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Most sparsely populated, Mississippi cities

Mississippi cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2025). This list covers the 62 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 62 is 784. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Columbus, MS, up 9 places to #36.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01▲2Booneville, MSMS9,257359+7%

02▲2Batesville, MSMS7,325367+3%

03▼1Flowood, MSMS11,003382+132%

04▲1Louisville, MSMS5,921392−15%

05▲4Grenada, MSMS12,088403−19%

06▲1Forest, MSMS5,433415−9%

07▲1New Albany, MSMS7,756425+2%

08▲3West Point, MSMS9,743467−20%

09▲1Ripley, MSMS5,377470−2%

10▲2Corinth, MSMS14,345476+2%

11▲2Moss Point, MSMS11,743487−26%

12▲8Holly Springs, MSMS6,402501−20%

13▲4Amory, MSMS6,386510−8%

14▲1Canton, MSMS10,873511−16%

15▲1Saltillo, MSMS5,060531+49%

16▲3Brookhaven, MSMS11,646538+18%

17▲1Senatobia, MSMS8,473545+27%

18▼4Pontotoc, MSMS6,156551+17%

19▲3Philadelphia, MSMS6,858562−6%

20▲3Tupelo, MSMS38,087592+11%

21▲8Vicksburg, MSMS19,830601−25%

22▼1Richland, MSMS7,630609+27%

23▲5Meridian, MSMS33,370621−17%

24Byram, MSMS12,707623+72%

25Gautier, MSMS19,069630+63%

26▲5Clinton, MSMS26,640636+14%

27▲3Picayune, MSMS12,019666+14%

28▼1Petal, MSMS11,694692+54%

29▼3Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,634724+30%

30▲5Clarksdale, MSMS13,643726−34%

31▲1Hernando, MSMS18,824740+176%

32▲1Pass Christian, MSMS6,459784−2%

33▲3Waveland, MSMS7,042829+6%

34Olive Branch, MSMS47,563852+126%

35▲8Kosciusko, MSMS6,722891−9%

36▲9Columbus, MSMS22,792910−12%

37▲2Hattiesburg, MSMS48,802913+9%

38Starkville, MSMS25,754928+18%

39▲3Diamondhead, MSMS9,441934+60%

40Natchez, MSMS14,880941−19%

41Ridgeland, MSMS24,750942+23%

42▼5Columbia, MSMS6,525966−1%

43▲4Yazoo City, MSMS9,867978−32%

44▲9Greenville, MSMS26,530986−36%

45▲3McComb, MSMS11,697993−12%

46▼2Oxford, MSMS26,7731,006+128%

47▲7Indianola, MSMS8,6371,008−28%

48▼2Brandon, MSMS26,1221,018+59%

49Laurel, MSMS17,6621,088−4%

50▲6Greenwood, MSMS13,4291,089−27%

51▲4Biloxi, MSMS48,5161,130−4%

52▼1Madison, MSMS28,5751,132+94%

53▼3Pearl, MSMS28,8641,133+31%

54▲6Jackson, MSMS141,1961,264−23%

55▲2D'Iberville, MSMS13,5571,283+78%

56▲6Cleveland, MSMS10,1381,338−27%

57▲1Gulfport, MSMS76,5061,375+8%

58▲3Pascagoula, MSMS21,4091,392−18%

59Southaven, MSMS57,8191,399+100%

60▲3Ocean Springs, MSMS18,9931,644+10%

61▲4Horn Lake, MSMS26,7411,669+90%

62▲2Long Beach, MSMS17,3091,6900%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES