,644+10%

61Horn Lake, MSMS26,7411,669+90%

62Long Beach, MSMS17,3091,690−0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES